Developing and Maintaining a Learning Environment (Part 1) Flashcards
what are 3 things that are important about PE classes
- that they are places where students can learn
- generate positive feelings and are psychologically and physically safe
- places where students want to learn, and teachers want to teach
3 teaching responsibilities
- providing material to learners that is both relevant and appropriately demanding
- creating a learning environment that enhances students’ ability to learn
- nurturing the willingness of students to act responsibly
what 2 categories of functions does the act of teaching encompass
content functions and management functions
content functions
involve the material that is being learned
management functions
involve the creation of an environment that is suitable for student learning
how do teachers establish a well-managed class culture
needs to initially incorporate clear rules and routine into the class experience and insist on student compliance with them
What should routines be established for
things that occur frequently in a PE setting
what does making routines do
makes things more efficient and gives the teacher more time to implement the actual learning experience
how are students more likely going to act if there is routine
properly if they know what the behavioral expectations are
examples of things that occur frequently and routines are in place
locker room routines, before class routines, lesson-related routines, end-of-lesson routines
what are locker room considerations
when to enter, where to put clothes and what students bring with them, what is permitted social behavior, amount of time for dress before and after, leaving locker room, where to wait, when to leave, permission to enter during class
what are some before-class considerations
what to do when leaving the locker room before class starts, attendance procedures
for elementary: how to enter gym and where to go first
what are some lesson-related routine considerations
what areas of gym are out of bounds, how to obtain and put away equipment, what signal is to stop or start activity, when talking to students should they stay or gather in area of gym, should they stop work on command or finish movement, should they put equipment down
end-of-lesson considerations
how a lesson should be ended, if students take less time to dress can they continue to practice
other routine consideration
how to handle late arrivals, how to deal with students who are not dressed out, how to handle water breaks, how to handle going to bathroom, how to handle fire alarms, what to do in case of injured student
what do teachers need the ability to describe
clearly describe to students how the previously-stated routines work
what are 2 guiding principles for routine creation
1) routine needs to enhance the smooth running of the experiences
2) routine needs to enhance the students’ opportunity to be engaged with the material and the learning experience
what is essential for teachers to intentionally do
teach routine to students, create opportunities for routines to be practiced, and reinforce routines
when should routines be put into place
at the start of a school year or term and then practiced until they are normative
what is it important for teachers to do when teaching routines
clearly explain the expectations for each routine and then use reinforcement to help the students internalize the routines
how often must teachers reinforce student use of routines
on a consistent basis
if students aren’t following routines what reduces the probability of the routines becoming normative
a lack of teacher reinforcement significantly reduces
what is important PE students be given for a locker room
a safe physical space and enough time to change and store clothes before coming to class
What should never be tolerate in locker rooms
locker rooms misbehavior and teachers need to intermittently monitor the locker room to ensure misbehavior is not occurring
