Monday, July 26, 2010
Heart Rate Monitor Grant for Vermont PE
The Vermont Department of Education will award grants to schools with grades 7-12 for the purchase and implementation of heart rate monitors in physical education. A total of $24,375 will be awarded to three schools. Eligible schools are invited to submit an application by September 17, 2010. Contact Lindsay Simpson with your intent to apply or for questions/information. For complete application details, please click here.
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This sounds like a good idea; but it seems silly that only three schools will receive the money. I don't know how expensive a heart rate monitor is but it seems like a lot of money for just three schools to spend. Too bad it couldn't be spread out more.
ReplyDeleteWhat will theses monitors be used to teach? Why would it be necessary to spend a very large sum of money on these devices?
ReplyDeleteThese are important questions. While this grant does fund the purchase of technology, the intent is about pedagogical change. Specifically, the goals of this physical education heart rate monitor program are to:
ReplyDelete1. Document and increase the amount of time students in grades 7-12 spend engaged in moderate to vigorous physical activity during physical education.
2. Develop student self-knowledge, personal goal setting and fitness planning skills for lifetime physical activity.
3. Develop students’ 21st century skills of tracking, interpreting and evaluating personal physical activity effort with objective, technological measures.
Feedback from past grantees indicates that heart rate monitors are an excellent tool for engaging and personalizing physical education.