Continuing with my GAME plan

I started a GAME plan a few weeks back to carry out in my physical education classroom. GAME stands for:

G-Goals

A-Actions

M-Monitor

E-Evaluate (Laureate 2009).

My GAME plan aligns with two indicators that I am working towards to integrate technology into my classroom. Those two indicators from The National Standards are to:

1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity

2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

In my weightlifting class the students have been videotaping each other in order to help one another on their form which is vital in order to perform lifts properly and safely. It has turned into quite a nice assessment tool for me also because now I circulate more during class and assist and then use to the footage later to grade my students on their techniques.

Recently, I have tried to take this a step further by integrating the technology and problem based learning at the same time. My thought was that this week I can have my students try new lifts, but they must figure them out first themselves, always keeping safety in mind. They could research this online and then still use the cameras to record what they are doing. This turns the lesson around from teacher directed to student directed and I am curious to see how this will work.

I am continuing to work towards my same goals but have learned a lot along the way. Motivation for students comes in different forms, just like adults in general. They have their areas that highly interest them and so I am excited at how much this really has turned into Universal Design Learning. I am reaching more students in my physical education setting then I ever have because I am using unconventional tools and I am developing digital age experiences for them.

Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2009). Spotlight on Technology: Problem-Based Learning, Part 1. [Educational video]. Baltimore: Author.

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