- Emerson Elementary School
- The Changing Face of Physical Education
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OLD PE LOOKS LIKE THIS
NEW PE LOOKS LIKE THIS
Curriculum
· Skills and rules to play team games (i.e. basketball, football, soccer, baseball)
· Physical competence and cognitive understanding about physical activity so students can be active for a lifetime (i.e. fitness activities, outdoor education, individual lifetime activities, dance, integrated lessons)
Grouping
· Large groups; limited equipment
· Athletes are leaders
· Small groups; adequate equipment for active participation
· All students have opportunities for success
Fitness
Emphasisi
· Skill related
· Comparison to national norms
· Health related
· Students engaged in self-testing; applying principles of fitness; designing an individual program based upon personal goals
· Students learn to maintain and improve physical well-being
Instruction
· Teacher directed
· Teacher controls and paces the entire lesson
· Teacher as coach/guide
· Uses instructional strategies to allow students to progress at individual pace and to self-assess
Social Skills
· Emphasis on competition- winning and losing
· Emphasis on cooperation, working together as a group, leadership, conflict resolution during active participation situations
Grading and
Assessment
· Based on attendance, dress, skill level, fitness scores
· Based upon self-improvement, self-evaluation; peer assessment; skill rubrics
· Used to monitor and reinforce student learning
Games
· Teacher officiates games, giving feedback on skill performance and knowledge of rules; large group games; students waiting in line to play; winning emphasized
· Students engage in activities and sports with health-related fitness component
· Emphasis on participation and getting everyone active
Technology
· Stop watch
· Computers; pedometers; heart rate monitors; other fitness technology