2/3/15
Today
was the first day of my 447 hours. There
were no students today because we were preparing and organizing for our first
day with the students. Dr. Davis and the
Graduate Assistants Leslie and Maddy explained some of the goals for the
program. They explained that this
program is going to a little bit different than what we have experienced in the
past. Instead of being one on one with a
student or a few students we will be doing group work. Each week two teachers will be assigned to
teach two thirty minute lesson segments to the group of students who
attends. Dr. Davis explained that this
will help us develop as better Adapted Physical Education teachers because we
will be teaching a large group of students.
I am very excited to teach a large group of students in this setting
because it is something I have never experienced before. I have experienced many one on one placements
but usually I don't get the opportunity to teach a group by myself. This makes me feel a little nervous but also
excited. I know that things won't run
100% smoothly but if I prepare and over prepare I will be okay! During this class we also discussed how we were
going to set up for next class. The
first class with the children we were going to be assessing their locomotor and
manipulative skills using the TGMD-2. We
worked together to set up the gym how we thought it should look on next
Tuesday. We also discussed who was going
to be assessing what skills. Hannah and
I decided to assess the locomotor skill of sliding and the manipulative skill
of dribbling. We went over the criteria
and quizzed each other to make sure next Tuesday would run smoothly. All in all today was a successful day and I
feel more prepared for when the students come on Tuesday.
