Name: Christian Saunders PD Topic/Title: Pennsylvania State Base all Coaches Clinic

Major Content Area: Physical Education PD Date: !anuary "#$"" %#"&

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"( Summari)e the *ey points you learned +rom this Pro+essional Development E,perience( o -n my last pro+essional development - discussed ho. coachin/ ase all has /ave me e,perience to ecome a etter teacher( Coachin/ has prepared me to do so many thin/s .hen it comes to teachin/( -t is my /oal to continue my education in coachin/ y attendin/ state conventions every year( -n this clinic - attended three sessions that - +eel .ill e ene+icial to me as a teacher( These sessions include: 0++season Circuit Trainin/1 Creatin/ an e++ective practice plan1 and Developin/ players to e mentally tou/h( %( Discuss ho. these *ey points connect to your content area( o 2irst1 - elieve that the 0++season Circuit Trainin/ session .ill e ene+icial ecuase - learned .ays to use circuit trainin/ as a pro/ram( +eel this .ill e e,tremely ene+icial in an advanced PE class such as .ei/ht li+tin/ or a healthy livin/ class( E++ective practice plans are similar to e++ective physical education lesson plans( The /oal in each is to create an atmosphere .here all students are movin/ and actively involved throu/hout the time period( 2inally1 3Developin/ players to e mentally tou/h3( -n this session - learned to create a /ame li*e atmosphere to push my players to strive +or /reatness all the time( - elieve that - must use this same approach .hen teachin/ my students( - .ant to put my students in situations that they may e involved in later in li+e( -t is my /oal to prepare them +or that no. so that they are more prepared +or it later( 4( Share ho. you may use this ne. in+ormation in your classroom(

o I plan to use circuit training in my own physical education class. It will be great for any class because it uses stations and constant movement for all students. I plan to use the information I have learned to create fun and engaging lesson plans where all my students are actively involved. Finally, I want to prepare my students for tough situation so that they are better prepared later in life.