Recently in my career as a Physical Education teacher, I was looking for a way to connect my students to something more than just standards and outcomes. I was looking for a way to connect them to the motivation, confidence, competence, knowledge, and understanding to value and engage in physical activity for life. For years … Continue reading The Evolution of My Unit Planning
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Facilitating Student-Created Outcomes
One area of my professional practice I challenge myself and constantly reflect on is assessment. It is such a powerful learning tool that can not only provide timely and effective feedback but can completely enhance the learning experience of the student. Bottom line: it is one of the most powerful learning tools a professional can … Continue reading Facilitating Student-Created Outcomes
Reflections of a Masterclass
Hello everyone!! I know, it’s been a while! I originally wanted to do a post about starting the year off on the right note but how engaging would it be to hear I’ve been playing “catch up” for eight weeks? This past weekend I had the opportunity to be a Masterclass presenter at ConnectedPE. This … Continue reading Reflections of a Masterclass
2016-2017: Year in Review
Well, it's that time of year again! The end of an another school year filled with excitement, growth, challenge and of course reflection. We all do it in the final days of operation and wonder "where did the year go?" and start planning out our summer adventures. But before I go on my first summer … Continue reading 2016-2017: Year in Review
What is #PhysicalLiteracy: My Journey
I know, I know. It's been a while since I last posted, I swear that it is for a good reason #HereComesTheExcuses. Recently I was giving a presentation at a #teachmeet here in Dubai (you should follow this on twitter @dxb_pe) and I spoke about Physical Literacy and its role in assessment in Physical Education. … Continue reading What is #PhysicalLiteracy: My Journey
WHY We Need Quality Health and Physical Education in Junior High/Middle Schools
First off, I would like to apologise in advance for this post. Usually I attempt to provide some tools and tips to help improve instructional practice and program development, and today I am not going to do that. I am not going to talk about the HOW but the WHY, why we need to have … Continue reading WHY We Need Quality Health and Physical Education in Junior High/Middle Schools
What is Your Purpose: Anthony De Giorgio
This year I decided to step outside of my comfort zone with my professional development and networking, I decided to fully embrace my use of Twitter. I have had my twitter account since 2010 but never really used it until I witnessed the potential that it has at the ConnectedPE conference. The way you can … Continue reading What is Your Purpose: Anthony De Giorgio
Developing an Assessment Framework
Word Of Caution: This is a LOOOOONG post so better go get a coffee/water, maybe a snack and possibly have a bathroom break before we start. Assessment, everyones favorite topic! If you want to get a heated conversation going in your staff meetings or department, just say this magic word and watch the show. It … Continue reading Developing an Assessment Framework
What is Your Purpose: Robert McLeod
Rob is a motivational speaker and frisbee ambassador with 6 Guinness World Records and 10 World Championships! He is frequently asked to come into schools to speak to students and run frisbee workshops. This year he will be on the panel at the YYC Fit and will be presenting at the Alberta HPEC/GEOC conference coming … Continue reading What is Your Purpose: Robert McLeod
The Art of Going Paperless
Just a fair warning, this may come across as an advertisement but I assure you that I am not receiving any funds for promoting these products. One can only wish right? In my first post I spoke about the professional challenge I took this year fully implementing technology throughout my professional practice. To be completely honest, … Continue reading The Art of Going Paperless
