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WeekThree:SystematicObservationReflection
Wednesday,October7,2015,wastheonlydateofteachingforSheldonSimasofweek
threewithsystematicobservations.Sheldonisteachingtwentystudents,allina3rdclass.For
thisclass,theprimaryfocuswastodevelopthebasicskillofthrowingoverhand.However,
beforestudentsdeveloptheskillofoverhandthrowing,theywereaskedtostartwithunderhand
throwing.Equipmentutilizedforthislessonwasthelargegrassfield,twentysoftballs,twenty
cones,aswellastenhulahoops.Studentsweretothrowtheball(underhand)toapartner,then
progresstooverhand.Theclasswastofinishbythrowingintotargets(hulahoops),inteams
markedoffbySheldon.Safetyconsiderationsincludedspace,andmakingsurethatstudentsare
spreadoutfarenough,preventingbodycontactandcontactfromtheequipmentbeingthrown
acrossthefield.
ThefirstsystematicobservationwasTimeAnalysis,whichbreaksdownmanagement,
instruction,andactivityintofifteensecondintervals.Inanidealsituation,aninstructorwould
likethereTimeAnalysiswouldbeconsistedofmostlyactivity,andlessinstructionand
management.Outofa27minutetimeframe,twelveminuteswereactivity,sixminuteswere
instructions,andabouttenminutesweremanagement.Oneissueherewasthattheactivitylevel
wasonly43%ofthelesson,whenMVPA(moderatevigorousphysicalactivity)shouldbeat
least50%.Thoughhisinstructionwasminimal(whichforthirdgraders,itsbetterwithshorter
attentionspans),themanagementwasfairlyhighat35%.Managementisconsistedofstudents
transitioningintoanewactivity,walkingfromstationtostation,orputtingaway/grabbing
equipment.Awaytodecreasemanagementandtoincreaseactivitywouldbetohaveallthe

equipmentsetupandreadytogo,opposedtohavingstudentswaitwhileitisneededtobe
grabbedbySheldon.Asecondwaytoenhanceactivitywouldbetosimplyextendtheactivity
period,whetheritbeimplementinganothersteptotheactivityphase,ortoaddanextraminute
ortwoofthespecificactivity.
ThesecondsystematicobservationforthislessonwasTeacherMovement.Aftereach
minuteofthelesson,itismyjobtotraceSheldonsfootstepsandtomarkwhetherhemakes
remarksoreisdirectingbehaviortowardstheclassasawhole,asmallgroup,orindividual.For
theinstantactivity,Sheldondidagoodjobutilizingthewholespaceduringactivity,andwas
goodincommunicatingtonotonlytheclass,buttoindividualsaswell.Duringthemainactivity,
Sheldondidanevenbetterjobcommunicatingoneonone.However,Sheldonspentmostofhis
timeontheoutsideofthespaceprovided,anddidntmoveintotheactivityspaceoften.Oneon
onesconsistedofhimcommentingfromafurtherdistance,ratherthanhimphysicallygoingup
tothestudentandexplainingwhattheycandodifferently.
Inthesecondpartofmainactivity,therewaslessfeedbackandmovement.Sheldons
rangeofmovementdecreased,onlyutilizinghalfofthespaceindurationofactivity.Feedback
wasgeneralizedtoonespecificarea,wherehemadeacommenttotheclasstwoorthreetimes.
Unfortunately,therewasnotaclosuretohaveTeacherMovementdistinguished.
Iftherewasneedforanyimprovement,IwouldsaySheldoncouldworkonusingthe
wholespaceinthelessonsentirety,andnotonlyusingthespaceforonepartofthe
lessonconsistencyiskey.Thisway,studentscanexpecttoseeSheldoncomearoundfor
questions,orsimplytoshowSheldontheskillthattheycando.

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