Ellie Black – NormaTec

NormaTec is a massage machine used to enhance blood flow and speed recovery.

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Handspring TRIPLE front

We’ve spent two quadrennials in fear of catastrophic injury on WAG Vault – Handspring double front.

This new vault is significantly more dangerous. 😦

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter. Igor Radivilov, 2012 Olympic Bronze medalist.

https://twitter.com/gymtrol/status/760129305863151616

UCLA assistant coach Jordyn Wieber

An in-depth interview with the former World Champion.

JW: … I so wish I could go out there and compete, just because being in gym with them every single day, being a part of the team and watching the triumphs and struggles that they go through every single day, I wish that I could be a part of that physically, actually doing the gymnastics. I know that if I hadn’t gone professional, and I could have done college [gymnastics], I know that I would have wanted to do really, really well.

… Now, I get to coach them, which is really cool. I’m so thankful that Miss Val gave me the opportunity to do that. …

Perspective: A Conversation With Jordyn Wieber

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SOLO taxonomy

Have you heard of the SOLO taxonomy?

… the Structure of the Observed Learning Outcome, is a means of classifying learning outcomes in terms of their complexity, enabling us to assess students’ work in terms of its quality …

Examples:

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The End Of Bloom’s Taxonomy

Men’s Gymnastics job in Saskatoon

My old club Taiso, Saskatoon is looking to hire an Administrative Coordinator / Office Manager.

This would be a good way to get your foot in the door at one of the top competitive programs in the nation.

Hours of work are semi-flexible and will vary throughout the gymnastics competitive season; some evening work will be required. Wages are dependent on qualifications and experience.

details – Office Manager Administrative Coordinator July 29, 2016

This is Markos Baikas' Gym.
This is Markos Baikas’ Gym.

Bloom’s Taxonomy

Have you heard of Bloom’s taxonomy?

Here’s one version of the cognitive domain (knowledge) component.

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Unsurprisingly, educators debate how accurately these steps actually model the ways we learn.

Here’s a much simplified variation I’ve often used. 🙂

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