How to Make Your Physical Education Program Indispensable! Presented by Bob Fitzpatrick Debbie...

How to Make Your Physical Education Program

Indispensable!

Presented by

Bob FitzpatrickDebbie Gorman

Making Connections

Making ConnectionsTop Ten List

• Quality Instructional program (Best Practices)• Enlist help/support• Don’t assume anything• Sharpen your marketing, sales and investigative

skills• Success leaves clues; see what others are doing• Networking• Opening doors• Committee work• Parent advocates• Cumulative effect of many pieces

Networking

Get District Staff to

AAHPERD

ProfessionalDevelopment

(district)

District/Schoolnewsletters

ParentIn-service

Faculty Wellness Days

Triage Projects(student/teacher/

Parents)

School/DistrictInitiatives/Advocacy

Community ServiceProjects

How to Make Your PE Program

Indispensable

District InitiativeFaculty Wellness Day

• Sell idea to administration• Garner ideas and support from

wellness staff (physical activity and wellness components)

• Logistics for Wellness Day• Distribution of agenda to staff/faculty• Wellness Day• Evaluation/Presentation of Wellness

Day happenings to faculty

Faculty Wellness Activities

Triage Projects

• Multi-level Students and Teachers– High Five for Fitness

• Student-Teacher-Parent– Appalachian Trail Adventure – Parents in PE Days– Family Fitness Nights– May family Fitness Logs

TriageMulti-Level Projects

High Five for Fitness1. Administration Approval 2. Logistics 3. Letter exchange: Elem. To HS4. HS students make Friendship bracelets.5. Meet for fitness workouts6. Letter exchange: HS to Elem.7. PowerPoint Slide Show8. Future thoughts

Triage ProjectAppalachian Trail Adventure

Community Service Projects

• Jump Rope For Heart/Hoops For Heart

• MS Ride

• Walk for Hunger/Breast Cancer Walks

• Relay for Life

• Kid’s Night Out

• Run for Reed & Rob

District/School InitiativesAdvocacy Initiatives

• Project ACES (also Advocacy)

• Cup Stacking

• Leicester Schools Triathlon

• Dribble Marathon Fundraiser

• Staff/Parent Adventure race

• March Madness Walk-off

• AT Program & JRFH (Advocacy)

School InitiativeA.C.E.S. (students)

Project ACES Advocacy

Legislators & Superintendent

School InitiativeFaculty

March Madness Walk-offOutgrowth of PD Course

(fitness/walking/pedometer use)Sign-ups in FebruaryTournament Ladder on Bulletin BoardChoose walk-off DayBracket ChallengesInexpensive fitness prizes

Faculty Adventure race

Professional Development

• WPDAC• Lifetime Fitness Skills Workshop• Strength and Conditioning (Core

Activities).• Learning Movement Connection• Technology in your personal fitness

regimen (HR Monitors/Pedometers)• Establishing a healthy environment

in the classroom

School/District Newsletters

• Announce monthly happenings (curriculum, special events and community service opportunities).

• Parent resources for Physical activity and wellness links

• Recognition-students/parents/staff• Awareness of staff professional

development• Link to parent volunteers

Parent In-Service Workshops

• Young Athletes Bill of Rights• Sports Medicine Implications• Social-Emotional Development of Young

children• Chemical Substance use and abuse• How to start an exercise program• Lifetime Fitness Activities• Sensitive issues

Parent In-ServiceSocial-Emotional Development

of Young Children NASAPE Standard # 5

Plan a Course of Action

• Evaluate/Add/Create• Media Coverage• Documentation• Utilize Your Network• Research Published Studies • Three Must Add Resources

– Murray Banks– Dr. Robert Gilbert– Roadblocks to Quality Physical Education

• Three Must reads– FISH– Revved– Who Moved MY Cheese?

The Pinnacle of Success!