Study of Physical Education

2004-2005

Keith Bense

Larry Hylarides

Cory Carlen

Jennifer Hovick

Jeff Christ

American Heart Association and the

CDC (Center for Disease Control) Research tells us

• 25% of school children get 20 minutes of vigorous physical activity.

• Adult diseases, like Type II diabetes are now found in children

American Heart Association and the

CDC (Center for Disease Control) Research tells us

• 30% of children and adolescents are overweight.

• Obesity is 2nd only to tobacco use in preventable deaths.

American Heart Association and the

CDC (Center for Disease Control) Research tells us

• 50% of youth do not engage in physical activity that promotes long term health.

• From 1991 and 1999 percentage of students in daily phy. ed. dropped from 42% to 29%

Provides quality, daily physical education

Actual vs. CDC and MAHPERD recommended amount of physical education in Minnesota, 2002

150 150

225 225

75103

129 136

68 68

174

106

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50

100

150

200

250

Kindergarten Grades 1-6 Grades 7-8 Grades 9-10

Average number of

min/week

RecommendedActual for State of MNActual for LSH

Provides quality, daily physical education

LSH has: Added Advanced

Fitness Class at HS

Staggered PE and Health in 2nd and 3rd quarters in MS

Provides quality, daily physical education

With new facility ….

At MS/HS opportunity for more activities in more teaching stations

At elementary, less conflict with gym use

Meets needs of all studentsof all abilities

We do this!!

All students in regular phy ed, K-10

Plus, Adaptive PE for those with IEPs

Meets needs of all studentsof all abilities

Looking ahead ….

May need more time for Adaptive PE with as needs of student population increase

Creates motivation to embrace fitness for lifetime

Children with daily physical education exhibit better attendance, a more positive attitude to school and superior academic performance.-- National Association for Sport and Physical Education, 2002

Creates motivation to embrace fitness for lifetime

LSH Staff motivates!• Brings coaching

experience• Holds competitions in

class• Gives Awards and

Recognition for students

• Tries new strategies

Creates motivation to embrace fitness for lifetime

Motivation will continue with ….

New facility and

New technology

Provides wide variety of activities to promote an active lifestyle

Lots of variety and change in our program

K-6: change every 3-4 lessons

7-8: change every 2 weeks

9-10: change every week (block)

Empowers students to value and oversee personal fitness

We have done: Fitness Testing Kept records and Given awards

Empowers students to value and oversee personal fitness

This year, we began a student survey

All students, 6-12

Baseline data

6th Grade 7th-12th Grade

1 Listening tomusic

Listening to music

2 Team Sports Team Sports

3 TV/Movies TV/Movies

4 Video Games Talking on phone

5 Biking Internet Surfing

6 Talking onphone

Play cards/Boardgames

7 Reading Walking

8 Swimming Video Games

9 Internet Surfing Biking

10 Running Running

Empowers students to value and oversee personal fitness

RECOMMENDATION:

Help students:- Understand personal

fitness levels- Monitor own

progress- Set improvement

goals

Incorporates technology into Phy. Ed. on a regular basis

We have used technology ….

Heart rate monitors Recording

performance with cameras and camcorders

PACE equipment

Incorporates technology into Phy. Ed. on a regular basis

Thanks to funds,

we have expanded ….

- Pedometers -- at all levels

- BMI -- middle & high school

Incorporates technology into Phy. Ed. on a regular basis

We are working to

use Palm handheld computers for records “in the field” and reporting.

How many steps have you taken?

Emphasizes support for continuing education for staff

We’ve attended: Workshop on Wheels Adaptive Conference Annual State Conference

- MAHPERD SPARKS BER Professional

workshops on various topics

Communicates & Advocates for daily physical activity

Bridge articles Local newspapers Public access channels School web sites Visible in community

center and bowling alley MS/HS Student Gala Elementary Track &

Field days

Communicates & Advocates for daily physical activity

We will continue those and Supporting community

efforts like “Fight the Fat Coordinate Cystic Fibrosis

walk Jump Rope for Heart at Park

and Hilltop Supervising the weight room

in off-hours Anytyhing else we can co!

Meets or exceeds national standards and MN Standards

Met the seven national standards throughout our program

Built our revised curriculum around the six Minnesota Standards

MISSION of Physical Education at LSH:

To develop, encourage and promote lifetime fitness

Questions?