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Differentiation in Action

How to include students on learning support, special ed, advanced athletes.

ENGAGE students in class by motivating all and showing them achievable steps
EDUCATE students by giving them knowledge, why/how to do an activity
EQUIP students by addressing their needs

If you can answer yes to all of these, you can EMPOWER all students - 100 different learners in your class

* Always, always select an easily modifiable activity to make easier/harder, slower/quicker, less complicated/more complicated

'We all face challenges in life. Do you see them as barriers or hurdles? Barriers hold you back, hurdles are made to jump over. We have the power to turn barriers into hurdles. The choice is yours,' 
Thomas Moran, 1999

Sample Fitness/Wellness Class

This class was aimed for mostly LS and MS but can be adapted for US too.

Whole School Ideas:
* Wellness Week
* Activity breaks in each class: Instant Recess
* Assembly dance & activity

Week 1: Moderate Intensity Activity
- Intensity measurements; RPE, Heart Rate, breathing
- Fill out physical activity journals
- Examples
- Amount and why
- Include whole family
- 5 fruit/veg per day - you are what you eat

Week 2: Vigorous Intensity Activity
- Differences between moderate and vigorous activity
- Examples
- Why the national goals are set - 60 minutes Mod, 7 minutes vigorous per day
- Nutrition

Week 3: FITT guidelines & Fitness Components
- Foods for strong bones and bodies
- Healthier choices

Week 4: Integration, energy balance and tying it all together
- SMART goals
- Fitnessgram
- Healthy foods help us

Schoolwide coordinated activity
- TEAM = Together Everyone Achieves More
- Empower students to lead classmates
- Exercise Alphabet Game Warm up = Good idea for class warm ups

Cross Curricular:
Coloring worksheets for Activity Pyramid and Food groups - Lower school

Links to excellent PE resources

• Fuel up to Play 60 resources - a good 25 links here

http://school.fueluptoplay60.com/tools/physical-activity/at-school.php#

• A CDC publication on strategies to Improve the quality of Physical Education

http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/physicalactivity/pdf/quality_pe.pdf?source=govdelivery

• PE central lesson ideas. I've used many for lower school basketball with great success

http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/middlehigh/middlehighideas.asp

• Assessments in PE and how best to incorporate them

http://www.pecentral.org/assessment/assessmentresearch.html

• Standards for FitnessGram Healthy Zones (replacing Presidents Fitness Test)

http://www.cooperinstitute.org/pub/file.cfm?item_type=xm_file&id=656

Modified Games to include all students

Modified Games

Goal: -  Build an inclusive climate where everyone wants to participate

-                               - Use the game as the teacher – discovery activity as game is played before teaching occurs

Three keys to modified games:

Representation à Adaptation à Exaggeration

Representation:

Fukahara game. Lowered volleyball nets, use sponge ball. Slap ball and score a point by getting it over the baseline of the other team’s end.

a.     3 hits but can stop ball before hitting, same player can touch more than once

b.     3 hits but no stopping

c.      Extra points for hitting it outside

Links to volleyball? – moving to get body behind ball, teamwork, moving ball up court for easier point finish.

Exaggeration

Mini tennis in service boxes of tennis court OR tennis with sponge ball/wiffle ball

Adaptation

Hit & touch polyspot badminton – alternating shots with partner. Gets students moving and thinking about up/down aspects of sport. 

FitnessGram - Presidents Fitness

FitnessGram – PYFP

Why the change?

Presidents Fitness Testing has been using standards over 25 years old. The norms provide little information on their actual health and only assesses results compared to student's peers. Fitness tests are also based largely on genetics and can be demotivating to some students who are healthy and work hard, yet cannot achieve the required scores.

The new FitnessGram (FG) assessment gives standards for ‘healthy fitness zones’ with an increased focused on HEALTH. This minimizes comparisons between peers and supports students in achieving their lifelong fitness goals.

Scores can be found here:

http://www.cooperinstitute.org/pub/file.cfm?item_type=xm_file&id=656

It empowers students, drives decision making, logs activity. Activity Gram APP measures activity pattern via 3 recall questionnaires.  It motivates students to take ownership of their activity behaviors and lifelong fitness.

Keys to successful Implementation:

1.     Set clear goals and objectives

a.     Why measure?

b.     Communicate goals to all; admin, staff, parents, students

c.      Emphasize moving away from performance and focusing on health. Focusing on the PROCESS of fitness education, NOT results.

2.     Use results data effectively

a.     From software, can access individual reports for students & parents, data reports by age, grade, item, component

b.     Export raw data and tie to academic achievement, behavioral issues, discipline etc.

3.     Sustainability

a.     Plans for first year of implementation

b.     Data at fingertips. Revisit objectives, what worked/didn’t work? Training needed, communication

4.     Training

a.     Very important to administer FG test correctly

Ensuring Success

Mission

Increase physical activity and fitness for health and understand how the purpose changes from LSàMSàUS. Develop program champions by communicating the goals, purpose, outcome and success

·      Free webinar series, access via PYFP site, professional development and contact for help.

Recognition
- Highlights schools that promote the program – free school recognition certificate online

-       Recognize students for achievement based on the Healthy Fitness Zones Standards

 Information and resources are free on the website:

http://www.presidentialyouthfitnessprogram.org/resources/index.shtml

 Steps to Success

1. Read the Presidential Youth Fitness Program Teacher’s Guide available on the “Resources” tab of the Presidential Youth Fitness Program website (www.presidentialyouthfitnessprogram.org).

2. Familiarize yourself with the FITNESSGRAM® assessment protocol used to measure each of the five health-related components of physical fitness (aerobic capacity, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition). Visit the “Resources” tab of the program website to review the chapters from the FITNESSGRAM® Test Administration Manual.

3. Develop or enhance your understanding of the role of fitness assessment in physical education, how fitness as­sessment measures the five health-related components of physical fitness, and why these measures are important for healthy living by downloading the Fitness Assessment in a Quality Physical Education Program Resource List on the “Resources” tab of the program website.

4. Go to the Professional Development section on the Presidential Youth Fitness Program website to learn about the resources available to you as a physical educator and use those resources to incorporate health-related fitness concepts into your physical education program.

• Participate in the monthly webinars (or view the recorded version) to enhance your understanding of the Presidential

Youth Fitness Program as a part of a quality physical education curriculum. You can view upcoming topics and

register for webinars on the “Professional Development” tab of the program website.

• Seek out additional professional development opportunities, like the FITNESSGRAM® online course and Physical

Best Specialist certification (see the “Professional Development” tab for information on both of these programs.

5. Share information about the Presidential Youth Fitness Program with your school administrator(s) and parents.

The letter in the introduction to the Parent Resource Guide (on the “Resources” tab) can be customized depending on your audience.

6. Communicate with parents about the FITNESSGRAM® assessment results and opportunities for physical activity outside of the school day. The Parent Resource Guide is available on the “Resources” tab of the program website.

7. Recognize your students with Presidential Youth Fitness Program awards! Guidance on the new awards and recognition

Tests include:

1.     Aerobic capacity – Laps/Time on runs

2.     Percentage body fat

3.     BMI

4.     Curl ups

5.     Trunk Lift

6.     Push ups

7.     Modified pull ups

8.     Flexed arm hang

9.     Sit and Reach

1.  Shoulder stretch