Wilhelmina "Willie" Wilson
Twin Lakes Elementary, San Juan USD
Wilhelmina “Willie” Wilson has thoroughly enjoyed teaching elementary physical education in the San Juan Unified School District for 31 years. She also takes joy in serving as the “Lead Teacher” for the forty elementary physical education specialists in her district. She was also privileged to serve on the committee that wrote the 2009 Physical Education Framework for CA Public Schools, K-12.
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Gymnastics That Your Students Will Flip Over” Part 1
This "hands on" session will have you explore the "twists and turns" of teaching gymnastics related content to your K-6 students. This session will focus on the traveling and tumbling skills of educational gymnastics that are in the CA Physical Education Model Content Standards.
This "hands on" session will have you explore the "twists and turns" of teaching gymnastics related content to your K-6 students. This session will focus on the traveling and tumbling skills of educational gymnastics that are in the CA Physical Education Model Content Standards.
The goal for this session is that the participant will learn how to teach gymnastics related content in a developmentally appropriate way.
Learning objectives
The participant will learn the following:
1)Where the skills of traveling and tumbling fit into the CA physical education standards.
2)A variety of instructional strategies for teaching the skills of traveling and tumbling in a developmentally appropriate way.
3)How to incorporate a variety of informational text to enhance and deepen the student’s learning.
4)How to incorporate the four C’s (Communication, Collaboration, Creativity and Critical thinking) into lessons to enhance student learning.
5)How to embed formative assessment within instructional activities.
Outline for session
Introduction
Share my background and experience with content. Find out what grade levels are represented, experience with teaching the content, what they hope to gain from the session.
Teaching the Gymnastics Related Content of Traveling and Tumbling
What? To learn instructional strategies to facilitate the learning the gymnastics related content of traveling and tumbling.
Why? So your students can successfully learn the gymnastics related content in a developmentally appropriate way.
How? You will be able to successfully teach the content in an engaging and appropriate way.
This session will focus on two of the three content areas of “educational gymnastics” – Traveling Actions and Rotation (tumbling).
Traveling
Locomotor Skills
Even and Uneven Rhythm
Animal Moves and Transfer of Weight
Incorporating the 4 C’s into your instruction
Rotation (Tumbling)
Foundational Principles involved in Rotation
Radius – short = faster
Eye focus
The Three Axis – Vertical, Horizontal and Transverse Axis
Participants will experience a variety of instructional activities to help students deepen learning.
Closure – Questions? Comments?
Handouts
Gymnastics That Your Students Will Flip Over, Part #1 Handout
Thursday 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Exhibit Hall A2
This "hands on" session will have you explore the "twists and turns" of teaching gymnastics related content to your K-6 students. This session will focus on the traveling and tumbling skills of educational gymnastics that are in the CA Physical Education Model Content Standards.
This "hands on" session will have you explore the "twists and turns" of teaching gymnastics related content to your K-6 students. This session will focus on the traveling and tumbling skills of educational gymnastics that are in the CA Physical Education Model Content Standards.
The goal for this session is that the participant will learn how to teach gymnastics related content in a developmentally appropriate way.
Learning objectives
The participant will learn the following:
1)Where the skills of traveling and tumbling fit into the CA physical education standards.
2)A variety of instructional strategies for teaching the skills of traveling and tumbling in a developmentally appropriate way.
3)How to incorporate a variety of informational text to enhance and deepen the student’s learning.
4)How to incorporate the four C’s (Communication, Collaboration, Creativity and Critical thinking) into lessons to enhance student learning.
5)How to embed formative assessment within instructional activities.
Outline for session
Introduction
Share my background and experience with content. Find out what grade levels are represented, experience with teaching the content, what they hope to gain from the session.
Teaching the Gymnastics Related Content of Traveling and Tumbling
What? To learn instructional strategies to facilitate the learning the gymnastics related content of traveling and tumbling.
Why? So your students can successfully learn the gymnastics related content in a developmentally appropriate way.
How? You will be able to successfully teach the content in an engaging and appropriate way.
This session will focus on two of the three content areas of “educational gymnastics” – Traveling Actions and Rotation (tumbling).
Traveling
Locomotor Skills
Even and Uneven Rhythm
Animal Moves and Transfer of Weight
Incorporating the 4 C’s into your instruction
Rotation (Tumbling)
Foundational Principles involved in Rotation
Radius – short = faster
Eye focus
The Three Axis – Vertical, Horizontal and Transverse Axis
Participants will experience a variety of instructional activities to help students deepen learning.
Closure – Questions? Comments?
Handouts
Gymnastics That Your Students Will Flip Over, Part #1 Handout
Thursday 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Exhibit Hall A2
Gymnastics That Your Students Will Flip Over” Part 2
Is your curriculum “balanced”? This "hands on" session will have you explore the principles and instructional strategies used behind teaching static balance as it relates to the K-6 CA physical education standards. Discover ways to successfully use communication, collaboration, creativity and critical thinking to deepen student learning.
The goal for this session is for the participant to learn how to teach the principles and skills related to balance in a developmentally appropriate way to K-6 students.Learning objectives. The participant will learn:
1)Where static balance fits into the CA physical education standards.
2)A variety of instructional strategies for teaching the basic individual, partner and small group static balance skills from simple to complex.
3)How to incorporate a variety of informational text to enhance and deepen learning.
4)Ways to incorporate the four C’s (Communication, Collaboration, Critical thinking and Creativity) to enhance and deepen learning.
5)How to embed formative assessment within instructional activities.Outline for session
Introduction
Share my background and experience with content. Find out what grade levels are represented, experience with teaching the content, what they hope to gain from the session.
Teaching the Gymnastics Related Content of Balance
What? To learn instructional strategies to help facilitate the learning of basic individual, partner and small group static balance skills from simple to complex.
Why? So your students can successfully learn the principles and skills in a developmentally appropriate way.
How? You will be able to successfully teach the content in an engaging and appropriate way.
Outline of session:
Static Balance as an Individual
Critical Elements
Principles related to Static Balance
Using Exploration and Guided Discovery to learn:
Base of support
Center of Gravity
Line of Gravity
Partner and small group balances (“stunts”) with a Shared Base of Support
Critical Elements
Principles related to Partner and Group Balances
Using Exploration, Guided Discovery to learn:
Counter Balance
Counter Tension
Incorporating the 4 C’s into your instruction to enhance learning
Closure – Questions? Comments?
Handouts
Gymnastics that Every Student will Flip Over, Part #2 Handouts
Friday 12:15 - 1:15 pm
Ballroom A & B
Is your curriculum “balanced”? This "hands on" session will have you explore the principles and instructional strategies used behind teaching static balance as it relates to the K-6 CA physical education standards. Discover ways to successfully use communication, collaboration, creativity and critical thinking to deepen student learning.
The goal for this session is for the participant to learn how to teach the principles and skills related to balance in a developmentally appropriate way to K-6 students.Learning objectives. The participant will learn:
1)Where static balance fits into the CA physical education standards.
2)A variety of instructional strategies for teaching the basic individual, partner and small group static balance skills from simple to complex.
3)How to incorporate a variety of informational text to enhance and deepen learning.
4)Ways to incorporate the four C’s (Communication, Collaboration, Critical thinking and Creativity) to enhance and deepen learning.
5)How to embed formative assessment within instructional activities.Outline for session
Introduction
Share my background and experience with content. Find out what grade levels are represented, experience with teaching the content, what they hope to gain from the session.
Teaching the Gymnastics Related Content of Balance
What? To learn instructional strategies to help facilitate the learning of basic individual, partner and small group static balance skills from simple to complex.
Why? So your students can successfully learn the principles and skills in a developmentally appropriate way.
How? You will be able to successfully teach the content in an engaging and appropriate way.
Outline of session:
Static Balance as an Individual
Critical Elements
Principles related to Static Balance
Using Exploration and Guided Discovery to learn:
Base of support
Center of Gravity
Line of Gravity
Partner and small group balances (“stunts”) with a Shared Base of Support
Critical Elements
Principles related to Partner and Group Balances
Using Exploration, Guided Discovery to learn:
Counter Balance
Counter Tension
Incorporating the 4 C’s into your instruction to enhance learning
Closure – Questions? Comments?
Handouts
Gymnastics that Every Student will Flip Over, Part #2 Handouts
Friday 12:15 - 1:15 pm
Ballroom A & B