1. Exemplary Physical Education Curriculum
EPEC
Exemplary Physical Education Curriculum

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

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

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

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

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

10. 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

11. 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.

12. 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.

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

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

15. 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

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

17. 6-12 Modules Lifetime Activity Personal Conditioning Basketball Golf
Resistance training
Soccer
Volleyball
(Swimming, softball, track and field, tennis)

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

19. Sample 40 minute lesson plan
Personal conditioning
Explain/Demonstrate
Practice
Assessment
Includes: materials, posters, rules sheets

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

21. 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.

22. 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 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.

23. 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