Keep Track in Track Louise-Track Coach-Middle School

"Try this technique for an attendance book in track (or any subject). Group students together with the first letter of their last name, leaving several empty spaces in between groupings. As schedule changes occur and new students arrive, just insert the new names or delete others. The space will always be there!"

Student of the Month Diane-Physical Education Teacher: Cortland, NY

"Each month the Physical Education teacher selects a student of the month. A photograph and a brief comment reviewing the student's improvements/accomplishments are displayed on a bulletin board. It really helps students who have low self esteem!"

Locker Room Beginnings Kami, Physical Education Teacher: Syracuse, NY

"To help out when issuing lockers, have students line up next to their lockers. Have the students write the necessary information in their planners. This planner can be used to reinforce information with the students again, especially after school vacations. This also helps to record attendance for easy access."

Assessment of Swimming Strokes, Front crawl-back crawl Jennifer, Middle School: MI

"Using a scale assessment 1-3 at the beginning of a Swimming Unit, a student can be given feedback on what part of the stroke needs work. For example, a score of three on the front crawl would indicate that the flutterkick , arm action, and breathing is proficient. A score of two on the backcrawl would indicate one component either the arm action, body roll, or reverse flutterkick needs improvement. Try this method out in other units!"

Randomly Assigning Groups Peter, Junior High School Teacher: Salem, MA

"Have students pick from a bag that contains colored beads. The number of colors should be determined by how many groups you need to form. This is a random assignment of groups and gives everyone an equal chance to be on any specific teams that are being formed. Another way to randomly assign groups is to use a deck of cards after being shuffled: pick out the suits and the number of suits needed to form the number for each group."