Action Plan

Now that I have established my goals, the next step is to establish and carry out an action plan.

Action Plan for Goal #1

I have begun researching on the internet using Google Scholar and Walden library resources that focus on physical education teachers that implement strategies geared towards student-driven activities.  The type of activities I am looking for should give students more freedom to pursue exercises of their interest or work towards improving skills related to sports/activities of interest.  Along with the research I have talked to colleagues within my building to brainstorm lessons that we could all implement that works towards the goal of our students becoming more independent learners.  The last and most beneficial action I have taken is reaching out to other physical education teachers, mostly through e-mail, and asking for advice and ideas they may have.  I have all ready received responses from classmates I had in college and professors from the university I attended.  I plan to continue these forms of research to fulfill the knowledge I need before implementing my newly planned lessons.  I will also need to wear pedometers and heart rate monitors myself to test the efficiency of the activities my students have the chose to pursue.  I do not want my students participating in activities that could prevent them from reaching their daily fitness goals.

Action Plan for Goal #2

My second goal requires individual responsibilities, for instances awareness and organization will be extremely important.  My plan is to check every piece of digital information I present to my class and make sure I have correctly cited the source.  In order to accomplish this I plan to review all my materials when creating my lesson plans.  To get ahead of the game and correct materials I have used in the past and plan to use in the future I will hold myself accountable and review at least three pieces of digital information each week until I have correctly cited all sources.  If I cannot find the source for the information I have used in the past, I will search for replacements.  When it comes to planning ways to implement discussions about properly cited resources during class lessons, I can collaborate with fellow teachers to gain insight and possible learn tactics I may want to use in my classroom.