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!
Hello Phillip,
ReplyDeleteI’m Savannah! Nice to meet you :) It’s awesome to hear that you will try to use so many different approaches in your teaching methods instead of just throwing some balls out, and letting your students do what they want during your class period. That’s what gym class was always like at the schools I went to, unfortunately! It sounds like you’ll be able to introduce your students to a lot of new skills and activities, and that they will be able to work together as a team to help each other improve at things. Also, some of those teacher centered approaches can help them to become better listeners, and help them to improve on how they follow through with instructions. I think its also an awesome idea to teach your students how to read different exercise equipment technology, like learning how to understand all of information given on the treadmill, a heart rate monitor, or a pedometer. Staying healthy is so important, and teaching them how to continue taking care of themselves by learning how to use different equipment after they get out of high school will come in handy! I can also relate to some of the time management tips you posted, particularly “instead of saying no, learn to say later!” I need to remember this one more often! I would probably have so much more free time time to actually do what I want if I would just get the important things done in the first place! Great post! The only thing I noticed is that there is an extra parentheses at the end of Dr. Pausch’s Video on Time Management. You might want to fix that! Other than that, it was awesome, with good information, and well written!
"I realize some schools are not equipped with technology,..." Not the county in which you live!
ReplyDeleteI like the fact that you researched the various approaches used for PE instruction. But you must always discuss the assignments so that a) I know you have a good understanding of them and b) so that others in the class can benefit from your views about the assignment. You do not even mention them (except for the time management part) in your post. Perhaps that is because you have done them before. You can learn more, I think, by repeating what you have done before. That applies to reading assignments as well as to throwing a football.
Phillip, You blog is very intriguing! I enjoy the background, pictures, and the way you display your blog. It makes your blog more interesting when someone does not only see writing! The structure of your writing is wonderful!! I thought the content of your writing regarding your views and the philosophy that you will contribute into your Physical Education class was OUTSTANDING. I would agree with you on the terms in which you plan to teach your future class as well. I noticed on your other blogs that you answered the specific questions in which Dr. Strange intended. In this blog it was hard for me to find the questions Dr. Strange preferred you to answer. Maybe next time you could separate the different questions into their own paragraph.
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