Happy Teacher Moment

A quick note of satisfaction. I was happy to see some actual visible improvement in some students' swimming, along with their own pleasure in finding success. I had focussed on head position to help in maintaining the body float on the surface, rather than sink at the hip.

This, I think, has also been a benefit of observing a lesson taken by my tutor teacher - and implementing some of what I saw her do. Makes me look forward to doing more observations outside of my own classroom this year!

Week 3 Observation

Writing
Watched a short session where focus was adding detail. Rather than pressure of writng a full story, students were to write one sentence at a time based on a teacher-set subject (house, TV show...)

One thing I was reminded of was the value of having students share their writing ideas/work to the whole class. This happened in a positive environment where students felt safe to share amongst peers.

Swimming
Observed instructional teaching of swimming, focussing on technique. Three main groups. Start with one group in, others waiting. Once each group finishes short teaching session, they're free to play at end of pool or hop out if cold.

Worked well swimming lengthwise. Four to six students at a time going from each group.