Analyzing Teacher Feedback
I often ponder what my behavior toward students and the feedback I give them looks and sounds like. I think I have an idea but many times after reviewing the type of feedback I have given students it turns out it was different than I thought. The third installment of my series on systematic observation addresses this issue using event recording, which focuses on teacher feedback, teacher prompting, teacher questioning skills, and other essential teaching skills. Event recording can also be used to focus on student behavior, which I will discuss in… Read More
Analyzing Race, Gender and Skill Level Interaction in Physical Education
For part two of this blog series on systematic observation I would like to share a verbal interaction form. This form was adapted from one I received from Dr. Hans van Der Mars and is a great way to track how often you interact with students with different skill levels, different genders and different races. As you know, it is pivotal to give every student an equal physical education and this form will help give you an honest look at your interactions with all your students. As discussed in part one of… Read More
Using Augmented Reality to Increase Physical Activity Outside of School
Augmented reality, or AR, opens the door for various possibilities in a Physical Education/physical activity setting. Augmented reality works similar to a QR code, but instead of a QR code you have a target. A target can be a picture or even a real-life object. Once the target is activated it can overlay an object onto your screen, take you to an URL and much more. A great example of how the overlay works is Anatomy 4D. To see how the URL feature works, watch the following video, which briefly demonstrates one… Read More
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