• admnistraion,  collaboration,  iPod Trial,  pegeeks,  Technology in PE

    Shiny New iPods!

    A few months back I began to campaign for an iPod trial in my PE classes at UNIS Hanoi.  Today the final four of my new iPod 5 Generations arrived and I have spent the last hour tonight plugging them in, syncing them up and preparing them for the first day of use tomorrow.  I feel like a parent preparing the children for the first day of school.  “What did you pack for them?” I hear you asking.  Well let me share a few of the various apps I have chosen for my first work this week.   Coaches Eye – Coaches eye is one of my favourite apps in…

  • Criteria,  formative assessment,  Health,  MYP,  Teacher Reflection,  Technology in PE

    Health assessment

    Eat five fruits or vegetables a day by Stefan licensed by CC NC SA So, this year our PE department will drop two of our school-used/developed Criterion and focus on one only [1. We have decided to do this as we don’t teach enough lessons/unit to make it worth having a summative test or assignment.  Some units align very nicely with other PE units – like Fitness – and so we have decided to use the Criteria A (MYP) Use of Knowledge rather than a school-only criteria.].  This criterion has to do with social skills/interaction in the classroom and communication.  The question we are trying to answer is how do…