This is the link to the evaluation rubric I used during my Peer Observation. The follow up discussion is included in the link as well as here. The ist part of this project is called "Peer Observation of Scatter Square Dance lesson" and includes the evaluation and follow up discusssion of my teaching a lesson.

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AVlOPk4HLv-yZGMydzRoZGJfNWNqdDY2cWdj&hl=en

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Nice scores by everyone on the final exam. Today is the final day to turn in work. Sometime this week I'll be getting the final grading done. Thanks for all your work in the class.

In our local newspaper this week, an article was written about one of our local junior high schools - Sierra Vista Junior High.  For those of us living in the Santa Clarita Valley, we have heard rumors of their phenominal P.E. program.  From reading the article it's hard not to see why... Read more »

This will only apply to you if you if you will be editing previously created content. Hopefully this issue doesn't create a major problem. If it does, please contact me. Here is a description of the issue:

Potential Text Editor Problem With Previously Created Content

Recently, the text editor was enabled by default for all text entry
on the site. This was done to provide consistency in content where
editing is shared among users. This creates a potential problem for
anyone who wants to edit content that was previously created with plain
text (without the editor enabled). The result is some formatting loss,
mainly with line breaks and paragraphs. There are a few different
solutions for this issue. Read more »

Welcome to the Oak Hills P.E. Team!

First, I want to thank you for joining our team.  This has been my third year using the P.E. Release model.  The program is constantly evolving and developing into a program that incorporates all the physical fitness and skills components that is critical to the developing child.  Therefore, each year will look similar but with some modifications as the students skill base becomes more proficient. 

I am excited to get to know each and everyone of you and encourage your input whenever possible.  I hope that you will have a positive experience and learn a lot about what goes into teaching a high-quality Physical Education program.

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You can view the videos I analyzed and read my comments by clicking on these links:

Handing Out Jump Ropes
http://pevideo.org/node/426#comment-784

Kicking Foil
http://pevideo.org/node/747

Ultimate Frisbee Scoring
http://pevideo.org/node/518

Throwing Foil
http://pevideo.org/node/746

Dear Oak Hills Parents:

As this new school year begins, I would like to remind you about the importance of your child’s physical activity education. The percentage of overweight youth has more than tripled in the past 25 years partially due to increased interest in sedentary activities such as television, computers, and video games. A reduction in physical activity as well as an increase in caloric intake has contributed to an obesity epidemic. Read more »

Please note that I moved the comment displays into a tab called "Discussion" viewable under the title of the collaboration. I did this to create an area for a discussion of the paper that is separate from the display of the actual work.

One thing that all of you in this class have in common is that you are practicing professionals. This is great, because you can apply your knowledge based on experience. Also, the work you do here becomes more meaningful because you can use it directly. For these reasons, I recommend working on collaborations in the next few weeks. Unit plans will probably be the best option for these. Collaborations allow anyone in our group to edit them directly. You can leave a comment in the revisions box to let everyone know what changes you made. To see available collaborations, go to the "My Unread" link and you'll see a tab there for collaborations you can work on in this class. With a collective effort, I'm sure we can come up with something good that everyone can use. Read more »