KarenK

My name is Karen and I teach 10th grade Health and Physical Education, Sport Psychology and Adapted Physical Education at the high school level. I have 20 years experience working with young children in a child care setting until my career change 3 years ago. I have coached field hockey and lacrosse at the college level, basketball at the junior high level and baseball at the little league level.

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5 new technologies to try 5 new methods of technology I will use include wordles, google docs, prezi, Goanimate and delicious.com 4 ideas to share with others 4 ideas I can share with my colleagues include google docs during PLC time, prezi for my presentations, wordles to start a unit, and Goanimate for the students to include in their presentations. 3 principles of Universal Design for Learning 3 principles of UDL include finding the students' barriers, offering different methods to present to lower the barriers I give and the heightened accountabiltiy of the teachers to reach all students. 2 changes in your teaching to reach all learners in the Digital Age 2 changes that I will make is to look for the barriers I haven't seen with the students and to offer choices for the students to show their understanding. 1 BIG idea to implement “on Monday” 1 big idea I have will be to show my colleague google docs as we are making our first End of the Year Exam which we will be working on this week.

** 5 new technologies to try ** I would like to try: 1) a classroom blog when we are working in groups 2) wordle to introduce a lesson 3) google docs when small groups formulate review questions for the tests 4) Watch Know to offer an interactive movie about muscle groups 5) investigate Audio Books for some of my students' with visual issues

** 4 ideas to share with others ** 1) google docs 2) del.icio.us 3) Watch Know 4) SearchCube

** 3 principles of Universal Design for Learning ** 1) GPS analogy - Find where students 2) GPS analogy - Find out where students want to go (goals) 3) GPS analogy - How are they going to get there ** 2 changes in your teaching to reach all learners in the Digital Age **  1) I plan to vary my delivery using various media types of content to reach all learners strengths 2) I plan to inquire about my students' weaknesses ** 1 BIG idea to implement “on Monday **  I am going to try to download a video link from del.icio.us

** 5 new technologies to try ** ** 1. Toys R Us resources for "Learning Differences" **
 * 2. itunes daily fitness log **
 * 3. Microsoft calorie counter for fast food restaurants **
 * 4. Google Earth **
 * 5. scholargoogle.com to find articles **

** 4 ideas to share with others **
 * 1. Apple website for resources**
 * 2. Microsoft website for resources**
 * 3. Google website for resources**
 * 4. Zotero: to collect, organize and share resources**


 * 3 Principles of Universal Design for Learning**
 * 1. Goals: Be mindful of the means and the end result of goals**
 * 2. Methods and Materials: a variety offered to reach all learners**
 * 3. Assessments: Offer a variety for all students to demonstrate in their own way what they have learned.**


 * 2 changes to reach all learners**
 * 1. To make the goal of learning clear for each assessment**
 * 2. To offer strategies and support when assignment one type of assessment**


 * 1 Big Idea**
 * I am going to investigate how I can incorporate Toys R Us and their resources for my autistic students.**

** Lesson Adaptation - Health: STDs **

**__ Description of Unit and Learning Objectives __** In our unit of health regarding relationships we cover sexually transmitted diseases. Students will learn about the consequences of being sexually active including pregnancy, social implications, emotional regret and the chances of contracting a sexually transmitted disease along with signs and symptoms of those diseases. Students will also learn about the two categories of sexually transmitted diseases, viral and bacterial. In groups of three, students research a sexually transmitted disease and act as health professionals as they present the information to a younger audience, their classmates. They will then devise an assessment and test their classmates’ understanding of the information given in the presentation.

**__ Introducion __** I will introduce sexually transmitted diseases by presenting a prezi. In the prezi I could highlight the two types of diseases, viral and bacterial, then delve into some of the types as well as the signs and symptoms of each. Within the prezi I would include pictures that would show the ugly side of STD’s that would discourage someone to partake in unsafe sex. The prezi would also include statistics with teen pregnancy, show the negative social implications and describe emotional regret.

After showing the prezi, I will ask the students to write down 3-5 words that come to their mind as a reaction to the prezi. I will take those words and make a wordle. Before presenting the wordle, each group will guess the most frequent words their classmates wrote down. I will then present the wordle followed by a class discussion.

Each group will research one of their top 3 choices of STDs they would like to present. After reserving a computer lab for two days, students will be able to use a variety of   websites which I will introduce beforehand. They will be given the following criteria for for presentation: Define the Disease or Infection: Viral or Bacterial: Signs and Symtoms 5 Facts about the disease: Treatments: Statistically who is at a higher risk: Preventative Measures:

**__ Assessment __** They will also be given several options to present their project. Some of the options would include the use of technology such as powerpoint presentations, prezi, video, goanimate, brochure using publisher, etc. After their presentations students will also test their classmates on the information just presented. They can give a quiz using Quizlet, devise and play a game of jeopardy, make a crossword puzzle, design a word-search or another method with teacher approval.