School Placement: Carlisle School
Cooperating Teacher: Mancino Craighead
Grade(s)/Subject(s) of Placement: 6-12 (Sports Medicine, AP Statistics, PE (6-12))
Date: 9/9/14
Summary of Today’s Activities:
Planning Time - Today I was really motivated to use every minute I had to be productive and cross multiple things off my to do list. Since we are living in the 21st century, I'm now required to post everything to the world wide web (Carlisle - edline, Volleyball - MaxPreps, Averett - Blogging). So most of my time consists of being attached to a computer (which I hate, I'm more of a people person). Trying to stay current with everything on the internet while making sure I'm putting my students and athletes first is becoming a challenge. In conclusion to my planning time - most of my time was spent aggravated on my computer, what time I had left was running to the copying machine to make sure I'm actually prepared for classes tomorrow.
5th PE - We started off with our daily exercises which seemed to be a challenge for us today. I had one student try to be disruptive, so I handled him accordingly (see reflection below). After exercises were completed, the students started participating in their daily activity. I started all of the students out with ball control drills and I gradually released them to participating into their own teams and letting the coaches have a little bit more control. Today was very effective in both the lesson and participation; I'm really hoping for a successful volleyball unit!
7th PE - I am currently finishing up the physical fitness unit for the middle school as well; they are on a different schedule because of the times they meet (not as frequently and the duration is shorter). Half of our class consisted of performing our daily exercises as well as others to focus on different muscles. The last half is dedicated to the middle school student and letting them have fun while participating in physical activity - Everyone Is It Game. It is important that middle school students have a balance between structure and fun - especially for the last class of the day!
7th PE - I am currently finishing up the physical fitness unit for the middle school as well; they are on a different schedule because of the times they meet (not as frequently and the duration is shorter). Half of our class consisted of performing our daily exercises as well as others to focus on different muscles. The last half is dedicated to the middle school student and letting them have fun while participating in physical activity - Everyone Is It Game. It is important that middle school students have a balance between structure and fun - especially for the last class of the day!
Reflection about Today’s Activities:
Today, I had my first real issue with one of my students in upper school PE. During exercises, he was intentionally being disrespectful and trying to show off in front of his friends. Unfortunately, he is a senior and being an influence to the younger kids and I couldn't allow his behavior to continue. I told him to go sit on the bleachers while the rest of the class finished their exercises. Once everyone was finished, I started them on their activity before I went to have a discussion with the disruptive student. As soon as I sat down, the student started apologizing for his actions and realized he was not being appropriate. I gave him a warning and told him next time, he would have to leave the class for his behavior. While the kids were participating in their daily activity, I made the disruptive student perform the daily exercises all by himself before he could join in with the rest of the team. This approach seemed to be effective, but I believe the real test will be over time.
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