With this being my final inquiry post, I want to reflect on the experience and apply my learning to teaching. This fitness journey has been a winding road, not perfect, and that’s okay. I got to explore my own routine and encourage myself to get active and healthy. Throughout my blog, I focused on exploring…
In this post, I want to give a specific update on my fitness journey over the past month. To be honest, it has not been super straightforward, with things differing every week and other activities and plans popping up throughout the last few weeks of the semester. I’m starting to realize that this is normal….
This post, connecting to the last, will continue exploring AI lesson plans for integrating fitness/health into the classroom and also include ways to integrate it at home in daily life. This lesson plan will focus on applying previously learned skills to at-home fitness or activity later in a fitness unit to get students excited about…
Integrating Fitness into the Classroom: I wanted to take the time to create an introductory lesson on integrating fitness into the classroom. This connects to the PHE curriculum for grade 2 and allows students to explore healthy fitness without limitations or requirements. They are exploring movement, and this activity can be done in the classroom,…
Over the past week, we have explored inclusive technologies and accessibility features to ensure the technologies we use are available and usable for all learners. This connects to UDL, which means Universal Design for Learning, which can be applied in all practices, whether in the classroom or online. We are focused specifically on the online…
Over the past week, we explored gamification and game-based learning. To begin the last class, we got a presentation on Minecraft. Specifically using Minecraft in an educational setting, which can, in turn, hit curriculum goals, enhancing student learning. Minecraft education can be so engaging for students and could very possibly increase their learning of the…
Over this past week, we discussed EdTech models and how they work when integrated into the classroom. I will discuss each model below and describe ways to integrate it into the classroom. SAMR: This model stands for Substitute, Augment, Modify, Redefine. Substitution is to enhance learning, which means that it could be a tablet for…
Data Tracking Update: In this post, I’d like to share my data-tracking update from the past two weeks, including what I liked and what I didn’t. As seen in previous posts, I was exploring different ways to track my workouts using different platforms. There was 1 app I wanted to explore a bit more: the…
Goal-Setting and Motivation: Today, I’d like to focus on motivation and goal-setting when integrating fitness into daily life. I will also tie this post to how goal-setting and motivation are related to student learning. Having been tracking my workouts for a few weeks, I notice that some activities are easier to follow through with than…
My first Focused Ed PD session focused on reviewing digital classroom resources with Lisa Read. She ran us through a whole bunch of the online resource pathways. KnowBC was super useful, as it provides local information that helps students connect with the land and aids in planning lessons, creating field guides, making trivia, doing research…