Lab D Pilates

Going into Lab D I was very nervous because I have been preparing for this all semester, I wanted to do really well on this and make the last Lab my best one. I challenged myself and did the best I could. This was a great Lab and I couldn't be happier how it turned out.

C9 Form
  My C9 form was good but could have been a lot better. Strengths of my C9 form was first my instant activity, although it wasn't very active it was very specific to what I was focusing on during my teaching. I thought this was great to show the class because they were going to be using in the whole time throughout the lesson. Another strength was my feedback, I gave a lot of feedback and it was very specific. I believe my feedback was great because Pilates is not easy and the feedback was positive and made the students believe they were doing well. Weaknesses of my C9 form was first my checking for understanding. I could of done more of this by after demonstrating a movements I could of asked the student the specific cues of the movements to make sure they understood what they were doing. Also my closure could have been better, I didn't ask any questions and I didn't go back over my cues. I rushed through it and didn't take enough time to explain everything I could of. My C9 form could have been better.

Time Coding
   My time coding form was the same as it was for Lab C. I got a 4 on it which I was happy about, but I didn't improve from the last time. I did well on my management I allowed the students to always be doing something. I got 9% on this which is below the 15% it had to be. I also did well on my activity it was over 50% I was glad that I kept the students active because in Pilates it can be very hard at some points. The time waiting I also did well on the students did not wait at all, they were always doing something. The part that I had trouble with was the instruction, this has always been my problem. I need to cut down on the instruction a little and allow the students to do more of the activity. My time coding form is my favorite form to look at.

C12
   My C12 form was done by Liz and she gave me very good feedback. She liked my visual aids and she said that was a big help. She aslo showed that I did a great job demonstarting each move and it was good to have someone who knew the exercises. She said I need to work on being more exciting with my voice, I agree with this because then the class will feed off this. I really enjoyed reading her opinion on my teaching and it will really help me.

C13
   This was my first time doing a C13 form. When watching my video and filling out the form at the same time I learned a lot about my teaching. IT made me pay attention more to how I was teaching. One key factor that I noticed was my voice. I talked really fast throughout my video and it was very difficult to understand. Also another factor I noticed was that I only stated one of my objectives during the lesson and it was only the psycomotor one. I need to state other objectives so the students know what I am looking for form them throughout the class. Besides those two problems the C13 form was good, I was very organized throughout my lesson and I believed what helped me was the visual aids. I had all the exercises displayed out and they were very easy to follow. M C13 form was a great way to grade my own teaching because I always critize myself the most and I want to be perfect in my teaching, so this form will get me betetr and better.

SOFIT
  For doing my first SOFIT form it was good. My management time was below 1% which is good, it shows i didn't talk to the class the whole time I allowed a lot of time for activity. My General knowledge was a lot good it was 5% which was below the 15% it had to be, I did well on that also. The fitness part I did very good on it had to be over 50% and it was 60%, I was glad to see this because I know that I allowed the students to practice the activity. I am glad this form went well.

Growth/Goals
   When starting the whole journey on day 1 I was nervous going into lab A which was just a introduction, and my introduction was not very good, it was short and did not have much detail whats so ever. Now my introductions are a lot better and give the students a lot of different details about the lesson ahead of them. Lab B a did a little better, but I also learned that I do need a lot of work. In lab B I never dementsrated my activity, which wasn't good because the students did not see how it was suppose to be done. Now I know to always dementrate what I am going to be teaching because for the visual learners in the class it will be very helpful. Lab C I thought was my favorite teaching lab because of how we incorporated the different grades on how they learn, although it was a lot of work It went very well, the students learned a new game they have never heard of and they had fun doing it. Lab C I believe was my best lab. Then we went on to Lab D which was the final lab to show everyone what you got and how your grew as a teacher. My lab D went very well, I feel like I did well in teaching a activity that can be very hard, but also that it could have been better. I could have done a better job with my objectives which is a  very important part to teaching. My Lab D will help me in the future because now I know how to have a full class and teach them for the full time. My golas for when I teach next wether in be in 256 or 355 I will slow donw and be better and communicating to my students. Also I will better at stating my objectives and making sure the students know what I want them to do. 255 was a great teaching learning experience and I will keep everything that I learned with me for future times of teaching.