Teaching is much more than just work inside of a classroom; it is our job as a teacher to get to know our students, on a personal level, inside and out of school. An excellent way to perform this task is through extracurricular activities within the school corporation. Throughout this expectation, I will demonstrate how my knowledge, and participation, in extracurricular activities has bettered my student relationships, and thus bettered my teaching. Offered as my first piece of evidence, Teaching-Coaching, by Alexander S. Frazier, is an excerpt from an article I read. This article has helped me realize and practice how coaching and teaching enhance one another in more ways than just student relationships. One key way they enhance each other is through effective communication. Frazier states that whether one is teaching, lecturing, or giving a halftime pep talk, it is crucial to effectively communicate with the …show more content…
I have attached a few pictures from a musical, basketball game, and a youth camp I have attended to show a few of the experiences I have been able to capture. Throughout these, and many more extracurricular events I have attended, I have met several different students from many different social groups, and got to see what they are interested in first hand. There is a very shy girl in my class who loves to act and sign, but I was not aware of this. After seeing her in the musical Grease I was finally able to hold a relational conversation with her. Breaking the ice with her interests has led to her being more vocal with me in class. She is now asking me about future musicals and show choir events that are happening soon, and is even willing to participate aloud more in class. This is a perfect example of how just showing up to an event can help connect to that one hard to reach student in
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Being a volunteer can be a big commitment and just being “well-meaning” (Page 2) is not enough, there also needs to be support and genuine caring. When thinking about coaches we may only think of them as a coach and nothing else, thus letting many people overlook the possible stressors in their lives like family, workload, financial problems, and general stress. Students are at a point in time where endless knowledge is at their finger-tips as a result of the internet, and therefor the teacher or coach is not the “Gatekeeper and judicious disseminator of knowledge” (Chapter 12) as Carol Wilson said in “Performance Coaching: a complete guide to best practice coaching and training” this change creates a power dynamic shift where the coach may just be facilitating learning. Since the coach and their team are both able to access the same level of knowledge the coach could feel power hungry and their frustrations may be reflected in their methods of coaching. Carol Wilsons focused on the topic of being “Emotionally intelligent” and how it can “empower students, relieve tension, and reduce conflict” which can then Bring the focus back to what is most important, education. The one thing that the internet fails to show us is how to be naturally, emotionally intelligent and is better done by someone like a coach who can tailor their explanation to help their team fully understand. Stress can result in changes in our behaviour and can “range from aggression to social withdrawal” (Chapter 2) explained Doug Strcharczyck and Peter Clough the authors of “Developing Mental toughness: Coaching strategies to improve performance, resilience, and well-being,” which supports the idea that the stressors in a coaches life can result in aggressive coaching techniques. Amaechi
Ever since I was a young student, teachers knew that I was not a normal kid. These teachers saw qualities in me that they could not see in many students at that age level. They saw a child who had a profound love to know more and had the ambition of a decorated Olympic swimmer to learn not just the material that was being taught but why it is being taught and how I can I use this information to make people’s lives better. Fast-forward to today, and you can clearly see that not much has changed except my determination to learn and my love to help others has done nothing but expanded.
“A coach is someone who is equipped to aid individuals or groups and organisations to maximise their performance in pursuit of their desired goals.” (Dexter et al, (2011) p.4)
Van Genderen (2014) expands on two basic concepts of managerial communication and distinguishes coaching and consulting from one another. The text continues about the coaching method and how it draws out employee talents, educates them, and develops new skills and eliminates deficiencies, all while consulting capitalizes on the guidance of preexisting strengths or knowledge. Van Genderen (2014) states that understanding the particular moments when a manager will need to consult on an issue, rather than coach, can be a challenging process. Reflecting upon the weakness indicated from the PAMS assessment there is room for improvement. Furthermore, developing skills in communicating with subordinates is crucial to narrowing the gaps of other deficiencies, such as, the adaptive behavior in communication discussed in the former. By being more aware of an employee’s methods of communication, and by developing proficient communication strategies, observing effective or ineffective communications tools, and seeking feedback from said subordinates are generalized methods that can be implemented when improving upon the adaptive skills of communication. Relatively, Van Genderen (2014) claims that effective communication between subordinates and managers may lead to greater job satisfaction for both parties, which compounds in higher output and more efficient work results, which in turn
While I am on the subject of observing classrooms, another area of my philosophy that I now view with a sophisticated, intelligent insight is extra-curricular activities.
Cognitive coaching is different from difficult conversations on many levels, but as I think about the difference that is most prominent it is the concept of coaching. As an administrator or teacher, we are charged with coaching and supporting the people within our building, whether it be our students or teachers. Coaching is the idea of supporting someone and helping lead them to where they need to be.
“A coach is someone who tells you what you don’t want to hear, and has you see what you don’t want to see, so you can be who you have always known you can be.” I am most interested in pursuing a career in the educational field as a coach/teacher because of its advanced education, its flexible schedule, and its impact on others.
I work with the same group of kids each week and over the course of the past two months, I have had the opportunity to get to know some of them on a more personal level. Specifically, I have developed a close relationship with a girl named Hannah. What struck me about her was the fact that she voluntarily decided to sit down and read with me. While I felt like I did not know her well enough, she surprised me because no one told her to come to me – she simply approached me because she wanted to. The fact that she felt comfortable enough to
For hundreds of years it has been recognized that not all learning takes place in the classroom. Students mental and social development also occurs outside the classroom in athletics, music, and clubs. No matter what club the student is involved in, he/she fosters organizational, interpersonal, communication, planning, critical thinking, financing, and evaluation skills. A club gives students the opportunity to combine components of their mental and social development into personal action. These students have opportunities to test their skills and talents in different situations. Students will always work together to set goals, develop action plans for achieving those goals and implement those plans. Doing so, students could develop and maintain working relationships and friendships. The soul of a club is the students, but it also consists of many things that happen behind the scenes.
It is very important for a teacher to be a good communicator.He doesn`t just stand in front of the class and lecture but tries to establish a dialogue and tofind the best group activities in which every child to be involved.Discussion,peer-to-peer coaching are the things which make the process of teaching more interesting and challenging so that all students attend classes and participate actively.
A teacher today needs to have an ability to relate to and create partnerships not with their students, but also families, administrators and other professionals. This ensures that all persons involved with the education of the student are on the same page. All involved then work in harmony and help each other achieve the common goal of educating the student in the best possible way for the best possible result. (Wesley, 1998, p 80)
Imagine walking across the stage in just a few years from now. Having thousands of eyes pointed at you as you take that emotional walk to finally receive your high school diploma. After a few years when you have graduated high school and started life, you're going to look back and think, what have I accomplished so far? Extracurricular activities can be very beneficial for students now, and those in the future as well. They can allow you to feel like you have accomplished something while in school. Extracurricular activities are important because they can benefit a student through personal, educational, and even social means. It is a great idea to get more students involved in extracurricular activities and parents should begin to give their kids a little push to get them more involved.
Do extra-curricular activities have a positive or negative effect on a student’s academic performance? If they do, then why do schools take activities away from students at the first sign of academic troubles? If they are scientifically proven to be positive, then why are they not curricular rather than extra curricular? There are numerous influences that impact the academic performance of a student other than after school activities. However, this study will focus on the effect of extra curricular activities on academic performances. In many cases, participation in extra curricular activities positively influences attendance and connection to school. This study will investigate the impact of extra curricular activities that require a daily commitment over an extended period of time, greater than a month. Athletics is the dominant after school activity that requires a daily commitment; therefore, this study will involve student athletes as well as students who are involved in other extra curricular activities. Another reason why student athletes will be a large part of this study is that there may be a correlation between the skills necessary to succeed in athletics and academics (American Sports Institute, 1991).