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Crowdsourced Survivor Unit
08/04/12 21:00
I wrote a blog post a while back about getting a bunch of #PEGeeks together to crowdsource a Survivor themed leadership unit. After a lot of teachers provided feedback, ideas, and activities, I felt like I had enough material to put together a short leadership unit for my students. Today I'd like to share that unit with you. Read More...
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#PEPitch: A New Hope
05/03/12 12:11
University Outreach Program
29/02/12 16:48
f you’ve ever spent any time checking out our Resources page, you may have noticed a Social Media section there. If you ever took the time to dig deeper into the section, you may have noticed that its empty.
Yikes. Read More...
Solutions Summit 2012
27/02/12 22:00
"Identify your problems but give your power and energy to solutions" - Anthony Robbins
Today I asked the #PEGeeks network to identify the main obstacle (money excluded) that is preventing them from creating the Physical Education program of their dreams. The responses I got back were pretty familiar: not enough PE time for students, not enough space for activities, not enough innovation from IT, and not enough support from staff. You probably recognize a few of these problems as you've probably found yourself complaining about them from time to time (I know I have). Chances are that you could add a few more to the list as well (again, I know I could). These problems aren't new (which, in itself, is a problem as well). They've been around for a long time, haunting Physical Education programs everywhere. Read More...
#PEGeeks Logo Winners
25/02/12 16:38
After a week of designing, sharing, discussing, and voting, we have finally decided on the official #PEGeeks logo and icon.
Thanks to everyone who took the time to take part in this process. I think its awesome that we were able to get this done together. Read More...
One #PEGeeks Logo To Rule Them All
20/02/12 22:54
A few nights ago, I was toying around with the idea of designing a logo/icon to represent the #PEGeeks hashtag. For those of you who are not on Twitter, the #PEGeeks hashtag is what us techno-savvy Physical Educators use to help tag our tweets to make them easier to find and to facilitate discussion on Twitter. The hashtag is pretty popular and it represents a rather awesome network of professionals. Read More...
Crowdsourcing A Unit Plan
18/01/12 21:03
When I was in University, so much emphasis was placed on lesson/unit planning. Don’t get me wrong, I think planning is an extremely important part of the teaching process. It pushes you to think about new ways of presenting material, helps you prepare in advance for situations in your gym, and allows you to reflect on your lesson and grow from those reflections.
But let’s be honest: planning doesn’t usually rank high on teachers’ “favourite things about teaching” list. You won’t ever hear about a teacher who would turn down a Friday night out with friends because they were “just too excited to get lesson planning for next week”.
Its just not the way things are.