Designing a Physical Education Curriculum that Makes Sense

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Designing a Physical Education Curriculum that
Makes Sense

• Steve C. Jefferies
• Kirk E. Mathias
• Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
• (Contact jefferis_at_cwu.edu)

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What a curriculum isnt

• A list of skills, games or sports
• Separate lists at elementary, middle, and
  secondary levels
• Activities (skills and drills) that are repeated
  at every grade level
• Chosen based on teacher preference
• Activities requested by students with limited
  experience of alternatives
• Exposure to many skills and mastery of none
• A document to be shelved

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Scope Sequence
Progression
Sequence
Scope
K
12
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21st Century Physical Education

• Lifestyles have changed over the past 50 years.
• Many jobs no longer exist and many jobs our
  students will do have yet to be created.
• How has Physical Education changed?
• Elementary
• Middle School
• High School

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Change

• If you always do what youve always done, youll
  always get what youve always got.

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• If you don't know where you are going, you will
  be lost when you get there.
• Yogi Berra

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Ellensburg School District
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TEN Planning Steps

1. Identify PE Values Beliefs
2. Write PE Philosophy Mission Statement
3. Identify School District Program Goals
4. List Prioritize PE Program Content
5. Organize PE Program Content
6. Select Content Based On Time and Program Goals
7. Sequence Content Across Grades
8. Sequence Content Within Grades
9. Design Instructional Unit Plans
10. Schedule Completed Curriculum into School
    Curriculum

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Preparing for change

• Physical education for the 21st Century
• NASPE Content Standards (NASPE)
• Appropriate Practices guidelines (NASPE)
• Review curriculum models
• Browse K-12 school web sites (PELINKS4U)
• What is New Physical Education?
• Elementary Secondary Challenges
• Physical education is critical to a complete
  education (NASPE document)
• What constitutes a quality physical education
  program? (NASPE)
• Kansas Standards (http//ksweb.ksde.org/cshp/html/
  standards.html)

Create an atmosphere for change!!
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Planning

• Fund a 2-day event Focused time
• Invite ALL teachers
• Choose convenient dates/times
• Host out-of-town
• Park cell phones outside meeting room!
• Get commitment to be a full participant

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PE Values Beliefs

• Helps to create a vision of what you want your
  program to look like.
• If time can create/If time is limited present
  some options and have individuals select top 5.
• Combine into groups and have groups create top 5.
• Finish by having entire group come to consensus
  on a total of 10-12 statements.

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PE Values Beliefs

• The XYZ Physical Education and Health Education
  Staff Value
• ? The opportunity to teach students new skills
  and knowledge that will have a positive impact on
  their lives.
• ? Helping students to learn the skills needed to
  successfully participate in new physical
  activities.
• The importance of health-promoting physical
  activity for all students regardless of gender,
  race, or ability and the positive benefits to be
  gained from regular participation.

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PE Values Beliefs

• The XYZ Physical Education and Health Education
  Staff Believe
• ? Physical Education and Health Education are
  core components of the schools academic
  curriculum
• The development of a healthy and active body
  contributes to academic achievement.
• All students, regardless of ability, can
  successfully experience meaningful and enjoyable
  daily physical activity within and outside the
  school setting.

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Health Fitness Values

• The Ellensburg School Health and Fitness Staff
  Value
• maintaining the health triangle
  (mental/emotional, physical, social)
• positive attitudes and hard work during regular
  physical activity participation and goal setting.
• physical education as an integral component to a
  school
• school district and community support for
  Physical Education.
• the self-esteem level of our students.
• the impact that Physical Education has on
  students relative to real world demands.
• a program that promotes being physically active
  for a lifetime.
• students who are working toward personal fitness.

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Terri Drain, Physical Education Teacher
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Health Fitness Beliefs

• The Ellensburg School Health and Fitness Staff
  Believe
• that students who are emotionally, physically and
  socially healthy are more apt to be physically
  fit.
• PE is a foundation for an active and healthy
  lifestyle.
• PE is a just as important as any other subject.
• the development of a healthy and active body
  contributes to academic achievement.
• fitness is a lifelong habit and prepares children
  to take ownership for their own health and
  wellness.
• PE/Health teachers should provide positive,
  motivating, PE experiences that help all students
  to make better life style choices.
• PE should offer opportunity for everyone to
  participate.
• PE provides opportunity for development of
  teamwork sportsmanship, communication, goal
  setting and leadership.
• PE inspires activity outside of the school day.
• PE should be taught by trained/endorsed physical
  educators.
• that progressive motor skill development is
  essential for lifetime participation.
• that PE should be required daily.
• that the Physical Education curriculum should be
  closely articulated with the state and national
  standards.

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Terri Drain, Physical Education Teacher
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Mission Statement(where are you going?)
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Evergreen High School Physical Education and
Health Program Mission Statement
The mission of the Evergreen High School Physical
Education and Health Program is to motivate and
educate every student with the skills and
knowledge necessary to become healthy and stay
healthy. Good health and fitness has a positive
impact physically, socially, emotionally, and
academically. Our mission is to provide a safe
learning environment filled with respect and
consistency where our students are motivated and
educated to lead healthy, active and productive
lives.
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• Identify School District Program Goals

GOAL 1 Demonstrate skill proficiency and
knowledge in Aquatics, Dance/Rhythms, Individual
Activities, and Dual Activities. GOAL 2 Assess
and maintain a level of physical fitness to
improve health and performance. GOAL 3
Demonstrate knowledge of physical fitness
concepts, principles, and strategies to improve
health and performance. GOAL 4 Demonstrate
personal and social skills.
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Renton School District PE Health Program
Goals 1. Demonstrate skill proficiency and
knowledge in four activities One Team Sport
One Fitness Activity One Individual Sport One
Recreational/Lifetime Activity 2. Develop a
personalized health-promoting fitness plan 3.
Participates regularly and values participation
in health-promoting physical activity in and out
of school 4. Demonstrate appropriate social
skills and behaviors when participating in
physical activity.
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Health Fitness Program Goals

• The Ellensburg School District Health Fitness
  Curriculum has been designed to help all students
  meet National and State Content Standards and
  specifically be able to
• develop a general fitness plan using the FITT
  (Frequency, Intensity, Time and Type) principle
  for individual needs and desires.
• demonstrate skill proficiency and knowledge in
  three activities one Team Sport one
  Individual Sport one Recreational/Lifetime
  Activity
• participate in physical activities.
• understand the effects of drugs, alcohol, tobacco
  and other health related diseases have on their
  daily lives and be able to develop strategies
  that will enable them to make personal choices.
• identify healthy food choices and their impact on
  body composition / fitness.
• provide a basic knowledge of the equipment,
  rules, safety and necessary skills in a wide
  variety of fitness activities that can be enjoyed
  for life.
• understand the importance of body composition
  rather than focusing on weight to determine
  fitness levels.
• demonstrate responsible personal and social
  behavior in a variety of settings.

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List Prioritize PE Program Content
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Select Content Based On Time and Program Goals

• So much to do and so little time.
• What do we want our students to be able to do?
• 100 minutes?
• 700 minutes?
• 1800 purposeful trials?

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Calculating Time
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Calculated Percentage of Time Across Grades
  K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Activity/Skill                          
Fitness 5 10 10 15 30 30 40 55 60 75 Total Choice Total Choice Total Choice
Skill       15 30 45 50 35 35 20 Total Choice Total Choice Total Choice
Locomotor 30 30 25 15 5           Total Choice Total Choice Total Choice
Stability 40 30 15 5 5           Total Choice Total Choice Total Choice
Manipulative 25 30 45 40 20 15         Total Choice Total Choice Total Choice
Emotional/social 0 0 5 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 Total Choice Total Choice Total Choice
Total Percentage 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100      
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Sequence Content Across Grades
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Content Across Grades (Team Sports)
Total Number of Days for Sport by Grade Total Number of Days for Sport by Grade Total Number of Days for Sport by Grade Total Number of Days for Sport by Grade Total Number of Days for Sport by Grade Total Number of Days for Sport by Grade Total Number of Days for Sport by Grade Total Number of Days for Sport by Grade Total Number of Days for Sport by Grade Total Number of Days for Sport by Grade Total Number of Days for Sport by Grade Total Number of Days for Sport by Grade Total Days Available
  k 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total Days Available
Team Sports                        
Basketball       1.24 2 3 12 8.93 4 2   33.17
Soccer       2 2.48 2 8 3 7.9 7   32.38
Volleyball         2 4.72 7 7 7 5   32.72
Total Number of Days Available       3.24 6.48 9.72 27 18.93 18.9 13.5   98.27
Ellensburg School District
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• Sequence Content Within Grades

Skill Breakdown by Sport Skill Breakdown by Sport Skill Breakdown by Sport Skill Breakdown by Sport Skill Breakdown by Sport Skill Breakdown by Sport Skill Breakdown by Sport Skill Breakdown by Sport Skill Breakdown by Sport Skill Breakdown by Sport Skill Breakdown by Sport
  k 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Basketball                    
dribbling       x x        
passing         x        
shooting           x      
defense             x x x
offense             x x x
rebounding                  
x introduction to concept and skills
mastery of skills
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• Design Instructional Unit Plans

http//www.naspeforum.org
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Schedule Completed Curriculum into School
Curriculum
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"Intelligence and skill can only function at the
peak of their capacity when the body is healthy
and strong"                                       
                        - John F. Kennedy
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