Participation:
From September to now I think this is one of the main points I have improved on. I bring my gym strip to class every day and a proper change of clothes. I’m pretty good when it comes to having my PE strip and I never really needed to be reminded. When it comes to being in class on time I am also pretty good at that, I’m rarely late to PE, because I have no reason to be I have it right after lunch. Attendance wise I am always present (unless I am sick or something of course) and I have never skipped PE without a proper excuse. Yes, I’ve always been good at bringing a change of clothes and being on time, but my intensity of participation has really grown since September. For the first 2 months or so of the school year, I will admit I did not put my all into a lot of activities and that shows in this blog. I think since then I really have changed in this category and do participate as much as I can with most of the activities we do. I’ve learned to have fun with physical education and even if my skill level is not great, to still try my best. Of course on some days are not perfect, but when I do have bad days where I don’t feel like participating I learned that no one can really force me to do the activities, but I do them because I know it is good for me and that I am the only one who can really make PE class fun if I set my mind to it. I am never really reminded to work hard, because I believe I do on most days, especially now. On choice days my motivation to choose a certain game is the people. I surround myself with positive people especially on certain choice days I may not like. My recent post about “Formation X” is a good example, because I got a lot out of that game from getting a physical work out to also having a lot of fun with other people and my participation and activity level were really high that day, because I really did feel like I helped my team. Overall I would give myself a 5/5, just because I feel like I have accomplished my goal of participating and being more positive.
From September to now I think this is one of the main points I have improved on. I bring my gym strip to class every day and a proper change of clothes. I’m pretty good when it comes to having my PE strip and I never really needed to be reminded. When it comes to being in class on time I am also pretty good at that, I’m rarely late to PE, because I have no reason to be I have it right after lunch. Attendance wise I am always present (unless I am sick or something of course) and I have never skipped PE without a proper excuse. Yes, I’ve always been good at bringing a change of clothes and being on time, but my intensity of participation has really grown since September. For the first 2 months or so of the school year, I will admit I did not put my all into a lot of activities and that shows in this blog. I think since then I really have changed in this category and do participate as much as I can with most of the activities we do. I’ve learned to have fun with physical education and even if my skill level is not great, to still try my best. Of course on some days are not perfect, but when I do have bad days where I don’t feel like participating I learned that no one can really force me to do the activities, but I do them because I know it is good for me and that I am the only one who can really make PE class fun if I set my mind to it. I am never really reminded to work hard, because I believe I do on most days, especially now. On choice days my motivation to choose a certain game is the people. I surround myself with positive people especially on certain choice days I may not like. My recent post about “Formation X” is a good example, because I got a lot out of that game from getting a physical work out to also having a lot of fun with other people and my participation and activity level were really high that day, because I really did feel like I helped my team. Overall I would give myself a 5/5, just because I feel like I have accomplished my goal of participating and being more positive.
(Still miss these old shorts ha)
Socials
Responsibility and Contribution to the Class:
Again, from September I have blossomed from being an awkward girl who talked to 3 people in the class, to now being friends with a lot of people in our class. With that, that has really affected my presence in PE for many reasons. For one, I am usually very positive in PE, and I do encourage others as well as they encourage me. I have definitely improved with working with other people that I typically do not talk to. A good example is my blog post about “Lacrosse”, most of us were not too good, but I tried to motivate people on my team, even if we were losing and eventually the game became fun, because of the positive energy. I usually also help out with cleaning up little things like cones or balls after capture the flag and I try not to leave before the equipment is put away. With my fitness levels I am actually very honest, as you can see my scores are not typically high, but I don’t mind, because I have room to improve. I don’t like cheating with games, and to be honest I’d rather lose, because cheating and winning isn’t a real win. The one thing that I would say I could have done better in this year is leadership. I am usually better at following instructions, to make it easy for whoever is in charge. The buddy program taught me a lot about leading and I think I could still improve in that category, by being better with explaining things, taking initiative and making class even more fun for other people in other classes. The one thing I was really proud of was getting to play pickle ball with people from bases back in January. I took the chance, out of my comfort zone and decided to interact with new people. Overall I think I’d give myself a 4/5, as I need to work on making things fun with people outside our class.
Again, from September I have blossomed from being an awkward girl who talked to 3 people in the class, to now being friends with a lot of people in our class. With that, that has really affected my presence in PE for many reasons. For one, I am usually very positive in PE, and I do encourage others as well as they encourage me. I have definitely improved with working with other people that I typically do not talk to. A good example is my blog post about “Lacrosse”, most of us were not too good, but I tried to motivate people on my team, even if we were losing and eventually the game became fun, because of the positive energy. I usually also help out with cleaning up little things like cones or balls after capture the flag and I try not to leave before the equipment is put away. With my fitness levels I am actually very honest, as you can see my scores are not typically high, but I don’t mind, because I have room to improve. I don’t like cheating with games, and to be honest I’d rather lose, because cheating and winning isn’t a real win. The one thing that I would say I could have done better in this year is leadership. I am usually better at following instructions, to make it easy for whoever is in charge. The buddy program taught me a lot about leading and I think I could still improve in that category, by being better with explaining things, taking initiative and making class even more fun for other people in other classes. The one thing I was really proud of was getting to play pickle ball with people from bases back in January. I took the chance, out of my comfort zone and decided to interact with new people. Overall I think I’d give myself a 4/5, as I need to work on making things fun with people outside our class.
Healthy Living:
My goal up until now has been losing weight, from the beginning
of the year. Over the years I have always tried to accomplish this goal, however
I was never consistent with it. This year, my blog is proof of my consistency
with healthy living. In a way I have a lot to improve upon this category as
well, I definitely need to record my diet on here, and with my recent post
about the app “fitbit” I can start doing that on an app. In my blog as you have
read before I have been posting a lot about playing tennis, going for runs, and
using my penny board. My running skills have really improved since September as
I try to go on at least one run in a week. My goal for the summer is going on a
run every other day. My goal of losing weight has been difficult, but I have at
a slow and steady pace. My beep test scores keeping getting higher and
hopefully by the final beep test I am at least a 6.0. My scores are actually
pretty low compared to others, as I do not have the skill of speed like most
people do. The beep test is definitely difficult for me, but I still like
seeing how my scores go up throughout the year. Throughout the year I have
grown to not hate running, in fact I actually like it, and running is a really
good way to lose extra weight on your body, as well as you can pace yourself
and I have learned to control my speed to go a longer distance. The blog post
about the pond run, back in around December is a good example of that. My
dietary choices have been harder to maintain, especially in February after my
little operation of my wisdom teeth as I was living off ice cream for the past
week. I have gotten better since then and my diet is also getting better, as I
have been eating more fruits and veggies. I usually forget that my eating
habits are also a huge part of healthy living, so I really could have added
more dietary posts. This blog has actually been helping me and motivating me in
life outside of PE class, because I like going out and being fit due to the
fact that I get to blog about it. Overall
I give myself a 4/5, as even though
I have shown my fitness activities outside of school I really need to work on actually
blogging about my dietary choices and my skill level improvements.
Digital Portfolio
and Reflective Skills:
To be honest, my blog turned out a lot better than I thought, in October I didn’t fully understand the point of doing these blogs and I thought they were just annoying and a waste of time. My first post on October 2 was a few sentences long and I also only used to only post on fitness days, because I thought those were the only useful days of PE. I think after the Mid Term post is when I started to realize how this blog motivated me to be positive and work hard in PE. If you look back at my posts after the Mid Term, they don’t seem as forced and I start to post things outside of PE class, like how I run and play tennis and how I couldn’t do anything for a week due to my wisdom teeth. My posts have become longer as well. Also I reflect a lot about how I feel mentally and physically in my posts and posts get more positive. My picture evidence also increased, and it’s pretty cool how much I have grown throughout the year. In total I have 48 posts including this final. The dates of my blog posts also aren’t like a week a part anymore, and my blogging has become very consistent. I feel like I have reflected on my future goals as someone even commented on my “fitness after 828282 years” blog post saying that I have. One of the things I learned about as I researched my goal of losing weight is to track down what you do and eat during the week and with that my sister helped me find the app “FitBit” which I have blogged about recently. I do have some pictures of myself in the weight room (me and Peyton on bikes working on our goal). I really need to work on dietary posts for next year, and I have many posts about fitness and games we played in class. Not only do I have in class blog posts, but I also have posts of me working out on my own or going out and being active with my family. Overall I think I have met the expectations of this digital portfolio and I’d give myself a 5/5, because I am really surprised and proud of how this blog turned out
To be honest, my blog turned out a lot better than I thought, in October I didn’t fully understand the point of doing these blogs and I thought they were just annoying and a waste of time. My first post on October 2 was a few sentences long and I also only used to only post on fitness days, because I thought those were the only useful days of PE. I think after the Mid Term post is when I started to realize how this blog motivated me to be positive and work hard in PE. If you look back at my posts after the Mid Term, they don’t seem as forced and I start to post things outside of PE class, like how I run and play tennis and how I couldn’t do anything for a week due to my wisdom teeth. My posts have become longer as well. Also I reflect a lot about how I feel mentally and physically in my posts and posts get more positive. My picture evidence also increased, and it’s pretty cool how much I have grown throughout the year. In total I have 48 posts including this final. The dates of my blog posts also aren’t like a week a part anymore, and my blogging has become very consistent. I feel like I have reflected on my future goals as someone even commented on my “fitness after 828282 years” blog post saying that I have. One of the things I learned about as I researched my goal of losing weight is to track down what you do and eat during the week and with that my sister helped me find the app “FitBit” which I have blogged about recently. I do have some pictures of myself in the weight room (me and Peyton on bikes working on our goal). I really need to work on dietary posts for next year, and I have many posts about fitness and games we played in class. Not only do I have in class blog posts, but I also have posts of me working out on my own or going out and being active with my family. Overall I think I have met the expectations of this digital portfolio and I’d give myself a 5/5, because I am really surprised and proud of how this blog turned out
The letter grade I think I deserve is an A, because of the amount of growth I have experienced with my physical skills and mental skills. I also believe I worked hard on this blog and have worked hard throughout the school year in P.E. 9.
Micah you are so awesome. This final and your blog in general is exactly why I changed the way I teach PE. I love your honesty and I am happy to hear you are feeling more confident and starting to understand how to use tracking to hold yourself accountable and learn how to make your efforts more effective. (I posted into the diet blog about this). I agree with everything you wrote here and I really hope the new app and your family commitment will help you see even greater improvements towards your goals. Be careful not to use only the "weight" as the measurement of success because muscle weighs more than fat and you can actually gain weight when you start building your muscle. (I think you need to add some equipment free workouts for your muscles to your running plan.. muscles burn calories while you sleep and shape your body) So use a variety of measure like fitness scores/times, total steps, appearance/measurements, how you feel, and your weight to decide if your strategies are working. I loved watching you emerge this year and become a motivated owner of your fitness goals. Be patient with yourself and keep working at it… you are worth it. :)
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