Transcript Successful Strokes - Croix

Course Expectations
WSI Course
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On-time
Prepared
Have all materials & equipment
Respect for classmates
100% course attendance
100% participation
Proof of prerequisites
Planning
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Daily Lesson Plans – a plan for each lesson in
the set
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Long-Term Plans – a plan for the entire set of
lessons
Long-Term Plans
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Identifies the skills & knowledge your swimmers
need by the end of the lessons
Need to reflect the progression for skill
development
Need to identify 3 activities in your plans:
 New Learning
 Practise
 Review
Daily Lessons Plans
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About your swimmers – includes needs, wants,
interests and abilities
Includes screening for previous abilities & knowledge
5 important factors to consider
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Safety (class management, formations & safety
equipment)
People (# of swimmers, ages, special needs, those
repeating the level)
Learning
Teaching (methods, strategies & activities)
Content of lesson
Creating a Daily
Lesson Plan
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Skills – what is your focus
Abilities – consider everyone’s
ability
Formations
Equipment
Teaching Method & Activities
Back Up Plan
Planning Considerations
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How much time to be spent on activities
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Avoid teaching too much, too soon
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Avoid teaching items that are too advanced
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Do use logical progressions
Using Your Lesson Plan
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Before the lesson
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During the lesson
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After the lesson
Preschool Planning
Considerations
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Are you using a theme?
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What are you planning to teach?
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What is the age of my swimmers?
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How long is my lesson?
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Will there be parents in my lesson?
Planning with Themes
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Choose a theme (Bubble Day)
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Choose your skills for that lesson (blowing
bubbles)
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Choose songs, games and activities that tie
in with your theme
Considerations for
Adult Lesson Plans
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Review the registration forms for important health-related info
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Did each swimmer complete the Adult-Learning Inventory
Questionnaire
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Did you discuss with the swimmer his/her personal goal
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Will your activities appeal to the social needs of the group
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Have you reviewed your progressions to ensure your swimmers will
experience small successes
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Did you plan a warm-up activity
Planning for
Multi-Level Classes
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Consider the combinations is they pose a safety
risk
Consider your experience
Is the class size manageable?
What is the range in ages & abilities?
Is your space large enough to accommodate the
swimmers and the combination of skills you are
teaching?
Red Cross
Swim Preschool
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There is a need for organized activities and
supervised recreational times for caregivers
and their very young children
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There is a need for safety education for the
caregivers of this age group
• 7-level program for
children from 4 months
to 5 years of age
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Mascot for each level
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Whale
For engaging and fun learning
(through activities and songs)
Starfish
Crocodile
Sunfish
Duck
Sea Turtle
Salamander
Role of Caregiver in
Red Cross Swim Preschool
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Participate
Ensure her child is safe and comfortable in the
water
Assist his child in the development of safety &
movement skills
Supervise her child
Understand individual children develop at
different rates
Role of the Red Cross Swim
Preschool Instructor
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Supervise the children
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Supervise the caregivers
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Establish a routine
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Ensure your class enters & exits the water
safely
Red Cross Swim Kids
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For children over the age of 6
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Children can enter with or without experience
from Red Cross Swim Preschool
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10 Levels
AquaAdults
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Developed for adolescents & adults to gain
knowledge & skills in swimming & water safety
in a safe environment
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Develop swimming skills according to their ability &
interests
To provide water safety skills according to their ability
and interests
To create a positive learning env’t
To provide encouragement & flexible opportunities
Adult Learning
Characteristics
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Motivation – why is the person doing this
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Previous Experience
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Self-Concept
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Physical State – aging, physical limitations
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Learning Limits – physical & psychological
Evaluation
After You Instruct
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Track the swimmer’s progress every lesson
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Mark the level COMPLETE when the swimmer
successfully completes all of the performance
criteria
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Provide the appropriate recognition
Why Evaluate?
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To screen abilities
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To help improve abilities
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To decide to complete or incomplete for each
item within the level
Completing a Level
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Based on ability to:
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demonstrate the specific item and meet the
performance criteria
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be safe & prepared for the next level
Continuous Evaluation
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Teach individuals as well as the group
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Know standards for each skill
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Recognize when a swimmer performs the skill
correctly 3 separate times
3X Rule
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Demonstrate skill/stroke on three separate
occasions and ability to achieve the
performance criteria each time to successfully
complete the item
Evaluating
Red Cross Swim Preschool
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Starfish & Duck – Parent & Tot participation levels;
evaluation is based on participation
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Sea Turtle- transition level, can be used as a
Parent & Tot (participation) & beginning of
preschool levels (evaluated based upon
performance criteria)
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Salamander, Sunfish, Crocodile & Whale –
evaluation is based on performance criteria
Evaluating
Red Cross Swim Kids
Based on the performance criteria
– found on the back side of the
worksheet (page two) and in the WSI
manual, Chapter 5 Red Cross Swim
Kids
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Recognition Items
Red Cross Swim Preschool
Progress Booklet
Completion stickers (one per level)
Participation
sticker –
Recognition Items
Red Cross Swim Kids
Recognition badges
(one per level)
Progress Card
Personal Best Sticker,
Distance (optional) – for
levels 1-5
Completion certificate
(optional)
Completion medal
(optional)
Personal Best Sticker, Time
(optional) – for levels 6-10
Comments
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Print legibly
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Spelling counts
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Honest, positive, specific (avoid psychic
predictions)
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Sign your name
Paper Work
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Finish filling in all of your worksheets
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Hand in your worksheets to the program
supervisor