Adapted Aquatics Teaching Self-Evaluation #1

Name: Claire Poad Date of teaching: 2-21-13

1) What did I teach? (Lesson o !ecti"es)

I ta#ght s$imming lessons for Leah% &' o !ecti"es for the da' $ere to get Leah to float on her ac( $ith assistance for ) seconds* hold her reath #nder$ater for 3 seconds* and to #se arm and leg sim#lation at the same time $hile on her front%

2) Did 'o# achie"e 'o#r lesson o !ecti"es? Wh' or $h' not? +he first t$o $ere not achie"ed eca#se she $o#ld onl' do each of those s(ills for a o#t 1 second eca#se of her comfort a ilit' le"el $ith those s(ill% +he last o !ecti"e I listed $as done "er' $ell e Leah%

3) What $ent $ell $ithin the lesson? ,he lo"es s$imming on her front $ith assistance% We $ill thro$ a all or an o !ect and s$im to go get it% It-s im.ortant to ha"e man' acti"ities .re.ared for Leah eca#se she seems to get ored easil' $ithin each acti"it'% /ach lesson* she is getting more and more comforta le .#t her head #nder$ater% 0) What $ill .lan on doing differentl' the ne1t time 'o# teach this st#dent(s)? Incl#de an' modifications to instr#ction* e2#i.ment* and acti"it'3s(ills and so on% 4i"e at least one concrete e1am.le%

I $ill #se o !ects more in m' lessons% ,he foc#ses etter $ith something in her hands% 5or e1am.le* for (ic(ing I $ill start #sing the (ic( oard more often%

)) 6n a scale of 1-17* 1 eing a sol#tel' #ncomforta le* to 17 eing "er' comforta le* rate 'o#r e1.erience efore and after teaching 'o#r first lesson% /1.lain $h' for each rating% a% 8efore 9 : % ;fter 9 < c% Wh'? 9 I ha"e ta#ght s$im lessons to disa led children efore so m' comfort $ith it $as .rett' high to start $ith eca#se of m' e1.erience% +he onl' reason m' rating is not a 17 is eca#se I tend to r#n o#t of acti"ities $hen $or(ing $ith children $ho are distracted easil' and $ant to mo"e onto something different "er' 2#ic(l'% =e.etition is good #t children tend to get ored $ith this%