What a mess....

I wish I could say I kicked butt during my lab D but it definitly didn't go how I pictured it. I found that when your teaching something you know really well you have to be aware of the fact that though I know it really well and find it easy doesn't mean everyone else is going to find it easy. I didn't do a good job explain each step in great detail and messed up on some counts because its a dance I'm use to doing and just assumed everyone would get it. I also should have brought some visual aids because that would have helped the students that couldn't remember all of the parts. Overall it was a great learning experience because in the future if I wanted to teach a dance like this I know now that I have to make sure that I'm still breaking the dance down enough that people will get it and that I'm not assuming they will know it because I do. If I could do it again I would make several changes but I am glad to have such a wonderful learning experiences. In all my other classes I can learn dances, martial arts Kata's, how to throw a ball but it doesn't mean I'd be efficient in teaching such a task. I believe that this lab and this class help Physical Education students understand that fact. It teaches us new ways and techniques to reach out to our students and allow them to make the most of the PE experience. It also allows us future teaches to learn how technology can be used inside the PE classroom. Lab D packet check it out! Also take a look at a block plan for a dance unit.