1. Promoting Physical Activity in Physical Education Aaron Beighle

2. Role of Physical Education  Unique  Physically Educated  Standards  Twofold  Promote lifelong physical activity  Teach social and personal responsibility

3. How can physical education promote physical activity?  Provide a positive experience for students within the context of physical activity.  Teach students the skills they will use to be active for the rest of their life.  Expose students to a variety of physical activities.

4. Promoting physical activity during physical education  P – Perceived Competence  R – Relatedness  A – Autonomy  I – Individual  S – Social Support  E - Enjoyment

5. Perceived Competence  Success  Difficulty of task – easy to difficult  Maximize repetitions and refinement  Consider physical characteristics  Modify activities and games  Incorporate appropriate activities  Provide meaningful feedback  EMPHASIZE THE PROCESS

6. Relatedness  Connection  Connect with students  Explain why the activity is being used  Explain the role of physical activity in lifelong health  Be a positive role model

7. Autonomy  Choice  Have students choose workload  Provide several activities for students to choose within a lesson  Easy to difficult  Allow students to choose a “P.E. package”  Implement an “opt out” option for students  Twice per semester

8. Individual  Treat students as individuals  Stress that physical activity choices are personal  Provide workload choices  Understand that physical performance varies  Consider the student’s attitude, likes, and dislikes  Treat students fairly

9. Social Support  Understand the importance of peers  Involve family members when feasible  Incorporate social time into lessons  Be a role model  Start physical activity clubs  Understand the importance of social groups  Positive and negative

10. Enjoyment  Change units often during middle school  Use longer units during high school  Use a variety of activities  Implement a balanced curriculum  Safe, comfortable environment  Management  Ask students what they enjoy  Start easy and progress slowly

11. Beyond Physical Education  Turn students on to physical activity during physical education first  Assess physical activity levels  Pedometers  Teach students to assess their own levels  Value of physical activities  Individual interventions  Self-management

12. Take Home Message  Start by turning students on to physical activity during physical education  P.R.A.I.S.E.  Make all physical activity an enjoyable, successful experience for all students  Progress to monitoring and self-managing behavior  During Physical Education  Outside of Physical Education

13. Thank You!