Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Bryan - Spring 2011 - Lab B1


255-I lost my smile in this video. I was too focused on what i was going to say and forgot to be happy and have -fun with it. I could of been a little louder. I thought that I had a really good hook. I have to practice what i am going to say more before class.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

                    We were the ones getting taught how to jump rope!
4. For taking attendance at a high school level teachers shouldn’t waste time by calling each students name. They can either have spots for the students to go too and than he/she can scan for empty spots. Also the teacher could assign squad leaders and make groups than the squad leader can inform the teacher if there is anyone missing from their squad.

6. Some of the similarities among behavioral modification, authoritative discipline, and group process orientations of student control are that they are all ways of developing and maintaining a learning environment. They require rules and have certain expectations. The behavior modification model is based on reinforcement of behaviors through positive or negative consequences. This model requires preparation and effort continually on the part of the teacher and the rules are inflexible and never change. With the authoritative management system has a goal of self discipline and the rules and expectations change when the student becomes more self directed. Group process strategies are different in that they involve students in decision making, they are allowed to develop some of the rules that the teacher will enforce. Students resolve conflicts through discussion possibly using role play and conflict resolution.

7. Five things you can do to prevent small incidences of misbehavior from becoming large ones are maintain eye control, move physically closer to the student, clarify appropriate behavior,  ask students to stop what they are doing, and remove the student physically from the problem.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Lab on Wednesday was alot of fun, got to meet alot of cool kids. One girl made me jump rope for atleast 45 minutes, also got to play soccer with the next Lionel Messi. I thought the games went very well for the first week of doing them.
3. Learning a motor skill is highly connected to maturing, which is highly connected with age. A particular kind of skill cannot be mastered before the necessary physical maturation has occurred. Motor skills are usually learned progressively, as muscles develop more complex skills can be performed.  There is a crucial relationship between physical / physiological maturation and motor learning a teacher should be aware of this. Teachers should adjust teaching processes to the known periods of readiness of the child. A teacher should be familiar with the norms of readiness and realize that all children don’t “fit” into these norms.

4. Closed skill take place in a stable, predictable environment. The movements follow a set pattern and have a clear beginning and end. These skills can be taught independent of other skills. An example would be a foul shot in basket ball. Open skills are performed in a constantly changing environment and are dependant on the situation. These skills need to be taught as closed skills and then progress into being performed in the environment. For example, a player needs to learn to dribble before dribbling in an offense and then against a defense.  Discrete skills are much like closed skills, they are brief, well defined actions that have a clear beginning and end. Examples are throwing and hitting. These skills can be taught independent of other skills. Serial skills are a group of discrete skills strung together to make a new and complex movement. Each discrete skill needs to be taught and then the connection of the skills. A gymnast has to learn a round-off and a back hand spring before they can be connected in a sequence.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Bryan - Spring 2011 - Lab A2



This was the second time we taught our skill. This time went very well, I felt a lot more comfortable knowing some of the techniques that we learned from our feedback from the first day. i added a new drill that I thought went very well.

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Chapter 1 questions 1,5,8


1. Teaching is a good goal-oriented activity means that the teacher starts out with a goal or end result in mind and that all instruction should somehow be focused on that end objective. New York State has set curricular goals and instruction should lead to these goals.

5. The movement task-student response unit of analysis is so important in physical education because it is the heart of physical education. The movement tasks are the motor activities that are related to the content of the lesson. As the teacher observes the student response to the task he/she may redesign the task or provide feedback to the group or individuals. The teacher has to assess the task to determine the next move.

8.Teacher value positions and beliefs play a very important role in what and how a teacher teaches. National, state, and local standards set guidelines and objectives but teachers bring their individuality to those standards. Some teachers adopt certain beliefs and strategies others adopt different sets. Each teacher contributes his or her personality, likes and dislikes of teaching. If the goal of student learning is focused on, individuals should stay on task.