Teaching Philosophy

I feel that my classroom should be a learning environment. Letting the students learn the rules of the classroom besides becoming educated in physical activities. I will follow the rules firmly to avoid any injuries but I will let there be fun. At the elementary level, the kids love to have open minds and play, and I find this to be a great time to let them do that adding in the physical activities. When the students leave the classroom and continue physical activities, then my job has been completed. I have taught them that it is not just another class that you have to take it should be part of your lifestyle.

Most of the rules are rules that you can see just about anywhere. Respect should be everywhere not just in classrooms of at school. Just because it is PE, class does not mean there are not any rules to follow. There is great risk for injury in PE class, so following directions carefully is necessary. If students cannot follow directions then there needs to be some disciplinary actions taken.

Rules will be told to the students to the first day. They will be reminded of the rules for several weeks. Besides just telling the students, they will be able to see the rules displayed on a bulletin board. If students repeatedly disobey the rules, a letter would be sent home to the parents. In this letter will be the rules stated and what they student has done to go against these rules. The rules will also be on the tentative rubric for the year. This way parents can also see the rules on paper, in addition to administration and principal.

There will be special accommodations for those with disabilities. The students will be able to participate daily in every game and lesson. They will also be units and games that they can excel at. In each unit, there will be an adapted game for all to get a chance to experience. If regular PE would not work for the student, there will be a special designed physical education class for all those with disabilities. This class will give them a chance to interact with other with similar disabilities.

Each lesson will include a warm up, stretching, focus, game and cool down. More than one focus may be added to the lesson depending on the activity-taking place. In addition, I will have back up game in case the game falls through or students aren’t having as much fun. When students arrive to gym, they will stay in their line and be introduced to the opening warm up. After warm up, they will find their spot on the floor by their number. Go through some simple stretches, depending on activity do extra stretches specific to that muscle. There should be little to no talking, during all this. While students are stretching, review from prior class what was done and learned. Then I will briefly explain the activity and focus for today.

Few minutes before class ends will be cool down and closure time. This is a time for students’ heart rate to go back to normal before they return to class. Furthermore, this time will allow students to review focus today’s lesson.

Students and any other instructions must follow the emergency action plan that is by each of the doors. This plan is made to keep everyone safe and under control if a situation would happen. There will be a map of how to exit the gym during a tornado, fires, bomb threats, and winter weather. Also this plan will have steps in case of an emergency happens such as injury, heart attack, seizure, or anything else that could happen.

Inside this plan would be rosters of all the students for each class. This would list the number of students in each class, the name of the students, and what time their class is at on the days they come in. It will be around the doors of the gym so that way anyone can grab it on their way out. There will also be a list of steps to do when something does go wrong. Also, include a list of phone numbers in case you have to contact anyone or call for help.

The grading policy will be based upon the unit that is going on. Over all if the students show up to class and participate without any problems, they will get their participations points for the day. If they can reach, the objectives set for them daily and for the entire unit, they will also be able to receive more points. In addition they will be graded on their performance when they having testing before and after each unit.

Positive attitudes and positive students are a great thing to have in class. It is a lot easier to encourage the students that want to be in class more than the students who don’t want to be in class. Weekly behavior assessments and rewards will be given to the students. If a student is caught doing something good or encourages other students in class, their name will be added to the weekly bowl. At the end of two weeks, one student will have their name drawn from the bowl and win a small prize. This would encourage all to behavior and for those to participate more.

Negative behavior in class will not be tolerated. The students will be forced to sit out of class or sit in the office during class time. They will also have to make up their physical activity on their own time. This can be coming in afterschool and participating in whatever activity that is taking place. Alternatively, they can have a teacher sign off on a sheet just saying that they have participated in an activity during recess.

Disciplinary action will be taken seriously. Students who feel they do not need to follow the rules set in class can and will be told to participate in physical activity on their own time. When students put others at risk by not following directions, they can sit out of the class that day.

I feel that most of the time I would use the command style while teaching, but there will be some days that changing it up would be good for the students. I really like the idea of discovery and letting the students learn on their own. This could be used in addition to just the command style. Depending on the situation and the safety of the student depends on what style I will use.