MY Philosophy !!

Who I am and want to be as a teacher...


As a teacher I want to be someone my students look up to and respect. I want to be that teacher my students' have no problem talking to as well as someone they seek for guidance. As a Physical Educator I feel it is my responsibility to motivate and encourage my students' to be more knowledgable on physical fitness as well as their overall health and nutrition. I refuse to be the "gym" teacher who rolls out the kickballs at the start of class and just sits back and watches the students' run around. Instead, I'm going to embed literacy within my gymnasium and make my students comprehension on fitness terminology, as well as sport terminology much higher than the average Phys Ed class. :)




My Metaphorical Image - The Teacher as a Free Weight

I see myself as a free weight for my students. I am like a weight that is available for use everyday. The more you use me the stronger you will become as a student just like a weight that is used to increase muscle mass I can be utilized to help increase the knowledge within their brains.

Goal:

My goal as a future educator is to never give up on a student. No matter how bad a students' actions may be portrayed to be that is no excuse to ignore, fail, or give up on trying to reach out and help that student. I never want to lose focus on my task as a educator and again, I refuse to be that "Gym Teacher" who does absolutely nothing but take attendance and watch the kids run around.

Experience

Samantha Marsala
89-11 Springfield Blvd, Queens Village, NY 11429
631-790-4408
Sickshooter05@aol.com

Objective
To obtain a position as a Physical Education teacher.

Education
Bachelor of Science, Physical Education K-12
CUNY York College, Jamaica Expected: May 2009
· Major: Physical Education
Related course work: Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology, Theories and Techniques of coaching, Motor skill and development, Educational psychology, literacy Instruction, swimming, basketball, lacrosse, football, golf, volleyball, tennis, self defense, dance etc.

High School Diploma, General Ed Studies June 2004
Longwood High School, Middle Island




Skills/Abilities

Teamwork


· Two minds are better than one. I am always willing to lend a helping hand as well as take one. Especially within the school system I feel teamwork amongst students is extremely important as well as teamwork amongst co workers. I have always been a member of an athletic team and teamwork builds trust, loyalty, and strength within a group.

Communication


· Communication is the key to many problems and/or solutions within life. I am a very good communicator, keeping lines of communication always open. I am a very approachable person and will never deny the opportunity to talk something out. As a teacher I feel communication with my students as well as my co-workers is extremely important. Keeping the best interest of my students always first I feel other teachers as well as my principal should know what is going on inside my classroom with my students as I would like to know with theirs to make sure we are always on the same page. Confusion amongst teachers is something the students should not have to deal with.

Leadership


· Always willing to take charge and lead. Currently run a department by myself that entails teamwork, communication, and creative thinking.
· Do not have a problem taking responsibility in whatever it is I am involved in at the time.



Experience

Cross Merchandizing Associate, The Home Depot, Jamaica (April 2007- current)
Cashier, The Home Depot, Patchogue (March 2005 - April 2007)
Fountain/Grill work, Friendly’s Restaurant, Coram (November 2002- July 2004)
Counselor, Summer Camp at Longwood H.S., Middle Island (Summer 03’,04’,05’)

Lesson 1 - Lead up Game: Mini Lacrosse

Mini Lacrosse


Grade Level: 9-12

Number of Students: 50

Class Time: 45 Minutes

Equipment and Supplies: 50 Lacrosse Sticks, at least 2 lacrosse balls, gloves, eye and head protector.

Safety Factors/reminders: Make sure filed or gym is clear of debris. Allow and make sure there is enough room for the students to run freely. Make clear to students the possible immovable objects and other possible hazardous items.

Student Behavioral Objectives:

Psychomotor domain: As a result in participating in this lesson students will be able to learn how to scoop, pass, catch, cradle, and score a goal.

Cognitive domain: As a result in participating in this lesson the students will understand the importance of accuracy in Lacrosse and importance of communication and teamwork.

Affective Domain: As a result in participating in this lesson the students will understand how teamwork and accuracy will help them in bettering their game by being able to utilize one another affectively.

New York State Learning Standards:

Personal Health and Fitness: The students will be using much fitness, as they will be warming up, stretching and various different running techniques as we practice the different ways to play lacrosse. Learning the game of lacrosse will and is a great from of exercise as it is a constant movement game.

A Safe and healthy environment: The students will be working together as either a pair or a group and will be assisting one another with positive feedback and by doing this creating a very sportsmanlike learning environment.

Resource management: Students will be made aware of the schools inter-scholastic competitive lacrosse team.

Lesson Focus:
The students will line up into four separate lines. Lines 1 and lines 3 will be a team and lines 2 and lines 4 will be a team. The first four players up will then be asked to face the wall so they cannot see the goal or me. There will be a goal on the other side of the gym. After they are facing the opposite direction I will then throw the ball somewhere in the gym without them knowing where. I will then blow my whistle to imply for them to begin the race. The first one to the ball must scoop it up and begin to cradle. The team must also make one completed pass before attempting to shoot. The two who did not get the ball first must defend and try to stop them from scoring. The first team to make the one pass, and show me proper forms of cradling and throwing and catching, then the goal will win the point for their team.

Statement/ reminder:
This lead up game will use and focus on all the 5 days of lessons I have done.

Lesson 2 - Food Label Lesson

At times during your career as a Physical Educator you will be asked to teach a Health class , if so I am prepared.


Audience: High School Health Class

Topic: Nutrition and eating Healthy. How to read and understand a food label.

Goal: Students will learn the different kinds of food that are healthy to eat and the kinds that are not. After this lesson they will be more aware on how to read a food label and determine for themselves if it is healthy or not.

Four different resources that will be used for this lesson are the following:

Primary/reference resource – As the teacher I will bring in different food labels from both healthy and non healthy foods. I will first have the students chose (without knowing) what they believe are the healthy and unhealthy labels.

Tools – A search engine is one of the most useful tools and my students will use a search engine to find information on nutrition labels and how to read them. Using a search engine specifically made for health topics will provide easy access in finding information regarding food labels.

http://www.healia.com/healia/


Information Resource – students will find tons of information about healthy eating and how to read a food label. The following website breaks down reasons why we use food labels, and how to read them.


http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.dining.columbia.edu/images/nutri_label.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.dining.columbia.edu/docs/healthy-eating-guide/nutrition-tools.html&h=690&w=520&sz=77&hl=en&start=3&um=1&tbnid=21eCY-k2EzSiNM:&tbnh=139&tbnw=105&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dunhealthy%2Bfood%2Blabels%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den

Enrichment – At the end of the lessons I will reward my students with a video about what not to eat, and what can happen to you if you eat unhealthy on a daily basis. To make it more interesting I will show them a famous movie called “Super Size Me.” This movie can be purchased at http://www.bestbuy.com/ for only $4.89.

Look up one of your most favorite foods to eat. How many calories does it contain? Please post all answers in the "comments" section.

Conclusion/Reaction

Final Thoughts !!

Wow, this semester, Spring 08', has been a very positive experience for me. Not only with this class AC 230, but as well as my Education 340 class has really opened up my eyes even greater when viewing my future career as an Educator. Ac 230 taught me more than I presumed. Technology is so huge in today's society this class helped in preparing us for the future of education via technology. My Education 340 class is all on literacy and embedding it within your classroom. Prior to the class, many of us Physical Educators thought it was a joke and didn't understand why Physical Education majors have to take a class on how to teach literacy within the classroom when we are in a gymnasium. I now view this aspect of literacy embedded in education differently. Every student should be knowledgable on the terminology and understanding of health, fitness, and sport related content. Your health is the most important part of life because you may not have life at all if you have poor health.