When I become a teacher
I plan to teach either middle school or high school physical education, grades 6-12. My teaching curriculum will be aligned with the state's course of study. I have learned that lesson plans are key to keeping good time-management and class control. Therefore, I will be sure take extra time in writing good lesson plans. I will write plans that I hope will interest all of my students.
After reading this question, I looked on the Internet about different methods of teaching physical education. The methods I will use are both discussed, the Teacher-Centered Approach and the Student-Centered Approach. The author listed seven teaching styles under these approaches.
The first approach is the Command Approach which is more teacher-centered and the teacher makes most of the decision about the lesson. Teacher given commands and students following. The second style discussed is Practice Approach, which is also more teacher-centered. The Practice Approach is where the teacher teaches and the students practice what is taught. The third style is the reciprocal style, which is more student-centered. This style allows students to give feedback while observing their classmates perform a skill. The feedback is rather they performed the skill properly or how they can perform it better. The fourth style is Task which is both teacher and student-centered. In this model, all students are given a task; however; students will determine what level they will begin at. Guided Discover and Problem Solving are the 5th and 6th styles, which are more of a student-centered approach. These approaches allow students to determine the movement of the task. The difference in the two is in Guided Discovery, the outcome is always the same. In Problem Solving, there can be more than one correct outcome or end result. Exploration is the last style discussed. In Exploration, students are allowed to move around more freely to figure out what movement works best for them.
The tools my students and I will use are the different strategies listed in education approaches stated above. Allowing students to experience different strategies is a learning tool in itself. Having proper equipment for activities is also another useful too to have in a successful physical education program. I also hope to incorporate technology into my lessons. I realize some schools are not equipped with technology, but I hope to incorporate it in some manner, even if it is simply to understand how to read monitors on a treadmill or read a pedometer. To me, good lesson plans will also benefit me and my students.
My class will be a place where students want to come. I will not be a teacher that simply throws a ball out but rather a teacher that teaches the skill, practice the skill and observe to ensure accuracy. My students will learn from different methods. They will learn from me and also learn from their classmates. My students will learn skills/activities that they probably would not learn as well in another physical education class. The students in my class will say that I was their favorite teacher and my class was their favorite class; just as I did when I completed high school.
Dr. Pausch's Video on Time-Management
After listening to this video for the second time. Many things on his video are things I have heard from my parents, grandparents and teachers. In this video, Dr. Pausch spoke specifically on: goals, wasting time,delegating, dealing with a boss, tool and skills and dealing with stress and procrastination.
Dr. Pausch's recommendation on goals is to ask yourself why am I making this goal and what will happen if I choose not to do it? He states that when making a goal, a person should always do the right thing adequately, instead of just doing things right. He emphasize that just doing things right can be dangerous. Dr. Pausch also states that experience is a valuable tool and it comes with time. He points out that there are NO short cuts to experience and that good judgement comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgement. My parents always say "You live and you learn" or "Did you learn anything from your mistakes". Dr. Pausch's last statement was dealing with stress and procrastination. He recommends good planning. His phrase was failure to plan is planning to fail. His suggestion is to plain daily, make a 'to do list' and break things down into small lists. In other words, don't try to do everything at once; knock them down one by one. Dr. Pausch also stated that you can always change your plan but only once you have one!(
Joe Landsberger's Study Guide on Time Management
The study habit most useful to me on the website would be to postpone unnecessary activities until the work is done! Under this heading was a saying I should start using. It stated, "Instead of saying no, learn to say later. I believe that Dr. Pausch is right when he says planning will limit stress and planning will also better your study habits. Joe Landsberger's study guide gives ten applications for strategies on using time. They are: (1)Blocks and study time for breaks (2)Dedicated study spaces (3)Weekly Reviews (4)Prioritize your assignments (5)Get something done (6)Postpone unnecessary activities until the work is done (7)Identify resources to help you (8)Use your free time wisely (9)Review notes and readings just before class (10)Review lecture notes just after class. This website was very useful and it gave me great ideas for developing new study habits. These strategies will be very beneficial to me if I could develop the will power to put them in action!
