Lab B Clayton Cross- Tabata

What?- For Lab B I had teach something I had never heard of before. I was pretty worried at first. All I could think of was, “How am I supposed to teach something that I have no idea what it is.” I then had to research my topic; Tabata. I learned that Tabata is usually eight intervals of high intensity workouts but only last about 20 secs for each one. It helps increase the heart rate quickly by being an aerobic and anaerobic exercise. In my Lab B, I had the students do pushups, jumping on and off of stepping boxes, kettlebell thrusts, and jumping over cones from side to side. I knew that most of the class was low skilled so I didn’t have them go the full 110% expected for high skilled tabata users. My goal was for the students to learn how the intervals worked and some activities you could use for intervals. I would eventually want them all to be able to say that they are high skilled at Tabata by the end of the lesson.

Gut?- I was nervous to teach this time around because it was something that I had just learned myself. Usually you teach something you know, but there are those times where you have challenges and have to move around them. “There is not a direct relationship between the ability to do something and the ability to teach something,” (Rink 41). I felt like I was prepared but also not prepared at the same time. I knew what I was going to do but not really execute it. Next time I definitely need to make sure that I am planned out all the way through the lesson. This is the reason why my confidence was lower than it should have. If I don’t have high confidence then the students probably won’t respect me and not follow directions and listen to me. They could also just have a hard time learning from me. I also kept saying “guys”. Saying that word for an entire group is just so natural, that I don’t catch myself saying the word, but catching myself saying words like everyone or all of you. I need to remember my mistakes, and know what not to do for next time.

                                           Here I am teaching the 12th grade students Tabata.



So What?- The lesson for Lab B was Tabata. From the pre-assessment I knew that most of the class had either never heard of tabata or was low skilled. I was able to modify my lesson plan so it would be easier for the students to follow along. I used easy activities for the intervals; ones that 12th graders would know how to do. I also had the students go at about 80% instead of the usual 110%. Knowing where your students are level wise for an activity is important. You don’t want to be teaching a lesson for low skilled students at a high skilled level. The ability to change around your lesson plan because of pre-assessment is great to have. Giving feedback to students is so important for their learning. Corrective feedback allows them to correct what they may be doing wrong and positive feedback allows the student to recognize that they are either doing better or just doing well.

Now What?- In Lab B I wasn’t the most prepared. Once I figure out what I’ll be going for my lesson, I should really expand on it and make sure how I’m going to execute it. The more precise I am with my lesson plan the smoother the lesson will be. I was able to manage my time pretty well with the lesson plan though. I was doing well with not saying guys, but then about mid way through the lesson I began to say it quite a bit. I need to keep working on that. Language is key to professionalism.





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