Partnership For 21st Century Skills

I think this is a great website for promoting the importance of science and technology. Ken Kay the president of P21 talks about he importance of incorporating together the 3 R’s but along with the 4 C’s which include Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Communication, Creativity. Our society is lacking in educated Math and Science employees. We really need to inform children about skills that they can use in daily life. I feel we are not meeting those standards in classrooms around the U.S.

The information that I found interesting is the support from local businesses, community and government leaders. By having all this support from your community your desire to succeed has increased. “Since its inception in 2002, P21 has more than quadrupled its membership, growing from eight founding organizations to 39 members representing America’s leading business, technology and education organizations. Our work has been endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education.”

I think the framework may have to be revised but overall I think this is a great way to incorporate students to learn more about technology. I know of a program that is similar, RIT a technology school in N.Y. uses local business and government to help their students get co-op/ internships at various employers. By doing so students can get an experience how of the real world works including a paycheck. Most students who are in this program get a job after their program with this company.

I think my students would benefit from incorporating the 4 C’s into their curriculum. By having students use critical thinking, collaborating together for group projects. The use of communication is important in any aspect of life. Being creative has to be a strong focus, since I think students do not get the opportunity to be creative more in the classroom. I think I can be a better educator to incorporate certain materials involving p21 into my pedagogy.

Purpose of a BLog in a Classroom?

My content is physical education, it is a little bit different than other classes. Some people feel that physical education is just about running around playing games. Well that is not true, these students are developing gross motor skills, incorporating math, science, other classes into our activities. They are also learning how to follow directions, and work together cooperatively. But the main objective is to get these students involved in some sort of physical activity that they can use in their life outside of physical education class. lately we have been getting ready for the Fitnessgram, it assesses pushups, situps, pacer etc. By creating a Blog students can talk about various ways they have been trying to implemente physical activity in their lives outside of class. Students can talk about skills they are doing to become better in basketball during our unit or just talking about getting together to play a game. A blog gets students talking about that subject, since students these days use alot of technology. I believe students can also comment on how you can make your lesson better as en educator. I give out exit slips and surveys frequently to my students so i can read their feedback on how i can be a better educator. My grade level is k-8 physical education.

How Does Technology Help Students in P.E

For quite some time educators have been trying to incorporate technology into the Physical Education Curriculum. With the advancement of computers and gaming technology it is now possible to have students incorporate activities like Dance Dance Revolution into school activities. Do you think Technology in the classroom has and impact reducing child obesity?