PED/212 PED212 PED 212 Week 3 Discussion 1

PED 212 Week 3 Discussion 1
Week 3 - Discussion 1
Class Environments
Read in Chapter 9 about Autonomy Supportive Environments in the classroom. Review Table 9.3 on the comparison of a controlling environment and an autonomy supportive environment. 

For your initial post, create a model for a physical education lesson that is being taught in a controlling environment. Explain in detail how the task is introduced, taught, and assessed. You must include the following criteria:
•	Name of task
•	Type of authority in decision making
•	Recognition of achievement
•	Grouping of children
•	Evaluation
•	Time constraints

Your initial post can be a chart like the one below, or the information can be presented in story form.

Example: “Coach Johnson will be teaching a class how to dribble a ball while stationary.  First, she will pass out equipment so each child has a ball.  Then...”
Controlling Class Climate
Name of task 	Dribbling a basketball while stationary.
Type of authority in decision making role	Teacher passes out equipment so each child receives a ball.  The instructor then gives directions to bounce and catch ball 10 times in a row; students follow directions.
Recognition of achievement	Praises children aloud when task is completed, if ball rolls away student must return and start back at the beginning of the 10 count.
Grouping of children	Children are grouped in three groups: excellent, proficient, and needs improvement.
Evaluation	Groups are allowed free time when their group completes the task.
Time constraints	Thirty-minute class period. Students remain in groups until every member has completed the task; then free time is awarded.
Guided Response: Respond to two classmates. After reviewing their controlled environment lessons, modify and adapt each lesson to fit into an autonomy-supportive environment. Include the same criteria, except transform each aspect to fit an autonomy supportive classroom.
Optional Response: Comment on a classmate who modified your initial lesson/task. Respond with your opinion on their adaptation of your lesson.