Saturday, January 21, 2017

Podcast 20: Interview with TGMD Assessment Creator Dr. Dale Ulrich

This is a very special episode where I was able to meet and interview Dr. Dale Ulrich. Dr. Ulrich is one of the most influential APE professionals in the field. Dr. Ulrich is the creator of the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD) and is a professor at the University of Michigan in Kinesiology. In this podcast we discussed how and why to practitioners use the TGMD for assessment purposes, the use of the TGMD for placement and eligibility purposes, and how the new TGMD-3 differs from the TGMD-2.



In the last episode, I meant to share some materials on physical educators using tablet technology to monitor IEP goals. In the podcast, I briefly discuss this great article which was featured recently in the Journal for Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (JOPERD) on using tablet technology to monitor IEP goals (Lavay, Sakai, Ortiz, Roth, 2015). In this article, they review how to best use spreadsheet apps (e.g.,Excel, Sheets) to collect data on different skills and goals created for each student. The article outlines how to use cloud-based file storage systems (e.g., Dropbox, Google Docs) which allow for easy transfer of data between devices which helps to update goals and objectives for students with disabilities. The mobility of a tablet allows PE teachers to utilize multiple devices to collect, manipulate, analyze and share assessment data, which is so hard to regularly collect and use on paper. 

Here are two videos created by one of the authors, Ortiz, which breakdown how to create tracking documents for PE teachers. 




Lavay, B., Sakai, J., Ortiz, C., & Roth, K. (2015). Tablet Technology to Monitor Physical Education IEP Goals and Benchmarks. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance86(6), 16-23.