Welnet: Fitness Tracker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbN6pyNxZLY Edutopia: Health and Wellness 21st century https://www.edutopia.org/blog/technology-teach-health-wellness-mary-beth-hertz Implementing 21st century Skills in Health and Physical Education http://njpsa.org/documents/21stCenturySkillsPresentationupdated3-1-16.pdf
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It was difficult to find a case study specifically in PE for 21st century learning. I was hoping there would be some videos of various teachers demonstrating what this looks like. I ended up finding various sites and videos with suggestions on how to implement content and ideas in the 21st century classroom. One site related to health education and programs that can be used to help students better understand what they put in their bodies from food and drinks. They suggest various online games and activities that can be completed on the computer. Another cool site I found created a program that tracks student success using fitness monitors. This caught my eye because I would like to use fitness trackers for my APE students. It would have been ideal to find a teacher implementing some of these resources. It is always nice to see it in practice. I did find a slide deck that discussed 21st century standards and implementing them in Health and Physical Education. They didn’t do a great job implementing them in a real life scenario, rather listed them and left them up for interpretation. The few examples that they did use had growth rubrics as well as demonstrating content knowledge. I believe that all the 21st century standards should be implemented in a successful PE classroom:
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You have begun to read through the literature that you have collected. Discuss your findings and preliminary thoughts on some or all of the following: Some perspectives you might share... Ae there themes that have emerged that relate to your problem. Is there literature you found that will help you design your methodology or that point to the need for your study? What theories have been noted in the articles? Is there one person who stands out as an authority on your topic or a study that is “seminal”? Which ones are closest to your own evolving epistemologies about education? Remember about the tension between beliefs and truth and the influence of context. I was skeptical in the beginning that I would be able to find enough literature to reference and help guide and support my research. I was pleasantly surprised that after doing a quick dive into some scholarly articles to find various content that would work well with my research. I came across a Chapter form a book that talks about sensory issues, specifically proprioception and how Heavy work can be used to increase input. Here is an excerpt: “Proprioception is a continuous loop of feedback between sensory receptors throughout your body and your nervous system. Proprioception, also called kinesthesia, is the body’s ability to sense its location, movements, and actions. Children who are clumsy, uncoordinated, and sensory seeking are often experiencing proprioceptive dysfunction.” -Kamatchi Kavijara This article supports some of the claims that I would like to test in my action research. The article supports the claim that Heavy work has a positive effect of proprioception, the key will be tying that into APE setting. I believe this was in a physio or occupational setting. I found another great article that specifically focused on sensory integration and autism. Their study was laid out much like I would like to do with pre and post assessment using a standardized test. They used a different test than I will be using, but outlined it and completed it the same way. They also used some great graphs that easily showed the results. I am still exploring to see if there is anything specifically related to APE. I’m finding a lot about modifying current sports and activities, but not about taking a more foundational approach to improve overall performance and well being. The plus side weis be that this does give me some opportunity to create some action research that hasn’t been done yet, or at least written about specifically for APE. Question: How does increased proprioception and heavy work in Adapted Physical Education affect student quality of life and physical activity?
What are your present epistemologies, aka “ways of knowing” about good teaching with regard to your NTKs?
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AuthorMy name is Bailey Tucker. I teach Physical Education and Adapted Physical Education (APE) at Calistoga Elementary School. I have a strong passion for sports, athletics and fitness. I've been involved with sports my entire life and that is what ultimately led me to the path of teaching. I have recently obtained my APE Authorization to teach PE to students with special needs. This has been a growing passion of mine and I have immensely enjoyed working in this new field with my students. I'm looking forward to this next chapter and working towards obtaining my masters degree. Archives
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