Virtual Classroom Teaching Methods

I teach 6 Zoom classes 3 times a week for 55 minutes a class.  I’m teaching FIT 101 and on the first meeting of the week I usually preview the lesson by screen sharing in Zoom so I can highlight activities so they are ready with necessary equipment  and a clear understanding of what will be expected.  I encourage students to practice the points of performance before class.  I emphasize not to click done for each step because we will do it as a class. 

The second class of the week I have the students sign into PLT4M while I take roll and then we get busy with students reading the introduction.  We then watch the instructional video and do the activity, when done I have them click the done button and we move on.  As we go through the lesson together, I make it mandatory that their video is on so I can witness their effort and participation giving them 10 points a class for full participation.  As students do the activities, I make corrections to the points of performance to help nail down the technique.  For the finisher, I usually play music and and either time or count reps so we stay together as a group.  During  the AMRAP’s I play music and partially do the workout with them periodically checking the screen for effort.  As we finish the workout I ensure that all participants click done on each step because I check after class, on my phone, for time spent and steps done and record it in the grade book.  So far I have been getting 90+% participation with students saying they like it and it is challenging!

The last class of the week I may review the lesson but usually include some of the activities in our warm up.  Any class time that is not focused on PLT4M, I do a variety of things including my own workouts, online video workouts, yoga, martial arts, or SEL lessons.  In time I will start including EDU101A nutrition or EDU101B Assignments 1 time every week or two.