By : Debbie Charlesworth 2010 KINS-8431-NET (Curr Issues Trends in PE) Quality Physical Education By : Debbie Charlesworth 2010 KINS-8431-NET (Curr Issues Trends in PE)

Quality Physical Education Four Components of a High Quality Physical Education Program: Opportunity to learn Meaningful Content Appropriate Instruction Student and Program Assessment (2010 American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance-Teaching Tools)

Quality Physical Education Opportunity to Learn All students are required to take physical education Instructional time: Elementary-150 min/wk …Secondary-225 min/wk Qualified physical education specialists Class size consistent with that of other subject areas

Quality Physical Education Meaningful Content Curriculum written to NASPE Standards Instruction in a variety of motor skills-designed to enhance physical, social, emotional/mental development of every child Opportunity to improve social and cooperative skills Develop cognitive concepts about motor skills and fitness Promotion of daily physical activity now and throughout life

Quality Physical Education Appropriate Instruction Full inclusion of all students Maximum practice time Well-designed lessons to facilitate student learning Assignments outside of school to promote learning/practice Regular assessment to monitor and reinforce student learning Physical activity not to be used as punishment

Quality Physical Education Student and Program Assessment Ongoing assessments throughout curriculum-monitor and reinforce student learning Formative and summative Aligned with NASPE standards and department curriculum Assessments are reliable-measurements are consistent Assessments are valid-measures what you are assessing Administration periodically evaluates total physical education program (Rink, 2006, p. 270-271)

Quality Physical Education Improve mental alertness Academic performance Readiness for learning Enthusiasm for learning **Learning experiences that meet developmental needs

Quality Physical Education Top 10 Reasons Why Quality Physical Education is Important? 1. Helps Prevent Disease 2. Promotes Lifetime Wellness 3. Helps to Fight Obesity 4. Promotes Lifelong Fitness 5. Provides Unique Opportunity for Activity 6. Promotes Learning 7. Economic Sense 8. Widely Endorsed 9. Educates the Total Child 10. Teaches Self Management and Motor Skills

Quality Physical Education Physical Education/Physical Activity helps children with: Controlling weight   Reducing blood pressure Raising HDL ("good") cholesterol Reducing the risk of diabetes and some kinds of cancer Improved psychological well-being, including gaining more self-confidence and higher self-esteem

Quality Physical Education Physical Education in the U.S.: A Status Report from the CDC’s 2006 School Health Policies and Programs Study Dept. of Health and Human Services – CDC ppt.—Slide #29

Quality Physical Education Some improvements have been made Percentage of States That Required or Encouraged Districts or Schools to Follow Standards or Guidelines Based on the National Standards for Physical Education Dept. of Health and Human Services – CDC ppt—Slide #11

Quality Physical Education Despite these improvements: Only 4% of elementary schools, 8% of middle schools, and 2% of high schools provided daily physical education for all students for the entire school year 31% of high schools that require physical education allowed students to be exempted from physical education for inappropriate reasons

Quality Physical Education PE Left Behind ……ESPN Outside the Lines Click for ESPN Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43YGuEmJ65s

Quality Physical Education History of Physical Education 1774 First physical education teacher: Johann Friedrich Simon 1810 Beginning Development of physical training 1825 New York schools offering gymnastics 1825 First PE teacher in United States: Charles Beck 1826 First gymnasium: Harvard College 1853 Boston mandates schools to offer physical education 1861 First attempt to prepare physical education teachers

Quality Physical Education History of Physical Education 1863 Formation of Association of Football 1866 California mandates law –requires physical education in schools 1885 Formation of Association for the advancement of Physical Education 1891 Basketball invented 1896 Olympic Games – first modern games played 1910 NCAA formed 1968 Special Olympics established

Quality Physical Education History of Physical Education 1972 Title IX 1975 Education of Handicapped Children Act 1980 Olympic Boycott 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act 2000 No Child Left Behind Act 2005 Individual with Disabilities Education Improvement Act

Quality Physical Education Pennsylvania should establish a public school that places as much emphasis on physical as on intellectual fitness because “exercise invigorates the soul as well as the body.” - Benjamin Franklin, 1749 Dept. of Health and Human Services – CDC ppt—Slide #27

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