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 This course examines constructivist approaches to teaching and learning. Challenging traditional methods of curriculum delivery, this course assists students in developing skills to facilitate, manage and structure the learning environment to enhance learning  ACTIVE vs. PASSIVE.....  CHALLENGE vs. ACCEPTANCE

I have at least two siblings I have a partner I was born in Northern Ontario I have travelled beyond North America I have one or more pets My favourite sport is a TEAM sport I am as fit as I have ever been I am a teacher I am a PE teacher I feel comfortable teaching sexual health education

 Anatomy of a PE teacherPE teacher  Are there stereotypes?  Do stereotypes still exist?  How do you fit in?

 1807 – first time games/play recognized as part of the school program in Upper Canada  1841 – Universal Education including “salvation through sports” (English belief)  1846 – Eggerton Ryerson – physical training and hygiene part of total education  1909 – North Bay “Normal” School to train teachers in the new system (drill & gymnastics)

 1909 – Strathcona Trust ($500,000)  Military preparation (Sweden)  Persisted until late 1960’s  – Fitness a primary concern  1943 National Physical Fitness Act (repealed in 1954)  – increased emphasis on SPORT  1961 – Bill C-131 – Fitness & Amateur Sport

 1966 – HPE Curriculum – drill & conditioning for boys; dance/gymnastics and fundamental movements for girls (Laban)  1978 – HPE Curriculum – inculcate a love of “vigorous exercise”  1981 – Canada Fitness Survey  1998 – HPE Curriculum – updated versions include 20 minutes of “sustained moderate to vigorous physical activity”  2009 – HPE Curriculum – new directions

 5000 B.C. – the first watercraft are developed in various indigenous cultures (e.g. Kayaks)  The first modern Lacrosse games are played. The original game was played by North American Indians.  Donald Walker's book, Exercise for Ladies, warns women against horseback riding, because it deforms the lower part of the body.  1846 – first game of baseball is played.

 The first modern game of hockey is played in Kingston, Ontario, using rules similar to today's.  Matthew Vassar opens Vassar College with a special School of Physical Training with classes in riding, gardening, swimming, boating, skating and "other physical accomplishments suitable for ladies to acquire... bodily strength and grace.“  1891 – James Naismith creates the game of basketball  Volleyball is invented in Holyoke, MA.

 At the first modern Olympics in Athens, a woman, Melpomene, barred from the official race, runs the same course as the men, finishing in 4 hours 30 minutes. Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics, says, "It is indecent that the spectators should be exposed to the risk of seeing the body of a woman being smashed before their very eyes. Besides, no matter how toughened a sportswoman may be, her organizm is not cut out to sustain certain shocks”.  The American Olympic Committee formally opposes women's athletic competition in the Olympics. The only exception is the floor exercise, where women are allowed to only wear long skirts.

 Physical Education instructors strongly oppose competition among women, fearing it will make them less feminine.  1928 – Amsterdam Olympics first to offer a significant number of events for women.  The Olympic Committee conducts gender tests for the first time in international sports at the Winter Games in Grenoble, France.  1972 – Title IX is enacted in the US – “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." [ [

 1988 Seoul Olympics  160 countries; 8391 athletes in 27 sports  23% female  2008 Beijing Olympics  204 countries; 10,500 athletes in 28 sports  45% female

 Write a one-page (maximum) belief statement that captures YOUR OWN values, attitudes and beliefs regarding the teaching of Physical & Health Education  Double-spaced, typed, hard copy only.  Due next class  NOTE: start an electronic folder for all of your Inquiry documents!