P.E. and 21st Century Learning and Workforce Readiness
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How can incorporating technology and 21st century skill practice into physical education increase student engagement?
Physical Education is essential to developing and fostering life long learning, habits and health. It is also a great place to practice communicating, collaborating, cooperating and technology skills. Including the use of technological skills in physical education and illuminating the importance of how technology can enhance these 21st century skills could and should be an important function of this often forgotten subject. Considering our commitment to 21st Century Skills, we need to apply specific strategies for teaching students how to communicate and collaborate with each other and how negotiate and accept compromises. Physical educators believe that physical education can enhance students’ social and emotional
growth, an essential factor in children’s educational development. (Tomme, 1993)
Physical Education is essential to developing and fostering life long learning, habits and health. It is also a great place to practice communicating, collaborating, cooperating and technology skills. Including the use of technological skills in physical education and illuminating the importance of how technology can enhance these 21st century skills could and should be an important function of this often forgotten subject. Considering our commitment to 21st Century Skills, we need to apply specific strategies for teaching students how to communicate and collaborate with each other and how negotiate and accept compromises. Physical educators believe that physical education can enhance students’ social and emotional
growth, an essential factor in children’s educational development. (Tomme, 1993)
This graphic (source: http://p21.org) represents both 21st century skills student outcomes (as represented by the pieces of the arch) and 21st century skills support systems (as represented by the ripples in the pool at the bottom).
Physical education is not typically identified as one of the core subjects but it is essential to developing and fostering life long learning, habits and health. In this project I have shown how physical education class is an excellent forum for developing communication, collaboration, creativity and technology skills.
Physical education is not typically identified as one of the core subjects but it is essential to developing and fostering life long learning, habits and health. In this project I have shown how physical education class is an excellent forum for developing communication, collaboration, creativity and technology skills.
