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EEND 678 Artifact #1-PBL

Before taking this course, I had never thought about using a PBL in my PE classes.  I thought a PBL unit could never work in PE.  However, I was pretty surprised that there are many PE teachers who use a PBL unit for multiple aspects of their curriculum.  I was more surprised at how the students were engaged in the units even though it was through PE. For my PBL Outline, I chose to focus on student lesson design.  In middle school, things tend to get lost...literally and figuratively.  I created an essential question:  What does it mean to be physically fit? Students are able to use any prior knowledge, resources, etc to create a lesson to be taught to their classmates.  Students are able to choose how they want to relay the information to their peers.  They are also able to design assessments for their lessons and use various technology.  

I do fully intend to implement this PBL into my classes this year.  My forever challenge is to keep the kids moving while they are working.  I have my own internal struggle because I want the kids to keep moving, but I also feel they need a different approach to learning the material.  The bottom line is that I need to take a leap of faith and just go for it.  I'm not being observed this year so it's the perfect time to fail miserably and perfect the process for the future.        
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  1. Heidi MorganJuly 24, 2018 at 5:07 AM

    I really enjoyed your essential question. When each student considers the answer, he or she can really dive deep into their own physical activities and see how fit they are and what they can do to improve their fitness. I know for some, this may be life changing in the long run.

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