What?
For lab B I was assigned to teach a lesson in frisbee golf. As soon as I got this topic I knew that I had to start with the basics of how to throw a frisbee because if i didn't and someone in the class didn't know how to throw a frisbee then they would be behind for every lesson from there on out. I started the class with a quick game of ultimate frisbee becasue it would both get their heart rates up and get them warmed up with throwing the frisbee. The students then got into pairs and practiced throwing with their dominate hands while useing the cues of step, flick wrist, and point. For student sthat were good right away I had them increase their distance to make it a little more difficult. Whne everyone had their dominate hand down, I had them switch to their non-dominate hand for an added challenge. They also followed the cues for this task and I think (much to their surprise) they did very well at this. I also had hula hoops on the bleachers to the students to throw to to get them use to throwing the frisbee at a set target. This activity gave them more of a feel for frisbee golf instead of just playing catch with a partner.
Gut?
I still feel nervous when teaching in class but it has gotten alot more comfortable from lab A. When I would be talking to the class with them all gathered around me I would get more nevous and stumble over my words and leave me looking for things to say causeing me to use my most used filler, umm. I was very disappointed when I wrote out what I said during my lesson becasue I saw just how much I did say 'umm'. This makes me feel like I could have been more prepared so that I wouldn't be searching for words to say.I felt pretty confident that I had a good lesson that would benefit the students moving forward in the unit of frisbee golf. This is good becasue I will be able to build on it for next time.
So What?
I did a very good job at keeping the students active for more than half of the time. Keeping the students active is important because it keeps them ingaged, interested, and it also gives them more time to actually practice their skills. That is important because you can only get better with practice. I managed to keep the students working on throwing a frisbee for 56% of the lesson. The practice time is good but I should have been giving them more feedback. I was just kind of reminding them of the cues, which is a good thing, but constructive feedback is what makes them better. Maybe I should have challenged the students more so that there was more opportunities to give feedback.
Now What?
I feel as if I have gotten better and more confident from lab A to lab B so I am excited to get onto lab C. I am going to progress in the unit and let them actually play frisbee golf so that they have a challenge. I need to try to practice more for lab C and really try to think out ahead of time everything I am going to say. This will help me stop saying 'umm'. When I am always saying "umm" it can be hard for the students to undersatand what I am saying. I also need to project my vooice louder because I could bearly hear myself in the video. This will be extra important for next class because I will be outside and I will have alot more students to be addressing.
Your teaching in lab b was good. you use good cues and kept everyone involved.For lab C, try challenging the students a little more. having a little bit more difficult activities will help you see which students are struggling more then the others.
ReplyDeleteAnthony,
ReplyDeleteSome suggestions to throw at you. First I suggest that when you are finished with your reflection to read it over again to check some grammatical errors. Overall, I thought your lesson went pretty good. The warm-up got the heart rate going. I also agree with Andrew in the fact to challenge your students more. Also, the equipment should have been changed to the soft frisbees or put the hoops on the padded wall.