So You Think You Can Teach PE?

LAB D: THE FINAL LAB

As a whole, I felt like Lab D was a pretty nice way to end the 255 semester. There were some things that I had struggled with throughout the whole semester but I feel like I now have the tools to make it in 355 and 256. One of my biggest struggles was the time coding sheet and finding that balance of activity time and management time (more on that later). That has been following me since Lab B and it is something that I need to make better. That would be my main goal going into next semester: Scoring five out of five on my time coding sheet.

C9 FORM

There were things that I did right on the C9 form but like always, there are always things that I can work on. Most of the parts of my lesson that were lacking, in my opinion, are normally strengths such as transitions, safety awareness and my pace. My visual aid was also lacking a bit of excitement as I had complications getting that done in advance. I feel like some of these things were lacking because I talk to much, which always seems to be my problem going into every lab. I think this is so because I get really paranoid that students may not understand what is going to happen sometimes or what I expect out of them so I may sometimes over explain things when I shouldn't. It is something that I need to work on going into 256 and 355. I also didn't do an adequate job preparing the class for being on the ice rink; it was cold and I should have mentioned them to bring gloves but it was one of those things that just slipped my mind at the time so I will have to remember that for next time.

TIME CODING

 My biggest problem to date is this darn time coding sheet. Every time I get this back from my TA, I can't believe that my management time is always higher than my activity (45% versus 32%) time even though I plan it on my lesson plan to have more activity time than anything but it never seems to work out the way I ever want it to. I talked for what seemed like a few minutes during the presentation itself, well it was actually almost six minutes, which makes me go crazy because I tried so hard to plan it out. I do feel like I have taught enough now where I can use this to my advantage for 256 and 355. The main thing that I have learned is that the section of your lesson plan that says time lies to you, so I will plan more time.

FEEDBACK

I feel like this was something that could go either way. I liked the feedback that I was giving when watching myself again, for instance the feedback that I gave to Amanda about the snow plow stop, but while I was watching everyone skate, during the lesson, it felt like I wasn't really saying enough and that is something that confuses me just a bit. I obviously could have done better during the lesson but I felt as though I wasn't doing enough and when I watched myself again, I thought to myself, well it could be worse, I could have kept my mouth shut. The biggest problem on my feedback sheet was the difficulty of what I was asking. A lot of people on their assessment forms did not get all the way to the hockey stop, which was my intent going into the lab. I felt as though most people in the class were decent skaters but I was quickly proven wrong at the beginning, although a lot of the students showed significant improvements from their instant activity warm up which made me very happy. I need to pay more attention to the students sometimes, as I can sometimes get carried away with what I had on the lesson plan and not stop and thing about if the students are having trouble.

C12 FORM

According to the C12, I did pretty well in most categories, scoring a 1 in enthusiasm, body language, appearance, and management of the environment. I scored a 2 in clarity, demonstration, and confidence and a 3 in voice inflection. I think that this is pretty accurate. Things happen that I couldn't control, an ankle injury bothering me for a few days stopped me from demonstrating much and the loud area might have hurt my voice, next time I WILL JUST HAVE TO YELL LIKE I'M DOING NOW! 

C13 FORM

Going through this form, I felt as though it was pretty accurate to the rest of the forms. My voice was a little lacking, I did not give a clear demonstration of what I was asking the class to do (ankle) and my feedback was a little iffy at times. Another big thing that I didn't do was change the activity to make it easier for them, as my gut was telling me the whole time to just go for it and things would be okay. Things were far from okay as the students were left struggling with what they were trying to do. Double Whammy: No demonstration and hard objectives. My goal for next time is to come to the lesson with plans in my head with what to do if students are having an easy time or a hard time (Lab C was too easy, Lab D was too hard, go figure that one).

C14 (SOFIT) FORM

This form didn't really give me much to work with, as the only thing filled in up to the 17th minute was what the class was doing. There also wasn't any names on the sides where it says student, just male or female was circled and there were no comments on the other side of the page. So the only thing that I can really talk about was that certain students were standing at certain times, whether it was because I was giving instructions or they were using coaches eye, or they were getting ready for the final game or the closure. I'm not sure but I have narrowed it down to one of those things, I just need to work on that for 256 and 355.

Pilates questions

1. What is Pilates?
1. Pilates is a physical movement program designed to stretch, strengthen, and balance the body.
2. What is the main focus on Pilates and how does that help anxiety?
1. Pilates focuses on postural symmetry, breath control, abdominal strength, spine, pelvis and shoulder stabilization, muscular flexibility, joint mobility and strengthening through a complete range of motion of all joints.
2. Pilates helps anxiety by relaxing you by taking deep breaths in through the nose and out through the mouth. 
3. What are benefits to Pilates?
1. Benefits include spinal mobility, increased muscle flexibility, increased muscular strength and endurance, increased lung capacity and circulation, improved posture and balance, improved body awareness, decreased low back pain and much more.
4. Would you take another class?
1. Honestly, I'm not a flexible person so in that sense, no but in regards to getting flexible, then yes
5. Why do we focus on quality over quantity in Pilates?
1. Focusing on quality targets correct ways to do it because Pilates is ineffective if done incorrectly.

Exer-gaming questions

1. What was the stimulant we discussed that when used in large amounts can lead to loss of balance?

Alcohol

2. What organ specifically is damaged when this stimulant is used irresponsibly and on a frequent basis?

Liver3. What was the cue that was critical to run fast during the sprinting?

High knees
4. What was the cue that many of you were having difficulty with in the javelin section?

Follow through to sky
5. What was the last cue that was important in the long jump? Hint: Think Car!!

Lay up
6. Did you feel that you displayed proper sportsman ship during the lesson and if so what was it?

I think I did for the most part. I couldn't give this 100% because of my ankle but I cheered for everyone that went and for those that set new world records with either the sprinting, javelin, or long jump.

Exer-gaming questions (2)

• What game did you play?
• The games that I played were soccer and ball rebounding.
• What fitness components were in the game?
• I needed muscular endurance to continuously kick the soccer ball and deflect the balls in the other game.
• How are these fitness components beneficial to you in the long run?
• They keep me up and moving and able to keep moving. Without muscular endurance, how do you expect to do anything?
• Which game did you find to be more actively involved in?
• The soccer game because there was a lot of parts to it. I didn't get the opportunity to play the dance game much or it would have been that.

QR code questions

What are 3 signs or symptoms of depression?

                  Trouble sleeping, withdrawn, lack of energy

What are 3 cures for depression?

                  Exercise, therapy, medication

How well did you and your partner work together?

                  I would say very well

How many codes were you able to find?

                  2

Did you and your partner have any issues with finding the codes? If so, what?

                 Running out into the parking lot in a snow storm was difficult, and finding the QR code on a tire was                     hard too

Did you have fun?

             Overall yes.