Entry 52

School Placement: Carlisle School

Cooperating Teacher: Mancino Craighead

Grade(s)/Subject(s) of Placement: 6-12 (Sports Medicine, AP Statistics, PE (6-12))

Date: 11/13/14

Summary of Today’s Activities:

Finally back to a normal schedule and planning period!
PE (5th, long) - 2nd attempt of student led class - A different senior was assigned the basketball lesson today which focused on ball handling. Instead of running the routine exercises- he performed his own; but they were not up to my standards so I'm going to have to make some adjustments there in the future. He also tried to use the same activities as the previous day with very little variation - but this is partly on me because he was just told about the "lesson plans" that need to be submitted for approval. Even though I wasn't totally satisfied with his efforts, the class still responded well which means there is hope for this new platform!
Middle Division Study Hall - I spent the entire time tutoring a student from my AP Stats class that has had quite a few absences.
Middle PE (7th) - Monday/Thursday class. Dress Out/Daily Exercises. I haven't had this particular class since Monday and they certainly cleaned up their act today as well! I had absolutely no issues during exercises or the activity today. They performed all exercises to standard and with correct technique - my heart was so happy today! Activity - indoor soccer. I split up the group into 3 teams and allowed them to play 5 minutes each, not depending on the score. Everyone was happy, happy, happy today!

Reflections of Today's Activities:

I do see a lot of potential in the student-led PE classes, but it's going to need some more attention on my end. This weekend I'm going to develop a rubric for how they will be assessed and make a list of certain guidelines/expectations that I will be looking for. The first lesson was fantastic, but the second was not so great - but it helped me to see the flaws and where I should do some tweaking. I will be teaching the class on Monday and will hand out the rubric and make assignments for the lessons the following class periods.