Water Safety Instructor Review
What do you need to do to be reauthorized? - answer Instructor must *teach or co-teach
at least 1 course of record * during authorization period from the list above or Safety
Training for Swim Coaches. Teaching only water safety presentations or Longfellow'
WHALE Tales does not meet the reauthorization requirements.
*A new Health and Safety Services Instructor Authorization certificate is issued*
How should the ARC Swimming and Diving Skills Video be used? - answer To provide
an *additional demonstration* that can be viewed as needed.
Know how to use the videos and for what courses? - answer
Know what courses you can teach as a WSI - answer Parent and Child Aquatics (PCA)
-2
Safety Training for Swim Coaches
Pre-School Aquatics (PSA) -3
Learn-to-Swim (LTS) -6
Water Safety Courses
Basic Water Rescue
Longfellow's WHALE's Tales
Personal water safety
What certificate should a water safety instructor aide hold? - answerApproval by local
Red Cross to teach- *Health and Safety Services Instructor Authorization Certificate*
and Instructor Agreement must be signed by the instructor and an official from the local
RC chapter
Learn-to swim certificates can be signed by who? - answerParticipants must *meet the
requirements of the course* at a given level and *complete the exit assessment*. The
certificate must be *signed by the WSI.*
What should an* instructor submit* to the Red Cross Chapter within *10 days of
completion*? - answer*Course record* addendum or WSI *Activity Report*
What Book/CD/Video is the information on how to plan water safety course in? -
answerWSI *Manual*
Know "Raffy Learns to Swim" and "Waddles" booklets - answerShould be used to
*communicate to swimmer's parents (for PSA)*
, Review Longfellow's Whale's Tales - answerLongfellow WHALE Tales is taught to raise
children's *awareness of safe behavior in, on and around the water.* WHALE Tales is a
free course that can be taught by any Aquatic Leader or Instructor or School Teacher.
WHALE Tales *can be taught without a pool*
What are the completion requirements for Basic Water Safety participant? -
answer"Provides individuals with info and skills to prevent, recognize and respond to
aquatic emergencies; teaches to protect self while assisting others"; *Attend all class
sessions, demonstrate competency in each skill, correctly answer 80% of questions on
written test.*
What are the objectives of Level 1 Learn-to-swim? - answerOrient participants to the
aquatic environment and *help them gain basic aquatic skills.*
Help participants begin to *develop positive attitudes and safe practices around water*
What are the factors that influence learning? - answerClass size
Participants' abilities
Availability of teaching aides
Find attainable goals
Encourage participation and practice
Use motivation
Positive and constructive feedback
Know what an appropriately-structured practice is!?! - answerActive practice time
Ratio of practice the rest
Variability of practice
Structure of practice
What is the autonomous stage of learning - answer*Skill refinement*- smooth, recognize
and correct own errors
Lesson Planning factors - answerClass size
Participants' abilities
Equipment
Availability of teaching aides
Disabilities
Misbehavior
Practice time
Age and experience of students
An important step for both the participants' success and your own improvement as an
instructor is to: - answerEvaluate how effective your lesson plan was at the end of each
lesson.
Evaluate you actions and lesson plan to make positive changes thus making you a
better instructor and insure the success of your students.
What do you need to do to be reauthorized? - answer Instructor must *teach or co-teach
at least 1 course of record * during authorization period from the list above or Safety
Training for Swim Coaches. Teaching only water safety presentations or Longfellow'
WHALE Tales does not meet the reauthorization requirements.
*A new Health and Safety Services Instructor Authorization certificate is issued*
How should the ARC Swimming and Diving Skills Video be used? - answer To provide
an *additional demonstration* that can be viewed as needed.
Know how to use the videos and for what courses? - answer
Know what courses you can teach as a WSI - answer Parent and Child Aquatics (PCA)
-2
Safety Training for Swim Coaches
Pre-School Aquatics (PSA) -3
Learn-to-Swim (LTS) -6
Water Safety Courses
Basic Water Rescue
Longfellow's WHALE's Tales
Personal water safety
What certificate should a water safety instructor aide hold? - answerApproval by local
Red Cross to teach- *Health and Safety Services Instructor Authorization Certificate*
and Instructor Agreement must be signed by the instructor and an official from the local
RC chapter
Learn-to swim certificates can be signed by who? - answerParticipants must *meet the
requirements of the course* at a given level and *complete the exit assessment*. The
certificate must be *signed by the WSI.*
What should an* instructor submit* to the Red Cross Chapter within *10 days of
completion*? - answer*Course record* addendum or WSI *Activity Report*
What Book/CD/Video is the information on how to plan water safety course in? -
answerWSI *Manual*
Know "Raffy Learns to Swim" and "Waddles" booklets - answerShould be used to
*communicate to swimmer's parents (for PSA)*
, Review Longfellow's Whale's Tales - answerLongfellow WHALE Tales is taught to raise
children's *awareness of safe behavior in, on and around the water.* WHALE Tales is a
free course that can be taught by any Aquatic Leader or Instructor or School Teacher.
WHALE Tales *can be taught without a pool*
What are the completion requirements for Basic Water Safety participant? -
answer"Provides individuals with info and skills to prevent, recognize and respond to
aquatic emergencies; teaches to protect self while assisting others"; *Attend all class
sessions, demonstrate competency in each skill, correctly answer 80% of questions on
written test.*
What are the objectives of Level 1 Learn-to-swim? - answerOrient participants to the
aquatic environment and *help them gain basic aquatic skills.*
Help participants begin to *develop positive attitudes and safe practices around water*
What are the factors that influence learning? - answerClass size
Participants' abilities
Availability of teaching aides
Find attainable goals
Encourage participation and practice
Use motivation
Positive and constructive feedback
Know what an appropriately-structured practice is!?! - answerActive practice time
Ratio of practice the rest
Variability of practice
Structure of practice
What is the autonomous stage of learning - answer*Skill refinement*- smooth, recognize
and correct own errors
Lesson Planning factors - answerClass size
Participants' abilities
Equipment
Availability of teaching aides
Disabilities
Misbehavior
Practice time
Age and experience of students
An important step for both the participants' success and your own improvement as an
instructor is to: - answerEvaluate how effective your lesson plan was at the end of each
lesson.
Evaluate you actions and lesson plan to make positive changes thus making you a
better instructor and insure the success of your students.
