Having good lesson aims makes a difference. You would do well to provide practical training on this topic.
Here’s an Idea for a Teacher Training Session on Lesson Aim
1) Start the session by discussing how the following saying applies to Bible lessons. — “Aim at nothing and you’ll hit it every time.”
Without good lesson aims students could leave without gaining anything but perhaps a lot of content. Aims provide the slant or direction of the lesson. They help teachers present lessons that make a difference in their students’ lives.
2) Look at what makes a good lesson aim.
For this part of the session, you are permitted to present the points in the post, Well-Constructed Lesson Aims. Provide a handout with the points or visualize them in some way, like a chalk or white board, that can remain visible for the next part of the session. (If you make a handout, you must include attribution as this is copyrighted material which you are being permitted to use. It could be as simple as noting the web address of the post.)
3) Now get practical.
If teachers use pre-fab curriculum: Review aims of upcoming lessons in light of the points in the above mentioned post. Challenge them to think of their specific students. Are there ways the aims can be tweaked to better match the needs of their students. If so, they must also then consider how to adjust the lesson to fit those objectives.
If teachers develop their own lessons: Read/study a passage and come up with some lesson aims. Then critique those aims in light of the points in the above mentioned post. Remind teachers that as they prepare remainder of lesson, they must work toward the accomplishment of those goals.
4) Close with prayer.
Remind teachers of their need for God to work in the teaching-learning process. Take time to pray for upcoming lessons that God would help teachers develop good aims and that He would work in the hearts of students so their lives change accordingly.