Self Reflection and Evaluation

During my time thus far at UVIC I have had opportunities to teach in the Victoria school district and within classes to my peers. 

Teaching in Victoria District:

Orienteering class: A classmate and I led two full physical education classes based around orienteering.

We planned and led a scavenger hunt with student’s grades seven and eight. The class was separated in to two groups and I managed one of those groups. We split the students in to teams of two and gave them a map that led them to different clues and they had to mark down their findings at each station.

Basketball coaching placement: Coached an elementary school basketball team for three months at Lake Hill Elementary.

Through a coaching studies class I planned for and taught 3 months worth of basketball for student’s grades four and five.

Through these practical experiences I learned a lot about myself as a person and a teacher. I leaned a variety of tactics to manage the classroom as that was one of my weaknesses to start. Getting the attention of the students is a difficult task but with experience came methods such as less time gap between activities and useful tools like carrying a whistle and having routines. After each session I would self evaluate myself by nature and figure out what was a problem and how it could be addressed for the following day. These practical experiences are so important to have and only make the next teaching experience that much easier.