tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80123578301740757332024-03-13T23:20:53.784-07:00My PEKaitlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06502383973425276053noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012357830174075733.post-88753469847994739682009-05-09T12:16:00.000-07:002009-05-09T15:20:46.074-07:00Final Project<div><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/smith281/the-social-cognitive-approach-to-motivation-in-physical-education">http://www.slideshare.net/smith281/the-social-cognitive-approach-to-motivation-in-physical-education</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/smith281/change-in-physical-education-motivation-and-physical-activity-behavior">Cognitive Development Approach</a><br /><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/smith281/cox-2008-journal-of-adolescent-health"><br />Change in Physical education Motivation and Physical Activity Behavior in Middle School </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/smith281/change-in-physical-education-motivation-and-physical-activity-behavior">The Responsible use of Youth Fitness Testing to Enhance Student Motivation, Enjoyment, and Performance</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/smith281/enhancing-motivation-in-physical-education">Enhancing Motivation in Physical Education</a><br /><br />Summary<br /><br />In the articles and videos that I've looked at I've learned that motivation helps students in physical education and also other subjects in school. It's important for students to be motivated in physical education class because it gets them excited to be in class. Some of the mistakes that people might mistake as motivation is competition. Competition can motivate students to do better in class but can also make the loser of the competition demotivated. I also looked at an article that helped motivate students that are blind. It's important to keep students with disabilities motivated because they may not have the same confidence that other students may have. I think that the take home message for PE teachers when rewarding students intrinsically is to watch to make sure that students don't get used to award after doing physical activity. You don't want to make it a habit that every time they will do something physical that they will get something in return. Why is this????...because then they won't have any self motivation when they are out of school and their are no longer expectations such as physical education to keep students healthy. We as physical educators need to give students knowledge of how to stay fit for a long time so that society can stay healthier and get those obesity statistics DOWN!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/smith281/edu255-final">Slideshow Presentation</a><br /></div>Kaitlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06502383973425276053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012357830174075733.post-15574070634623801792009-05-08T08:53:00.000-07:002009-05-11T13:44:54.704-07:00Final Part A<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_351U9iUh5ng/SgRXrSeA8GI/AAAAAAAAADM/wLsxOEjva_c/s1600-h/map.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333484259917230178" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 103px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_351U9iUh5ng/SgRXrSeA8GI/AAAAAAAAADM/wLsxOEjva_c/s200/map.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/special_feature/brain_gains/">http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/special_feature/brain_gains/</a> </div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/video/popup.html?http://www.cbc.ca/mrl3/8752/news/features/leishman-brain090422.wmv">http://www.cbc.ca/video/popup.html?http://www.cbc.ca/mrl3/8752/news/features/leishman-brain090422.wmv</a></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/special_feature/brain_gains/city_park_school_results.html">http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/special_feature/brain_gains/city_park_school_results.html</a></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/special_feature/brain_gains/recess_on_behaviour.html">http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/special_feature/brain_gains/recess_on_behaviour.html</a><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/special_feature/brain_gains/deskercise.html">http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/special_feature/brain_gains/deskercise.html</a><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/special_feature/brain_gains/recess_on_behaviour.html">pecial_feature/brain_gains/recess_on_behaviour.html</a></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>The website that Brain Gains is from is CBC which is a news website in Canada. The school that this research was done in is City Park Collegiate which is 820 9th avenue North Saskatoon, SaskatchewanCanada S7K 2Z2. In the above corner is a map of where this school is located in Canada. I think that this news piece is very interesting because it shows how important physical activity is. According to the video the students were able to pay attention is class for three hours more and some students were even able to cut down on taking their ADHD medicine. The students in the interview also talked about feeling happier and lucky that they weren't doing the bad things that were being done on the streets. The results were very successful. According to the slide show presentation, the charts showed that in math the students increased scores by 17.3 percent. In language arts in the areas of reading, writing, and sight words the students all aincreased their scores as well. I would say that the program was successful in both a mental and physical aspect for the students. I would say that pe programs were both similar and different. They main similarity is that we share the common goal of getting students active and becoming more fit in the future. They also both want to make fitness a lifetime acitivity. But the differences would be that we also look at skill where as they looked at getting in shape. We look at the cognitive aspect of physical education such as the cues in throwing a basketball. </div>Kaitlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06502383973425276053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012357830174075733.post-35088282970319839152009-04-07T16:06:00.000-07:002009-04-26T18:57:06.868-07:00Lab D-Bowling<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_351U9iUh5ng/Sdvdo71X6rI/AAAAAAAAADE/f7gyOFLzb1M/s1600-h/bowling.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322091079994436274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_351U9iUh5ng/Sdvdo71X6rI/AAAAAAAAADE/f7gyOFLzb1M/s200/bowling.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dk52gdv_54jg9d7db">Lab D</a> was alot of fun and it was interesting to see how much I have improved from the first time I taught this semester. I think that I gained alot more confidence in my teaching and I think it really showed by the time we did our last lesson. I think that having fifteen minutes was better than just a few minutes because you were able to get all the components into your lesson. I think my lesson went well we did a Hawain Bowling Theme and had music from the Beach Boys. Overall I think I did well, some of the improvements I would have made were to get the fingers correct on my cues and to get the bowling right away. During my lesson two students didn't feel like participating so I had to go over and get them involved in the lesson. One thing that I would have changed is to have the students sitting down become more active while it isn't their turn. for example setting up a Wii Bowling Station. One part that stood out to me was when Dillan and Karlyn weren't partcipating. i went over to them and told them to come with me and I'll show them how to bowl. We went through the cues together and then they were fine and wanted to participate with the rest of the class. You can find this in my video below.</div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dk52gdv_9fjbmp2dx">Time Coding</a></div><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dk52gdv_11dp756538">Feedback</a><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx5pgmuETXSVO0-wrZFFK7K2UrBwOPY62nb3jXgQ1lcDLw47pM1fdIfVZ16zkjIUjJco4ojJ7wKbCo_JlfcSw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Kaitlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06502383973425276053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012357830174075733.post-51853268170911709562009-03-13T06:35:00.000-07:002009-04-20T13:10:48.761-07:00Lab C Part Two<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_351U9iUh5ng/SbpiD1PKe-I/AAAAAAAAAC8/PiYHoFUrCX0/s1600-h/babay.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312666528406731746" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_351U9iUh5ng/SbpiD1PKe-I/AAAAAAAAAC8/PiYHoFUrCX0/s320/babay.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I think the second part of Lab C went a lot smoother than the first time. I was more relaxed and knew a better idea of what was going to be happening. I used the same instant activity that my partner used but just changed the theme of it. Some of the things I need to work on are giving more feedback to the students as a whole and individually. I also need to work on being a little louder so that everyone can hear me in the gymnasium. In the highlighted section are some of the things I said during my lesson....</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dk52gdv_7vnc62sfn">Time Coding</a></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxeICTG-7aZT-9Y6Xp3uJCTY8bJmPtDpqXYGsUeGVUb8SJUrYOAhxALVogv-ZTlKqMT2lx4a8v6OwK6-0d8eA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Kaitlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06502383973425276053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012357830174075733.post-90131583760903760602009-02-26T10:42:00.000-08:002009-02-26T10:45:29.697-08:00<a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dk52gdv_3dm5t8zdx">Lab C</a><br /><br />I think in this lab some of things that I need to work on is explaining the task and being louder. Overall I think everyone is doing really good with the assignment and coming up with great ideas.Kaitlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06502383973425276053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012357830174075733.post-38493335314347546492009-02-16T17:21:00.000-08:002009-02-16T17:27:46.830-08:00Frisbee Lesson<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_351U9iUh5ng/SZoSjLqJMtI/AAAAAAAAACk/6fvPGVXzGZs/s1600-h/frisbee.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303571906816455378" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 136px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 96px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_351U9iUh5ng/SZoSjLqJMtI/AAAAAAAAACk/6fvPGVXzGZs/s200/frisbee.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dk52gdv_2c694735f">http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dk52gdv_2c694735f</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>In this teaching assignment I taught the cues on how to properly throw a backhand throw with a frisbee. I realized that the one thing that I need to work on is projecting my voice. I also noticed that my poster needed to be bigger so that people can see my pictures and cues from far away. I think that working up the time we teach is good because it helps us feel more comfortable each time we teach.</div>Kaitlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06502383973425276053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012357830174075733.post-65548320932968347852009-02-14T03:30:00.000-08:002009-02-14T03:31:29.033-08:00<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OmjK4FRs9o&feature=channel_page">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OmjK4FRs9o&feature=channel_page</a>Kaitlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06502383973425276053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012357830174075733.post-82139119363969625422009-02-14T03:22:00.000-08:002009-02-26T10:51:08.550-08:00Time Coding<a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dk52gdv_1gd83g3db">First Time Coding Assignment<br /></a>The time coding assignment was interesting to see how things were layed out in our mini lessons. It shows how much time that we use when we should be having more activity. Students want to be active so we should keep our demonstrations short so that we can keep students moving. I think this assignment helped demonstrate that.Kaitlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06502383973425276053noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012357830174075733.post-8319029343382013612009-02-08T07:10:00.000-08:002009-02-08T07:25:52.999-08:00Feedback!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_351U9iUh5ng/SY75Xsco3NI/AAAAAAAAACc/-cf2coqzWy8/s1600-h/feedback-779099.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300447996925238482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 140px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_351U9iUh5ng/SY75Xsco3NI/AAAAAAAAACc/-cf2coqzWy8/s200/feedback-779099.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Both positive and negative feedback are important when teaching your class. Students need to know if they are doing the skills correctly and feedback helps them. It also lifts their confidence because when you say something to them they know your watching. This also can help misbehavior because if students know that your watching then they are more likely to not go off and do something their not supposed to. You want to be sure to add both kinds of feedback. You want to address the entire class and also individually. This way kids know that the comment is directed just to them. I think feedback is important to set a good environment in a classroom. </div>Kaitlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06502383973425276053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012357830174075733.post-38509956889799898552009-02-05T10:53:00.001-08:002009-02-05T11:00:28.784-08:00I realized when I wrote down everything that I said that I need to work on explaining how to do the skill better. I didn't really mention any important cues that the students needed to work on. I also didn't give any feedback to the students as they were doing the skill. I also need to be louder because I couldn't hear everything that I said. I think this is a good way to look at how you teach so you can work on your weaknesses. I feel that from that lesson to now I know alot more of what actually goes into explaining a skill and a lesson.<a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dk52gdv_0fn96m3c2">http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dk52gdv_0fn96m3c2</a>Kaitlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06502383973425276053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012357830174075733.post-8898895075682498802009-01-25T13:06:00.000-08:002009-01-25T13:13:34.140-08:00First Teaching Experience<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_351U9iUh5ng/SXzV7-N0VFI/AAAAAAAAACU/pPBR3T23lMI/s1600-h/Basketball__PU_.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295342488170812498" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_351U9iUh5ng/SXzV7-N0VFI/AAAAAAAAACU/pPBR3T23lMI/s200/Basketball__PU_.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>When watching the videoes I thought that for the amount of time that everyone had to prepare we all did good at introducing ourselves and showing the skills that we were presenting. I decided to explain how to perform a push pass and a bounce pass in basketball. Personally some of the things that I need to work on is projecting my voice and keep my hands out of my pockets. I thought seeing yourself on the screen was an effective way to see yourself teach. It enabled me to see that I need to speak up so that I can effectively explain the drill to the class. I also realized that I forget to mention how to be ready when recieving the basketball which is an important factor in the skill. This introductory helped to see the little flaws that everyone needs to work on. </div>Kaitlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06502383973425276053noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012357830174075733.post-66444346599465069092008-12-06T05:21:00.000-08:002008-12-06T05:22:23.229-08:00<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBfJeO_dGu0">Why should we keep PE!</a>Kaitlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06502383973425276053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012357830174075733.post-28010493141701113652008-12-06T05:09:00.000-08:002008-12-06T05:10:37.241-08:00Lab 6<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_351U9iUh5ng/STp5yeNL0rI/AAAAAAAAACM/-wsCp_-ocyk/s1600-h/wah.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276663821426741938" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_351U9iUh5ng/STp5yeNL0rI/AAAAAAAAACM/-wsCp_-ocyk/s200/wah.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br />One thing that I have learned about young children is that just bringing in little props can get them so excited about the game that their going to play. I also learned that with kids you have to have a firm voice to execute what you want them to do. One example of an activity that I thought was appropriate was our popcorn popper game. It was a good way to get the kids throwing higher and using their skills.<br />I think that my teaching style has emerged upon my experience and interaction with St. Mary’s because it has gotten me aware of what I need to work on. For example I need to project my voice more so that the kids listen more. I also have gotten idea of what it’s like to work with kids more and see how we put games together and then execute them. I think that this experience has helped me become more comfortable in front of the kids teaching the games that were going to play. </div>Kaitlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06502383973425276053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012357830174075733.post-59088066966386549482008-12-06T05:06:00.000-08:002008-12-06T05:07:14.041-08:00Lab 3One teaching strategy I used was following the leader to get the pre-k students all together in a line to get them ready for the next activity. It worked well because it was a ways to keep them organized and by doing different skills it kept them interested. Also before doing an activity it’s important to get all the students attention before you start explaining the rules or else they wont know how to play the game. So just by saying “raise your hand if your listening” they will all start to raise their hand then to make sure they are following switch it up by saying touch your nose.Kaitlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06502383973425276053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012357830174075733.post-69439200389755661862008-11-03T09:48:00.000-08:002008-11-03T09:51:30.913-08:00Lab Five!!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_351U9iUh5ng/SQ86GZdjHyI/AAAAAAAAABA/bnMw2bbq1Kk/s1600-h/cheta.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264490371007848226" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 127px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 102px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_351U9iUh5ng/SQ86GZdjHyI/AAAAAAAAABA/bnMw2bbq1Kk/s200/cheta.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_351U9iUh5ng/SQ86FzQC3VI/AAAAAAAAAA4/Q_Vt_eBpVUs/s1600-h/socca.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264490360750660946" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 118px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 142px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_351U9iUh5ng/SQ86FzQC3VI/AAAAAAAAAA4/Q_Vt_eBpVUs/s200/socca.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>I think that in the last four labs the games that we played were appropriate for the St. Mary’s students. The last two games that we played I feel was the best out of all of them. We played the popcorn game which worked out well when we used a high wall so that the students were able to throw high and use the mechanics to a throw. I feel that in that game it kept the students attention and they were really excited to keep playing. Also in the last game we played we had them dribbling and when the music stopped they had to put the ball back into the hoola hoop. I felt that the music really kept them on task because it was something different which gets the students excited. Some of the limitations to games when using them in the process of assessing motor skills are that it sometimes can take out the competition. Students love games that are competitive but in those types of games it can be hard to observe because they might not being doing the motor skills right because they want to win. Therefore it’s hard to observe them because they are able to do the skill but you’re just not seeing it. Another limitation is some games that don’t have everyone doing the motor skills can’t be used. For example if your playing European handball and your observing bouncing a ball not everyone will be dribbling a ball. </div></div>Kaitlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06502383973425276053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012357830174075733.post-41274914095011772772008-10-28T17:17:00.000-07:002008-10-28T17:55:46.738-07:00Lab 4<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_351U9iUh5ng/SQe0iNqui6I/AAAAAAAAAAw/CC668ozXaRE/s1600-h/boy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262373189483137954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 50px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 142px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_351U9iUh5ng/SQe0iNqui6I/AAAAAAAAAAw/CC668ozXaRE/s320/boy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I think some difficulties are finding games that will entertain the kids but are still good for observing. For example with catching and throwing it was challenging to find a way that they wouldn’t just be throwing it to win the game but to really be showing the steps in a throw including the step with the opposite foot and hip rotation. I also think it’s difficult to get the older kids to play games because they seem to just want to do what they want to do. I also think another difficult challenge is that some of the kids know that if they don’t want to do something they don’t have to. Therefore it’s harder to get them to really focus on what you want them to do. I think that when observing the catching and throwing it was hard to see the kids step as they were throwing. </div>Kaitlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06502383973425276053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012357830174075733.post-16109466882676624232008-10-22T17:41:00.000-07:002008-10-22T17:55:59.344-07:00John Edward's Speech<div align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;"><strong>10/22/08</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#33cc00;">Today we saw a presentation by John Edwards who is a communications grad student. His speech was interesting because he brought up the topic that communication has changed so much. One of his examples was that people used to socialize on their front porch and talked to their neighbors. But this gradually changed to people socializing on their decks in the backyard. Also today people text and use computers for communicating which <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">isn't</span> as direct as talking to someone in person. He said that one of the most common things that people say is missing in a work environment is communication. This is related to teaching because sometimes students <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">don't</span> ask enough questions and therefore do the assignment wrong which is an example of bad communication. He also mentioned that when you start communicating with someone it forms relationships. But each person has different kind of personality which can make communicating difficult when crossing with personalities. He said that for good communication you must study, practice, master communication, and teach. I thought his speech was interesting and true how communication has changed so much and how we need to work on asking more questions for better understanding. Sometimes people forget how much they need communication throughout there day.</span> </div>Kaitlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06502383973425276053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012357830174075733.post-82681038656603275702008-10-12T12:23:00.000-07:002008-10-12T12:38:18.736-07:00Mini Conference<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_351U9iUh5ng/SPJSJogaiJI/AAAAAAAAAAo/ToekrLVcpTQ/s1600-h/polar.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256354040540465298" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_351U9iUh5ng/SPJSJogaiJI/AAAAAAAAAAo/ToekrLVcpTQ/s320/polar.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The presentation that I attended at the Mini Conference was about Polar and their influence in electronics in physical education. He presented ideas that you could use in physical education to better the program. One thing he presented was an electronic grade book. Within this little electronic thing you could record attendance, participation, and what they did that day in class. This way when time for a report card or parent conferences you have the dates and things that the students did. He also suggested that we should start looking at heart rate in the physical education setting. He suggested getting watches so that you could see the students heart rate and use that to see how hard they are working in class. The presentation was interesting to see the different things that you could use to make physical education that much better.</div>Kaitlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06502383973425276053noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012357830174075733.post-61293880341274239472008-10-06T15:55:00.000-07:002008-10-06T16:12:19.907-07:00Second Post<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_351U9iUh5ng/SOqa-E-tdOI/AAAAAAAAAAc/Sc5AzEWzPwY/s1600-h/hop.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254182306560439522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_351U9iUh5ng/SOqa-E-tdOI/AAAAAAAAAAc/Sc5AzEWzPwY/s320/hop.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>In the beginning we observed kidegarden and first grade students hopping, running, amd galloping. When we observed I found that I never really saw either of the students switch from left to right foot. Also one girl wasnt swinging her leg enough to produce force. At the end we played a game of blob tag that most students seemed excited to play. I noticed that the students had a strategy to playing. They wouldnt start to move unless someone who was tagged came near them. Then most kids would scatter off because they didnt want to become part of the chain. </div><br /><div>One effective teaching strategy that I saw was trying to get the students attention. Most of us say raise your hand if your listening. Then when everyone raises their hand and is quiet you are able to explain the game. One strategy I think we need to work on when were trying to observe the students is finding games that enable to see the skill well. When the games are competative its hard for the kids to do the skill efficient because they are so eager to win and even though they are supposed to hop if their trying to get away they will run instead.</div>Kaitlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06502383973425276053noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012357830174075733.post-17277026873589627822008-09-30T11:41:00.000-07:002008-10-06T15:54:52.548-07:00My First Blog<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_351U9iUh5ng/SOqXNtjZjNI/AAAAAAAAAAU/iOkKfCyc6B4/s1600-h/jump+rope.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254178177103269074" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_351U9iUh5ng/SOqXNtjZjNI/AAAAAAAAAAU/iOkKfCyc6B4/s320/jump+rope.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>We looked at differences in ages and gender when looking at how they interacted and did motor skills. When looking at students jump rope I found that older kids were able to jump in while the rope was already swinging, touch the ground, and jump for long periods at a time. Some of the younger kids needed help rythmically knowing when to jump and we gave them several trys before they were able to get the pattern of jumping rope. We also looked at the age differences because some of the older kids we found it was harder to keep their attention because they were uninterested. Their were gender differences too. I think that sometimes it was harder to get some of the girls ibvolved in the activities because they were with their friends on the side. Also when looking at them in the cafeteria based on their gender they would build differnet types of things.</div>Kaitlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06502383973425276053noreply@blogger.com0