Lab D: Water Aerobics

Water Aerobics: Lab D

We all made it to Lab D! It feels like yesterday we were all nervous about lab A and now look we all completely lab D. It was a hard and stress journey through these labs but they have made us all a better teacher candidate. The first 2 labs were hard because we were all getting used to teaching in front of one another. The last two labs were even harder because we were given topics we did not no much about. I believe the two last labs have taught us all that sometimes we might not know what we have to teach but it is our job to become very knowledgeable in that topic by researching and learning about the topic. Lab C especially should us that at times you need to teach yourself your topic before you could teach your class. As for lab D, we also had to learn our topic but we also had to learn and be able to use certain teaching styles. Overall, I am very happy with how I have involved throughout my labs and how I have learned strategies to become a stronger teacher in the future.

C9 Form TA & Student

My C9 form shows that I had some great things in my lab but I also had some weaknesses. The weaknesses that are shown are that I forgot some key points within my lab. One key point I did not include was my safety statement or my signal for attention. These two key points are very important because it involve the safety of the students. Even though I did have both a safety statement and a signal for attention I did not share it with the class. In the future I believe I should practice saying these two key points because not only are they common to one another but that are what help keep the students safe in my lesson and that is a very important thing to do. Another area were I didn’t not collect all points was demonstration. The feedback I receives was that although I did demonstrate the water aerobic movements I did not give a variety of demonstrations. This is an important point because in some topics especially mine the students might not understand how to perform the movement correctly. If you show the student multiple ways to perform the movement it will be easier for them to catch on and understand. An area where I lost a lot of point was feedback. I did not give much feedback at all due to the fact that I really didn’t give the class any specific cues to give feedback too. In the future I need to make sure I give those specific cues because with cues comes feedback. The areas on my C9 form that I did good in was my start of the lesson, use of knowledge, and use of inclusion and modification. I am very happy I did well in these areas. Overall, I am happy with my C9 form because it helps me pinpoint the areas I need to focus more on.

Timing Coding form 1 & 2

The total percentages I scored were:

Management 24%

Activity 58%

Instruction 18%

Waiting 0%

This is by fair one of the best time coding forms I have receive throughout all my labs. My activity percentage was greater then 50, which is very good and sure, be a goal for most lessons. My waiting percentage was a zero, which shows that I was very prepared for this lab and I knew exactly what I wanted to do next before it was time to do it. My management however was not that good I was a little over the 15% maximum. This shows that at times I did not have my equipment set up and I wasted time getting my equipment ready. The last percentage was in instruction and this was good but a little low. This shows that I should have explain some things a little more then I did. Over all I believe my students were very active most of the time and I am very happy about that.

SOFIT C14

The first thing I noticed when I looked at this form is that my students were very active and involved in a lot of skill practice. This is great news because as a teacher you want your students to be 50% or more active in your lesson. In the student activity part I scored a total of 15 standing, 2 walking, and 24 very active. I am happy with these scores however in the future I will like to build up my score on having the students very active and lessen the score of the students just standing. In the lesson context/ content part I scored 6 management, 7 general knowledge, 3 physical fitness knowledge, 1 fitness and 23skill practice. I am pleased with these scores however next time I would like to see my motor content category score much better then it did this time.

C12

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C13

This form shows my key points I left out in my lab. The key points were signal for attention, instructional points specific, feedback, and safety. This form shows me the things I need to work on in the future to become a better teacher. I believe I did a good job when it came to my appearance, smile, positioning in relation to the class and professionalism. My voice is something I believe I have to work on. Even though I felt confident in this lab my voice was still low at times. Another thing I believe I have to work on is relating to the class. I did not do this key point this time around. Although I did think of ways to relate I just forgot to mention it to the class. For the future I will work on my use of demonstrations. I did not do a good job giving variations of demonstrations in this lab. Overall I believe I have learned from this lab what I now need to work on to become a better teacher.

C10

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Overall I believe my transition through all four labs was very successful. Even though I still had errors in lab D I have came a long way from lab A. I will take all these errors and feedback and turn it into a positive way to become a better teacher in my future.