1. ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS Judith Rink Designing Learning Experiences and Tasks

2. CRITERIA FOR DEVELOPING A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT Potential to improve the motor performance of students Maximal activity or practice time at appropriate ability level (time on task) Developmentally appropriate matches experiential level of students Integrates psychomotor, cognitive and affective domains

3. Movement Tasks Include: Content of tasks Goal orientation of task Organization of the task

4. Safety: Students need prerequisite skills Do not let students work out of control Teach safety… how to work/play safely Arrange environment for safe participation

5. Organizational Arrangement People Time Equipment Space

6. Arrangement of People (Grouping) Individual Partner Small Group (3-6) Large Group Whole Class

7. Criteria for Grouping Ability Gender Ethnicity Interest Social Compatibility Size Chance

8. Arranging Time Task Time (avoid unproductive practice) Pacing Response to Tasks Student Paced Teacher Paced

9. Arranging Equipment Maximize the Amount of Equipment When Practicing Modify Equipment When Appropriate Size Height Type

10. Arranging Space Define Practice Area Natural boundaries Use of markers Nature of skill Safety Large Practice Area (limits number of participants) Small Practice Area (can increase number of participants)

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