Course Expectations WSI Course

Course ExpectationsWSI Course • On-time • Prepared • Have all materials & equipment • Respect for classmates • 100% course attendance • 100% participation • Proof of prerequisites

Planning • Daily Lesson Plans – a plan for each lesson in the set • Long-Term Plans – a plan for the entire set of lessons

Long-Term Plans • Identifies the skills & knowledge your swimmers need by the end of the lessons • Need to reflect the progression for skill development • Need to identify 3 activities in your plans: • New Learning • Practise • Review

Daily Lessons Plans • About your swimmers – includes needs, wants, interests and abilities • Includes screening for previous abilities & knowledge • 5 important factors to consider • Safety (class management, formations & safety equipment) • People (# of swimmers, ages, special needs, those repeating the level) • Learning • Teaching (methods, strategies & activities) • Content of lesson

Creating a Daily Lesson Plan • Skills – what is your focus • Abilities – consider everyone’s ability • Formations • Equipment • Teaching Method & Activities • Back Up Plan

Planning Considerations • How much time to be spent on activities • Avoid teaching too much, too soon • Avoid teaching items that are too advanced • Do use logical progressions

Using Your Lesson Plan • Before the lesson • During the lesson • After the lesson

Preschool Planning Considerations • Are you using a theme? • What are you planning to teach? • What is the age of my swimmers? • How long is my lesson? • Will there be parents in my lesson?

Planning with Themes • Choose a theme (Bubble Day) • Choose your skills for that lesson (blowing bubbles) • Choose songs, games and activities that tie in with your theme

Considerations for Adult Lesson Plans • Review the registration forms for important health-related info • Did each swimmer complete the Adult-Learning Inventory Questionnaire • Did you discuss with the swimmer his/her personal goal • Will your activities appeal to the social needs of the group • Have you reviewed your progressions to ensure your swimmers will experience small successes • Did you plan a warm-up activity

Planning for Multi-Level Classes • Consider the combinations is they pose a safety risk • Consider your experience • Is the class size manageable? • What is the range in ages & abilities? • Is your space large enough to accommodate the swimmers and the combination of skills you are teaching?

Red Cross Swim Preschool • There is a need for organized activities and supervised recreational times for caregivers and their very young children • There is a need for safety education for the caregivers of this age group

7-level program for children from 4 months to 5 years of age • For engaging and fun learning (through activities and songs) Whale Starfish Crocodile Sunfish Duck Salamander Sea Turtle • Mascot for each level

Role of Caregiver in Red Cross Swim Preschool • Participate • Ensure her child is safe and comfortable in the water • Assist his child in the development of safety & movement skills • Supervise her child • Understand individual children develop at different rates

Role of the Red Cross Swim Preschool Instructor • Supervise the children • Supervise the caregivers • Establish a routine • Ensure your class enters & exits the water safely

Red Cross Swim Kids • For children over the age of 6 • Children can enter with or without experience from Red Cross Swim Preschool • 10 Levels

AquaAdults • Developed for adolescents & adults to gain knowledge & skills in swimming & water safety in a safe environment • Develop swimming skills according to their ability & interests • To provide water safety skills according to their ability and interests • To create a positive learning env’t • To provide encouragement & flexible opportunities

Adult Learning Characteristics • Motivation – why is the person doing this • Previous Experience • Self-Concept • Physical State – aging, physical limitations • Learning Limits – physical & psychological

Evaluation After You Instruct • Track the swimmer’s progress every lesson • Mark the level COMPLETE when the swimmer successfully completes all of the performance criteria • Provide the appropriate recognition

Why Evaluate? • To screen abilities • To help improve abilities • To decide to complete or incomplete for each item within the level

Completing a Level • Based on ability to: • demonstrate the specific item and meet the performance criteria • be safe & prepared for the next level

Continuous Evaluation • Teach individuals as well as the group • Know standards for each skill • Recognize when a swimmer performs the skill correctly 3 separate times

3X Rule • Demonstrate skill/stroke on three separate occasions and ability to achieve the performance criteria each time to successfully complete the item

Evaluating Red Cross Swim Preschool • Starfish & Duck – Parent & Tot participation levels; evaluation is based on participation • Sea Turtle- transition level, can be used as a Parent & Tot (participation) & beginning of preschool levels (evaluated based upon performance criteria) • Salamander, Sunfish, Crocodile & Whale – evaluation is based on performance criteria

Evaluating Red Cross Swim Kids • Based on the performance criteria – found on the back side of the worksheet (page two) and in the WSI manual, Chapter 5 Red Cross Swim Kids

Progress Booklet • Completion stickers (one per level) • Participation sticker – Recognition Items Red Cross Swim Preschool

Recognition Items Red Cross Swim Kids • Progress Card • Recognition badges • (one per level) • Personal Best Sticker, Distance (optional) – for levels 1-5 Completion certificate (optional) Completion medal (optional) • Personal Best Sticker, Time (optional) – for levels 6-10

Comments • Print legibly • Spelling counts • Honest, positive, specific (avoid psychic predictions) • Sign your name

Paper Work • Finish filling in all of your worksheets • Hand in your worksheets to the program supervisor

Course Expectations WSI Course