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FINALSUMMARY(DT)
LoganLazaro
Dr.JamesWyant
TigerPride
Spring2016
I. TeachingReflection:
Mymostsuccessfulareaofteachingintigerpridewasthethesoccerunit.Ithink
thispartlybecausemostofthestudentsenjoyedplayingsoccerandpositivetothatisthe
natureofthesportrequiresalotofmovement.Ivebecomeabetterteacherthroughthis
programbecauseithasgivenmeanoutlookofwhatitslikestoactuallybeateacherand
havealmostfullcontroloveraclass.Italsogavemetheexperiencewithworkingwith
youngkids.ItgavemetheabilitytocreatelessonsaroundactivitiesthatIwasnot
familiarwithlikesoccer.IthinkthatIhavetogrowwithbeingmoreactiveinmanaging
andproblemsolvingstudentmisbehavior,listeningtostudentconcerns,providing
feedback.encouragingstudentstodotheirbest,andkeepingthelessonplanssuitableand
appropriatetostudentsages.
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PlanningCommentary:
Thecentralfocusofmyphysicalactivityprogramwastoprovidetheseyoung
studentwiththefundamentsofavarietyofdifferentskillsthatwouldhelpthem
throughouttheirtimeinbecomingaphysicallyliteratestudent.Itsimportanttoaddress
thelearningcontentatanearlyagesothatthesestudentswillknowwhatisexpectedof
theminthenextgradelevel.Astoanyeducation,thelearningisscaffoldedandaddedon
thefurtherastudentprogresses.ThetheoreticalframeworkthatIbasemostofmylessons
offofistheSelfefficacyTheoryandtheZoneofProximaldevelopment.Iwantmy
studentstofeelcomfortableandconfidentintheclassroomenvironment.Idothisby
usingstudentdemonstrationtoboostotherstudentsconfidenceandconstantlygiving
positivewordsofencourageandpraisingstudentswhentheysucceed.TheZoneof
Proximaldevelopmenthelpsmecreatelessonplansthatareappropriateforthehigher
andlowerlevelskilledstudentsintheclass.Thereshouldalwaysbeamodificationto
makeaskilleasierandtoalsomakeitharder.TheZPDhelpsputthestudentinthe
correctzoneforsuccess.
1. Assessment:
Ithinkthatitisimportancetotaketimetofocusonthestudentstofindamedian
baselineassessment.Ifmajorityoftheclasscannotperformacertainskillorisconstantly
havingflawsinthereperformance,itshouldbeaddressedassoonaspossible.Ifound
thatthisisagoodstrategytogaintheattentionancorrectcommonmistakes.Thiswould
avoidthestudentscementingthewronginformationintheirheadandcorrectthe
mistakestheyaremaking.Directinstructionfromaninstructorisalwayseasy,butto
reallyhelpthestudentsunderstandIwouldrecommendtochooseastudentwhocan
demonstrateandperformtheskillinfrontoftheclass.IthinkItwouldbeevenbetterif
thewholeclassrecitesCOTSbeforephysicallypracticingtheskill.Therealsoshouldnot
beoneleveloflearning,butmultiplebecauseeverystudentisdifferentandsomemaybe
highorlowskill,andsomemaylearnfasterandothersslower,everyoneisdifferent.
1. RecommendationsfornextTigerPRIDEparticipants:
Whenteachingyoungstudentsespecially2ndgraders,findsomethingthatthey
liketoplayandbreakdownthefundamentals.Iwouldalsotrytoteachthatunitfirstto
getafeelforthestudentsmanagementandhowinstructionwouldgoforthem.Forme
theystudentsenjoyedsoccerthemostandthelessonsflowedmoreeasilywithsomething
theylikedtodo.Iwouldalsochoosetwootheractivitiesthattheydidn'tlikethatwould
challengeandbroadertheirhorizon.Ichoseultimatefrisbeeandcapturetheflagwhich
mighthavebeentoocomplex.Capturetheflagwasonlyplayedoncethroughajointclass
unit,butitcouldbesimplifiedforincreaseinstruction.