Project Based Learning

Many of you know that I coach cheerleading for the Escanaba Eskymos.  Yes, I know - our rival school (here is where you can say "booo").  I have been bringing my devices, my iphone and ipad, to practices this year because I have found that video helps the girls learn.  I record their skills or stunts and then show them so they can see where they make mistakes instead of only hearing it from me.  I have an awesome app called "Coaches Eye" that allows you to go in slow-mo, make marks on the video, and break skills down.  I have found this app to be a great teaching tool for my athletes.  I also got the iMovie app on my devices and had my cheer team create their own movie trailer for our team.  Here is the video:

I know this is not in the classroom, but my freshman through senior cheerleaders were so excited about using this program.  It is a shame that projects like these are not fostered in our school.  With a BYOD policy the potential for student engagement is much greater because project based learning will likely increase.  My athletes learn better by creating and analyzing videos of their skills and students in any educational setting will as well.