Constructivist Learning Theory Part II

Picture this...it is the end of out basketball unit and to go over all the skills and things that I went over the past two weeks before gameplay in P.E. class. I want to go over these skills. So I set up many stations using the entire gym. This lesson will incoporate the fact that Basketball is played all over the country and in many different ways. The stations are "Over pass city", students will review their passing skills in the tri-state area where many great Basketball players have started. "Dribbling through the swamp", where students will dribble in and out of the swamps and marshlands of Florida. "Shooter's Land", students will travel to Indiana and Kansas where shooters a born! "Slide but don't slip", students travel North to Minnesota where they will review their defensive drills and skills. "Shooting the breeze", students will travel all the way to Arizona where they will combine dribbling and shooting skills. "Redwood Layups", Students will be challenged to make their layups over tough, tall trees (defenders) out in California. This will obviously allow my students to get what I want out of the lesson but also learn that Basketball is played all over the country and in many different ways. I hope (thinking Constructively) that this type of lesson idea will reach out to more students and allow them to learn at their own levels.

I hope to incorporate more and more different ideas into my lessons which is a major reason why I am taking the TEAM course to broaden my horizons.