P.E. 26AThis page is used for messages (see below) to my P.E. 26A students during quarters the class is in session.
P.E. 26A is the Novice swimming class at De Anza.
For info about the class click on these links:
Novice swimming
Novice Swim FAQs
Letters from novice students
How to find the pools, sunscreen, P/NP grading, waitlists and more
are covered at
Swim classes FAQs
See also: How to get a P.E. locker at De Anza College
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Novice swimming is not offered winter quarter. Spring quarter I will probably teach a novice class on Saturdays, starting April 10.
We will be in the water the first day of class, so bring your swimsuit, towel, etc.
Enrollment and registration steps for De Anza College are at: http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/admissions/
Find the diving well/pool on this map:
http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/map/pe_area.html
To get from the pool deck to the locker rooms, women enter the tunnel on the RIGHT from the pool deck and go directly up to their locker room. Men enter through the LEFT entrance and go down a hall to their locker room.
Men should note that there is a storage room in the left tunnel that is accessed by both female and male personnel, and they should change clothes in the locker room, not the tunnel.
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A swim cap makes you warmer and faster.
Want to buy a spring (short sleeve, short leg) wetsuit or rashguard for extra sun protection or warmth? Take a look at:
http://www.sportchalet.com/
http://www.sportsbasement.com/
below, lifeguard Somayeh Tajerzadeh and swimmers model warm swimwear including various coverages of rash guards:
How to get a P.E. locker at De Anza College
Each first Saturday of the month there is a flea market at De Anza, taking up a lot of parking space. There will be parking attendants asking for ten dollars to park, but if you have purchased a quarter-long permit and tell them you are there for a swim class, they will let you in.
Info on how to get a permit is at: http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/map/parkinginfo.html
Homework ... in a swim class??
De Anza requires that swim students are taught strokes, treading water and underwater swimming, (and in higher level classes, turns and diving), and the curriculum says that swim students will:
Examine the global and historical development of swimming from survival to competition.
Experiment with the laws of physics as they apply to basic swimming skills.
Apply basic exercise physiology and nutrition to swimming.
Analyze causes of drowning and apply safe water practices.
These areas would require hours of lecture to cover them as required. In an effort to be able to spend more time in the water I have developed some short online reading assignments to cover most of them. Those that cover the De Anza requirements are required for a passing grade; do more and you can earn a higher grade.
Relax, these are short assignments.
The De Anza library has a few laptops for loan to students. http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/library/laptop.html
Please note: you are responsible for keeping a copy of each assignment in case the one you turn in is lost and I do not accept emailed assignments.
SPRING QUARTER HOMEWORK:
will be posted here at the start of spring quarter
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Winter quarter 2010 I will teach a shallow water beginning swim class on Saturdays from 10:30 to 12:15 p.m. starting January 9. PE 26B-01L (call number 1887).
You do not have to know how to tread water but should be able to swim some freestyle and backstroke.
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The Outdoor Club has a kayaking lesson in the De Anza pool on a Saturday each quarter. Details and a few pictures from a previous lesson are posted at:
kayaking / canoeing lessons
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POTENTIAL EXTRA CREDIT:
Take the Water Safety test at:
http://www.galvestonbeachpatrol.com/
click on public education, then on teacher links, then on water safety test
Yes, the answers are at the end, but you will learn more from doing the test before you look at the answers. I missed one question that I should not have. Write up and turn in which questions you missed and what your wrong answers were.
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I will give one class makeup for a blood donation this quarter or, if you can't donate blood, two hours of volunteer work with the De Anza blood drive.
Read Blood donation FAQs to learn about donating. Show me the 'receipt'
they give you after the donation, dated this quarter
before the last day of class.
De Anza College home games usually has the dates of the campus blood drives as well links to student recitals, dance performances and art exhibitions.
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When you call 911 from a land line telephone, such as in your house,
you get dispatch for the city the phone (your house) is located in.
When you call 911 from a cell phone
you get the Highway Patrol at a central location.
Sometimes, especially if you are not calling about something
on the freeway/highway, it would be faster to get dispatch
for the specific city the problem is happening in.
This requires knowing the direct dial seven digit phone number
for each dispatch. In Cupertino, the number to get help quicker is 299-2311.
Direct dial emergency phone numbers for most cities in Santa Clara County, California, can be found at the Santa Clara County ARES/RACES (Amateur Radio Emergency Services/Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services) website.
http://www.scc-ares-races.org/dd-emer-nos.html
San Mateo County cities (and the San Francisco airport) direct dial phone numbers can be found at:
http://www.blackberryreact.org/smco911phones.html
programs for student success in all kinds of classes, including tutorials, readiness, academic skills, instructional computing and more:
http://www.deanza.edu/academicsupport/
More students qualify for financial aid than use it or even know they qualify. There are enrollment fee waivers you can apply for online which take about a week to get an answer. For all the details go to:
http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/financialaid/index.html
You don’t have to pay for all your classes/fees at once. De Anza has an installment payment plan that allows you to defer most of your payments. Go to: http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/registration/cashier/deferpay.html
De Anza College offers many scholarships, some of which have few applicants!
Check out the loot:
http://www.deanza.edu/financialaid/scholarship.html
Various local businesses give discounts to De Anza Associated Student Body card holders. A list of (mostly 10% on food) discounts is at: http://www.deanza.fhda.edu/dasb/discounts.html
You can read the curriculum, (course outline or course content, usually designed by a division then reviewed and approved by the college) for any De Anza class at: http://ecms.deanza.edu/deptoutlinespublic.html
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How to tell if the lifeguards are doing their job properly
The aim of this page is to provide swimmers, parents, child care providers and other swimming pool patrons with a few guidelines to help them determine if the lifeguards at the pool they go to are doing their jobs properly.
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Many of my students ask me if I can teach their children to swim.
De Anza only has swim classes for teens and adults. For swim classes for kids (infants, toddlers or children), I recommend Water Babies swim school in Campbell. The owner is a graduate of De Anza lifeguard training. They are a National Association of Swim Schools member. They were a Bay Area Parent Family Favorite winner! (408) 377-4626.
http://www.waterbabiesswim.com
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I recommend that if they have the time, all my swim students should also take PE 70/71, and use the Lifetime Fitness and Wellness Center.
Exercise links
has links to muscle pain, calculating your exercise target heart rate and lots more.
FLU advice from the Centers for Disease Control:
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