Final Post!

This is the last post of the semester! I enjoyed this class so much, and learned a lot from it. The two models that we learned were very helpful and this class also allowed me to become more comfortable with teaching and helped to show me that there is much more to a Physical Education class than just playing the sport. There is so much you can learn and pass on from a gym class, and this is not just the athletic aspect. PE classes, if taught the right way, can help bring out the confidence people need to participate and help them feel comfortable. I feel like it is very important to use these two models for teaching a gym class that we learned and not just jump right into a whole game of volleyball or soccer, for example. Going straight into a game is something that I have experienced in the past and it doesn't help with your confidence for playing the game and it tends to make people not as involved. With the models that we learned, everyone is taken through tactical problems and expectations to meet together and then play the game with the previous knowledge that has just been taught. The Social and Personal Responsibility model was very helpful and helped the class to reach a certain goal together. While playing the games, you were working on improving in one area of the game, or outside the game through the game. Teaching a Tactical Perspective I found was the best model. It forced one to pull out an aspect of a game to be worked on and this was worked on through little drills and fun games. The best part about this model is that a full game didn't have to be played at the end. A modified game could be played focusing on the tactical problem that was being focused on throughout the class. I think that a full game of soccer or volleyball can sometimes be overwhelming for kids and if played with the whole class, some people may not as get as much time to play. If a modified game is played in smaller groups, this is a much better way for students to succeed and be happy and confident in their PE class. These models successfully bring out this aspect and I am glad I was able to learn them through this class!