WHAT?
My topic was Pilates; I have to
admit when I first drew the paper I was nervous, because I didn't know much
about Pilates. But after doing some research I was a lot more comfortable and
confident about what I would be teaching. Going into my first attempt at Lab A
I had a plan, but I didn't execute the plan as well as I could have, I left out
some information and that led to a weak connection between my activity and my
topic. My first activity was an up-tempo running activity to get the students
moving and get their heart rate up but I didn't connect it well enough to
Pilates. My second attempt was a lot better; I delivered interesting information
and changed up my activity to incorporate some different moves that resembled
Pilates. The activity got the students moving and it also connected to my
topic, it was brought together with good information and that's why I think it
was successful.
GUT
I felt that Lab A, as a whole, was
successful by the second go around. My first attempt was a good experience, it
was valuable to get in front of my peers and direct them as a group. It did not
go the way I had planned and it served as a good lesson for my second attempt.
I felt that I could have done more with my first attempt and that motivated me
to improve myself and my performance. I came back more prepared and did a lot
better, I connected the activity better and I gave some more useful
information. I came away from my second attempt feeling confident about the
activity that I prepared and the information that I delivered to the students.
SO WHAT?
The information that I brought to the
students in the second day was crucial, without it I would have been unable to
bring everything together and keep the students interested in continuing with
the activity. I know that they were more interested the second time because
they engaged more and they were more capable of answering questions and talking
about the topic by the time the activity was over.
NOW WHAT?
It is my goal from here on out to do as
much research as possible on what I am teaching leading up to the actual
lesson. Knowing more about the topic will be a tremendous help when coming up
with activities and give me more confidence when in front of the class. With
this knowledge I won’t have to worry about remembering a script because I will
know the information that I am teaching and it will be readily accessible. This
makes it better for not only me but the students that I will be teaching; they
will have a knowledgeable teacher that they are getting their information from
and they will be able to dig deeper and continue on with the activity even
after class is over.
Here I am demonstrating one of the moves that the students needed to perform during the activity.
This is a video of me teaching my class during Lab A.
Joe, You did a great job during your lab! Your warm up activity was great and got my heart rate up. After adding the pilate's poses to your activity for the 2nd lab, it made things more interesting and was a good connection to your topic. Just remember practice always helps with performance!
ReplyDeleteJoe,
ReplyDeleteThis instant activity was fun and very active. Some advise would be to be confident in your teaching ability! Also, engage in the activity as much as you can. You did a great job with everything else!
-Abbie
Joe,
ReplyDeleteBeing apart of your group I can say your instant activity was very fun and active. It got my HR up and the poses that you worked into it was great because you tied it into the topic. I like how you gave us a couple of facts as well. Keep up the good work and remember confidence brings success.
Anthony Z.
Joe,
ReplyDeleteYou showed that you knew exactly what you were doing. You looked very confident while explaining your activity which makes a great teacher. Good luck with lab B, I'm sure you'll
Katie
Hi Joe, I think doing research on your topic is an excellent idea. To teach something you have to become an expert on it but really just enough to teach the basics - specially for this class. I often encourage students to go take a few lessons in the activity and get used to being a student as well. Once you experience it, you will learn so much more! See if you can find out where they do pilates in Cortland as you are more likely to teach it again but next time you will need to know more.
ReplyDeleteOverall, good reflection. YOu missed to link the so what to actual literature, like your book. Can you back up the reasons why you did things or believe you should do things?
Joe, doing more research about your topic will only benefit you. If you know your topic inside and out it will be easier to teach it. Knowing your topic well will help with nerves and if you forget what you were planning to say, if you know your topic, you can come up with a different statement about it. Try to go to a Pilates class around Cortland, this could help you become more fluent in it and also the teacher of the class could give you an idea on how you want to teach it. Overall pretty good lab.
ReplyDelete