21ST CENTURY EXERCISERS

Seattle Academy P.E. Program

SOME PERSONAL BACKGROUND

8 yrs. Teaching Middle and Upper School P.E. @ SAAS

18 yrs. Coaching youth sports – soccer, track, Ultimate Frisbee, basketball

8th Grade Advisor and PE Dept. Head Grew-up in Gorham, ME Undergrad @ Syracuse University –

Health Education Grad @ University of Florida – Health

Science Education

MY MOTTO:

Play like a bear eats:Any gameAnywhereAny time!

Inspired by Frank Forencich in “Play as if Your Life Depends on It: functional exercise and living for Homo sapiens,” 2003.

REMEMBER THE SEA SQUIRT!

U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute

Adult sea squirts spend their lives stuck to a rock or boat, pumping water in one hole and out another.

Sea squirt tadpole

Swim/float around looking for suitable living space.

Attach self to new home.

EAT OWN BRAIN. Live happily ever after.

SEATTLE ACADEMY Prepare students for college

and life. Private independent school,

6-12, 600 students Laptops for all Upper School

students – access for all Middle School students - wifi

OUR PE PROGRAM

The mission of the PE Department is to prepare students for a life full of fun and healthy physical activity – and all of the physical and psycho-social benefits that come from such activity.

OUR PE PROGRAM 15 – 24 students per class No outdoor space on campus Limited indoor space on

campus Nomadic history Great flexibility / room for

innovation

GRADING / FEEDBACK

Daily Points = 10AttendanceClothing

Especially shoesParticipation

Effort Self-discipline and personal responsibility

PE4life’s Core PrinciplesWe believe PE should:

Be directed to all students, not just the athletically inclined

Offer a variety of fitness, sport, leisure and adventure activities

Provide a safe and encouraging learning environment 

Utilize individual assessments  Incorporate current technology Extend beyond the walls of the gymnasium Ideally, be offered to every child every day

RATIONALE FOR USING MORE TECHNOLOGY

EASE OF OPERATION: Light-weight and highly mobile…and

relatively weather resistant Sharing information I want students to

see (websites, books, etc.) Student tracking of records and data

(HRMs, workout plans & notes) Communication between students and

faculty

RATIONALE FOR USING MORE TECHNOLOGY

PREPONDERANCE OF TECHINFO/OPTIONS ALREADY OUT THERE:

'Consumer Ed' - learn how to access and use websites, DVDs, apps (180 +), Etc.

How fitness will look/work for them in the future

RATIONALE FOR USING MORE TECHNOLOGY

INDIVIDUAL FOCUS:

plan - evaluation (self & faculty) - recording/accountability – adjusting

reflects how fitness really works (ie. HRMs)

TECHNOLOGY IN OUR PROGRAM

Moodle Polar – PE Manager,

HRMs, Pocket PCs, Accelerometers

Other: laptops, DVDs, projectors, smart phones and apps, Google docs

U.S. FITNESS COURSE DESCRIPTION

Purpose: to allow each student to assess, take full responsibility for, and improve their fitness in a comprehensive and lasting way.

Pathways:Improve areas of lower fitness, maintain or improve areas of higher fitnessLearn to be accountable for your own fitnessLearn your preferences, strengths and weaknesses regarding physical activity and fitnessLearn how and where to access and use physical activity and fitness tools and resources

U.S. COURSE DESCRITION

Each student will create an individual fitness plan andrecord – that will include at least the following:

1. Overall fitness goals for the trimester (and beyond if helpful)

2. Daily workout plan that will help you reach your fitness goals, daily record and self-evaluation – all must address three core components of fitness

3. Pre and post-tests for each fitness component

4. Weekly  fitness journal (must have at least one entry on Friday - other entries optional)

5. HRMs must be used for all cardio workouts – with data successfully downloaded for assessment by student and faculty

MOODLE

Check-out the web page!

Immediate feedback about your physical effort – and fitness

Individual – each person is unique – so the information you get will be just about and for you

Objective way to measure current fitness and progress

Best tool we have to learn about how our heart and body work together

WHY HRMS?

INFORMATION FROM HRM

STUDENT FEEDBACK

what i liked most is thefreedom that i could trainand work on whatever Iwanted and to go at aspeed I wanted to go at.

STUDENT FEEDBACKwhat i liked most aboutthis class was theflexibility I got when i hada game or tournament thenext day.

STUDENT FEEDBACKWhat i liked most about this class was that wegot a whole block (sometimes a double block)to concentrate on fitness and to make our own choicesin an un-competitive fashion.

I really like that we were able to work on ourfitness without having to constantly compare itto our classmates.

I like that we got the proper education to workout everyday and know what we were doing forour bodies and it was making us healthier.

RESOURCES “Spark: The Revolutionary New Science

of Exercise and the Brain” – John Ratey, MD, www.johnratey.com

“Play as if Your Life Depends on It: functional exercise and living for Homo sapiens” – Frank Forencich

Spark Programs, www.sparkpe.org PE4Life, www.pe4life.org

RESOURCESBonnie Mohnsen – using technology in

physical education, www.pesoftware.com

John Medina – “Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home and School,” www.brainrules.net

RESOURCESMoodle

Topendsport - all things fitness, www.topendsports.com

Sports Fitness Advisor – all things fitness, www.sport-fitness-advisor.com

APPS, DVDs, & PODCASTS…OH MY!

iPhone/Pod/Pad apps & podcastsBody Fitness, Fitness Pro, Lost It!, Calorie Counter & Diet Tracker, Virtual Trainer

Android apps & podcastsJEFIT, Body Fitness, Virtual Gym, Myfitnesspal, Cardio Trainer, Ab Workout, Arm Workout

APPS, DVDs, & PODCASTS…OH MY!

Podcasts:Get Fit Guy, Nutrition Diva, YOGAmazing, fitMusic.com, PODRUNNER, Brain Science Podcast