The
last couple of weeks have been busy since we have kicked off our Jump Rope for
Heart fundraiser and continue fitness assessments along with starting a
gymnastics unit. Since we administer the
fitness assessments twice per year, we incorporate some of the testing with
other units. In monitoring my GAME plan,
I feel that I am making progress at a slower pace than I would like to, but
honestly I need to use that as one of the insights that I have gained from this
experience. Sometimes, I get apprehensive
when we are not moving through a unit as quickly as I would like, and I am sure
that the students sense this. I realized
that I have a lot going on within my GAME plan and everything can certainly be
accomplished, but with time.
As
far as resources, we have most technological resources right in our
building. Our computer lab instructors,
technology integration specialist, and media specialist (librarian) are all
willing to assist in any way. I have set
up a Volunteerspot account for our field day activities which will not be until
May, but planning for this event takes a lot of time. Our Jump Rope for Heart activities are
underway. We have class jump rope
competitions and we have started those.
We have a scheduled Jump Rope day when each grade level, during their
related arts time (music, pe, art, computer) will go to the basketball courts
to participate in jump rope activities to celebrate Jump Rope for Heart. We allow all students to participate, not
just the ones who raise money. This is
when we will collect the names of the students who will receive a certificate
then we can have the selected students create those. I have learned that we can access and print
more reports from Fitstats than I originally thought we could.
At
this point, I do not feel that I need to modify my plan and have not had any
new questions. I will be glad to take
any suggestions or answer any questions.
Hey Lynn,
ReplyDeleteWe participate in Jump Rope for Heart also. But what you are doing is wonderful. I wish our P.E teachers were as motivated as you are. Are you the only P.E teacher at your school? I wouldn't worry about your pace, rushing it may mess something up. Especially with the kick off being so busy.
Our school only allows people who raised money to participate in the Jump Rope for Heart day which I find is very disheartening. Everything you have described appears that you do not need to modify anything. Keep up the good work in all that you do.
Narlishwa
Narlishwa,
DeleteWe have two full-time PE, music, and art teachers at our school with appr. 800 students. I know of several other schools where only the students who raise money participate in the JRH event. Some of our parents may not allow the children to collect money and some just don't have money to donate even though it may seem like a small amount. The other PE teacher was raised in a children's home and is very passionate about giving our students experiences that will last a lifetime so it is just not an option for those kids not to participate. Thanks for your words of encouragement!
Laura,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you have a lot on your plate but you are doing great on your GAME plan. There is not need to rush this, just like our students learn at their own pace so do we. Take your time and your results may be what you want to see. I love how you are using the various technology tools to include parents and others from outside of the school to be involved in other activities you all have going on like Field Day, that's a good idea. What exactly is Fitstats? It sounds like a really beneficial tool to use as a PE teacher. I've never heard of that before. I'm also glad to have read in your post that you have the resources of different people inside your school to help with everything that you have set in place for your PE class. You are a very motivating PE teacher and you are doing great with your Jump Rope for Heart. I'm glad you feel that you don't have to modify anything because everything is falling into place. Good luck to you and keep of the good work.
Shanece
Shanece,
DeleteThanks for your comments and encouragement. We have two full-time PE teachers at our school and our goal is to instill in our students a love for physical activity and learning. Fitstats is a fitness assessment program. We use the Fitstats Education version and it is maintained by our district PE representative. She has exported all of our classes and we use the program to assess and monitor progress. Students can log in and track their own goals and progress also. We have used this program for two years now and so far I like it. Our students are really excited about JRH and we even have some of the older students trying double dutch along with some other jump rope tricks. It is fun to watch them get excited about something so simple. Thanks again!
Hi Lynn,
ReplyDeleteWe are also doing jump rope for heart at our school as well. I was wondering if you chart the students’ progress or use it as a fundraiser for your program. I know there are some great graphing programs online. The P.E. teacher at my school connects small heart rate monitors and jump counters to the students. He then graphs the data and groups the info in different ways (i.e. age, gender, grade, etc.) I think it is a great way to incorporate a little math in gym :-). Good Luck.
Thanks,
Ali B