tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26589286269735811112024-03-12T19:01:29.204-07:00Teaching skills that apply to everyday life.Miles Levesquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048721809641086815noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658928626973581111.post-37805201494711707702010-05-15T20:49:00.000-07:002010-05-15T21:11:20.634-07:00A Semester of Lab Assisting!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAv02UZ8v0NlTfAgvnN9Zn9D6O4uQI8eS1BLSiI-7AVMyA7PbnfjFvBkaR-v1mBYGB78xS9asGxi2sbvRROx1XABEbdGWY7yVViOEfeCTaAldtbUKZyOap_CLATpAQ_evGwAPbi1nco1Z0/s1600/Miles+Pic+2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAv02UZ8v0NlTfAgvnN9Zn9D6O4uQI8eS1BLSiI-7AVMyA7PbnfjFvBkaR-v1mBYGB78xS9asGxi2sbvRROx1XABEbdGWY7yVViOEfeCTaAldtbUKZyOap_CLATpAQ_evGwAPbi1nco1Z0/s200/Miles+Pic+2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471715614485999458" /></a><br /><br />This semester I was a lab assistant for PED 201, Motor Development. As a lab assistant I help the students plan their labs and give them feedback on what they plan for their lessons. Also, during labs I am there to help students set up or provide assistance when they are having problems. In the beginning, the 201 students seemed to be a little shy and nervous. However, as the semester progressed the students got more comfortable with their teaching skills. It was amazing watching each student really find their own teaching style and work to perfect it. This experience was a learning experience for me. I was there to help the 201 students but I believe I learned a lot from watching them teach. It was also great to see how all of the students interacted with the children. Interacting with the children helped the students really developed their skills. I saw a lot of students displaying great enthusiastic during lab. That is one of the ideas that I really stressed to them. In my opinion, enthusiasm is essential to bring with you on your way to teach a lesson. A great lesson plan can turn into a disaster if the teacher lacks enthusiasm for what they are teaching.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZ68oVALMP3edbThGp1ygBnraVRI7SFHn0jxUJ5CLqsRzDhHIgptNLXtw6E1wAEqqzIz_whyphenhyphentgVP7ODBVvQxp8svKRaVb2VK9AWjkMjGUCLw5MBSJqISgCbDO48hNXEpX3qJWzJ2oE8UO/s1600/Miles+Pic.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZ68oVALMP3edbThGp1ygBnraVRI7SFHn0jxUJ5CLqsRzDhHIgptNLXtw6E1wAEqqzIz_whyphenhyphentgVP7ODBVvQxp8svKRaVb2VK9AWjkMjGUCLw5MBSJqISgCbDO48hNXEpX3qJWzJ2oE8UO/s200/Miles+Pic.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471715131165690722" /></a> I also saw the students improve upon projecting their voices. During the first couple of labs the students did not speak loud enough. It takes a bit of time to get comfortable using your voice at that volume but after just a couple of week they seemed to get it down. A piece of advice I gave from my experiences in 201 and 255 was you cannot speak to loud when you’re teaching. I was also very impressed with was how the students planned their lessons. The second half of the semester; the student’s lesson plans were great. Many students came dressed up to go to along with the theme of the lab, and their games were carefully planned to go along with the theme as well. Overall, I am very proud of the improvements made by the 201 students this semester! Lab assisting has been a great experience for me and I look forward to next semester.Miles Levesquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048721809641086815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658928626973581111.post-69958919489658150942010-05-15T16:59:00.001-07:002010-05-15T19:53:51.170-07:00Eat Right!!!<object id="vp1BHxl5" width="432" height="240" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1273967474&f=BHxl57LNr2iS1lbF4oJoYQ&d=197&m=a&r=w&i=m&options="></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed id="vp1BHxl5" src="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1273967474&f=BHxl57LNr2iS1lbF4oJoYQ&d=197&m=a&r=w&i=m&options=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="432" height="240"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />I really enjoyed playing Lunch Crunch and Pyramid Pile up. These are two great games that really help to teach children about the importance of proper nutrition. In the game Lunch Crunch the objective is to give the students two servings of either vegetables or fruits before they get to the lunch lady.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87T-EneJoTS81MUBZN1edXxLxgQVbuQti6hdihaOIOKcFJ3P3b5gxxSwfbhxSclS8cTnaute5JevfDZVcuor2LFPKe1-pT2iGqKc28RWMzoXjr58mHXgqb-1kTy5SiZVt1DAhv-v1mbc/s1600/LC.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87T-EneJoTS81MUBZN1edXxLxgQVbuQti6hdihaOIOKcFJ3P3b5gxxSwfbhxSclS8cTnaute5JevfDZVcuor2LFPKe1-pT2iGqKc28RWMzoXjr58mHXgqb-1kTy5SiZVt1DAhv-v1mbc/s200/LC.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471650274333659714" /></a><br /> The game gives you a selection of foods that keep shuffling as you hand food out to the children. To shuffle the food around more you can take the unhealthy foods and put them into the refrigerator, which gives you more points.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TUUESgOFEnYT-c0sCkyBYRaKo2DfL7GQ13jZ03fAzbVCBl84-orOxvYAugrzMu5UnSLGMEHC2Wk2haT0wLLh3dbD_PdrP_e4iJ_FgzdwI_h15H9QQv9ScZ7W2Dgiy6-9FKFCuSxOuU4/s1600/LC@.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TUUESgOFEnYT-c0sCkyBYRaKo2DfL7GQ13jZ03fAzbVCBl84-orOxvYAugrzMu5UnSLGMEHC2Wk2haT0wLLh3dbD_PdrP_e4iJ_FgzdwI_h15H9QQv9ScZ7W2Dgiy6-9FKFCuSxOuU4/s200/LC@.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471650105820132050" /></a> If you let a student reach the lunch lady without two servings of fruits and vegetables you lose points. One of the things I really like about this game is the goal is to give the students a healthy lunch. This teaches the children who play this game that the best lunch is a healthy lunch. Also, I like how there is a pretty wide range of foods that you have to choose from. The larger selection of foods makes the game more lifelike and entertaining. Pyramid Pile up is another great game. In this game the objective is to fill up the food pyramid with the correct servings per category before the chompies fall on your pyramid and get to the bottom.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsHMeAaZD0HYWRQwv4Fnr64VcRbfwnh4-sphdIWO3htFNvC7gG3XTenFMib18KsjT6z3-9C2XzgFU1fDcvHets8YtuVSh89NjAKwjMCaxKfuuxFaab5bp3TaL55TnDzK7tW9ABpTFZT8/s1600/use+chompies.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOsHMeAaZD0HYWRQwv4Fnr64VcRbfwnh4-sphdIWO3htFNvC7gG3XTenFMib18KsjT6z3-9C2XzgFU1fDcvHets8YtuVSh89NjAKwjMCaxKfuuxFaab5bp3TaL55TnDzK7tW9ABpTFZT8/s200/use+chompies.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471649744095109586" /></a> Once the chompies reach the bottom of the pyramid they knock the entire pyramid down. This game gets progressively harder as you more up through the levels. More and more food options and chompies can make it quite challenging. I also like this game because of what it is teaching children about nutrition.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4fsrWxKW0Bn2EKXj3Ecgoeo-MqlDlr_cs55GWa4quMXjFsQNNB8kmNwHh-EPLrLbvNZWhcN3Koacmo-C3suPYCn8RQUSuVz3k1qVAsy7PwvPUnLB6OL5z7UwHkUZwJnKzRWufmALCp4/s1600/use.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4fsrWxKW0Bn2EKXj3Ecgoeo-MqlDlr_cs55GWa4quMXjFsQNNB8kmNwHh-EPLrLbvNZWhcN3Koacmo-C3suPYCn8RQUSuVz3k1qVAsy7PwvPUnLB6OL5z7UwHkUZwJnKzRWufmALCp4/s200/use.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471649920644727026" /></a><br />The pyramid has one spot for every serving of that particular food group that is recommended to consume in one day. For example the pyramid has four spots for fruits because it is recommended that a person should eat four servings of fruit per day. After playing this game you just remember how many spots there are for each food group. This is very important information for young children to be learning, especially with obesity as high as it is. I am very happy with the lessons being taught be theses two games and I wish more games could have lessons behind them as important as nutrition. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaKr6qEMW_wUKJqMHKCoI5keZw5zd3-SEBo62GpiHOhOLuiP9SnVHC8i_FqrL7xda30avgoPrtm11kd3Cmufs8ayuJjtwkUfAV101HbTwNusnMiEaDej1xTmmtW7ODXJmsnpjLeXwl7aI/s1600/0515002245.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaKr6qEMW_wUKJqMHKCoI5keZw5zd3-SEBo62GpiHOhOLuiP9SnVHC8i_FqrL7xda30avgoPrtm11kd3Cmufs8ayuJjtwkUfAV101HbTwNusnMiEaDej1xTmmtW7ODXJmsnpjLeXwl7aI/s200/0515002245.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471694768274065810" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZG2sywVL01I5nyD6Lu_tIQp1GpriKgTRtukRLTxUvXg-RyBZFhv9VowjUCZqXVbXm1Qjisa1-fNE-57JCawZz65jKUeiUE6MoAb-la5EhNzOwUsHxoHCG1NQI2fcwjzEzMy98TpSlas/s1600/complete.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZG2sywVL01I5nyD6Lu_tIQp1GpriKgTRtukRLTxUvXg-RyBZFhv9VowjUCZqXVbXm1Qjisa1-fNE-57JCawZz65jKUeiUE6MoAb-la5EhNzOwUsHxoHCG1NQI2fcwjzEzMy98TpSlas/s200/complete.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471649574743525330" /></a>Miles Levesquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048721809641086815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658928626973581111.post-86142052433026539852010-05-14T16:17:00.001-07:002010-05-14T16:17:56.176-07:00255 Final Part 1CWhat do your impressions of using Daily Burn? Do you currently use another form of online exercise and nutrition tracker? If so what is it and which features do you like better? If not, why not and will you consider staying apart of our Rockstar Group? Be sure to include your screen shots (at least 3) that you took and cropped.<br /><br />I am very impressed after just a short period of time using the daily burn. I really like how you can look up pretty much any type of food. It gets very specific with the food options, it goes right down to the brand name. I am very happy that you can look up different exercises. This is a key characteristic for a fitness tracker type website because it seems like everyone today is following a different routine with different exercises. Another thing that I really like is there are training plans to accommodate people with different goals. I have actually never used an online fitness tracker before. I keep a fitness log to help me track my progress. I would definitely consider staying apart of the Rockstar Group. The Daily burn is a very user friendly program and I really like how it is setup. <br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJexrNTrS6snq49Y4xNQGPadTIIPzN8_TUgcHseGk1aKXk1U1lS32bbsxE8myRXLZ6JUnXuVZIb1Z5JiOQnmymCjWQr2lZbHjEl9xu40NdNMagDO7VzSEOYcH0FYQcULQrDdkFLkBnTFI/s1600/Fullscreen+capture+5142010+60730+PM.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJexrNTrS6snq49Y4xNQGPadTIIPzN8_TUgcHseGk1aKXk1U1lS32bbsxE8myRXLZ6JUnXuVZIb1Z5JiOQnmymCjWQr2lZbHjEl9xu40NdNMagDO7VzSEOYcH0FYQcULQrDdkFLkBnTFI/s200/Fullscreen+capture+5142010+60730+PM.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471267165298059266" /></a><br /><br />How would you use this website to accomplish our Recommended Regent’s Level for LS #1B? What modifications would you use to establish a group or individual’s goals?<br /><br />This website would be great for our students to use to accomplish New York State Learning Standard 1B. This program helps guide you along the process of making a fitness plan. I really like it because it has videos that show the exercises. This is vital because it shows the students the correct form of an exercise that they might not have seen before. The students can actually track their progress, which will motivate them to work harder at getting into better shape. One modification I would make to establish a group goal would adapt the challenge to go along with the goal of the group. If this was just for an individual than you would set it up more for what their personal goals are. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNE_5a6siPVo3DFweUHuXvQVkxJK9lw6I4fcouuyHZUKITmXYJ-0FgVz2Mcvvd6JPBQYLbPzRhTvGKBlRkY13En_8HLuDwn6yjShJzpW78BHOwgIfYFA79Qs05jzYdSjE21avE4kh_VaY/s1600/Fullscreen+capture+5142010+60925+PM.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNE_5a6siPVo3DFweUHuXvQVkxJK9lw6I4fcouuyHZUKITmXYJ-0FgVz2Mcvvd6JPBQYLbPzRhTvGKBlRkY13En_8HLuDwn6yjShJzpW78BHOwgIfYFA79Qs05jzYdSjE21avE4kh_VaY/s200/Fullscreen+capture+5142010+60925+PM.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471267711419917170" /></a><br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqUI_rZC7aXGJ5Mhz5o4acT-SELjDFCWuJhRnxAcoWvL3TTtD6xYOquoep6aHQdNIvaDPDdWXop7hs3QwMAj1tqWKR7kOdOIItFKm-htu-2NKKZQrU2lU64vgcIRrrujTxviRhtJp7AY/s1600/Fullscreen+capture+5142010+61203+PM.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqUI_rZC7aXGJ5Mhz5o4acT-SELjDFCWuJhRnxAcoWvL3TTtD6xYOquoep6aHQdNIvaDPDdWXop7hs3QwMAj1tqWKR7kOdOIItFKm-htu-2NKKZQrU2lU64vgcIRrrujTxviRhtJp7AY/s200/Fullscreen+capture+5142010+61203+PM.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471268357541476674" /></a><br /><br /><br />What electronic tool could you see as being useful for capturing data and reporting for the Recommended Regent’s Level for LS #1A? Describe how this tool might work in a High School Setting. If you plan to use Excel, or Google Forms, be sure to include a sample that can tried out online.<br /><br />I would say that heart rate monitors would be very useful to capture data for meeting New York State Learning Standard 1A. The data from each watch/monitor can be uploaded or sent directly to a handheld or laptop. This data can be put together to make reports that include graphs to show how each student is performing. Also, just by having the heart rate monitors on the students will be motivated to participate in PE. The heart rate monitors are very easy to put on and take off so the teacher doesn’t really loose much time from their lesson.Miles Levesquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048721809641086815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658928626973581111.post-77405424363071545982010-05-13T22:18:00.001-07:002010-05-13T22:18:34.670-07:00My Part 1BWhere is the web-site from? Where in the world? Which country? What city and state/province is the story from?<br /><br />This web-site is from CBC, which is the Canadian broadcasting company in Canada. The story takes place in the province of Saskatoon. This story also talks about a High School in Chicago that also is using a fitness plan to improve its student’s academic performance. <br /> <br />What do you think about this news piece....interesting...why or why not?<br /><br />I think that this news piece is very interesting. I was very surprised by how much all the students improved. For example, Bernie’s comprehension improved 400% and his reading improved 25%. These are amazing results in such a short period of time. Another thing that really helps support that this works is that the entire class improved one letter grade. It is really hard to dispute a program with such strong evidence. It’s amazing to me that programs like these are proven to work, but when a school is looking to make budget cuts the physical education program is one of the first areas they look at. After watching this it made me think back to when I was in high school I did better in school when I was in a sports season. I really hope that more and more schools start adopting programs like these. <br /><br /><br /><br />Why don’t we hear anything about the PE teacher being involved with City Park Collegiate experiment? How will you ensure that your PE program will be a benefit to the students and faculty of your school?<br /><br /> It is sad to say but the after watching the video it was very clear that they do not have a strong physical education program. The video showed many students in PE just standing around not doing anything. This tells me that the physical education teachers do not care whether the students participate or not. The school needs to get a teacher with some passion and enthusiasm for physical education. My physical education will benefit the students at my school because it will always be an energetic and interesting environment. Throughout the school year I will have new and fun units that will grab the student’s attention. The faculty will benefit from this program because after my PE class the students will be relaxed and ready to concentrate. I feel embarrassed for the PE teacher at this school because after just a few seconds of seeing their class I could tell they do not love what they do. <br /><br />What are were the main outcomes/benefits of the program? Were you surprised from their findings? Are these outcomes similar to our New York State PE Standards? Explain your answer by giving details and examples, while comparing and contrasting.<br /><br />The main results from this program were very positive. The students were all improving in reading and writing comprehension and math. Bernie, who was one student who was having a lot of behavioral problems as well as academic problems, improved his comprehension 400%. Also behavioral problems were decreasing dramatically. One student found that running on the treadmill helped him control his anger and it helped him focus in class. The entire class averaged about a one letter grade improvement. It was amazing to see that twenty minutes on a treadmill before class can really change a persons entire outlook on school. The attendance rate increased as well. The students actually wanted to come to school just so that they could use the treadmills. With more students being in school everyday they were able to cover more material in the classrooms. This program is definitely similar to our New York State Learning Standards. The students are actually increasing their personal health twenty minutes before class, which related to NYS LS 1A. Also, the students are given options as far as what type of exercises they are going to do, which is similar to NYS LS 1B, creating a fitness plan. The teacher is the one responsibly for providing a safe and healthy environment, which she is doing. She is going above and beyond with this program because it creates an even healthier environment. The only NYS LS that is not really met in this story is number 3. The students are not given any other options of places that they can go to workout. Now maybe the story just didn’t cover that information and the teacher did provide the students with that type of information but we can’t be sure. <br /> <br />What is BDNF and what does it have to do with PE and learning? How do you get BDNF or other associated goodies? What are the names of two of the “key” books and their authors that currently outline the benefits of exercise and learning/academics? At least one is mentioned in the news piece.<br /><br />BDNF is a neurochemical that helps the brain grow. BDNF also improves you take information and remember it. This has to do with PE and learning because exercise increases the amount of this particular chemical. However, exercising is not the only way to increase BDNF. BDNF can be increased by reducing the amount of calories you eat in a day. Two books that discuss BDNF are “Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain” by John J. Ratey and “Natures Ritalin for the Marathon Mind” by Stephen C. Putnam.Miles Levesquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048721809641086815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658928626973581111.post-86117079558440806652010-04-18T14:04:00.000-07:002010-04-18T23:17:08.237-07:00LAB D IN THE WATER!!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYmmAQWWyEzTN8b8nva_HHrJxzFnfNRAg__4xZ39dwt6IQdi7QrvnUxFwbwtLinTcLcZ9shp0T-McjxQ549HhQu-djGjmnmoNNL0gHqj7jOuZsm3qT3S-Fq2tfn01ixoNKPlfS8l4qh6v/s1600/Miles+Lab+D.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYmmAQWWyEzTN8b8nva_HHrJxzFnfNRAg__4xZ39dwt6IQdi7QrvnUxFwbwtLinTcLcZ9shp0T-McjxQ549HhQu-djGjmnmoNNL0gHqj7jOuZsm3qT3S-Fq2tfn01ixoNKPlfS8l4qh6v/s200/Miles+Lab+D.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461625768720216146" /></a><br /><br /><br /><object width="500" height="405"><param name="movie" <br />value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ek7IWQfwemQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ek7IWQfwemQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="500" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sOqF6FQhvDk&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sOqF6FQhvDk&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgfrzcgr_17dqkfpcdk">Lesson Plan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgfrzcgr_18fg8c6n7t ">Activity Progression</a><br /><br /><a href="http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgfrzcgr_19ghfv6mhj">Feedback Analysis</a><br /><br /><a href="http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgfrzcgr_23dctst5hd ">Time Coding</a><br /><br /><a href="http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgfrzcgr_25fhjhtkv8 ">Content Development</a><br /><br /><a href="http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgfrzcgr_243fvxkp33">C-9 Form</a><br />I feel really good about how my Lab D went. I can see many areas that I improved on from my Lab C. One of the areas that I really made a big improvemnet was my congruent feedback. In Lab D I gave 11 different students congruent feedback which is close to three times the number of students I gave congruent feedback to in Lab C. I also made a large improvement on the amount of time I spent giving instructions. I still spent too much time giving instructions, but I am very happy with the improvement. Another thing that I am very happy about my Lab D was how the lesson flowed. The lesson seemed to move very smoothly. I was also very happy that I had my swimsuit on under my pants because I was asked by two students to get into the pool and show them what I was trying to explain. One thing that I would do differently would be to get right into the pool from the start because it was much easier to show the students the correct form when I was in the water.Miles Levesquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048721809641086815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658928626973581111.post-25141697711471700462010-03-23T07:55:00.001-07:002010-03-25T19:48:06.209-07:00GOING ON THE ICE!!!!!<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ViF320-_pnE&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ViF320-_pnE&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/To3iobSq6Us&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/To3iobSq6Us&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />I thought my Lab C went pretty well. One of the major mistakes that I made during the lab was I talked too much. At the start of my lesson I went too into the history of broomball, which took caused a long gap between the end of the instant activity and the beginning of my lesson. Also, I rambled each time I was giving directions for the next skill. This is a major problem because if I do this in an real classroom the children are going to get bored and most likely start to go off to the side and start doing something else. For my next lesson I really need to focus on keeping my instructions and cues quick and to the point, which will decrease my instruction time and increase time spent actually doing the activities. I do feel like I had a good hook and that my visual aides were well done. I feel that my hook did catch the student’s attention and get them interested in the lesson. However, during my lesson I got behind on time so I was unable to move onto the last activity, which really involved my visual aids. Another thing that I felt like I did well on was my instant activity, which was freeze tag that started off at a walking pace and progressed to a faster pace. This was a good idea because we were on the ice and since the children are not used to running on the ice I started them slow until they got a feel for it. If I were to just start the students off running on the ice more than likely someone would have gotten hurt. Overall I think I did a good job, but there is definitely room for improvement.<br /><br /><a href="http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgfrzcgr_12czkvvqcm">Lesson Plan</a><br /><br /><a href="http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgfrzcgr_132cpkxrff">Task Progression</a><br /><br /><a href="http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgfrzcgr_14c6cn3xcs">Time Coding</a><br /><br /><a href="http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgfrzcgr_15dszh723m">Feedback Analysis</a><br /><br /><a href="http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgfrzcgr_16d3fghngz ">Content Development</a>Miles Levesquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048721809641086815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658928626973581111.post-1718434393621410892010-03-09T18:00:00.000-08:002010-03-24T21:38:17.877-07:00TIME TO BREAK OUT THE LONG JUMP ROPES!!!<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LWV7zgSXlus&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LWV7zgSXlus&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />I feel like I have really learned a lot from this lab. In this lab I had more time to actually teach and that really helped me to see areas that I really need to work on. When I did my <a href="http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgfrzcgr_88p485mfb">time coding</a> it was very clear that I need to cut down on my instruction time. Over 50% of my lesson was instrucion. To be a successful Physical Education teacher I need to change this because the children are going to get bored listening to me talk for over half of the lesson. <br />Also in my <a href="http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgfrzcgr_9f4d8k6gk">verbal transcription</a> I still need to work on not saying things like "you guys" and "gonna". I feel like I have improved on saying less slang terms, but I need to keep improving becuase I really do not like how they make me sound unprofessional.<br />Another area where I need to improve is my feedback. My <a href="http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgfrzcgr_10dw5w5sdv">feedback analysis</a> really helps me to pinpoint what I need to work on, which is being more specific about my cues. In this lab I was not clear enough about my cues and I did not mention a few of the cues in my <a href="http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgfrzcgr_11ffg4vpdp ">lesson plan</a>. This is a big problem because the children are going to have a hard time participating if they are unsure about what to focus on. I really have learned a lot from this lab and I hope to improve so my future labs are more successful.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.box.net/files#/files/0/f/38146244/1/f_398522016">Audio</a>Miles Levesquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048721809641086815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658928626973581111.post-81600957651457499142010-02-21T14:40:00.001-08:002010-02-21T15:21:59.385-08:00We Jump Rope Like RockStars!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcfWLWjAAsE3GOLdhHpY2wr_8w0vSjQVfp8UdDFDWhDci0Bv6hckPLon3g04W-bai65bgmRIUAxHgrBs8RKyST_d0LCayS26PaLuJAmr3PCad9Q5D4hC1kW49ElGoqXTUJ-KBr3fC4dRS/s1600-h/Miles+Jump+Rope+255.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcfWLWjAAsE3GOLdhHpY2wr_8w0vSjQVfp8UdDFDWhDci0Bv6hckPLon3g04W-bai65bgmRIUAxHgrBs8RKyST_d0LCayS26PaLuJAmr3PCad9Q5D4hC1kW49ElGoqXTUJ-KBr3fC4dRS/s200/Miles+Jump+Rope+255.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440840996465913538" /></a><br /><br /><br />This week was a lot of fun. We all taught a different jump roping move. My move was the side, side, and jump. With each lesson I learn more things I need to work on and I can see other things that I am improving on. When I listented to my <a href="http://www.box.net/shared/fzckgd37bb">audio</a> and did my <a href="http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgfrzcgr_6fs44bqgj ">verbal transcript</a> this week I noticed I did do a much better job moving around and talking to students while they were practicing the skill. However, on my <a href="http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgfrzcgr_7ggc6djq3 ">feedback analysis</a> I did notice that I commented on certain skills that I did not go over at the beginning of class. This is a problem because it can get confusing for the children when I am telling them to focus on a couple skills and then commenting on completely different skills. So for my next lesson I want to make sure I stay consistent and try to compent on the skills I went over at the beginning of the lesson. Another thing I want to work on is how I speak. I need to speak more clearly and keep working on not saying the slang words like "gonna". I am very excited for my next lesson because I think it will be a big improvement.Miles Levesquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048721809641086815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658928626973581111.post-64180496854687310302010-02-16T16:59:00.000-08:002010-02-16T20:25:57.469-08:00The World Cup's Coming Up Better Work On Passing!!!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gxEqgo3QoYY&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gxEqgo3QoYY&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /> I saw a lot of improvements on this lab from when I taught catching a football on the first day of classes. However, I did learn a great deal of things I need to improve after completeing my <a href="https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0ATrOE7c4sfUQZGdmcnpjZ3JfMmRkejdqbjRt&hl=en">verbal transcript</a>. One thing that I need to work on is speaking more clearly and saying words correctly. I noticed I used "gonna" instead of "going to" on my different part of my lesson. I need to work on this because by using slang words like "gonna," I do not sound very professional. <br /> I do believe that I made some improvement on how I spent my time during my lesson. On my <a href="http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0ATrOE7c4sfUQZGdmcnpjZ3JfNGQyM2Z4NWNy&hl=en">time coding</a> I ended up with 53% of my lesson being activity time. I also had very little management time, which is great. However, I spent too much time with instructions. I really need to work on keeping my instructions shorter because I want to keep my students as active during class as I can.<br /> Another exercise I did to assess my teaching lesson was a <a href="https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0ATrOE7c4sfUQZGdmcnpjZ3JfNWQ5OWMyYmNw&hl=en">feedback analysis </a>worksheet. This activity helped me to realize that I am not giving enough feedback. I only gave feedback to three different students during my lesson. Also, I need to give feedback to students that I do not know as well. I picked up on that I give feedback to the students of the class that I know the best.Miles Levesquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048721809641086815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658928626973581111.post-8532051561026789092010-02-11T23:26:00.000-08:002010-02-11T23:42:26.760-08:00Learning To Get The Most Out Of Your PE Class!I learned a lot from the time <a href="http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgfrzcgr_1f83z7hcf ">worksheet</a>. The main problem that I have is I spend too much time giving instructions. I gave the students instructions for more than a minute at the start of my class. If I were to do this in a real classroom I would have lost the majority of the children's attention. I need to keep my instructions short and simple. Another thing I noticed was I gave too many cues for the children. I know now that there is no way that the children can remember more two or three cues after just being introduced to a new skill. Next time I plan on making my instructions much simpler, which will also cut down on my instruction time. I feel that making this major change will greatly improve my next lesson.Miles Levesquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048721809641086815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658928626973581111.post-57672519347384405572010-02-07T21:57:00.000-08:002010-02-07T22:13:30.566-08:00Throwing a Football Lesson!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RE7_gTuW2vQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RE7_gTuW2vQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />I can really notice a lot of things that I need to work on. One of the main things I need to work on is speaking more clearly. Sometimes I notice I get talking to fast and I start to mumble. I feel like my message was not communicated as clearly as it could have been because I was not speaking clearly enough. Also I think that my directions were a little confusing because I said them in the wrong order. I had to go back and tell the children to get with a partner. Also I was moving side to side too much. I feel that my students might begin to focus on how I was moving and not on what I was saying. Next time I should just relax when I am talking so I don't try to say everything at once and I should stand still while giving directions. I feel that these types of activities where we tape ourselves teaching really helps me see the areas I need to work on.Miles Levesquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048721809641086815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658928626973581111.post-73602168043479142752010-01-31T16:26:00.001-08:002010-01-31T16:26:56.225-08:00Quick Intro...In A Race To Change PE!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/khl9aX8RwMo&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/khl9aX8RwMo&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Miles Levesquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048721809641086815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658928626973581111.post-4296058199090599272010-01-31T15:52:00.000-08:002010-01-31T16:16:51.604-08:00TEACH SOMETHING NOW!!!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/a-s__Vs_fNI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/a-s__Vs_fNI&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />I think that the verbal cues I used during my lesson really helped it go well. The cues I used included if the ball is thrown high, thumbs together and if the ball is thrown low, pinkies together. I noticed that most of the class was folowing these instuctions. Some of the students were not, but sometimes it takes time to break old habbits. One thing I could definetly improve on would be the volume of my voice. I really need to speak louder so that everyone can hear me clearly. Also I should have asked if anyone had any questions. I just went right into letting the students work on throwing the football with a partner. I think if I would have spoken louder then my instructions would have been much easier to hear and the students would of understood them better. Also by asking if anyone had any questions I would be making sure that all of the student understood how to perform the skill. Making these improvements will really help me become a more effective teacher.Miles Levesquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048721809641086815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658928626973581111.post-45599034580361497912009-12-06T13:43:00.000-08:002009-12-06T13:44:25.174-08:00IT'S ALMOST CHRISTMAS!!!!I can’t believe we just had our last lab at St. Mary’s Elementary School. This was a great lab. The theme of this lab was Christmas. Many of us in lab dressed up like elves and reindeer and once the children saw us they became very excited. This week in lab my group started off in the cafeteria. I played checkers and chest with the children. The children play checkers by some different rules than I remember. I think some of the rules are not exactly in the real checkers rule book like the children told me. I was very surprised with how good the children were at chest. They thought out every move and really had a good knowledge of the game. After we went up stairs into the gym and played a Christmas game that my group had prepared for them. The game was a maze where the children would start off going through a windy road on scooters. Then the children had to hope over hula hoops. The children would then run to the throwing/kicking station. The children would get a ball and try to hit the Christmas posters on the wall. We started off with the children kicking the ball at the posters and then we changed it so the children were throwing the ball at the posters. I think the children really enjoyed this activity. After playing this game I was playing catch with a football with a few other children. We ended this lab was Amanda leading a Christmas song. I have really enjoyed my experience at St. Mary’s Elementary School and I have become a much better teach because of this experience.Miles Levesquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048721809641086815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658928626973581111.post-83256855113605096182009-12-06T10:15:00.000-08:002009-12-06T10:23:25.287-08:00Clifford Made a Visit to St. Mary's!!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjysZu2U8GzZr-DjzVCadwGtRmOtJRLGCMUUGSZ6eHRmNDrS6-xI1lQN1v4IYZJLPay34hsY_r1LwKyvft7Wx3-gpnzAWB58W6tIJOS4nyfE1R_vvFZLIcEjIWkmYyFTeLkNCqFME2mg4JQ/s1600-h/clifford.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjysZu2U8GzZr-DjzVCadwGtRmOtJRLGCMUUGSZ6eHRmNDrS6-xI1lQN1v4IYZJLPay34hsY_r1LwKyvft7Wx3-gpnzAWB58W6tIJOS4nyfE1R_vvFZLIcEjIWkmYyFTeLkNCqFME2mg4JQ/s200/clifford.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412190407635081762" /></a><br /><br />I cannot believe that this was our fifth lab already. This semester is going by so fast. The theme for this lab was Thanksgiving. My group this week worked with the pre-k children. I was amazed with how much energy they have. The first thing we did was go outside and play on the playground because it was a really nice day. We played tag with Derek and many other children. We also played hide and go seek and a bounty hunter game that the kids really like. The rules to the bounty hunter game are all the college kids are fugitives and Christina and Derek were two of the bounty hunters trying to catch them. Once a college kid is caught they must be brought to jail until they get the chance to escape. This game was a lot of fun and while we were playing it I was amazed at how fast some of the children are. There were times when I was running as fast as I could and Derek was right behind me. After we played outside for a while went back into the classroom and Chris read the children a Clifford book about Thanksgiving. After the story was over we all went into the gym and had an activity based on the story. The children would start out by going through a tunnel just like Clifford did in the story. Then the children had to hope through the city while trying to avoid hitting any buildings. Finally the children would select a piece of food that were scattered on the floor to put in Clifford’s dish. The children had a great time with today’s lab and I did to.Miles Levesquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048721809641086815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658928626973581111.post-70087778731274633372009-11-11T09:00:00.000-08:002009-11-27T23:58:04.316-08:00The Circus Came to St. Mary's School<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_XAtpsTHxMTys6qYokjZHYzWmKe-CWcRDiTFM8StuG9LmBdC_XCDerhSHVpw36bC_54_CLJFaJ7jyRXjq84tlNEu1wqDzEamo8xyPmxwq9bcN9bwjStPzL99lVr3gorFmSr-gZ_NSLxC/s1600-h/circus.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 138px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_XAtpsTHxMTys6qYokjZHYzWmKe-CWcRDiTFM8StuG9LmBdC_XCDerhSHVpw36bC_54_CLJFaJ7jyRXjq84tlNEu1wqDzEamo8xyPmxwq9bcN9bwjStPzL99lVr3gorFmSr-gZ_NSLxC/s200/circus.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402892436722228498" /></a><br />Lab this week was a lot of fun. The theme of this lab was circus and many of my classmates and I dressed up as clowns. This week in lab our games and activities incorporated throwing and catching skills. My group, the leaping lizards, started off by playing wall ball type of game. We put up squares of tape on the walls and the children would all get in groups of three to four and line up facing a square on the wall. The children would stand about four yards from the square target and try to have the ball hit within the square. Then the next person in line would run and get the ball and throw it within the square. The game continued on in this pattern. After the children got used to the game we increased the distance of the throw. We also changed the size of the balls we used. We started off with larger foam balls and then switched to tennis balls. We also played a game where the children got into two teams and each would line up on one side of the floor facing each other. Each child was given a ball, which varied in size. Pins were lined up between the two teams and the objective was to knock down the most pins. This was a great game and I think the children really enjoyed it. We then went downstairs with the children where we played with toys and board games. Mike and I played legos with a few children. We then went upstairs and played some more games with the children. We then finished the day by doing the chicken dance. I had a great time at lab today and I am looking forward to the Thanksgiving Lab. <br />Also this week I was able to go into the classroom in the morning and work with the pre-K students. I noticed a great deal of difference between how they behave first thing in the morning to how they behave in lab after school. They are much calmer in the morning then they are in lab. This is understandable considering some of them arrive at the school before 8:00am and don't leave until 5:00pm. When they come into the classroom in the morning they go and take off their coats then the teacher gives them their first worksheet. I helped them with their worksheets. The first one was to help them write their names. Once that worksheet was completed they would bring it to the teacher and they would get the next worksheet, which was on shapes. They were working on triangles so they had to trace a triangle then draw one and then color all of the triangles. After that each child cut out two leaves. Once each child was finished cutting out the leaves they got to play with some of the many different toys of the classroom. I had a great time in the classroom with the children. It was really nice to interact with them in a different setting.Miles Levesquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048721809641086815noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658928626973581111.post-26077854219514539132009-11-01T21:33:00.000-08:002009-11-01T21:56:49.680-08:00Halloween at St. Mary's!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRAt54xQDLeFK2V6VBo-QEACcWl24CmavvogOF0XU4_NU8lLy6dVwgVyu_nuiGOJe0Fk2c2uHgg505CjWHGlxDkJ8ijSVtHgG14ArjJZAP_WMnWK6w3YCzIfaqVbW_XN7VE4xQ0n7FIhw/s1600-h/parachute.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRAt54xQDLeFK2V6VBo-QEACcWl24CmavvogOF0XU4_NU8lLy6dVwgVyu_nuiGOJe0Fk2c2uHgg505CjWHGlxDkJ8ijSVtHgG14ArjJZAP_WMnWK6w3YCzIfaqVbW_XN7VE4xQ0n7FIhw/s200/parachute.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399381207859904466" /></a><br /> I had a great time at this past lab at St. Mary's school. I played some basketball with Jim and a few others for awhile. Then Dan and I played football with Harold, Jim, Nick, Zane, and a lot of other children. It was a lot of fun. I was really impressed by how good the children were. Pat led the entire group in a bunch of parachute activities. We got to play popcorn and make a few mushrooms. We also each help on to our section of the parachute and ran, hopped, and slid in a big circle. Everyone seemed to have a lot of fun with the parachute. No matter what age group I think that everyone can have fun with parachute activities. Then my group, the Leaping Lizards, lead the closing activity. The closing activity was dancing to the song thriller by Michael Jackson. We started out by walking around as zombies during the choirs and then we broke it down a little bit. I had a lot of fun with the thriller dance and a lot of children seemed to really enjoy it.Miles Levesquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048721809641086815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658928626973581111.post-22268324404600145542009-10-27T16:03:00.001-07:002009-10-27T16:03:54.140-07:00SUPERHEROS!!!<script type="text/javascript" src="http://wanimoto.clearspring.com/o/46928cc51133af17/4ae77c1803dc67bf/46928cc51133af17/ef2217ec/-cpid/c7a839a599419d71/-EMH/240/-EMW/432/widget.js"></script>Miles Levesquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048721809641086815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658928626973581111.post-84890375536604371232009-10-27T15:40:00.000-07:002009-10-27T15:56:59.766-07:00Batman Superman, Wolverine and More!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQ-DB-KXG_dB_L52NRRN7LcGly2Qdx0G4fLWORHWBgERMxEfdmEADG3naejOfliXE0SaIy8afvCBT66FXWgeVdgQWxCit3jl3_Rrnc6eY7YSgbdbSPkK7QbwgBL2cUGlT-3JNluZ6PJE8/s1600-h/Miles+Balance.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQ-DB-KXG_dB_L52NRRN7LcGly2Qdx0G4fLWORHWBgERMxEfdmEADG3naejOfliXE0SaIy8afvCBT66FXWgeVdgQWxCit3jl3_Rrnc6eY7YSgbdbSPkK7QbwgBL2cUGlT-3JNluZ6PJE8/s200/Miles+Balance.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397416477334340210" /></a><br /><br />I had a great time at St. Mary's school this week. The theme for this lab was superheros. I was very happy to see that our entire class shared great enthusiasm for this lab by dressing up. My fellow Leaping Lizards and I dressed up as four different superheros. Jenna was batwoman, Chris was robin, Matt was optimus prime and I was wolverine. The children were so excited when they saw all of us walk into the school in different costumes. In fact Dustin, one of the students who I was playing with liked my wolverine mask so much that he tried many times to take it. Dustin and I played many different games, such as tag and catch with a football. However, I did notice that when I was "it" in tag more and more areas became safe zones. Also my team, Leaping Lizards played a superhero game with the children. This was a great game and the children really seemed to have a lot of fun. We had many different stations that each challenged the children in different skills, such as hoping, galloping, running, balancing and throwing. Each station either was a superhero or a villain, which made it fun for the children. I had a great time in this lab and I am excited for the Halloween lab.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKM2UIOqQbzznYGyI6eqUFpVhYPxQa5oDrB2-n6tFYO-TtYXtdd9_FmTF-FZTLj1K3io2kl8s3brWQWy79r09WKoWwWY9cmxXn2A_8mJxLMQiDIp-6yuMKy4Bb0Vf3eH4Js7krC0ViKLKd/s1600-h/DSC03915-1.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKM2UIOqQbzznYGyI6eqUFpVhYPxQa5oDrB2-n6tFYO-TtYXtdd9_FmTF-FZTLj1K3io2kl8s3brWQWy79r09WKoWwWY9cmxXn2A_8mJxLMQiDIp-6yuMKy4Bb0Vf3eH4Js7krC0ViKLKd/s200/DSC03915-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397416208866968658" /></a>Miles Levesquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048721809641086815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658928626973581111.post-40091134228811821992009-10-26T17:20:00.001-07:002009-10-27T16:14:40.043-07:00Saving Dodgeball from the PE Hall of Shame<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJPr7l9GOsLQdGkjLyYwlQonnsqG46_fQrz27BLu5qaeg_AI1rhwnlKheeaJigbiljPjoOoVp1gw3vwuJUXZN7tIVzZX46M7CVwtt-xgQpyUPI3oupSPDTQGH-p1vvNwkVQ9xkOt5QdEOy/s1600-h/dodgeball.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJPr7l9GOsLQdGkjLyYwlQonnsqG46_fQrz27BLu5qaeg_AI1rhwnlKheeaJigbiljPjoOoVp1gw3vwuJUXZN7tIVzZX46M7CVwtt-xgQpyUPI3oupSPDTQGH-p1vvNwkVQ9xkOt5QdEOy/s200/dodgeball.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397422152911891538" /></a><br />I feel that corrections can be made to the game of dodgeball to make it both safer and more enjoyable for children of all athletic abilities. One way to make this game safer is by introducing the rule that hitting anyone from the shoulders up is not allowed. I understand that this rule seems obvious, however it can make the game a great deal safer as long as it is strictly enforced by the Physical Education Teacher. Another way to eliminate safety concerns is my making a rule that the ball must bounce off of the ground before it can hit another person. This make this game extremely safe to play. Also making a space between the two teams that neither team can throw from is another way the game can be made safer. This zone makes for longer throws so the ball will not be traveling as fast. One way to get all the children involved is by making all the children who are already out ball retrievers. Once a child is out there knew job to help their team is to get all the loose balls and give them to their team members who are still in. Also the gym can be divided into two separate courts. The children are divided into four teams and begin to play two teams on each court. Once a child get out of one game they join into the game on the other court. The object is to stay on your original court or switch between court as little as possible. In this form of dodgeball the children are always playing and never have to sit out and watch the game until it is over. So I feel that by applying some of these changes the game of dodgeball can become a helpful tool for Physical Education Teachers to get their students involved in physical activity while keeping them safe.Miles Levesquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048721809641086815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658928626973581111.post-42315402959577495562009-10-13T20:41:00.000-07:002009-10-14T09:14:49.641-07:00Lab 1 at St. Mary's SchoolI had a great time at St. Mary's this week. I was able to get to know a lot of new students. Two of the children I met were George and Katelyn. Jenna, my fellow Leaping Lizzards group member and I played a game of around the world with George and Katelyn. We were both very impressed with just how good both of them were at shooting. By the end of the game me and Jenna were still back at the starting point because we had both missed on a chance. George won the game and Katelyn beat Jenna and I by a large gap. I also played football with a few other children. I was very surprised with just how much energy the children have. Amanda and I got quite a workout from playing football with the children and they were still full of energy. Also I thought it was funny how one of the little boys kept calling different plays for our team. His favorite play was "you run and get open and I'll throw it to you and you score". We had a great time playing football. I also got the chance to play Pokemon Sorry, with one of the younger girls. She informed me on the different types of pokemon and which one was her favorite, which is Raichu. All in all I thought it was a great day and I looked forward to our next lab at St. Mary's.Miles Levesquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048721809641086815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2658928626973581111.post-71495262005420078602009-10-13T19:38:00.000-07:002009-10-13T19:39:25.525-07:00Lab 1 at St. Mary's School<script type="text/javascript" src="http://wanimoto.clearspring.com/o/46928cc51133af17/4ad53999994311dc/46928cc51133af17/a21c886b/-cpid/5e47e1f9405f5fbc/-EMH/240/-EMW/432/widget.js"></script>Miles Levesquehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08048721809641086815noreply@blogger.com0