Artifact Reflection for Teacher Education Portfolio

University of Wisconsin Platteville

Title of Experience/Artifact: Activity Tracker Video
Date Experience Copleted : Spring 2014
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Descri"e your educational experience/artifact:
This artifact is based on a project in Technology in HH class !here " had the opport#nity to
design$ create$ and develop a %Ho!&To' video for an activity tracker called the (a!bone )
*and+ "t is proof of ,y collaboration !ith fello! class,ates and also sho!s ,y kno!ledge of
physical activities+
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" believe this artifact best aligns !ith standard ten$ collaboration$ !hich states: The teacher fosters
relationships with school colleagues, parents, and agencies in the larger community to support students
learning and well-being. " feel this best aligns !ith this standard beca#se " !orked !ith t!o class,ates
to create an infor,ational video abo#t technology that can be #sed in the classroo, or !orkplace+ -e
!orked together to fil,$ edit$ and p#blish an ed#cational video for p#blic #se+ This e.perience helped
,e to beco,e ,ore co,fortable #sing technology to convey helpf#l infor,ation and also helped ,e to
learn ho! to !ork !ith others to create so,ething ed#cational+
Wisconsin #tandard for Teacher Developent and %icensure
-ST/0 Standard
" believe this artifact best aligns !ith standard t!o$ !hich states: The physically literate
individual applies knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies and tactics related to movement
and performance. This video sho!s others ho! to #se an activity tracker to benefit their active
lifestyles+ "t e.plains ho! to #tili1e health concepts and apply !orko#t principles !hile #sing
the (a!bone ) *and+
)-&latteville 2S/
" believe this artifact best aligns !ith 2S/1+d+ de,onstrates kno!ledge of reso#rces$ !hich
states: The candidate actively seeks materials and resources to enhance instruction by utilizing
school and district resources as well as other resources available outside the school/district. "
feel this artifact aligns !ith this 2S/ beca#se ,y class,ates and " #sed o#tside reso#rces 3a
video ca,era$ the internet$ and 4ovie 4aker5 to create an ed#cational video+ This video can
help ,e to enhance ,y instr#ctional planning and preparation to s#ite ,y st#dents diverse
learning needs+
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Explain -hat you learned a"out teachin./learnin. fro this experience:
" learned the i,portance of 6#ality tea,!ork !hile collaborating !ith class,ates+ "t is cr#cial
to !ork !ell together to ,eet a co,,on goal in gro#p projects+ To do so$ yo# need to find ti,e
that !orks for all involved in the project and listen to each other7s ideas and opinions+ *y
,aking all of that happen$ a gro#p of different st#dents can easily !ork together to ,ake a
s#ccess project and achieve goals+
Explain -hat you learned a"out yourself as a prospective physical education teacher as a result of
this experience/artifact:
This e.perience gave ,e an opport#nity to !ork !ith ne! people and to gain ,ore kno!ledge
of ho! to #se vario#s technology reso#rces+ "t ta#ght ,e to i,prove ,y skills and creativity by
creating an ed#cational video that " can #se later on to help others beco,e kno!ledgeable abo#t
activity trackers+ " also learned that " can !ork together !ith ne! people really !ell and listen
to other7s ideas in order to create the best project possible+