Elements and Performance Criteria
- Establish an effective learning environment
- Ensure that resources required for teaching are available and that venues are ready for classes
- At beginning of learning programs discuss and clarify objectives, expectations and requirements with students
- Use appropriate verbal and interpersonal skills to establish a positive relationship with students
- Teach classes
- Apply learning principles associated with children, young adults and adults to interactions with students
- Conduct classes according to lesson plans that are modified where appropriate to meet the needs of the students
- Adjust expectations of individual class members to perform exercises or routines in line with their level of fitness
- Use a range of teaching methods and appropriate technology and equipment as teaching aids to optimise learner experience
- Build opportunities for practice into lessons
- Use effective teaching techniques
- Ensure participation and class engagement though effective group facilitation and teaching skills
- Use effective oral communication to teach and motivate students
- Use effective interpersonal skills to maintain appropriate relationships and ensure inclusive classes
- Ensure that teaching techniques reflect due diligence with regard to human contact and touch
- Use observation skills to monitor individual and class progress
- Incorporate safe dance or movement practice into classes
- Encourage healthy lifestyles and physical and emotional health for students through advice or referral to experts
- Incorporate knowledge of the basic structure of the body into explanations and demonstrations of movement techniques
- Include safe warm-up and warm-down procedures as an integral part of session planning and delivery
- Demonstrate the various types of stretches for flexibility and discuss their advantages and disadvantages with students
- Sequence movements effectively and safely
- Provide a teaching environment that complies with safe dance and movement practice and provide advice to students about the use of a safe environment when out of class practice is necessary
- Take measures to prevent injuries
- Support and monitor learning
- Monitor and document student progress and ensure outcomes are being achieved and student needs met
- Adjust lesson plans to reflect specific needs and circumstances and unanticipated situations
- Encourage students to reflect on personal learning progress
- Manage learner behaviour to encourage learning
- Maintain, store and secure student records according to legal and organisational requirements
- Review and evaluate effectiveness of teaching
- Evaluate lesson plans to determine their effectiveness in guiding the learning process
- Provide feedback on lesson plans to those responsible for writing them as required
- Seek feedback from management and peers on the quality of own teaching and note areas for improvement
- Reflect on own performance in teaching delivery
- Consider and implement new ideas to improve the quality of teaching and to enhance learning experiences for students