Teaching Cricket

For my lab C in EDU 255 I had to teach cricket. I decided to teach the three basic skills (bowling, batting, and fielding) and split the class into starions. I started the class with an everyone it tag game. Unfountaly I did not have music. As the students taged each other they had to eachange cards, when I said called out an activity they had to perfrom it for the number of times on the card. After the students were warmed up I did my intro (name, signal of attention, hook, and safty statement). I showed an one minute click of how to bowl in cricket. Then went into the cues. Same with batting and fielding. I split the students into the stations by the card color. They had a about 30 seconds at each station hiting each stations two times. At the end I gave the student a written exam and a short history sheet. Over all I felt like I used my TIME (ADDED TIME CODING) well. Also was able to give good FEEDBACK. The only thing I struggled with was keeping my back to the walls, because the students were so spread out.

How much is to much?

How does a coach know how much to push their athletes without harming them? This is a question every coach must ask themselves. There is no real line between just right and too far in coaching. Therefore a coach has to find the happy medium themselves. In order to find the just right amount to push your athlete a coach mush take a few things into account.

        1. the age of the athletes, also their skill level. Having a five year old try to do a lay up without the skill will only lead to failure for the athlete and coach.  

           2. the environment is something every coach must think about when pushing his/her athletes. If it is really hot or cold the athletes may not be playing at their natural skill level.

        3. an athletes health. If the athlete has a condition that makes it harder to do a skill whether it be mental of physical a coach must adjust to this. For example some athletes learn fast by visual, so having posters or demonstrate the activity while explaining it could help them. Also if an athlete has asthma the coach must make sure they don't do any activity that involves to much cardiovascular activities without them taking their inhaler.

          4. and last think a coach should take into account is what skill level the athlete is at. A child could be four-teen, but have the skill of  an eight year old depending on the activity and vise verse. With these four things in mind a coach should be able to keep their athletes safe and not push them to far.

Results of pushing an athlete too far could vary. The athlete could break down, get hurt, quit the sport or all sports, or the worst die. These are just a few things that could come out of a coach pushing his/her students to far.

LET"S MOVE

I'm sure everyone who is a sports fan has head of play 60. But there is a new organization now to help raise healthier and in shape kids. It is Let's Move created by Machelle Obama. At www.letsmove.gov there are many ways to help. parents, schools, other children, and the community can make a better life for our and their children. Parents can get on the right track to making and choosing healthier foods. Schools can add healthy living to their lesson plans. children can have fun by eating healthy and being active. The communities can create more opportunities for children to get out and play. The key thing to remember is to take action. No matter who you are, what you do, or how much you do, everyone should take action to create a better living environment for the children. The children are future fire fighters, engineers, political leaders, CEO's, just to name a few. Now think of what a difference our world could be if we teach them life long skills and healthy eating habits. Let's all take action and build a better way of living!

lab b2

In class i had to teach the Fling technique with a jump rope to my fellow students. I started the class out with the Irish fling dance. Then did my introduction, signal for attention, and safety statement. I lost TIME because the students had to get their jump ropes. Then I had them do progressions into the fling. My cues were toe back toe side heel front. These helped the students remember what to do easily. I then stared the music and had the students do the technique. As they were performing the fling I went around giving FEEDBACK. I was able to pinpoint my students and give them a new task. I feel good about my day of teaching. I should put the equipment out for now on.

SMALL CHANGES

Spring is almost here!!! Now is the time to make life style changes to better your health and fitness. Standing is better than sitting, walking it better than standing, and jog/ running is better than walking. Remember this when you have to get to park center from the hill for class. If you are short on time it is understandable to take the bus. But instead of sitting stands. We all know how taught it is to stand still on those buses so it is a work work out on your muscles. If you do have extra time walk to Park or if it is cold jog. Taking little steps as in walking to Park and taking the bus back will keep you motivated. It is better to make small changes because you don't want to burn yourself out and get discouraged. Also making healthier choices on food is something to work towards. Choosing to eat fruit or veggies for a snack rather than chips or gummies. Remember you should make small changes to start. so rather than cutting soda completely out of you life, you should cut it done to one a day or one a week. Also breakfast is the most important meal! The first time you eat is when your metabolism starts. Therefore if you don't eat till 4:00pm all day you are running on nothing and aren't burning any calories.

Following these simple ideas can make you more fit, healthy and less stressed!

In this video I taught my class mates how to do the "heel-to-toe". For our warm up we did the Cotton Eye Joe remix. Then I did my intro and hook. I felt like my hook was good and everyone could relate to it. My cues were"Hop heel Hop toe". My safety statement was short, I can work on that because safety should be the number one thing in schools. Then i explained the heel-to-toe and then demonstrated it. I had the students do progressions before using the ropes. Then just had them hop over the rope to get the rhythm down. At first my music was too load so i need to work the kinks out on my technology. Well the students did there heel to toe jumps i walked around giving positive and helpful feedback. I pinpointed Jen and Dave because they both did the technique right but in two different ways. I ended the class by going over the cues again and giving a hook into next class. I felt like I used my time good and over all did a good job.

Chapter 9 questions 2 and 3

2: State at least five general principles that are implications for teaching from motivation theory

One way is by creating a positive teaching environment. This will keep the students more interested in the lesson.

Second using different teaching strategies is a good thing to remember. Students are known for having short attention spans so doing or saying the same thing every day won’t keep them instructed.

Third principle is using external forms of motivation with care. It is a key to have your students motivated.

Forth principal is to help students attribute their success and failure to a cause that they control. Giving students control will most likely lead more to success rather than failure.
Last principal is to have humor. Humor can create a good learning environment when done right and in moderation.

3: Describe nine ways that teachers can promote the personal growth of students through personal interaction. 
1. Learning the names of your students is a great way to promote growth. Knowing the students name will show that you care about them. 2. Enthusiastic and positive in what you do will rub off on the students and they will get hyped up too. Being enthusiastic will get your students more excited.3. Have a caring attitude towards students. Showing the studnets that you care will make them want to be there. Also some students feel like teachers don’t want to waste their time with them because they maybe be the “bad seed” this is why you should treat each student with respect and show them that you care.4. Reinforce basic school etiquette. Honesty, respect, charter, and responsibly to name a few are things that all students should show. 5. Stop destructive behaviors the right way. Don’t ignore them, but don’t call them out infront of the class. For example if a student is talking or playing with something while you are talking simply walk over and stand by them or direct your focus to them (say their name in what you are talking about)  so they get back on task.6. Do not be threatened by student misbehavior. It is good to take what students say or do with a grain of salt. Try to redirect their misbehavior into something productive so that you are effective with your job. 7. Treat all students equitably. Give feedback to everyone. Don’t only talk to some students when they do something bad. It is good to always be positive to all students.8. Learn to listen and observe students responses. This is key because if students are struggling they will most likely become off-task students. This could lead to more problems for the entire class. 9. Challenge and track yourself. Challenging yourself will keep the students interested. Tracking what you say and do will give you more respect from the students because you are not stumbling or repeating yourself.