Pedagogical ToolKit
Social Dimension- Create a supportive learning environment
The goal in activities for the student in the social dimension is to create lessons that allow for the students to learn in a supportive environment. Activities will be chosen that is new to most students such as Pickle Ball or Can Jam. The students will then work together to develop the skills necessary to play the game moving into it slowly as the skills build.
Personal Dimension- Foster confidence and persistence
The goal for personal dimension is to give students the ability to teach each other. They will pick a PE activity that is new to them and in groups discover how it is played. This will help them build confidence and take turns being leaders and building off what they already know and learning together.
Students will take the activity their group has decided to discover together and create a lesson to teach other groups the skill or game. This will help in leadership and the ability to verbalize and write down instructions that other students can follow.
Cognitive Dimension- Develop problem-solving strategies
To help students develop problem-solving strategies guided discovery is a good teaching method that can be used. As the teacher, I provide the students with enough instruction that they can start playing a game such as Flag football. Once they start the game they will realize that there are certain things they have to do as a team and they will build off their prior knowledge and problem-solve to come up with solutions as a team.
Knowledge Dimension- Develop an understanding of disciplinary discourse/practice
To help students build on their knowledge a reflection period will need to be involved in each lesson. This can be done through a group reflection or a more personal reflection as writing in a journal. Prompts may be given by the instructor as to what they should think about as they are reflecting.
