The Fundamentals of Instruction (FOI's) and How to Teach Them

[@Dean.and.Darci.]

This is so helpful Todd, I want to thank you so much for helping me with my CFI study. This information and the way you have paired it with funny ancetodes has made this daunting task of studying for my CFI much more enjoyable and it feels much more achievable. - Amber, FL.

[@undergroundupholstery]

The time and effort you have put into this is greatly appreciated.

[@buckyperchski-mc2vo]

Luv ya Todd.................... but i hate this FOI stuff. I mastered it 24 years ago when I earned my CFI, but to be honest with you this FOI stuff taught me nothing that I didn't already learn on the street by just dealing with people in my life in general. Thanks for making this less painful anyways. Unfortunately, I have to revisit this FOI crap from time to time to keep up my FIRC.

[@jeffreyjohnson6982]

I can’t beat the information into your head.. that costs extra! 😂🤣😂

[@flyman304]

Thank you for this. I'm in the middle of my CFI training and cannot turn the corner with confidence in presenting. I've honestly thought about quitting multiple times but keep pushing forward. I did a flight review with another instructor, and he brought in power points in a binder for us to review. I didn't think about doing this for studying.

[@AhmedAli-xy2jd]

Actually am waiting my cfi check ride in two weeks, but I've learned a lot from these videos. That's really amazing. Thank you so much

[@jessicachristofersen3801]

I literally put this on to take a nap cause I don’t want to waste any time...I’m now laughing. Thanks 😂😂

[@MattMathieu25]

This vid is just a great as the last video I commented on. I just paused this video to purchase the PTS and the Aviation Instructors Handbook. Now I am back finishing the rest!

[@brandongomez9877]

Hey Todd, Thanks for the information. I love the idea of using a PowerPoint to not only help organize yourself but to also help the student visualize what you are teaching them. Do you have PowerPoints for all the FOI's and/or the Technical Subject Areas that I can use as a guide to edit and make my own? if so where can I find them?

[@johnhugo886]

Putting this on a Power Point was a Great idea!

[@busterscruggs_sc]

Thank you for this whole series of videos!

[@ToddShellnuttCPC]

Thank you for watching!

[@briandemmler7104]

I appreciate the information and take it to heart. Only problem is the slow pace of speaking. I set the speed to play at 150% and got through it much better than the original recording.

[@ToddShellnuttCPC]

However you want to do it, everyone learns differently.

[@buckyperchski-mc2vo]

My friend is a University teacher, and he was blown away by this book. He told me that he teaches high level courses at his university and he never had to learn all of this material contained in this FOI. We must be a bunch of suckers to have to learn this stuff, or he may just be underqualified to teach at his university? These days they don't teach at universities anyways... They just indoctrinate. Personally, I think this FOI stuff is overkill for what we do as CFIs. Sure we need some training on knowing how to teach, but like I said, it's overkill what the FAA requires us to know.

[@BillWalls-f1q]

Hello and thank you for all of your work putting these videos together. I went to your Amazon link for the PPT and it is no longer available. Are you able to make it available again? Thank you so much!

[@ToddShellnuttCPC]

Sorry about that - please try it now and let me know if it works.

[@ClearedForTakeoff]

You're hilarious "Hip like me" haha thanks for this video!

[@brandonwhish3833]

This video has been very helpful! Thanks for creating your channel.

[@Dogfight2000]

Awesome! Cannot wait for TASK B-G

[@RealBan]

Great video

[@petediaz9310]

You're a natural

[@tonyinthe805fd]

Awesome video

[@adriannye]

Hi Todd, the link to the powerpoint is dead. Any chance you still have that somewhere? I think it is a good idea to have that for the checkride.

[@ToddShellnuttCPC]

I will check it today - check it again later on and let me know if it works on your end.

[@Coughtry]

Thank you Tod

[@POOK-E]

Good stuff. Gratitude.

[@kristianhervold]

So would you recommend creating PowerPoints to use in throughout the checkride?

[@ToddShellnuttCPC]

Absolutely! This is the age of tech and you should embrace that. The better you are prepared to present this material to the examiner (and this includes instructional aids) the better your chances are of passing on the first go. I suggest this to all of my CFI/MEI clients that I teach.

[@cbav8r]

@@ToddShellnuttCPC So do the PPT slides serve as the "instructor notes" section of your lesson plans or are they in addition to the instructor notes? I'm assuming your using them as the instructor notes as they seem to serve the same purpose.

[@ToddShellnuttCPC]

Chad Baker that depends on what you qualify at instructor notes being part of a lesson plan. Technically, lesson plans do not contain instructor notes. However, you can definitely add notes as you wish. The Aviation Instructors Handbook discourages the use of notes by the instructor during the teaching process, and only recommends that they are reviewed prior to any teaching event. I hope this answered you question. If not, just let me know.

[@cbav8r]

@@ToddShellnuttCPC Thanks for that clarification. I had found a template somewhere for lesson plans and it included a section for "instructor notes" at the end which I viewed as the place to put all notes on teaching the material. I like the PPT presentation way better along with using the notes section of the PPT for more details. Thanks for all your hard work on these presentations.

[@dylandorman8327]

So is it acceptable to use PowerPoints on the checkride to present whichever FOI sections the examiner brings up?

[@ToddShellnuttCPC]

Dylan Dorman yes! They want to see how you will be presenting it in real life to YOUR customers. So embrace this as you would if you were teaching this to your very first student with no knowledge about aviation.

[@blueeyeddevil002]

Todd is the best!

[@jyothibandi9985]

How can I get that cockpit sheet

[@simonrestrepo7202]

Thought id leave but it was interesting

[@toddshellnutt540]

Well that made me smile real big this morning! Thanks Simon!!

[@alarmedmutant]

I was CERTAIN that the instructor in chapter 3 @19:43 was you in a cameo, Todd. Maybe he is your doppleganger?

[@ToddShellnuttCPC]

I'm a little more handsome than that!

[@alarmedmutant]

@@ToddShellnuttCPC That is why I thought he might be your evil twin... He is also under dressed.

[@demetrii97]

Wow! Very informative!

[@110knotscfii]

outstanding!

[@lancedixon8487]

Mr. Todd, good stuff, its a necessary learning tool, still boring... but thank you for this.

[@chrisberg4952]

Good AM

[@N17KA]

Thanks for the candy

[@JasonAirInc]

Dude. You should totally ditch aviation and move to LA to be a standup comedian. Seinfeld and Carlin have nothing on you, my brother.

[@ToddShellnuttCPC]

Thank you @JasonAir