Phase+1

__**Phase One**__:


 * Lesson Title**: Olympics- The Games and Cultures
 * Grades**: 4-7
 * Content Area**: History, Geography, Reading, Writing, Art, Music, Physical Education
 * Lesson Length**: One week

__Reflect on Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge__ What is my knowledge of technology? What is my knowledge of pedagogy? What is my knowledge of content?
 * 1) I consider myself to be somewhat of a novice or a beginner. I know the basics and can think of a few ways to integrate technology into this lesson. K
 * 2) I also consider myself a beginner. I use basic technology daily but would like to learn about more ways to integrate technology into my teaching. H
 * 3) Technology is an area that I feel I am behind on. I too use basic technology daily, and am learning more ways to integrate technology into my Physical Education classes. J
 * 1) I feel pretty confident in my means of teaching and delivery methods. My only concerns would be where technology is concerned. K
 * 2) I also feel confident in my means of teaching and delivery methods, but need to improve how I use technology as a teaching tool. H
 * 3) I feel comfortable in my teaching knowledge and style, I feel I can adapt well to my students needs. Again, more technology integration would be my biggest concern. J
 * 1) I know some basic information from a variety of cultures, but I will definitely need to do some research on the cultures I would be teaching my students about. I especially need to brush up on my geography! K
 * 2) I have taught one in depth multicultural unit (9 weeks of art from India), and have taught some other smaller lessons such as Africa and China. Since the arts are so diverse, I do not consider myself an expert on different cultures, but enjoy this type of research. H
 * 3) I try to incorporate at least one multi-cultural unit into my Physcial Education classes each year. There are so many activities from many different cultures, I am by far an expert but feel comfortable. J

Where do I see myself on the TPACK model? 1. Since I am still trying to wade through this entire model and understand everything, it is safe to say that I am towards the beginning of it. I definitely have room to grow. K 2. I am also at the beginning stages. I understand the model, but putting into practice is much more challenging for me. H 3. This whole concept has thrown me for a loop. I am definetly at the beginning and need to continue to learn and improve. J As a group we feel that this is something we will work on together to figure out, to gain a better understanding of how we can each use the model in our classrooms.