1. Assessing Pre-Service Teachers’ Readiness to Promote Activity Using Physical Best Sean M. Bulger, West Virginia University Derek J. Mohr & J. Scott Townsend Appalachian State University

2. Presentation Purpose PETE programs must provide pre-service physical educators with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to promote physical activity and health- related fitness Toward these critical exit outcomes, the use of Physical Best in teacher education has received considerable attention at recent conferences The purpose of this presentation is to extend that discussion to include alternative and authentic assessment strategies for measuring pre-service physical educators’ readiness to employ Physical Best in their teaching

3. Presentation Advance Organizer Overview of NASPE Physical Best Using Physical Best in PETE programs Assessing teacher candidates in area of fitness education

4. NASPE Physical Best Program Physical Best is a program of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE), an association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) It is a comprehensive, health-related fitness education program, for use in K-12 physical education programs Used in concert with Fitnessgram

5. NASPE Physical Best Resources Physical Best Teacher’s Guide (2 nd edition) Elementary Activity Guide (2 nd edition) Middle and Secondary Activity Guide (2 nd edition) Fitnessgram Test Adminstration Manual (4 th edition)

6. NASPE Physical Best Certification NASPE Health-Fitness Specialist Attend 1-day Health-Fitness Specialist workshop Purchase Physical Best resources Complete online certification exam NASPE Health-Fitness Instructor Earn Health-Fitness Specialist certification Receive nomination for instructor training Attend 1-day workshop at AAHPERD Purchase Physical Best resources Complete online certification exam

7. NASPE Physical Best in PETE Physical Best Health- Fitness Specialist on faculty Affiliation agreement in place with NASPE Deliver Physical Best content and administer Health-Fitness Specialist exam Compliment this exam with alternative and authentic forms of assessment

8. Framework for PETE Assessment Well articulated with the desired learning outcomes and related learning activities Systematically planned to occur on a regular basis across the semester and beyond Used to establish higher levels of student accountability Authentic and forward-looking in design

9. Learning Outcomes in PETE Knowing current fitness education philosophy Planning developmentally appropriate fitness education experiences Implementing safe and supportive physical activity environments Assessing physical activity and health-related fitness

10. Fitness Education Philosophy NASPE Physical Best online exam Oral report to fitness education case study See Artifact 1 in presentation packet

11. Fitness Education Planning Unit planning for BIP field placements See Artifact 2 See Artifact 3 Lesson planning for student teaching See Artifact 4

12. Fitness Education Implementation Peer teaching demo in fitness lab setting See Artifact 5 See Artifact 6 Sample video clip 1 Sample video clip 2 Oral practical exam as capstone experience See Artifact 7

13. Fitness Education Assessment Health-related fitness test protocol and data analysis See Artifact 8 Physical activity measurement and data analysis See Artifact 9 See Artifact 10

14. Presentation Conclusion The purpose of this presentation is to extend that discussion to include alternative and authentic assessment strategies for measuring pre-service physical educators’ readiness to employ Physical Best in their teaching Questions and/or comments from the floor?