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Megan Tancraitor (Mlt3907)
Junior Member
Username: Mlt3907
Post Number: 3
Registered: 9-2007
| | Posted on Monday, October 29, 2007 - 3:35 pm: |       |
As a PE major one thing that they're stressing is that the students should be active for at least 50% of the class time. One thing they say takes up to much time is Management such as taking attendance. Any fun, faster, effective ways of taking attendance in a classroom? |
Stephanie (Spaine)
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Username: Spaine
Post Number: 34
Registered: 9-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2008 - 2:32 pm: | |
I try my best to have an activity (instant activity) planned for them to get involved in immediately upon coming into the gym. This needs to be something that they have already learned. During that activity I ask various students to tell me who's absent and then I count the number of students and see if that matches up with how many should be in the class. Quick and easy and usually students know who's gone long before I do. With K-3 students I strive for more than 50% activity time - more like 75%. Their classes are only 20-25 minutes they need more than 10 minutes of activity. |
todd blankenshipp (Spacedudebill17)
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Username: Spacedudebill17
Post Number: 1
Registered: 1-2008
| | Posted on Monday, January 14, 2008 - 1:39 pm: | |
I always advocate empowering the students whenever possible. It does require going back behind them sometimes -- to make sure the count is accurate. But having the students help with taking roll helps them begin to learn about accountability and responsibility. Another thing you can try are visual cues to help you identify missing students. For example... I have numbered spots placed around the gym, one for each student of a particular class. That station has a number and then the list of names for the students assigned to that spot (for each class). At the start of each class, the students are taught to be at their station. With a simple glimpse around -- I get an initial idea of how many and who is missing that period. In between activities, the students learn to always go back to their stations to receive their next set of directions. Or sometimes, while in the middle of an activity, I'll give a random command for everyone to return to their stations -- just to add some difficulty to the situation (teaches them to learn to adjust to sudden changes). It is also a good way to reestablish control quickly -- if things are getting out of hand or moving too fast. Over the course of time, I begin to memorize who is in what station... making it simpler to identify who is out that day. |
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