Evaluating Your GAME Plan Progress
1. 1b-engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources.
2. 2. 3a-demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations.
These are the Goals that I established for my GAME plan at the beginning of the class.
I have been introducing to my students different real world issues. One thing that we are talking about is jump rope for heart. This is a campaign that is done at pretty much every school to raise money for heart disease. I discussed with the students the importance of having a healthy heart by proper nutrition and physical fitness. At a young age many of them don’t really care or understand what it means. Every year the school raises a tremendous amount of money for jump rope for heart. This year I thought about creating a website that includes top money raisers in each grade. They have prizes that are pretty cheap for students who raise a certain amount. I would like to incorporate a more incentive for my students, maybe create your own game day, some prizes that I might provide, Various gift cards or video games.
Lately I have been working with other teachers to setup a blog that students would have to work on outside of P.E class. This concept would be working with science, and math concepts. I want to correlate what students are learning in other classes with P.E.
I will have to learn more about certain technology components I want to incorporate into my plan. I want to be able to understand fully the concept and how it works before I ask the students to develop a project using that technology. I also gained a new idea from a fellow classmate. I am the assistant coach for freshman softball. The other coach and I have a website where we update scores, practice times, highlights, etc. This is great for the students and parents to be on the same schedule and to find information. Aka 15 or so parents don’t call and leave messages everyday about game times and practices. One of our classmates has made a website too. But the idea I gained from her was to incorporate the athletes in ideas of what they would like to add to the website or see. Their opinions would be greatly appreciated! I will discuss that with the other coach and some of the players as well.
The adjustments I need to make is to demonstrate fluency in the technology that I will be using for the project. So far I think im on the right track to accomplish my goals for my GAME plan.
Reference:
International Society for Technology in Education. (2008). National Education Standards for Teachers (NETS-T).
Retrieved
http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/
2008Standards/NETS_T_Standards_Final.pdf
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Mike,
ReplyDeleteSounds like you are doing a great job on your GAME plan!
I like the idea of creating a website for jump rope for heart. I know our students are beginning to talk about this in PE and they are all very excited for it. By adding an extra incentive for the students to participate and raise even more money/awareness would be great!
Liz
Mike,
ReplyDeleteI too am in the process of getting ready for Jump Rope for Heart and every year I really try to push the online donations. Next year I was thinking about having my students set up their online account during their technology classes so that I wouldn't have to spend time on it and it would also serve as a cross-curricular activity. Some other incentives that I've considered doing are "pies in the face" of a staff member if choosing, or "PE teachers shaving their heads if the school raises a certain amount of money. What other incentives have you thought of in the past or for future use?
David
Mike,
ReplyDeleteYou are definitely on the right track! I like the idea of setting up a blog for students to write and express concerns or to use as a forum for exchanging ideas and providing feedback in issues related to physical education. Students need to know that their thoughts and opinions are valued and can be expressed and received in a positive manner.
Great job!
-Jennifer C.