Lab D: The Final Chapter!!!

Improvement was a key goal for me going into the last lab of the year for EDU 255. The preparation for Lab D which unit was on Table Tennis, while concentrating on Performance Enhancing Drugs was just as organized and creative as my last lab, which unit was Fencing. This time however my presentation was much more organized, hit major elements that needed to be achieved and went a lot more smoothly than that of Lab C.

Although there was less obstacles to be conquered I do feel as if I am headed in a positive direction moving forward after this semester. I directed all my worrying and thinking before hand of what information needed to be distributed to the class for it to be correct and instead concentrated on what it was I was doing at the present time accomplishing the end goal of teaching the students of 255 how to perform a backhanded loop and chop in Table Tennis. All the information that was supposed to be presented to the class came out naturally with flow.

The support I have gotten throughout this class and more importantly this semester has given me strength to accomplish even the most difficult goals. I am beyond excited for the opportunity to be a Physical Educator. Leaving 255 on the highest of my accomplishments after struggling to gain the concept of the labs has left me feeling proud of myself. With hard work and dedication there is no limit to what anyone can achieve. I thank you Dr. Yang and my peers for your support and patience.

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Feedback Analysis
Developing Content
C-9 Form (Teacher's Assistant)
C-9 Form (Self)

NYSAHPERD at Turning Stone!

It opened my eyes to new and improved ways to teach through the physical. The conference refreshed my understanding of how to take simple materials such as small equipment and recreate and event new games and activities that the students of all ages can participate in and most importantly have fun doing.

The dance class I attended was extremely motivating and fun. It had me out of breath and sweating at the end of the class. It is activities like these that are going to help build my professional development and goals of creating a more sufficient environment with effect lesson plans in my classroom.

            Overall it was an amazing event networking with teachers and professors from other schools as well as distributors, health care professionals and activity researchers. I look forward to attending many more of these conferences in the future.

St. Mary's Holiday Carnival

     St. Mary's provided their annual Holiday Carnival on Saturday November 19th, 2011. SUNY Cortland students including myself helped bring fun activities and games to the St. Mary's students for the holidays. I maintained the popular Spongebob basketball shot booth, which was a big hit in the St. Mary's Carnival. I had the opportunity to help instruct the students on the proper way to perform a basketball shot and use both techniques of teaching by invitation as well as intratask variations. Since I was in the giving holiday mood I gave the students other chances as well as one ticket as a reward for attempting the task. I had so much fun meeting the parents and getting to see the students. I know I am where I want to be!

Hockey Stop Assignment

The three different significant elements that contribute to performing a hockey stop are:

1. Knees Bent
2. Hips Turned
3. Lean on Inner Edge of Skate Blades

Lab C: Whatever doesn't hurt you, makes you stronger.

 

The after math of Lab C’s performance left me extremely disappointed. The hard work and preparation that was put into this particular assignment by myself was hidden by a dreadful execution that has led me to believe that there is much more improvement to be done. After viewing the video it came to my attention that nothing will always go the way you want it to.

During my performance a curve ball was thrown to me. It was a challenge that I did not predict out of all the possible scenarios. There was a student in the class who could not speak any English what so ever. Funny, that it should happen to me, for this was one of my biggest fears when deciding to become a teacher. I have taken one foreign language class in the 20+ years that I have been attending school. This one obstacle that was substituted into my lesson ended up hurting the core of my performance.

Although this assignment knocked me down and had many flaws involved within it, I was able to come up with some positive feedback. The lesson itself felt worse than it actually looked when reviewing the video. I seemed in control of the situation as well as on a role up until when the obstacle was introduced. I showed composure and strength to rebound in the final minutes of my lesson plan to try and get something accomplished after freezing with fear and concern. Furthermore, I am grateful that this obstacle was given to me because it gave me an opportunity to learn how to solve such a problem if it were ever to happen to me out in the real world.

At this point in time it would be safe to say that there is nowhere else to go but up.

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C-9 Form (Self)

C-9 Form (Teacher's Assistant)

St. Mary's: Outside Looking In!

               These past few weeks attending St. Mary’s as a TA for the Motor Development class have been special. I feel more comfortable than I ever have, establishing a leadership role juggling both the SUNY Cortland students and the St. Mary’s students. The goal I set for myself in becoming a Teacher’s Assistant has provided me with the experience I am looking for. This past Monday, my group did a great job establishing an active and fun environment for the St. Mary’s Pre-K. The SUNY Cortland students seemed more comfortable and confident with providing their tasks to the St. Mary’s students. As a group, they need to work on their creativity to the games they choose from a motivating stand point. Looking up games that already exist is great but incorporating your own twist and mark on the game keeps will eventually allow you to make your own games up. The relativity to the themes each week can also use some improving. Again this is all just being able to work on the creativity portion of their lesson plans. Other than that it has been a successful and fun semester with the Motor Development group at St. Mary’s too say the least!

Cortland Mini-Conference

           
           The Cortland Mini-Conference provided many unique ideas to help express Physical Education in our future classrooms. The Conference started off with excitement with a flash mob representing SUNY Cortland, which was created by Dr. Yang. SUNY students in Dr. Yang’s Motor Development and EDU 255 classes including myself, helped structure and coordinate the dance, props, and technology to establish a successful beginning of the conference.

Being a member of APEM, I had the opportunity to work the conference and help presenters with the technical services that they needed to help get there information across to the visitors attending. Listening into some of the presentations, I became interested in many of the topics that expressed technology in there PE programs.

            Most of my time was spent in the Exergaming Room, which provided different ways to perform physical activity while playing videogames. I have had strong interest in this area since the NYSAAPHERD Conference I attended at C.W. Post back in 2008. The motivation that comes with playing these Exergames is extraordinary. It will only be a matter of time before this area of physical activity becomes a huge impact in what PE majors like me are trying to accomplish in this field.