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Student Choice in Physical EducationCome away with new activities, and knowledge about a variety of choice-based programs. Incorporating choice is a student-centered learning process that is active, engaging, and goal-directed. It fosters responsibility, promotes decision-making, provides students with a sense of ownership, and holds them accountable for their learning (Pagnano & Griffin 2001).

CHAMPS School:!• 3 Teachers-Weekly Units!• Share & Rotate Students!• Choice Days at end of every

3 week rotation.!• Student Reflections with

Community Access info.!• F.L.A.S.H.: Fitness, Lifetime

Activities, Sports & Health

Sample School #1: !• 3 Teachers offer three or more

choices each week. Students sign up for a new one weekly.!

• 8th grade students are class T.A.’s that help run activities. !

• Teachers supervise more than one activity with help of TA’s.!

• Variety of activities w/ modifications = participation.

Sample School #2: !• 3 Teachers. !• Each teacher has ONE

theme they teach: Fitness, Sports, & Movement/Dance.!

• Share students.!• Weekly rotations.

Choice-Based Strategies:!• Stations w/ choices!• Circuits w/ choices!• Student Led Projects!• Design Your Own Game or

Workout Activities!• Choice Days!• Choice Tournaments

Choice Days:!• FitStep Pro: Teacher sets

activity time & MVPA goal!• Students choose from certain

previously learned activities and participate to reach goal.!

• Teachers & Student leaders can help lead/facilitate areas.

Choose Level of Competition:!• During practice, skill

development or tournaments: provide levels of participation.!

• Challenge or Recreation League. Practice League.!

Student Voice:!-­‐ Build  Knowledge  -­‐ Allow  students  to  

lead  Personalize  -­‐ Show  Purpose  -­‐ Allow  for  Reflec?on  -­‐ Goal  SeAng  -­‐ Student  Surveys

Fitness-Based Activities:!- Weight Room Logs!- Fitness Bingo!- Group Fitness

Presentation!- Fitness Xtreme

Skillastics!- Spinners

2013 GOPHER PEP Summit Jessica Shawley

Physical Education C.H.A.M.P.S.! Creating Healthy Active Minds for Personal Success 2012 NASPE National Middle School Teacher of the Year

Moscow  Middle  School  (Moscow,  Idaho)  jessica_shawley@yahoo.com        h8p://pechamps.weebly.com    Twi8er  @JessicaShawley