Exemplary Physical Education Curriculum EPEC Exemplary Physical Education Curriculum

EPEC Philosophy To prepare students to understand the importance of physical activity, secure fitness knowledge, develop motor skills and personal/social skills to be active for life Give students knowledge, skills and motivation for a lifetime of physical activity

What is EPEC Standards Based –knowledge, skills and attitudes that will enable children to be active for life Provides Step by Step instruction 60-67% of Michigan Schools; 22 other states Strong assessment component

History of EPEC Early 1990’s Michigan identified as having “one of the highest rates of preventable chronic disease among the 50 states” 1992 Michigan Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness founded

History cont. 1994 Michigan Fitness Foundation created as a public charity non-profit Charged with developing a model physical education curriculum The Governor's Council on Physical Fitness, Health & Sports, and the Michigan Fitness Foundation

Mission To develop, test and disseminate materials and procedures that enable schools to achieve the public-health goal of promoting life long activity.

Development of EPEC NASPE Michigan Department of Education MDE - Michigan Department of Education

EPEC Components K-5 Model 6-12 Lifetime Activity Model After school and Summer Programs

Four Areas of Focus Fitness Motor Skills Activity Related Knowledge Personal/Social Skills

EPEC Physically Educated Person Physically Conditioned for Life’s Demands Motivated to be physically active Skilled in health enhancing physical activities Safety Equipped Prepared for Citizenship

K-5 Modules NASPE STANDARD 1 A1: Locomotor Skills Walk, jump, gallop, etc. A2: Object Control Skills Batting, catch fly balls, forehand strike, hand dribble, foot dribble, overhand throw, etc.

K-5 Module NASPE STANDARDS 2, 3, & 4 B: Knowledge, Activity, and Fitness Skills Benefits of activity, body parts, planes, abdominal strength/endurance, arm/shoulder strength, etc.

K-5 Module NASPE STANDARDS 5 & 6 Personal/Social Skills Cooperation, following directions, compassion, responsibility, self-control, best effort, constructive competition

Components of K-5 Module Teaching/Learning Progression Assessment Rubric Instructional Segments Reinforcing activities

Lesson plan books for each grade Each grade has at least 51 lesson plans focusing on variety of motor and personal/social skills Teacher’s users manual Assessment tools Music

Sample lesson plan format for 30 minute lesson Objective Equipment & materials Gym/area set up Explanation/demonstration Practice Review Homework EPEC K5

6-12 Modules Lifetime Activity Personal Conditioning Basketball Golf Resistance training Soccer Volleyball (Swimming, softball, track and field, tennis)

Components of 6-12 Modules Knowledge Graphics of mature forms of skills Drills Activities to practice skills Handouts, assessments 45 sequential lessons

Sample 40 minute lesson plan Personal conditioning Explain/Demonstrate Practice Assessment Includes: materials, posters, rules sheets www.michiganfitness.org/EPEC/LAM

EPEC After school Programs Choose Your Move 8 Week program with 16 lessons; 2 times a week

EPEC’s Effectiveness A two-year study of EPEC by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention completed in 2005 showed that students who were taught with EPEC increased their skills in the two targeted motor skills over students taught using other curricula. In addition, students taught with EPEC showed more knowledge of physical activity and greater motor-skill self-efficacy.   A 1999 study of EPEC found that students whose teachers used EPEC had significantly faster 600-yard run/walk times. A 2000 study of EPEC showed significant improvement in EPEC-taught students compared to non-EPEC-taught students on knowledge tests of the beneficial effects of activity, and performance tests for arm/shoulder strength.

Effectiveness In 2005, the Michigan Fitness Foundation (developer of EPEC) reported results of a study to the Michigan Nutrition Network as part of a grant-funding agreement. Average score on the overhand throw increased from 2.1 to 3.5 (on a four-point scale) among students trained using EPEC methods. In addition, despite high pretest scores on aerobic fitness (indicating that tests may not have been sufficiently challenging), EPEC students improved 7 to 13 percent.   During the 2004-2005 school year, EPEC Personal Conditioning was implemented in six Detroit middle schools as part of their healthy youth initiative. Over the course of the year, cardiorespiratory endurance scores increased an average of 41 percent among students in the initiative, and health-related fitness knowledge rose 9.4 percent. EPEC received the 2002 award for achievement in chronic disease prevention by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the State Directors of Chronic Disease Prevention.

Pros and Cons of EPEC Pros Cons Assessments prepared Objectives already written and aligned with NASPE Skill Cue Posters Handouts/Materials Cons Lack of creativity Become dependent Limited activities available at this point