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