Today, I read the article, "Why Leaders Don't Learn From Success" on page 68 of the April 2011 edition of Harvard Business Review. I read this article because it coincides with the Masters program I am enrolled in, Physical Education Leadership. It sparked my interest as someone who hopes to be a leader in the field.
The article explains that leaders don't learn from success because during times of success, we don't ask WHY we are having success. We simply believe it is luck or a "prosperous" time. We only ask ourselves why we are NOT having success during tough times. I think that it's important for leaders to reflect on times of success to determine what they did right that contributed to that success. Sometimes there may be elements of luck involved, but it's important to differentiate between those elements and the ones you controlled that contributed to a time of success. This will allow a leader to continue to implement and utilize the techniques that they implored that resulted in success. Otherwise, leaders may change what they are doing without realizing they are changing something that has been successful.
The overall message is to celebrate success, but also examine it. Chances are, something you did directly contributed to that success. It's imperative that you figure out what you did right so you can continue to do it.
In a physical education sense, take the example of curriculum revision or re-write. If you have a successful revision or re-write, it's important that you examine the whole process you undertook, so you can figure out what contributed to the success. Maybe the people you selected, the processes you used to revise and/or re-write, and the time it took to rewrite were all factors to success. If you do it again a few years down the road completely differently, you may experience failure because of a lack of reflection and examination into the success.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Physical Education InTECHgration Using the SWINXS Active Gaming Console
This is a video of a teaching segment I did using the SWINX active gaming console. I created it with the intention of it being an instant activity or station activity where students will get work on the majority of the components of health and skill related physical fitness. I also integrated mathematics into the lesson to give it an academic aspect. Personal and social responsibility, cooperation, communication, and goal setting are all smaller aspects of this lesson, but still present.
If I could do it again, I would have had visual aids depicting the movement and exercise I want them to do at and between each checkpoint. I also would have been more clear and concise in my instructions.
The SWINXS active gaming console is an excellent technology tool for physical educators. There are a great deal of innovative activities you can do using the SWINXS console. One excellent idea is to have a SWINXS based activity as an instant activity that students can begin once they enter the gymnasium. This will get students meaningful and relevant movement to warm them up and it will be done quickly and efficiently to save time in the overall lesson.
Equipment used: SWINXS console and wristbands, two cones, two large dice.
For only $150.00, the SWINXS console can be a great tool for any physical educator. It is worth the investment and can be used as the backbone for many new and innovative activities.
Check out the lesson below!
If I could do it again, I would have had visual aids depicting the movement and exercise I want them to do at and between each checkpoint. I also would have been more clear and concise in my instructions.
The SWINXS active gaming console is an excellent technology tool for physical educators. There are a great deal of innovative activities you can do using the SWINXS console. One excellent idea is to have a SWINXS based activity as an instant activity that students can begin once they enter the gymnasium. This will get students meaningful and relevant movement to warm them up and it will be done quickly and efficiently to save time in the overall lesson.
Equipment used: SWINXS console and wristbands, two cones, two large dice.
For only $150.00, the SWINXS console can be a great tool for any physical educator. It is worth the investment and can be used as the backbone for many new and innovative activities.
Check out the lesson below!
Monday, June 20, 2011
How to hook up your PC computer to a projector
I created this informative video in PED 515 Technology in Physical Education. The intention of the video is to give a quick solution to hook up your PC computer to a projector using a VGA cable. The video was edited using Youtube Video Editor.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Social Networking
The use of social networking websites as a physical education teacher is an extremely valuable way to network, stay current, and learn new things. The huge and widespread amount of people we are able to connect with makes the opportunity for learning and networking very real. I hope to connect with physical educators and professionals from all over the world so that I can collaborate and work with people from all different backgrounds.
This blog can serve as a valuable tool for channeling information to the community as a physical educator. I can keep the community up to date on what students are doing in PE class, as well as constantly advocate for my program and field.
This blog can serve as a valuable tool for channeling information to the community as a physical educator. I can keep the community up to date on what students are doing in PE class, as well as constantly advocate for my program and field.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
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