- formative assessment, Goal setting, peer coaching, PhysedSummit, Professional Development, Research, Teacher Reflection, TGfU
Professional Learning + Data = analysis student learning – Part 1
Algorithms by Kevin Dooley CC BY I am grappling with the direction of my professional growth and defining a SMART goal for the next academic year. The focus of course is Student Learning in Physed (and Wellness/Health). I have moved to the International School of Beijing (ISB) and as with any school, there are expectations of professional growth and the Middle School at ISB have decided to do this in two different ways. Firstly we are being asked to “develop a goal that shows growth in your ability to use data to provide a more personalized learning experience for your students” and secondly we are being asked to set a guiding…
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PhysEdSummit 5.0 Student voice, participation and leadership in schools
The physedagogy team have been hard at work and last weekend the PhysEdSummit 5.0 rolled out around the World. This initiative aims to provide quality Professional Development to PhysEd teachers anywhere you can get wifi with free online sessions that allowed you to either actively be involved during a session (ask your questions, share your experiences or take polls or share resources etc) or to go back and watch the sessions and contact presenters via a variety of social media avenues. The opportunity to get involved was very impressive and as we are scattered all over the place, the timezone changes meant that at any time, there was a good…
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ACHPER
Last year I was humbled to be approached by Rick Baldock from the ACHPER office. ACHPER is the Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation and provides professional development in many different ways to teachers in Australia and encourages Aussie’s overseas to take part too. I took time to write my first ever article and had it published last year in their magazine, this was a great way for me to share work that I have been doing with my students and it was professionally a great experience for me not just to write on my blog, but to write for a wider audience and a chance to hone and…