The Why, What, and How to run a PHYSedcamp & Demo Slam
The Why, What, and How to run a #PHYSedcamp and Demo Slam Wow! The first ever PHYSedcamp! What’s a PHYSedcamp? Well it’s just like an edcamp, but just for health and physical educators. It’s been a goal of our team to put a on a PHYSedcamp since the summer of 2014. The whole idea of the #PhysEdSummit came from the idea of having a PHYSedcamp, but we believed that it wouldn’t be possible, because our team lives in North Carolina, Maryland, Missouri, Wisconsin, and Oregon. Well it wasn’t possible until we all met… Read More
The PHYSEDagogy Podcast – Live from #PHYSedcamp & #DemoSlam
The PHYSEDagogy Podcast – Live from the National PE Institute 2015 #PHYSedcamp & #DemoSlam Check out all the highlights from the first ever physical education edcamp and listen to what all our demo slam participants showcased in the two minutes before they got slammed and hear their thoughts on being a part of the National PE Institute.
Teacher evaluation: Are we failing our profession?
I am writing this blog post tonight filled with a wide range of emotions: anger, sadness, more anger, fear, and despair. I usually try to keep my emotions out of blogging, but I am taking a different approach with this post. Clearly, I am emotionally charged. My hope is that it will serve as a call to action for you. As you may already be aware, I am out of the classroom this year. Currently, my job is managing a grant in my district helping to facilitate teacher led reform in four focus areas:… Read More