Reflection

STEP 1: My original GAME plan set out to accomplish the following standards from the International Society for Technology in Education.

Design & Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences & Assessments:

2b) develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress.

2d) provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching.

Engage in Professional Growth & Leadership:

5c) evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning.


While I wasn't able to fully complete all of these goals, I was able to begin the process of drawing up ideas and researching to find out more ways to approach and teach with these specific goals in mind.

STEP 2: While carrying out my GAME plan and researching I did learn of a website for P.E. teachers called www.peuniverse.com. This is a great tool for Physical Education teachers to use to share ideas with other teachers and to incorporate technology into the classroom. This site related directly to one of my class projects that I thought of, which was to have students record themselves acting out appropriate and inappropriate school behaviors that could then be made into a voicethread or imovie to be used at the beginning of the upcoming school year to go over playground/ classroom rules and procedures.

STEP 3: Taking this class has helped me to realize that the learning process is a group effort. Through the use of technology and collaboration, students can express their thoughts and feelings on subject matter and they can learn. I have learned that I need to collaborate more with my colleagues so that I can provide my students with more opportunities and experiences that they would not have had in the past. I plan to make an immediate adjustment to the amount of group projects I give my students throughout the course of the year. My hope is to give at least one per quarter.

David Chiarella