How effective were your actions in helping you meet your goals?
This is really something that I cant accomplish at this time because I am on summer vacation right now. Howevery through the application process I am learening more each week about the different resources offered . By leraning abour the PBL I am understand that there is more meaningful and exciting ways to teach my studnets throught the different technologies. One way this is going to help my students learn is they will understand the process of PBL and they will become more efficient learners and problem solvers.
What have you learned so far that you can apply in your instructional practice?
I have learned that the way we present the ideas and problems to the students is what will encourage them to become better problem solvers and thus become more involved in the content that is delivered. PBL will also help my students with curriculum cross-over, by bringing in more content to the problems presented, the students then will begin to start becoming more efficient at cross curricular discovery themselves. This will help with my first goal and have students develop more of a responsibility for their education.
What do you still have to learn? What new questions have arisen?
I still have a ways to go with making sure my GAME plan will help the students and myself and learn more about the PBL process. I think that the problem based actions will help students understand more of how they need to accept and learn what they can do for themselves. I haven’t developed any new questions.
How will you adjust your plan to fit your current needs?
I am not sure what adjustments I will need to make until I apply this approach in class. I am hoping that with the PBL process I will be able to learn along with the students and we will work through the process together. I want to make sure that I adjust assessments to meet the needs and understand what the needs are in full and how each student is affected.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Monitoring my game plan progress
Do you need to modify your action plan?
I don’t believe I need to modify my action plan because, I think that I have a broad plan for my action steps and will be able to reach my students if I take the proper steps. I believe that if I have students take responsibility for their own actions and taking appropriate steps to helping them succed they will be self sufficient. This will also help them in become life long learns after my class. I also believe that allowing the students to participate in class blogging sessions they will find their way around the internet and they will use it to become understanding with topic and with the assignments.
Another part of my action plan will be to continue developing my professional community which will in turn help with the learning purposes. I plan to reach out to my collagues in the state and regionally, so I am able to network monthly with them on current issues.
What have you learned so far?
I have learned that there are multiple approaches to meeting my GAME plan and helping students meet there goals. I believe that by being a good student myself and allowing for learning and positive growth I will become a better teacher. I think that by giving them different assessment in various ways that the students will understand the topic and feedback that I provide for them.
What new questions have arisen?
Some questions that I have are how will I make sure I am using the right assessments with my students to fully understand whether or not they fully understand what is being taught in class. And how many different assessments for each unit should I complete? I need to make sure I am in constant contact with my co-workers and also with teachers around the state that teach Health and PE to make sure we are all staying up to date with the latest information that the students need.
I don’t believe I need to modify my action plan because, I think that I have a broad plan for my action steps and will be able to reach my students if I take the proper steps. I believe that if I have students take responsibility for their own actions and taking appropriate steps to helping them succed they will be self sufficient. This will also help them in become life long learns after my class. I also believe that allowing the students to participate in class blogging sessions they will find their way around the internet and they will use it to become understanding with topic and with the assignments.
Another part of my action plan will be to continue developing my professional community which will in turn help with the learning purposes. I plan to reach out to my collagues in the state and regionally, so I am able to network monthly with them on current issues.
What have you learned so far?
I have learned that there are multiple approaches to meeting my GAME plan and helping students meet there goals. I believe that by being a good student myself and allowing for learning and positive growth I will become a better teacher. I think that by giving them different assessment in various ways that the students will understand the topic and feedback that I provide for them.
What new questions have arisen?
Some questions that I have are how will I make sure I am using the right assessments with my students to fully understand whether or not they fully understand what is being taught in class. And how many different assessments for each unit should I complete? I need to make sure I am in constant contact with my co-workers and also with teachers around the state that teach Health and PE to make sure we are all staying up to date with the latest information that the students need.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Carring out my "GAME PLAN "
To carry out my game plan and reach my goals there will be a few resources needed that will be critical to my success. I believe the most important resources will be that students start to take responsibility for their own actions and understanding what is expected. I also believe that the help of my colleagues and their opinions will help in conjunction with my goals. They will also help when it comes to my 2nd goal of learning what is taking place in classrooms around the state and around the world. I think keeping an open mind and being open to suggestions will help in my success.
Additional information would be on how to motivate students to take full responsibility for their education. I would also like to take class that are offered on latest classroom behavior and how maintain the positive learning environment.
I will not be able to take any of these steps however until school resumes after our summer break. However, I am a member of our State AHPERD (Alliance, Health, Physical, Education, Recreation and Dance) chapter that has helped form great relationships with people around the state. I believe by being involved with this I have learned what we as teachers can expect out of ourselves and other colleagues.
Additional information would be on how to motivate students to take full responsibility for their education. I would also like to take class that are offered on latest classroom behavior and how maintain the positive learning environment.
I will not be able to take any of these steps however until school resumes after our summer break. However, I am a member of our State AHPERD (Alliance, Health, Physical, Education, Recreation and Dance) chapter that has helped form great relationships with people around the state. I believe by being involved with this I have learned what we as teachers can expect out of ourselves and other colleagues.
Monday, July 12, 2010
BIG IDEA
After reading and going through the standards in ISTE and NETS-T, I found many standards that I need to use to improve my skills as a teacher. However I will focus on two I feel I lack the most knowledge in. The first one that I decided to use applies both to PE and Health class. It is standard 4 sub-standard “b” (teachers allow and encourage students’ to take control of their own time management and skill development) and Standard 4 sub-standard “d” (collaboration with teachers and other classes around the state and country). Both of these standards will both benfit my students as well as myself and create a better learning environment.
Goals:
By looking at my first goal of having students take control of their own time management and skill development they will become more self-directed in their learning skills and take more responsibility for their own learning. I feel this goal is important so my students can develop and become more rounded learners. This will as help to relieve me of managing their time, because if they are responsible for their effort they will then understand the consequences of not working hard, or working hard for the grade they earn.
Secondly the goal I will focus on will help students understand what other students in the same city, state, and country are doing to advance their knowledge. I think the more students understand who is learning what they are learning, the more interested they will be in performing at a higher level. This will also help me understanding what other teachers in different places are teaching and what their students are expected to learn.
Action:
I will make sure the action that I take is done in steps. I want students to learn correctly how to help themselves and to be self-sufficient learners. When students can take responsibility for their actions they will be able to then engage more in learning and understanding. I will provide multiple opportunities during class that will help students understand how they need to take control of their learning and how to ask questions and participate in discussions. I would like to provide a blog site for my classes so that periodically in class they will be required to talk about a topic we are discussing in class. This will give the students more time in class learning and exploring and the discussions posts will be done to further their learning's.
The action step for collaborating with other teachers will help me to be more aware of what is going on around the community and the state. I try to stay up to date with what is changing so the students understand what is being learned and they can then understand the importance of their knowledge and how powerful their decision making and understanding of current events will be. I plan to converse more frequently with community teachers and also teachers in the state. I will do this through email and through conference meetings and workshops. I feel the more I know, them more my students will know.
Evaluate:
I will evaluate my students on how they begin at the start of the year and then how they move forward during the different units. I feel the way to see whether or not they are progressing and taking control of their management and skill development will be shown through projects they complete. I will also evaluate through assessment via a worksheet that will ask questions on whether or not they are understanding the information and how they are processing it. The blogging will also help determine whether or not they are taking more control of their learning and how they will advance. I will also ask students individually how they feel they are doing and what they would be further interested in learning and how they will try and advance.
I will evaluate the 2nd goal by reflecting on how often I meet and talk with other professionals in the community and around the state. I will look at my reflections and determine also when I get new information if I am using what I have learned. I will also have other teachers help me go over what they have taught and possibly watch me teach to see whether or not I am doing things correctly and the students are understanding what is taught.
I feel by assessing and setting these 2 goals for myself I will become a better teacher and educator for my students.
Goals:
By looking at my first goal of having students take control of their own time management and skill development they will become more self-directed in their learning skills and take more responsibility for their own learning. I feel this goal is important so my students can develop and become more rounded learners. This will as help to relieve me of managing their time, because if they are responsible for their effort they will then understand the consequences of not working hard, or working hard for the grade they earn.
Secondly the goal I will focus on will help students understand what other students in the same city, state, and country are doing to advance their knowledge. I think the more students understand who is learning what they are learning, the more interested they will be in performing at a higher level. This will also help me understanding what other teachers in different places are teaching and what their students are expected to learn.
Action:
I will make sure the action that I take is done in steps. I want students to learn correctly how to help themselves and to be self-sufficient learners. When students can take responsibility for their actions they will be able to then engage more in learning and understanding. I will provide multiple opportunities during class that will help students understand how they need to take control of their learning and how to ask questions and participate in discussions. I would like to provide a blog site for my classes so that periodically in class they will be required to talk about a topic we are discussing in class. This will give the students more time in class learning and exploring and the discussions posts will be done to further their learning's.
The action step for collaborating with other teachers will help me to be more aware of what is going on around the community and the state. I try to stay up to date with what is changing so the students understand what is being learned and they can then understand the importance of their knowledge and how powerful their decision making and understanding of current events will be. I plan to converse more frequently with community teachers and also teachers in the state. I will do this through email and through conference meetings and workshops. I feel the more I know, them more my students will know.
Evaluate:
I will evaluate my students on how they begin at the start of the year and then how they move forward during the different units. I feel the way to see whether or not they are progressing and taking control of their management and skill development will be shown through projects they complete. I will also evaluate through assessment via a worksheet that will ask questions on whether or not they are understanding the information and how they are processing it. The blogging will also help determine whether or not they are taking more control of their learning and how they will advance. I will also ask students individually how they feel they are doing and what they would be further interested in learning and how they will try and advance.
I will evaluate the 2nd goal by reflecting on how often I meet and talk with other professionals in the community and around the state. I will look at my reflections and determine also when I get new information if I am using what I have learned. I will also have other teachers help me go over what they have taught and possibly watch me teach to see whether or not I am doing things correctly and the students are understanding what is taught.
I feel by assessing and setting these 2 goals for myself I will become a better teacher and educator for my students.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
6712 Reflection
One of the most striking revelations that I had in this class was the importance of teaching my students to use the Internet correctly. In my health class we already had an assignment that the students took a worksheet and assessed the validity of certain websites against questions and other websites. I knew it was an important tool, but after taking this class there is so much more I can add to the assignment that will really hit the Accessing Information standard we use in our class. With the knowledge I have gained from this class I have learned how to expand the literacy to my students. I am unsure on what kind of practice my students get in other classes so I will now be sure to spend more time. To do this I will take sever class periods and use several of the worksheets that come from our book.
As I go forward as a teacher I am definitely going to focus on the synthesis aspect. After this class I understand that students need the practice of synthesis the the information and why it is important. Also that the students find the information, formatting it so they understand it, then taking the most valid information and synthesizing the information. I will use the process that the book went through:
· Questioning- What am I trying to do, where is my end point?
· Understanding the Resources- How will I find it?
· Evaluating-Is this what I need, does it answer my question?
· Synthesizing-What does the information mean?
· Transforming-What will I do with it?
I will take this circle and apply it with my students and have the students understand their material from this circle. The students often don’t understand where they are headed and/or how they get there and what does the information mean in the end. I will teach the circle in the beginning of the year next year and students will grow as they moves along.
The biggest step I will take to accomplish this I mentioned above. One think that we usually do is use graphic organizers to help record their thoughts. At the beginning of each unit I will have the students get out their graphic organizers and record the question. Then as we move through the unit they will answer each of the sections in their graphic organizer. I think this will help the students to understand and gain knowledge from my class that they might have missed before.
This class has added a dimension to my teaching that I think will provide a bridge for learning. Another thing I could do, is have my students use a blog that they can use instead of the graphic organizer. This depends though if they get the technology working better in our school. If they do I will make sure to incorporate it because of the importance of technology.
Resources
Eagleton, M. B., & Dobler, E. (2007). Reading the Web: Strategies for Internet inquiry. New York: The Guilford Press.
Trent
As I go forward as a teacher I am definitely going to focus on the synthesis aspect. After this class I understand that students need the practice of synthesis the the information and why it is important. Also that the students find the information, formatting it so they understand it, then taking the most valid information and synthesizing the information. I will use the process that the book went through:
· Questioning- What am I trying to do, where is my end point?
· Understanding the Resources- How will I find it?
· Evaluating-Is this what I need, does it answer my question?
· Synthesizing-What does the information mean?
· Transforming-What will I do with it?
I will take this circle and apply it with my students and have the students understand their material from this circle. The students often don’t understand where they are headed and/or how they get there and what does the information mean in the end. I will teach the circle in the beginning of the year next year and students will grow as they moves along.
The biggest step I will take to accomplish this I mentioned above. One think that we usually do is use graphic organizers to help record their thoughts. At the beginning of each unit I will have the students get out their graphic organizers and record the question. Then as we move through the unit they will answer each of the sections in their graphic organizer. I think this will help the students to understand and gain knowledge from my class that they might have missed before.
This class has added a dimension to my teaching that I think will provide a bridge for learning. Another thing I could do, is have my students use a blog that they can use instead of the graphic organizer. This depends though if they get the technology working better in our school. If they do I will make sure to incorporate it because of the importance of technology.
Resources
Eagleton, M. B., & Dobler, E. (2007). Reading the Web: Strategies for Internet inquiry. New York: The Guilford Press.
Trent
Sunday, March 21, 2010
I plan to determine if technology that is used in a Physical Education setting will increase the activity levels of junior high students compared to those that do not.
For my qualitative approach my research questions could be as follows:
1. Would you be interested in physical activity more if you could use technology during class and outside of class?
2. Do you think that technology is a motivating factor for physical activity?
Quantitative approach:
1. Are there ways to improve student activity levels through the use of technology? If so what kind?
2. What technologies are available that will allow school to home collaboration?
Methodology
As a result of the different questions I will be researching I will be using the mixed-method approach. This will help me to introduce technology into the gym and see which students have improved activity levels or not.
For my qualitative approach my research questions could be as follows:
1. Would you be interested in physical activity more if you could use technology during class and outside of class?
2. Do you think that technology is a motivating factor for physical activity?
Quantitative approach:
1. Are there ways to improve student activity levels through the use of technology? If so what kind?
2. What technologies are available that will allow school to home collaboration?
Methodology
As a result of the different questions I will be researching I will be using the mixed-method approach. This will help me to introduce technology into the gym and see which students have improved activity levels or not.
Monday, March 15, 2010
General Problem Statement
Problem/ Purpose Statement
I plan to determine why students in junior high are becoming obese and/or why they have a lower activity levels, also I could research what they would like to do to increase their activity level and if technology could play a role in this (eg.. pedometer, Ipods, Wii, Iphone apps, heart rate monitors).
Who: Junior High Students
What: what they would like to do differently and if technology would play a role in this
Why: students becoming obese and have lower activity levels
I plan to determine why students in junior high are becoming obese and/or why they have a lower activity levels, also I could research what they would like to do to increase their activity level and if technology could play a role in this (eg.. pedometer, Ipods, Wii, Iphone apps, heart rate monitors).
Who: Junior High Students
What: what they would like to do differently and if technology would play a role in this
Why: students becoming obese and have lower activity levels
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