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Steve Jefferies (Admin)
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Post Number: 114
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| | Posted on Saturday, May 28, 2011 - 3:25 pm: |       |
AREA E: High School Physical Education
What takes place in high school physical education was often identified as an area of concern in PE2020 essays and commented upon at the PE2020 Forum. It is recommended that special attention be focused on ways to implement the initiatives related to technology, community connections, physical education teacher education, and curriculum at the high school level.
• Create a committee with equal representation of high school physical educators and higher education PETE faculty to prepare a plan for future change specific to high school physical education. |
wuest (Unregistered Guest)
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| | Posted on Friday, June 10, 2011 - 6:23 am: | |
Implementing initiatives without addressing the lack of basic fundamental skills often seen in high schoolers does not bode well for success. Before you can move forward, there needs to be a concerted effort to make sure all students have attained competency in the basic fundamental motor skills prior to graduating from middle school. There are still too many incidences where high schoolers can not throw, catch or perform other basic motor skills at a high level. Yet, we continue to try to move forward without addressing this problem. |
Joe Smith (Unregistered Guest)
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| | Posted on Friday, June 10, 2011 - 8:08 am: | |
The post by wuest is a prime example of why ELEMENTARY PE EDUCATORS are the most important piece of PE reforms. Children form preferences early in life for healthy choices and physical activity; movement patterns from Labans dance vocabulary and Gallahue are formed during primary ages, let alone the neural networks of the body and brain for sensory-motor-perceptual learning through "constructivism" of Jerome Bruner. How are you going to practice/manage lifetime wellness behaviors-physical activity and healthy nutritional and social choices of high risk behaviors becomes the secondary curriculum? The students who can -catch, throw, strike- are on the varsity teams of a school and in AAU traveling teams. The teens left are not interested in sport skills, so what physical activity can these non-athletes do and enjoy to be healthy for a lifetime is the question. Again, Higher Ed and secondary programs have clung to sport skills for secondary students too long because that was what taught in some colleges. Please look at the Naperville IL model which is being revised/configured to other geographic and demographic areas of the USA. Look at Grundy Iowa and Beth Kirkpatrick's program of what is happening to your body when you are physically active. Bring Paul Z (Naperville IL) and Beth Kirkpatrick (Grundy Iowa)to the table to share Lifetime Wellness in Middle and High school settings as Phil Lawler dreamed secondary PE could be. |
michael laughlin (Unregistered Guest)
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| | Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2011 - 10:15 am: | |
High school PE programs. In my humble opinion, this venue needs to be the catalyst for a lifestyle centered around a physically active lifestyle. Percentage wise, high schools are one of the last remaining points of contact for the majority of American adults (or young adults). It must move beyond limited sport and fitness exposure and radiate throughout the campus similar to progressive college campuses. I envision at the high school level strong recreation/intramural programs where students can check out/borrow equipment regardless of ability (getting away from organized sport models), participate in various organized yet recreational sport and activities, PE classes that fully incorporate technology to address the "why's and how's" one should choose a physically active lifestyle. Courses and electives that range beyond just being physically active for the duration of class. This concept also extends to how we hold PETE candidates accountable via ALT-PE assessments. If some PE courses are lecture based, assessment decisions must vary. Integrated electives - imagine a business elective where students explore business model creation in conjunction with physically-related venues like running a sports facility. Cycling programs to promote alternative commuter options to campus. I could go on forever with ideas for the high school campus.
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jfiore@naperville203.org (Unregistered Guest)
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| | Posted on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 7:02 am: | |
My name is John Fiore and I am the dept chair for Naperville North High School and co-coordinator for our K-12 district.
I think that your initiative is awesome! The only difficulty I had was finding what are the outcomes we expect to accomplish with new initiatives. Clearly defined impactful outcomes that can be understood by educators, administrators, students, and community members I feel is the most important message that can be sent. This will allow for all stake holders to focus on what the outcomes will be due to the changes implemented. Communities need to understand what the benefits will be to them and their children. The public needs to know that what great things we can and do for children.
Possible goals and outcomes…
80% of school age children will meet or exceed on cardiovascular testing.
There will be a 10% gain in attendance for school age children do to less sick days.
There will be 5% cognitive gain in standardized testing. (Physically fit kids are better learners and in school more to be taught)
There will be stabilization (if not a decrease) in health related cost due to a lack of fitness for this generation of school aged children. (we are talking BILLIONS)
There will a decrease of social emotional disease in this generation of school aged children. (saving health care cost)
This generation of school aged children will be the most resilient and socially supportive of others than any generation previous.
This current school aged group of children will produce the most physically fit and cognitively prepared individuals the U.S. military has ever seen.
This current generation of school aged children will understand and typify the physical, cognitive, social-emotion, and economic benefits of being physically fit throughout their life.
This generation of students will experience a drop in age related cognitive degenerative diseases (i.e. Alzheimer’s)(we are talking again about saving billions)
There will be a reduction in prescribing of ADHD medications for school aged children.
This generation of school aged children will live longer than any other generation.
Hope you consider my thoughts. |
Carol Krueckeberg (Unregistered Guest)
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| | Posted on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 9:06 am: | |
I agree with John Fiore. The goals and outcomes are extremely important. The leaders of our country, states and cities should be aware of the billions of healthcare dollars that can be saved if students have proper, up to date and relevant Physical Education programs. We must get them into the gyms and see what wonderful programs there are and wipe out of their minds the old roll out the ball gym classes. Hopefully, there are not many of those left! |
Elisa Busby (Unregistered Guest)
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| | Posted on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 10:49 am: | |
It seems at the High School level we really need to look at personalization of the physical education experience. These students may or may not enter with all the necessary skills and experiences we as physical educators think they should have but by high school they have had many experiences and have opinions and perceptions that are built on experience. By focusing on how we can personalize the high school experience to their needs and goals we may reach them to a greater depth than their just being involved in formulaic PE classes that have been predetermined by all the concerned adults. Yes, this personalization will depend on community connections and life beyond the school campus. That is what we want physical activity for life. Please involve students in this committee and in the discussions. |
