NEES Olympic Games 2024 by Kathryn Payne

Javelin - Formative Assessments

kfpayne — 2024-07-25 16:35:40 UTC

For this event, first as a team, make a group brainstorming list of current formative assessments you use. For each unique idea, your team can throw a 'javelin' through the rings. Next, watch the attached video and afterwards brainstorm a list of different ways you could use formative assessments in your classroom this coming year. For each unique idea, your team can throw a 'javelin' through the rings. You have 3 minutes for each brainstorm. Total your points and record them as a comment to this tab. Make sure to include your house name. Good luck, Olympians!

Archery - Data Driven Decision Making

kfpayne — 2024-07-25 16:45:35 UTC

For this event, first watch the attached video, as a team, make a group brainstorming list of current examples of data points you collect. For each unique idea, your team earns an arrow and can take turns shooting your arrows at the target. Count you points. Next, brainstorm a list of how you use each of the data points you brainstormed. For each unique idea, your team earns an arrow and can take turns shooting your arrows at the target. Count you points. You have 3 minutes for each brainstorm. Total your points and record them as a comment to this tab. Make sure to include your house name. Good luck, Olympians!

Basketball - Innovative Problem Solving

kfpayne — 2024-07-25 17:22:29 UTC

For this event, your team will first watch the video, then take the papers and arrange them in the correct order of the Innovative Problem Solving Process. Next, your team will line up baseline to baseline, each team member needs to touch the basketball at least once before a shot can be taken and no two passes can be the same. For each correct answer, your team can take that number of shots. Total your points. Next, brainstorm an example for each of the steps in the Problem Solving Process Again, your team will line up baseline to baseline, each team member needs to touch the basketball at least once before a shot can be taken. For each correct answer, your team can take that number of shots and no two shots can taken from the same spot. Total your points from both rounds and record them as a comment on this tab. Make sure to include your house name. Good Luck, Olympians.

Triathlon - Targeting Students

kfpayne — 2024-07-25 17:27:25 UTC

Get ready for this three part event. First, choose 2 teammates to complete the 'marathon' event, and 1 teammate to complete the 'biking' event. The remainder of teammates will chose 1 cafeteria table to complete the 'swimming' event. Each swimmer will need arm floats and googles. Each part of this event has cards that identify a key defining characteristic of one of the three MTSS tiers. When answering a card, yell out whether the card is referring to tier I, II, or II. To check your answer, flip the card over (green = tier I, Yellow = tier II, and Red = tier III). Use the attached Google doc to support you throughout this event. Total your points and record them as a comment to this tab. Make sure to include your house name. Good luck, Olympians!

Equestrian - SMART Goals

kfpayne — 2024-07-25 18:37:59 UTC

For this event, each team member will first watch this attached video. Using that knowledge, you will complete the course by matching each letter in the SMART acronym to the term it relates to. Then the entire team will complete the obstacle and state the term as they ride by. Start the timer and record your time once your whole team has completed the course. You will now complete the course following the same pattern, reading the 7 of Gardner's Multiple Intelligences. Make sure to include your house name. Good luck, Olympians!