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- What did our curriculum look like 6 years ago?
- Sound familiar?
- Why did it look like this?
- From Traditional PE to the New PE; why and how
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- Students need to understand;
- that health related fitness impacts their personal quality of life
- everyone's health impacts our whole society
- their level of fitness has changed, can change, and will change based on
your actions, NOW is the time to take control of their lives
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- The price of medical treatment and lost work due to chronic diseases had
a $64 billion impact on the state economy in 2003
- The impact is expected to jump to $100 billion by 2013.
- -The Milken Institute
- Pittsburgh Post Gazette
10/3/2007
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- Our number one goal is to guide students in the process of becoming
physically active and healthy throughout their life, thereby improving
their quality of life.
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- Only 5 percent of all Americans play a team sport regularly beyond age
25. The number is barely a fraction of that by the time people reach
45. - Bob Pangrazi, Arizona State
University
- While team sports are a valuable part of the educational process we need
to include activities that are lifetime in nature.
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- Lifetime activities by their very nature; are suited for a lifetime,
they can be participated in alone or with friends, and can be
competitive or cooperative.
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- Regular Physical Education (1/2 time, full year)
- The ultimate goal of
Physical Education is to facilitate students in improving their quality
of life through promotion of life long health enhancing physical
activity. In today’s society, “physical activity is not only a
leisure time luxury – it is an essential component of a healthy
lifestyle for individuals of all ages” (Young 2003). At NAI students will learn why regular
planned physical activity is important, how to develop a personal plan
for being physically active, concepts necessary for successful
participation in regular physical activity, and how personal
responsibility/interpersonal cooperation makes physical activity a
winning proposition for everyone.
The course will emphasize each student, determining their current
level of personal physical fitness in relation to health standards,
recognizing the reasons for their current fitness level, recognizing
that they have the power to change their fitness level, setting short
and long term fitness goals, and working throughout the course to reach
their personal fitness goals.
- Advanced Physical Education (full time, full year)
- This physical education
and fitness class is for those students that want to make a serious
commitment to their physical well-being. Advanced Physical Education may
be scheduled in place of Course 7509 for 9th and 10th grades only. The
class emphasizes cardio respiratory efficiency, muscular strength and
muscular endurance. It is designed to enhance flexibility, help students
understand body composition; develop positive attitudes and responsible
habits. The course will cover the regular physical education curriculum
with additional time allotted to workouts focused on improving
individual fitness levels.
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- All students will be lifelong learners, to facilitate this teachers will
address why each curriculum unit is presented and how to extend
participation beyond the class.
- All curriculum units presented will be lifetime in nature and emphasis
physical fitness.
- Students should learn real life practical skills in a real life
setting. Therefore all physical education classes are
co-educational.
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- Fitness Assessment: September-May
- Fitness Pre-Assessment, Heart Rate Monitor Intro.
- Fitness Post-Assessment
- Outdoor Units: September-November, April-June
- Mountain Biking (10 lessons)
- Team Field Sports; (10 lessons)
- Aerobic Conditioning (10 lessons)
- Strength Training 1 (10 lessons)
- Indoor Units: December-March
- Racquet Sports; Pickleball/Badminton (10 lessons)
- Dance Unit Leading intro to Dance Marathon (2 lessons)
- Strength Training (10 lessons)
- Team Court Sports; Volleyball, Speedball, Basketball (5 lessons)
- Self Defense/Martial Arts Introduction (5 lessons)
- Cross Training (10 lessons)
- (90 lessons
total)
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- Why are we making changes?
- We are continually using reflective teaching practices to re-evaluate
what we do, how we do it, and if it is working for our students.
- After reviewing student survey data it is our feeling that we can better
meet student needs by restructuring the curriculum to allow for a slower
more deliberate teaching progression that also allows students to be
exposed to each curricular unit throughout the year rather than just one
time during the year. NAI PE
Survey
- Each of our curricular units was only addressed once during the school
year which often lead to students feeling rushed or missing out on
opportunities due to poor weather.
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- Strengths of new curriculum format
- The curriculum revisions will provide for a better teaching
progression. Students will now be exposed to each curricular track
three times throughout the school year which should allow for better
opportunities for individual improvement and personal development.
- Students will be exposed to activities during the different seasons
(weather) so we can empower them to be active throughout the year.
- We have placed even more emphasis on lifetime physical activities that
can be both fun and have real lasting health benefits.
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- The curriculum is divided into 5 tracks with each track being offered 3
times during the year or once each season to allow for better
teaching/learning progressions.
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- (Each student will self-assess using each of the following assessments
during each unit.)
- S.M.A.R.T. Goal Setting
- 15 Minute Sub-maximal Heart Rate Run
- 20 Minute Cross Country Run
- Max Push-Ups
- Max Chin-Ups
- Body Fat Percentage (This is not a required assessment)
- Sit and Reach
- *Students are graded on performing the assessments accurately not on
fitness levels.
- The purpose of fitness assessments at NAI are to encourage students to
recognize personal fitness trends early on. They should then recognize that their
health related fitness has changed, can change, and will change based on
their actions and that NOW is the time to take control of their lives!
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- A Run 1, Aerobic Base Training
- · Unit Description: Aerobic Base Training will
focus on establishing a foundation of Cardiovascular Endurance which
will be built upon throughout the academic year. While building
this foundation, students will begin to identify and experience the
benefits of running as a lifetime fitness activity. Students will
identify proper biomechanics of running that will allow them to become
successful runners and prevent future injury.
- B Run 2, Winter Running
- · Unit Description: During the Winter Running
unit, students will build upon their foundation of CV Endurance that was
established during Aerobic Base Training. Students will be
introduced to running in a variety of weather conditions and will be
shown the proper way to dress for such weather. In addition,
students will have the opportunity to get outside of the traditional
classroom and enjoy the benefits of outdoor activity.
- C Run 3, Trail Running
- · Unit Description: Trail Running will serve to
continually develop the CV Endurance of the North Allegheny Students,
while introducing them to variations of terrains and environments in
which to run. Students will have the opportunity to run throughout
NAI’s network of trails which loop around the schools. This unit
provides a safe opportunity for students to experience the “alternative”
options to traditional road/track running.
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- A Biking 1, Fitness Biking / Rails
to Trails
- · Unit Description: During the Fitness Biking
Unit, students will improve their Cardiovascular and Muscle Endurance
while learning the skill of biking as a lifetime activity.
Students will be introduced to the benefits of biking, biking safety,
rules of the road and biking maintenance. In addition, students
will be introduced to the many local biking options available to them
outside of the classroom including but not limited to the vast network
of “Rails to Trails” in the Pittsburgh area.
- B Biking 2, Spinning / Other Cardio
- · Unit Description: Building on the benefits of
Fitness Biking, the spinning unit will introduce the students to an
alternative biking activity for inclement weather. In
addition to spinning, other cardiovascular activities will take place in
order to add variety to the activities the students participate in while
in physical education. Spinning and Other Cardio will serve to
further enhance the fitness of the North Allegheny students will giving
them the opportunity to experience activities popular in today’s
culture.
- C Biking 3, Mountain Biking / Trail Riding
- · Unit Description: As a culmination to the
Biking track, Mountain Biking / Trail Riding will give the students the
opportunity to get outside the traditional physical education
environment and into a realistic setting for biking as a lifetime
activity. Students will have the opportunity to ride throughout
NAI’s network of trails while continuing to enhance their fitness
levels. Grouped according to ability levels, students will work
independently and as part of a team to experience the benefits of
Mountain and Trail Biking as a lifetime activity.
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- A Strength 1, Mobile Gym / Home
Workout Options
- · Unit Description: The Mobile Gym Unit will
emphasize developing the fitness components of Muscular Endurance and
Strength in the absence of a traditional “gym” setting. Students
will utilize their body weight and minimal equipment to complete full
body workouts which can be completed at home, in an office, on vacation
or any where you may go in life. The emphasis of this unit is to
educate students on the variety of strength training options available
to them with little or no money, equipment or time.
- B Strength 2, Circuit Training /
Selectorized Equipment
- · Unit Description: Circuit Training will
introduce the students to the traditional “Gym” training that is seen at
all fitness centers. Students will identify proper weight room
etiquette and safety procedures while completing a full body
workout. In addition, students will be introduced to a wide
variety of free weights and selectorized machines that are commercially
available to the public.
- C Strength 3, Functional Training
- · Unit Description: Functional Training builds on the
foundation of strength and endurance developed in the first two units
and teaches students how to develop their muscles in ways that simulate
real-life movement patterns. Lessons will focus on simulating activities
that take place in real life and working towards strengthening those
movements. Emphasis will be focused on developing strength and
endurance while learning safety techniques for performing human movement
and sport movements.
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- A Explore 1, Yoga / Dance
- · Unit Description: Exploration 1 leads students
to experience the benefits of Yoga and Dance as health enhancing
activities. During this unit, students will be introduced to the
benefits of dance and yoga and to the various movements and poses of
each, which work towards developing strength and flexibility, balance
and stress relief.
- B Explore 2, Self defense / Racquet
sports
- · Unit Description: Exploration 2 focuses on
introducing students to the benefits and skills related to the
Self-Defense and Racquet Sports. During the Self-Defense
component, students will recognize the martial arts as an avenue to
pursue lifetime fitness, personal improvement, and self defense.
Students will understand that this unit of instruction is just an
introduction to the martial arts and in order to attain higher skill
levels they must pursue higher training. Racquet sports will focus
on introducing and further developing their skill level. This unit
component will aid in improving fitness levels while working to enhance
coordination in our students.
- C Explore 3, Outdoor Pursuits / High
Intensity Training
- · Unit Description: Outdoor pursuits / High
Intensity Training is designed to introduce students to “other ways” to
maintain fitness throughout one’s lifetime. Outdoor pursuits will
focus activities such as Eco Challenges, Orienteering, Hiking, Camping,
and Kayaking among other activities as ways to improve fitness using
Mother Nature. High Intensity Training will introduce skills and
activities that will not only improve health related fitness but also
areas of skill related fitness. Skills and activities performed
during High Intensity Training will challenge the entire student, both
mind and body. Some activities included will be interval training
and plyometrics.
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- NAI PE Grading Procedures
- Every student has the opportunity to earn a 100% regardless of their
physical ability.
- Grades are based on points earned/total points possible for 9 weeks,
semester, and final grades. 9
weeks grades are not averaged to determine semester and full year
grades.
- Approximately
- 50% of the student’s grade consists of daily participation points
totaling 10 points per day.
- 25% of the student’s grade consists of a student’s documented self
assessment of the learning that has taken place and the rational behind
the learning. (Self evaluation grades are subject to teacher agreement).
- 25% of the student’s grade consists of tests (fitness, safety, and
rules) and written assignments to extend and personalize learning.
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- Continue to monitor and adjust while sticking to our core beliefs.
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- dschmidt@northallegheny.org
- http://www.northallegheny.org/academics/physed/pehome.htm
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