Greg Lab B

 Overall, lab B was a great success for the rest of the class. However, I was disappointed with the way I executed it. This was an excellent learning experience for me because through the various forms for evaluation I was able to find out some of my positives and negatives of my presentation.

Time Analysis

This is the section that I struggled the most with and it was very evident when I ran out of time and was not even able to get to my second activity. However, on the positive side one of my strong points was my creativity. In the end this turned out to be however that was also my downfall. The optimal time of physical activity in a class is 50% or more and in this I fell very short on with only a 19%. This very bad because as a physical education teacher it is my job to get the students physically fit and active and because they did not get that 50% they are being cheated out of essential activity time. This all stemmed from my management, waiting, and instruction and that was because I spent too much time on these sections. My biggest fault was my the instruction ofn my instant activity because I spent almost a minute longer then the rest of the students and crunched myself for time further on in the lesson.

C9

My C9 analysis was a great tool for me because this allowed me to see the positives and negative that may not have been evident to me. In my C9 it was pointed out that I need to obviously work on my time management as well as maximizing my space. This was an excellent tip because I was so focused on setting everything on one half of the gym that I never thought to set one activity up and the other on the other side of the gym. If I had done this it would have saved me time that I was trying to set things up in between activities. It was also pointed out that in my demonstration to perform the skill in full and to not do a demo for my instant activity.

Peer Evaluation

My observer pointed out some good points that were also caught on my C9 and one of the biggest ones was my closure, or lack there of. When I was told that I only had one minute I became very nervous know that I still had another activity to do. It was because I go so nervous that I had over looked giving a proper closure that posed questions and checked for understanding. One final thing that my observer covered that none of the other forms did was that my transition from activities could use some work. I appreciate all the positive and constructive feedback that I received from my observer.

Lab C Goals

My goal for lab C is to keep the first two activities very simple and quick to get into play. By doing this I will save myself precious time that I lost explaining too much in lab B, which then crunched me for time and got me extremely nervous. Then for the second practice I can make sure to break down the skills step by step.

Verbal Transcription

Writing out my verbal transcription was very helpful because it pointed out words that I would use way too many times like “ok”, “umm” and “alright.” By reviewing my verbal transcript it will help me become a better teacher who will become more comfortable in my public speaking and become more natural.

While I was not pleased with my overall performance I am very happy with several aspects of my lab. Although this was very nerve racking I learned more than I thought, more specifically I learned what not to do, and I know that my lab C will be significantly better!