Rationale
These two classes will be held in Mckinnon upon the traverse wall/ gym. The intent of these classes is to familiarize students with physical principles in an indoor climbing setting. Here students will be using a lot of convergent question in order for them to understand basic principles or climbing. These questions aim at getting to students thinking about how to move their bodies in new situations and how individuality plays a massive role in climbing.
Reproduction is the name of the game during these classes. Students will be peer evaluating, self evaluating, to determine the correct movement patterns and techniques that are used in climbing.
These are the letters A-E on Mosston's spectrum of teaching.
Lesson #3 Class obstacle course
This is a convergent practise where students are given specific roles and tasks. Students collaboratively interpret and express these ideas to their peer through physical stations
Teacher decided roles:
a leader
equipment specialist
safety specialist
timing coordinator
difficulty moderator
(These roles allow students to own their own community and gain afferent skills such as confidence and self motivation within these roles)
Students use gymnastic equipment and are given task cards (divergent learning) that explain a theory (cognitive domain) in which they as a group have to teach their peers (community, social domain).
This teaches community through group work and educating the rest of the class. Self determination, teamwork, and cognitive skills.
At the end the class goes around and does all the activities as a giant obstacle course where they now focus on the specific motor principles that each group taught them in regards to the obstacles