A recent Tweet by one of our @TGfUInfo Twitter followers @bencolley7 was brought to our TGfU SIG executives’ attention and spurred this blog post to respond to his call for ‘suggestions and opinions’ regarding his proposed Piktochart: "changing the way we teach’’.

Colley, a 3rd year pre-service teacher at the University of Queensland, Australia, raises concerns regarding the current support for Secondary PE teachers in their implementation of TGfU. He proposes the creation of a TGfU App, to provide PE teachers with assistance in planning and implementing TGfU and calls for ‘suggestions and opinions’ regarding his Piktochart, providing a summary of his proposal.  

Colley proposes that this App is a ‘potential stepping stone in revolutionizing the way we as HPE teachers conduct our practice’ and makes some bold claims for its potential:

• Provide teachers with assistance on how to implement TGFU 
• Provide lesson ideas available for specific sports
• Provide information on how to deliver TGfU to students to ensure they are able to comprehend. 
• Provide a platform for secondary teachers

In response to Colley’s proposal, the TGfU SIG executive have provided some suggestions and opinions in order to provide further insight and direction for such a grand task. We also call upon our TGfU SIG community to respond to Colley’s proposal, providing him some suggestions an opinions for his way forward.  

Looking forward to the upcoming 2015 Game Sense for Teaching and Coaching Conference held at The University of Canterbury, NZ on the November 17-18, 2015, leading into the Physical Education New Zealand leadership seminars November 19-20, 2015. 

Day One
Day one at The University of Canterbury conference will feature some of the leading figures in game based approaches to teaching and coaching with Associate Professor Stephen Harvey (West Virginia University) delivering the keynote and Associate Professors John Evans (university of Sydney) and Warren Young (federation University) as invited speakers.

Day Two
Day two is teachers and coaches day where experts will demonstrate Game Sense in action across a range of popular sports and structured sessions for discussion and the debate of ideas.

Special Guest Speakers

• Eddie Jones 

Eddie Jones is a special guest speaker and former teacher who is a highly experienced and successful rugby coach having worked in Australia, The UK South Africa and Japan.

Keynote Speakers 

• Assosiate Professor Stephen Harvey

Associate Professor in Instructional Methods, West Virginia University
College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Department of Coaching and Teaching Studies
375 Birch Street, 26505-6116, Morgantown, WV, USA

Invited Speakers

• Associate Professor ​John Evans: University of Sydney, Australia)
• Associate Professor ​Warren Young (Federation University, Australia)

Invited Presenters for Practical demonstrations

• Dr Shane Pill (Flinders University, Australia)
• Dr Christina Curry (University of Western Sydney, Australia)
• Dennis Slade (Massey University, NZ)
• Dr Richard Light (The University of Canterbury, NZ)
• Jeanne Kentel (The University of Canterbury, NZ)
• Mitchell Hewitt (National Coach Education Project Manager, Tennis Australia)

(See: http://www.education.canterbury.ac.nz/sportpe/GameSense/)

We will keep you informed throughout the conference by our social media platforms: @TGfUInfo and https://www.facebook.com/tgfu.teachinggamesforunderstanding