UNSTRUCTURED Field Experience Log & Reflection

Instructional Technology Department

Candidate:
Kimberly Postell

Mentor/Title:
Brittany Burns/STEM
Coordinator

Course:
21st Century Teaching and Learning

School/District:
Sandtown Middle/Fulton
County School District
Professor/Semester:

Dr. Kathi Vanderbilt

Part I: Log
(This log contains space for up to 5 different field experiences for your 5 hours. It might be that you complete one field experience totaling 5 hours!
If you have fewer field experiences, just delete the extra rows. Thank you!)

Reflection
(Minimum of 3-4 sentences
per question)
6/17/14 &
Curriculum Revision for Middle Grades PE & Health
PSC: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1. Briefly describe the field
6/18/14
(Revision included integrating technology that enhanced 2.1, 2.6, 3.6, 5.1, 6.2,
experience. What did you
the curriculum) 8 hours
6.3
learn about technology
facilitation and leadership
ISTE: 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d,
from completing this field
2a, 2f, 3f, 4a, 6c
experience?
I worked with the PE/Health
Coordinator and other
DIVERSITY
PE/Health teachers in the
(Place an X in the box representing the race/ethnicity and subgroups involved in this field experience.)
district to rewrite the middle
Ethnicity
P-12 Faculty/Staff
P-12 Students
school curriculum. During the
P-2
3-5
6-8
9-12
P-2
3-5
6-8
9-12
two day session I was able to
Race/Ethnicity:
review technology usage in
Asian
PE/Health and share my
Black
X
knowledge and skills to
Hispanic
effectively integrate
Native American/Alaskan Native
White
X
technology into the
Multiracial
curriculum. During the
Subgroups:
process we assessed current
Students with Disabilities
technology and gave
Limited English Proficiency
suggestions for teachers to use
Date(s)

1st Field Experience Activity/Time

PSC/ISTE
Standard(s)

Eligible for Free/Reduced Meals

when teaching different units

in PE/Health.
2. How did this learning
relate to the knowledge
(what must you know), skills
(what must you be able to
do) and dispositions
(attitudes, beliefs,
enthusiasm) required of a
technology facilitator or
technology leader? (Refer to
the standards you selected in
Part I. Use the language of
the PSC standards in your
answer and reflect on all 3
knowledge, skills, and
dispositions.)
During the rewrite I was able
to share my knowledge of
useful technology tools that
can be used in our content
area. The knowledge that I
have of the engaged learning
indicators was the guide we
used for planning lesson using
technology tools. There was a
shared vision about the
importance of technology use
in our content and this made it
imperative to include
technology in the curriculum.
It was an exciting and
exhausting process at the same
time. Assessing the needs of
the district was critical in
determining how well we
thought different technology
tools would work in our

schools.
3. Describe how this field
experience impacted school
improvement, faculty
development or student
learning at your school. How
can the impact be assessed?
I believe this field experience
will only improve our district.
Many PE and Health teachers
are used to having a traditional
gym setting class. The new
revision will require teachers
to implement technology into
all PE and Health Units. We
will assess the use of
technology through state
mandated technology tools
and a survey about useful
practices at the end of the
year.