This is the category to apply to your Weekly Reflection posts from the course.
Hello friends and welcome back to another week of Gymnastics!!
This week I am sharing with you all, a Youtube video of the most impossible gymnastics moves! I think the really awesome thing about Gymnastics is that it really does entertain everyone of all ages! There are definitely no shortages of Gymnastics content on the internet!
Thanks again for tuning into a another week!!
until next time,
xoxo
Hello everyone!
I guess this week we are talking about AI again… And even a week later, I don’t know if my mind has changed about my feelings towards AI.
In the last week, I have been experimenting with ChatGPT and as impressive as it is, it felt weird reading off the answers and thinking about using it for an assignment. It didn’t feel like my writing and it felt artificial, yet so many people use it so much. Sometimes I feel sad about the increased use in technology; I understand that technology helps me in my everyday life so much, but I feel as though AI is depersonalizing education. No one is the same, and obviously there are many more people out there who love to use AI than me and it might be hard for me to understand but the biggest thing I have realized is that technology is only going to get more impressive and as an educator, the expectation is that you are able to use it.
As discussed in class, AI can also be used for tutoring and practice and I think that is one way that it could work; asking ChatGPT to write out scenarios and answers to the scenarios.
I wanted to try this out so I had ChatGPT come up with scenarios around bullying (which is part of the PHE curriculum) and some possible responses for the scenarios. I think this is a good opportunity to practice concepts and answers but I think being more careful about the words used will make this more realistic. Some scenarios are very open ended and could have different responses, which is not as helpful when studying for tests or exams.
ChatGPT Prompt: Come up with 5 scenarios with answers about bullying.
“Scenario 1:
Situation: A student in high school has been consistently teased and harassed by a group of classmates during lunch breaks.
Response: The student should report the incidents to a trusted teacher, counselor, or school administrator. Schools typically have anti-bullying policies in place, and the appropriate authorities can intervene to address the situation and provide support for the victim.
Scenario 2:
Situation: A child in elementary school is being cyberbullied through social media.
Response: Parents should be involved immediately. They should document the cyberbullying incidents, take screenshots, and report the behavior to the social media platform. Additionally, it’s crucial for the parents to communicate with the school and, if necessary, law enforcement to ensure appropriate measures are taken to stop the cyberbullying.
Scenario 3:
Situation: A coworker consistently belittles and mocks a colleague during team meetings, affecting the victim’s performance and mental well-being.
Response: The victim should first address the issue directly with the coworker, expressing how their behavior is impacting them. If the behavior persists, the victim should report it to a supervisor, human resources, or follow the company’s established procedures for dealing with workplace harassment.
Scenario 4:
Situation: A teenager is being bullied for their appearance by peers in their neighborhood.
Response: The teenager should confide in a trusted adult, such as a parent, teacher, or school counselor. The adult can provide emotional support and guidance on how to handle the situation. Additionally, community programs or workshops addressing diversity and inclusion could be promoted to raise awareness about the harmful effects of bullying based on appearance.
Scenario 5:
Situation: A group of friends is excluding one of their peers, making them feel isolated.
Response: The excluded individual can try to communicate with their friends, expressing how they feel left out and asking for inclusion. If the situation persists, it might be helpful for a teacher or school counselor to facilitate a conversation among the friends to address the issue and promote a more inclusive environment. Encouraging empathy and understanding among peers is essential in fostering positive social dynamics
until next time!
Don’t be a bully xoxo
Hello friends,
Today we are talking about some guy named AI in Education.
I don’t even really like technology and everytime I see the word AI, I think they’re talking about some person named Al.
Seems like the idea of all of this Ai technology was to have a simulation of human intelligence through machines. My knowledge on this topic is very minimal and this year was the first year I learned what Chat GPT was. Becoming reliant on technology is scary to think about; obviously it has provided us with so many benefits and technology has made so many things (education, shopping) much more accessible. I think it can be scary to think about how students can use technology for assignments and school and it worries me that students will miss out on important aspects of learning.
I definitely use my phone and my computer everyday and will admit that I would have a difficult time living without technology, but for technology to simulate the thoughts, emotions, and information processing of humans to produce human-like output and responses.
I have learned that Chat GPT is very popular, so many people use it and even students talk about it. I almost didn’t believe Chat GPT would actually work, but the endless possibilities and answers are really amazing.
So, here is a reflection on AI in Education that Chat GTP wrote for me:
Title: AI in Education: Transforming Learning and Empowering Students </FONT>
In recent years, the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education has sparked a transformative wave, revolutionizing the way we teach and learn. As I reflect on this technological advancement, I am both awed by its potential and intrigued by the challenges it presents. AI in education, with its myriad applications, has ushered in a new era of personalized learning, efficiency, and accessibility.
One of the most remarkable aspects of AI in education is its ability to customize learning experiences for individual students. Traditional classrooms often struggle to meet the diverse needs of students, but AI algorithms analyze vast amounts of data to understand each student’s learning style, strengths, and weaknesses. This personalized approach ensures that students receive tailored educational materials and support, fostering a deeper understanding of the subject matter. As a result, learning becomes more engaging and meaningful, catering to the unique abilities and interests of each learner.
Furthermore, AI-driven tools have significantly enhanced the efficiency of educational processes. Tasks that once consumed considerable time, such as grading assignments and providing feedback, can now be automated, allowing educators to focus on more strategic aspects of teaching, such as designing engaging lesson plans and fostering student-teacher relationships. This newfound efficiency not only benefits teachers but also empowers students to receive timely feedback, enabling them to track their progress and make necessary improvements promptly.
The inclusivity and accessibility brought about by AI in education cannot be overstated. Technology has the power to break down barriers, making education available to a broader and more diverse range of learners. AI-powered applications, such as speech recognition software and adaptive learning platforms, cater to students with disabilities, ensuring they have equal access to educational resources. Moreover, these technologies transcend geographical boundaries, providing quality education to individuals in remote or underserved areas, thereby narrowing the educational divide.
However, amidst the optimism, there are ethical and societal challenges that demand our attention. Privacy concerns, data security, and the ethical use of AI-generated content are critical issues that need rigorous regulation and thoughtful consideration. Ensuring that AI in education is deployed responsibly, respecting individual privacy and data security, is paramount to building trust in these technologies.
Another concern revolves around the potential bias in AI algorithms, which might inadvertently perpetuate existing inequalities in education. It is imperative to address this issue by promoting transparency, diversity, and fairness in the development and implementation of AI systems. A conscious effort to mitigate biases and ensure equal opportunities for all learners is essential for the ethical evolution of AI in education.
In conclusion, AI in education represents a groundbreaking advancement that holds the promise of transforming the educational landscape. Its ability to provide personalized learning experiences, enhance efficiency, and promote inclusivity signifies a paradigm shift in how we approach education. However, as we embrace these technological innovations, it is crucial to do so responsibly, addressing ethical concerns and ensuring that the benefits of AI in education are accessible to all. By navigating these challenges thoughtfully, we can harness the full potential of AI to create a more equitable, engaging, and enriching learning environment for students worldwide.
I hope you enjoyed my artificial intelligence inspired reflection!
until next time,
xoxo
Hello friends!
This week I was unable to attend class, but after looking through the class slides, I am pretty excited to write about gamification.
I missed in class discussions surrounding gamification, but as a future PHE teacher, gamification means more inclusivity for my classroom. Gamifying PHE could look like so many different things:
Gamified teaching really appeals to me as a future physical educator, because PHE does have many negative emotions connected to it. I want students to think of PHE as games, fun, movement and physical activity, instead of just ‘sports’. Gamifying the PHE classroom would be a great way to target and cater to the students who would normally not choose PHE, but should still be learning life long physical activity skills.
In Crossover, students will still learn common concepts from soccer/basketball/hockey: moving through an opponents zone and not being tagged or loosing possession and understanding how to make more space for themselves to get away from their opponents. This would be an entry level game, and does include builds/levels to start with students.
I think that PHE would be one of the more convenient domains to include gamified learning because of the curriculum and the gym/outdoor spaces, the opportunities to gamify PHE are endless.
Also, for anyone interested: https://www.thephysicaleducator.com/game-categories/invasion
This is the website to The Physical Educator, who has a lot of information on TGfU:
I just absolutely love TGfU!
Until next time,
xoxo
Hello friends!
This past year I feel like my eyes have been opened to so many different perspectives and experiences, and it really made me feel uncomfortable at first. I had never really been around such a diverse group of people that I never even considered about how that could affect me as a teacher. My students won’t all be like me, and I need to be able to adapt. The discussion in class was really beautiful; hearing everybody’s stories and perspective and seeing how it affected others in the class was heartwarming!
I’m also really glad that I can talk about virtual reality (VR) for this reflection, because recently I have been talking about using it for Special Education PHE classes. I think that the use of VR could be really beneficial for any PHE class in order to even the playing field; allowing students to imitate games/actions while still interacting with game rules, they can still be active, but in a safe controlled environment. I also think that the excitement around VR could contribute to the motivation to participate, and hopefully students gravitate towards a ‘video game-like’ class.
I got really interested in this idea after working with a special education class while doing my practicum at a high school in Kelowna (not because they had VR there). It was really amazing to work with this class, I thought that I was going to have to change how I was and be more careful, but every single student was just excited to be there. It was really cool to participate in sports with them and get their perspective of a lot of things and that’s when I started to think about the VR theory; they kept wanting to play wii sports the whole time.
But it got me thinking about how tired and out of breath I used to get during Just Dance on the wii, and how that was such great exercise and I didn’t even know it. I probably did that for an hour at a time and I don’t think I could do that now. But it really goes to show how video games could find a way into the PHE classrooms for improving accessibility, motivation and engagement.
That’s it for now!
until next time,
xoxo
FYI I really don’t like zoom classes, I don’t think I was very present during class. But, I do understand that many students prefer and thrive off of it.
Hello again friends!
Welcome to week 6!
This weeks theme is online learning.
I really didn’t enjoy online learning, I felt completely disengaged and disconnected from the class.
I do recognize that online learning can be very beneficial for students with anxieties, cognitive or learning differences; it allows them to watch videos at their own speed, watch videos with subtitles, and even pause and rewind. And while I can acknowledge that this has benefited many students, I also would be put in that category as students who would “require the accommodations”, but in my case, I would not want them. For me, my learning differences are exasperated at home and through a computer screen; for me, my accommodations are extra support in person and the overall accountability of being apart of a class. I think that really emphasizes how different everyone is, and even though we, as students, might have similar learning backgrounds or abilities, something that works for one might not work for the other.
| Benefits for me | Disadvantages for me |
| -Replacing standardized tests with practical projects -Was able to live where I wanted -More freetime -Less restrictions; more opportunities for exploration and experimentations | -Impersonal; loss of social connections -Loss of motivation -Distractions and difficult to stay engaged -No accountability -Disconnection |
Being in person for me, is accountability. I need to be in the classroom to feel as though people are “watching me” to make sure I’m staying on task, and knowing there would be consequences in person.
On the Jamboard, one of my colleagues wrote ‘online learning cannot replace in person learning’ and I also believe that. I believe that when COVID pushed learning to be online, students could do the bare minimum and pass.; students could look through their notes and were allowed to hand things in late, which don’t get me wrong, obviously we want to allow students to be able to re-do assignments and not be pressured by a date. But students have lost the ability to take accountability for their learning, and have learned that they can do the bare minimum and they’ll still graduate.
The one thing I really liked about online learning was that all my professors decided to eliminate exams and implement more projects and experience hours. I really like this, because obviously a test is going to measure how good you are at memorizing things but projects are where you can really see if a student understands and is motivated by their topic.
Until next time,
xoxo
Hello again friendly followers!!
For my header image I wanted a picture that relates to physical activity but I didn’t want it to be associated with weights or working out in the gym.
I love images of skeletons and cadavers; I really just love everything about the human body and love to learn why we are the way that what we are. One thing I have always been really passionate about is exercise physiology and our anatomy. I just wanted my page to have images related to the body and strength, and for me, blue is my favorite color and feels really powerful. So here’s my picture of the human body in blue:) from Microsoft Designer.
I also really loved the discussion around the different types of infographics, especially because I think that every infographic is seductive in it’s own way;)
BUT, I wanted to draw my own and do my own little comparison. And because I LOVE the human body, this seemed like a good opportunity to make an infographic for the nervous system.
It’s funny, because when I first saw the infographics I thought they were all great! But that is obviously only accounting for my own abilities; I did not think anything was over the top because of my prior experiences but I can see how too many words can be overwhelming and irrelevant. I think for me when I read extra information I just think ‘wow something new I’ve learned’, but in a classroom you only have so many chances to have your students understand concepts so adding irrelevant information is not helpful.
Hope you loved my drawings!!
until next time,
xoxo
Technologically imperfect.
It’s really a bummer that swearing is inappropriate in the work or school setting, because I have so many things to say but that wouldn’t be allowed.
I really impressed myself up until this point with how open minded I have been and how much I have learned. I really dislike technology, I don’t like being rushed and everything on my phone or my computer moves way to fast for me to catch up. Obviously I think it has it’s benefits and I wouldn’t be able to live without it, but I really don’t like having to figure out something new. It takes me so long to get a grasp of how one computer or website works that it makes give up.
But so far, I have loved everything we have done; I’m pretty excited about twine (https://twinery.org/). I really didn’t think I was going to like it when I first watched the introductory video, but once I got used to the software it was so much fun to think of different possibilities.
I wish I could say everything I just said about H5P (or whatever), but I just can’t. This interactive video software thing is so my bully; I feel so lost and confused and then I feel silly for feeling lost and confused because it’s just a computer… but then I get stressed because everyone else has figured it out.
So here’s my video! I’m not even really sure if I know what it looks like yet, but I know that my wiener dog is in it so your welcome:)
I don’t really know how to reflect on this, because I still don’t know how to work it:(
I will say that in class, when Rich played his soccer video, that was really cool and I think it would be a really good way to teach concepts in PHE:
Okay wait, that last point I made was so good and I really think someone should do that! Maybe I will one day, we will have to see.
until next time,
virtual xoxo’s
Hello friends,
Lets just get right to it.
To start off, I would like to acknowledge that while I was provided with a lot of opportunities that benefited my development in my sport, the highschool that I attended was not very inclusive at all:
Before recently, I had never even considered the fact that teachers have the ability to accommodate for students with different abilities; I had never experienced that.
It’s kind of ironic because I do have a learning disability, and I always just thought learning was harder for some people and you just had to figure out how to get through it. Everyday in class I am proven so wrong and I don’t know how it makes me feel; I feel sad for my younger self, I wish I was nicer to her and I feel embarrassed that, if that was my teaching philosophy, I am already setting my students up for failure.
Multimedia principle of learning tells us that combining photos with the words can make learning better, and while yes I agree that pictures and words help when learning, I think that this can come close to providing too much information and actually just confusing students.
After hearing every ones thoughts from the video we watched today, which everyone has agreed filled our cups to the brim and spilled them**, showed me that learning is so subjective and we have the power to influence our students learning. I always just thought there was 1 way to teaching and it involved a lot of words and reading exactly what the slides said, that I didn’t even believe that you could learn any other way. One thing that I felt stuck with me while watching this video and listening to the different theories, is that even if you implement different multimedia strategies, you still might not reach your students if you are lacking in other areas; when you are using so many different modes in the classroom at one time, you can overload the student and it can become complicated and might make the lesson more complicated.
Even just in the 3 weeks I have been here, I have learned more ways to teach than I have fingers on my hands.
Knowing that we can actually make student learning easier makes the weight of the responsibilities of teaching feel even heavier. If my teachers had implemented just one of them, I would have had such a different experience in school and to know that we can have that negative or positive impact on our students just by modifying an assignment to fit their needs.
During Link2Practice some student feedback was that there were too many words on the slides, but some said that there weren’t enough words and they didn’t like staring at the blank page. Hearing all the diverse responses to different multimedia’s in class makes teaching seem 10x scarier because it really isn’t a one size fits all profession.
My dad gave me this book when I got into the program
and I think it really speaks to how important all aspects of teaching are (and the idea is just so cute):
Thankful for gadgets and gizmos! until next time,
xoxo
09/22/23
Me again.
I would like this week’s reflection to be on my two favorite PHE Open Educational Resources that I can’t stop talking about.
If you have had to sit by me this week, you have probably already heard this and I’m sorry
https://www.iphys-ed.com/blog/teaching-net-wall-games/
https://www.thephysicaleducator.com/game-categories/net-wall
I love both of these websites because they include resources that utilize Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) in PHE. I also really like them because they provide worksheets and images that can be used with the games and I love when teachers share
what is TGfU?
why I think TGfU is beneficial
I hope that was as exciting for you as it was for me!
(also, Bitmoji has a website???? https://www.bitmoji.com/stickers/ )
until next time,
xoxo
