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* SFM Learn-to-Swim Teaching Theory & Strategies


Content
  • COMMON TEACHING THEORY & STRATEGIES APPLICABLE TO SWIM INSTRUCTION
  • The Gentler Way To Teach SFM "Survival" skills, using Positive Discipline
  • ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT & SCAFFOLDING
  • Zone of Proximal Development
  • "THE ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT" defined
  • Scaffolding as it applies to SFM swim instruction
  • SCAFFOLDING educational strategy to teach basic swim skills
  • TEACHING STRATEGIES
  • Thorndike's Laws of Learning
  • Conditioned Response
  • Operant Conditioning as it applies to SFM swim instruction
  • SHAPING
  • When Do we Use Shaping to Teach?
  • Shaping and Chaining
  • BACKWARD CHAINING
  • Backward Chaining
  • Backward Chaining: Beginner Seal
  • FADING STRATEGY & TEACHING VS LEARNING
  • Teaching Strategies
  • Promp and Fading Process
  • Fading & Natural Consequence Learning
  • Natural Consequence or Trial and Error Learning
  • Teaching, Mentoring, & Learning
  • Using "Dumbo's Feather" and SWEET SPOT LEARNING Strategy
  • BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION
  • Use Effort-based Praise on Task Presistence & Task Performance
  • Learning Stages and Emotional Phases
  • "The Age of Contrary" Two year struggles with Grade 6 instruction
  • Knowledge is POWER!
  • Learning becomes Fun by discovering and experiencing how much fun Knowing is.
  • Virtual Lesson Homework - Have them watch themselves on the big screen
  • ROUTINE AND PRACTICE
  • Consistent Persistent Insistence estables Routine
  • SFM Practice, Repetition, Flow State
  • Perfect Practice makes Perfect
  • CONTROL THE ABILITY TO DO IT WRONG & RIGHT
  • Why have them do it WRONG before doing it RIGHT?
  • Training & Mentoring teachers with Right/Wrong/Right Strategy
  • DISTRACTION THERAPY
  • Description
  • Distraction Therapy as it applies to Swim Instruction
  • Distraction Therapy (using toys) as it applies
  • Distraction Therapy Teamwork
  • MISCELLANEOUS
  • One-to-One Correspondence
  • Teaching Strategies for Intro to Swim Lessons
  • Free Range Teaching Strategy
  • Confidence and Motivation
  • Why toddlers like to do things on REPEAT
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
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