Christian Hale

Westover Assessment Tool Supporting Teaching #3 (9/26/14)

(+=most of the time, ~=some of the time, - =none of the times)




Student
Reached
level of
50%
MVPA
(+,~, or -)
Participated
in 80% of
the
activities
(+,~, or -)
Pumps arms
when
running
(+,~, or -)
Flick of the
wrist when
releasing
throws
(+,~,or -)
Arm
rotates
like a
windmill
(+,~, or -
)
Follows
through
and points
towards
target
(+,~,or -)
Throws and
hits target
7/10 times
(+,~, or -)
Steps forward
with opposite
foot when
performing
throwing
motion (+.~, or
-)
Michael

+ + + + + + ~ +
Harley + + + ~ + + ~ ~
William + + + + + + ~ ~
Wesley + + + + + + ~ ~

I chose to focus my observation and assessment on the students I was able to work with more
individually. I was able to watch these four much more than the rest of the students. The lesson focused
on the proper movements related to throwing objects with both the underhand and overhand throw.
Students were able to practice these skills using a variety of different activities. The first activity they did
was a tag game which required them to do certain exercises if tagged. These included jumping jacks, one
leg hops, and two feet jumps. The second activity was a clean your room activity which required the
students to practice their throws they had learned earlier in the week and put them to use. The students
did well for the most part and I was able to watch and look for certain cues. The rubric correlates
directly to this activity because I was able to see the students run using proper arm movements, and
also look for the proper use of cues while throwing the equipment to the other side of the gym. After
the clean your room activity, the students were able to participate in an angry bird activity. This activity
allowed the students to perform different throws, both overhand and underhand. I was able to watch
these four students in depth and watch for certain skills being performed. The students did well, but I
had to remind them to use proper technique at times, which helped them better practice the skills. The
cues I was looking for when assessing were pumps arms while running, flick of the wrist when releasing
the throw, arm rotates like a windmill, follows through and points towards target, and steps forward
with the opposite foot while in throwing motion. I think the lesson went well, and I was glad the
students enjoyed it as well.