PE Performance Programs
Show Parents that PE is a Subject Not Just For Fun
For thirty seven years I have3 seen students perform in musical programs and plays. I have written most of the ones that my students participated in. They are always fun because students like to show off.
After retiring I had a Physical Education teacher come to me and ask if I could write a program to showcase the skills she teaches in Physical Education classes. What an interesting idea.
Most school programs and plays are put on on the stage so that the audience can see the students. How do you show off basketball skills and track skills on a stage. We solved the problem by putting the audience on the stage and if room around the outside of the gym. The gym floor then became the stage where the students performed they skllls they had learned during the year.
Decorations for the programs was the equipment that was to be used by the students.
Scattered around the outside of the gym so that the students could access them when needed.
Speaking parts were minimal and used just to tell the audience what skills they would be observing. Only about eight to ten speakers were needed.
The skills they showcased were the skills the teacher had taught them all through the year. She did not make them learn anything new, just for the program, because that would have defeated the purpose of the program.
Some skills every students displayed. Other skills were only displayed by a few students, but several skills were being displayed at the same time.
There was only one part of the program where the students sat and watched their peers. That was the part where individual students brought and displayed individual physical activities that they were good at doing. Examples would be like gymnatics, skate boards, a short two minute basketball or soccer game, dancing, baton twirling, wrestling, etc.
It was well received by the parents and the kids had fun because it wasn’t sit down and be quiet program, but full of running and playing.
Resource Box - Caroline Mackay 2006
Caroline Mackay is a retired teacher of thirty seven years and writer and producer of many school programs. She is the host of http://www.ezeducationplays.com/articles.html
And http://www.ezelectronicelements.com/page/page/3966316.htm
USE OF POWER POINTS IN PROGRAMS
If you have the equipment for displaying power points in auditoriums or gymnasiums then the use of Power Point Programs during a program can be very effective. They can use them to emphasis a point or usually to bring about an emotional impact on those that are watching. One caution should be don’t over do them. One power point per program is enough.
You can download many pictures right off of the internet and it is not time consuming. Go to Google, MSN, or Yahoo and hit images and then type in your desired picture. It will come up instantaneously. Load it to your Power Point and keep repeating until you have the desired effect. Be sure to move the picture around and put them in the best order for your presentation.
Most of the Power Points that I use go along with music. The only problem with this is that you need to make sure that your choir or anyone on the stage sees it before the program so that they are not moving around trying to see what is going on.
Here are a few ideas that I have found very successful.
1. Patriotic songs: use flag pictures or pictures of national monuments
2. Flag history: use pictures of flags that have flown over the United States
3. Red Ribbon Week: use pictures showing kids what fun things they can do instead of drugs
4. Western songs: use pictures of pioneers
5. Indian songs: use pictures of Indians
6. Christmas: find pictures of lights they are awesome
7. Veterans Day: show pictures of the armed services
8.Physical Fitness Programs: show pictures of all the different ways to stay physically fit
9. Show pictures of different students in the school doing different activities
10. Use students art to go with a song
Do limit your pictures, do not over do it. Do choose colorful pictures. Do choose larger size pictures resizing pictures make them blurry. Do let the students that are performing see them first. Do not over do it because it can become boring, 3 minutes is plenty.
Resource Box - Caroline Mackay 2006
Caroline Mackay is a retired teacher of thirty seven years and writer and producer of many school programs. She is the host of http://www.ezeducationplays.com/articles.html
And http://www.ezelectronicelements.com/page/page/3966316.htm
10 teacher interview tips to help you ACE your next teacher interview
A teacher interview discussion panel is held at the end of each semester as part of the teacher Alternative Certification Program at Manatee Community College.
The panel is made up of myself and four administrators (1 elementary, 2 middle school, and 1 high school).
We each spend about 15-20 minutes talking and answering questions about how to land a teacher interview, what we think the most likely teacher interview questions will be, and how to answer each interview question.
I can't help, but think what an advantage these student-teachers have�they actually get to pick the brains of administrators in their own county prior to going on their first teacher interview!
Below are ten teacher interview tips that the administrators shared at the teacher interview discussion panel: (This is right from the horse's mouth)
1. Definitely hand-deliver your resume. An administrator MAY very well interview you on the spot. Two of the administrators admitted that for certain teaching positions they have their secretaries contact them immediately if someone comes in to drop off a resume.
2. If you are substitute teaching to get your foot in the door remember�everyday is a job interview�dress the part, become part of the school community, and make contacts!
3. Make as many contacts as you can. This is a teacher's greatest resource when trying to land a teacher interview. A phone call from a teacher or another administrator�even if they don't know the each other�will often get you the interview.
4. Research the school and the district!! The administrators want to know that you have done your homework. You should know everything you possibly can about that school/district. Know the mission statement and any major current initiatives that are underway in the school district.
5. Research the people conducting the interview. Just as much as they want a quality teacher they want someone that they can work well with�they are looking for a relationship�a good fit!
6. They will Google you! Therefore make sure to Google yourself and see what comes up.
7. Get rid of your MySpace account.
8. Have a professional email address�Don't make silly mistakes like having an email such as sexylove69@aol.
9. Even the high school administrators want to know how teachers get parents involved. Yes, the high school administrator expects teachers to call parents too!
10. Be prepared to explain how you cover something that you are NOT interested in. Many teachers prepare for the question, "Take me through one of your favorite lessons", but these administrators always ask, "How would you teach something that you do not want to cover but must." This is a great question, because the reality is you will not enjoy teaching every part of your curriculum.
The teacher interview discussion panel really clearly gave everyone involved a huge advantage over the competition I hope you can take something away from my brief overview of the day and use it successfully at your next teacher interview.
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If you really want an unfair advantage over the competition then make sure to log onto http://www.TeacherInterviewTips.com before your next teacher interview.
For thirty seven years I have3 seen students perform in musical programs and plays. I have written most of the ones that my students participated in. They are always fun because students like to show off.
After retiring I had a Physical Education teacher come to me and ask if I could write a program to showcase the skills she teaches in Physical Education classes. What an interesting idea.
Most school programs and plays are put on on the stage so that the audience can see the students. How do you show off basketball skills and track skills on a stage. We solved the problem by putting the audience on the stage and if room around the outside of the gym. The gym floor then became the stage where the students performed they skllls they had learned during the year.
Decorations for the programs was the equipment that was to be used by the students.
Scattered around the outside of the gym so that the students could access them when needed.
Speaking parts were minimal and used just to tell the audience what skills they would be observing. Only about eight to ten speakers were needed.
The skills they showcased were the skills the teacher had taught them all through the year. She did not make them learn anything new, just for the program, because that would have defeated the purpose of the program.
Some skills every students displayed. Other skills were only displayed by a few students, but several skills were being displayed at the same time.
There was only one part of the program where the students sat and watched their peers. That was the part where individual students brought and displayed individual physical activities that they were good at doing. Examples would be like gymnatics, skate boards, a short two minute basketball or soccer game, dancing, baton twirling, wrestling, etc.
It was well received by the parents and the kids had fun because it wasn’t sit down and be quiet program, but full of running and playing.
Resource Box - Caroline Mackay 2006
Caroline Mackay is a retired teacher of thirty seven years and writer and producer of many school programs. She is the host of http://www.ezeducationplays.com/articles.html
And http://www.ezelectronicelements.com/page/page/3966316.htm
USE OF POWER POINTS IN PROGRAMS
If you have the equipment for displaying power points in auditoriums or gymnasiums then the use of Power Point Programs during a program can be very effective. They can use them to emphasis a point or usually to bring about an emotional impact on those that are watching. One caution should be don’t over do them. One power point per program is enough.
You can download many pictures right off of the internet and it is not time consuming. Go to Google, MSN, or Yahoo and hit images and then type in your desired picture. It will come up instantaneously. Load it to your Power Point and keep repeating until you have the desired effect. Be sure to move the picture around and put them in the best order for your presentation.
Most of the Power Points that I use go along with music. The only problem with this is that you need to make sure that your choir or anyone on the stage sees it before the program so that they are not moving around trying to see what is going on.
Here are a few ideas that I have found very successful.
1. Patriotic songs: use flag pictures or pictures of national monuments
2. Flag history: use pictures of flags that have flown over the United States
3. Red Ribbon Week: use pictures showing kids what fun things they can do instead of drugs
4. Western songs: use pictures of pioneers
5. Indian songs: use pictures of Indians
6. Christmas: find pictures of lights they are awesome
7. Veterans Day: show pictures of the armed services
8.Physical Fitness Programs: show pictures of all the different ways to stay physically fit
9. Show pictures of different students in the school doing different activities
10. Use students art to go with a song
Do limit your pictures, do not over do it. Do choose colorful pictures. Do choose larger size pictures resizing pictures make them blurry. Do let the students that are performing see them first. Do not over do it because it can become boring, 3 minutes is plenty.
Resource Box - Caroline Mackay 2006
Caroline Mackay is a retired teacher of thirty seven years and writer and producer of many school programs. She is the host of http://www.ezeducationplays.com/articles.html
And http://www.ezelectronicelements.com/page/page/3966316.htm
10 teacher interview tips to help you ACE your next teacher interview
A teacher interview discussion panel is held at the end of each semester as part of the teacher Alternative Certification Program at Manatee Community College.
The panel is made up of myself and four administrators (1 elementary, 2 middle school, and 1 high school).
We each spend about 15-20 minutes talking and answering questions about how to land a teacher interview, what we think the most likely teacher interview questions will be, and how to answer each interview question.
I can't help, but think what an advantage these student-teachers have�they actually get to pick the brains of administrators in their own county prior to going on their first teacher interview!
Below are ten teacher interview tips that the administrators shared at the teacher interview discussion panel: (This is right from the horse's mouth)
1. Definitely hand-deliver your resume. An administrator MAY very well interview you on the spot. Two of the administrators admitted that for certain teaching positions they have their secretaries contact them immediately if someone comes in to drop off a resume.
2. If you are substitute teaching to get your foot in the door remember�everyday is a job interview�dress the part, become part of the school community, and make contacts!
3. Make as many contacts as you can. This is a teacher's greatest resource when trying to land a teacher interview. A phone call from a teacher or another administrator�even if they don't know the each other�will often get you the interview.
4. Research the school and the district!! The administrators want to know that you have done your homework. You should know everything you possibly can about that school/district. Know the mission statement and any major current initiatives that are underway in the school district.
5. Research the people conducting the interview. Just as much as they want a quality teacher they want someone that they can work well with�they are looking for a relationship�a good fit!
6. They will Google you! Therefore make sure to Google yourself and see what comes up.
7. Get rid of your MySpace account.
8. Have a professional email address�Don't make silly mistakes like having an email such as sexylove69@aol.
9. Even the high school administrators want to know how teachers get parents involved. Yes, the high school administrator expects teachers to call parents too!
10. Be prepared to explain how you cover something that you are NOT interested in. Many teachers prepare for the question, "Take me through one of your favorite lessons", but these administrators always ask, "How would you teach something that you do not want to cover but must." This is a great question, because the reality is you will not enjoy teaching every part of your curriculum.
The teacher interview discussion panel really clearly gave everyone involved a huge advantage over the competition I hope you can take something away from my brief overview of the day and use it successfully at your next teacher interview.
------
If you really want an unfair advantage over the competition then make sure to log onto http://www.TeacherInterviewTips.com before your next teacher interview.