Conestoga Valley Health & Physical
Education Program
WCU Practicum: 9/17/12
Matt Trout
Supervisor of Health Science & Gifted
Conestoga Valley School District, Lancaster PA
First of all…
• Why I’m here…
• I don’t have all the answers
• I’m not claiming that the CV program
is the best…we are, however,
constantly working to improve
• Effective teaching practices are
expected and possible in any subject
area
• Teaching a standards-based program
is NOT how the vast majority of
teachers were trained
A few more…
• We challenge conventional thinking
and think outside of the box
• The change process takes TIME
• Our profession requires a willingness
to confront the traditions that have
held us back for decades – and
continue to hold us back today
• It’s not about the game…
My Role
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Supervise staff of 22 district-wide
CIA
Budget, etc.
Department Meetings
District-Wide Responsibilities
– Professional Development – Elem Leaders
– Instructional Framework
– New Teacher Induction Coordinator
Two Questions Guide Decisions
• What’s in the best interest of the
students?
• What’s in the best interest of our
program?
Program Philosophy - Secondary
• The Secondary Health and Physical
Education program provides a
progressive curriculum to empower all
students with the skills and
knowledge necessary to achieve and
maintain an active and healthy
lifestyle.
Program Philosophy Elementary
• The Elementary Physical Education
program lays the foundation for a
healthy lifestyle by providing
individual, cooperative, and
competitive experiences that focus
on basic motor skill competence,
leadership skills, fair play, safety, and
physical fitness habits.
Overview
• CV PE Program Highlights
• A little Philosophy
• *Please ask questions
Conestoga Valley
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Approximately 4,000 students K-12
6 schools: HS, MS, 4 elementary
15 HPE staff members
Elementary PE: 1 x every 4 days – 45
min.
• MS PE: 3 x per cycle – 44 min.
• HS PE: 3 x per cycle for one
semester – block scheduling 90 min.
CV HPE Dept. – Change Process
• All staff required to submit one Standards-Based
Lesson and Assessment per month (5 years)
• Lessons and assessments are reviewed; written
feedback is supplied for all submissions
• UbD/Standards Lesson format is utilized as pre
observation form (clinical supervision)
• Unpacking Standards Process utilized to write the
curriculum
• Detailed versus Daily Lesson Planning
• New Process – 10 year cycle
• Instructional Strategies Framework – Blend of
UbD & Marzano’s Art & Science of Teaching
3 Stages of UbD
• Identify Desired Results
• Determine Assessment Evidence
• Learning Plan
– (A) Acquire
– (M) Make Meaning
– (T) Transfer
District Change Process
• All district staff trained in UbD – by
PE Staff
• All district curriculum written in UbD
format
• All teachers required to submit UbD
based lesson plans
• Art & Science of Teaching (Marzano)
Instructional Framework –
professional development focus 3
years running
Ask your Mentor
• What’s the process for reviewing the
curriculum in your district?
– This will be a topic for a future
discussion…
Signs of a
Counterproductive PE Program (Graham & Trout)
• No Curriculum
• Curriculum based on
“what the teachers
like to teach”
• Seasonal “curriculum”
• No Assessment
• Captains picking teams
• Elimination games
• One ball per class
• Team sports only
• No teacher motor skill
feedback
• Constant
embarrassment and
humiliation
• Negative (or no)
teaching
• Fitness testing with no
preparation (single
event testing)
Certificate of Genetic
Superiority
• Congratulations! Your son/daughter has
qualified for the President’s Council for
Physical Fitness award; this normreferenced award determines what
segment of the athletic population your
family belongs to. Congratulations for
successfully choosing a spouse with
equivalent or better genetics and for
passing those traits on to your offspring.
Update
• President’s Council will begin using
Fitnessgram – changed name to
President’s Youth Fitness Program
• Some schools will cling to the old test
battery
Contemporary vs. Old School PE
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Number of pull-ups completed
Number of serves within the lines
1 RM for the squat, bench press, etc.
Basketball for basketball’s sake
Pull-up self evaluation throughout the year
Body mechanics of the serve (teacher or peer
assessment)
• Technique assessment for the squat or bench
press
• Tactical instruction utilizing basketball as the
vehicle
• Criteria-Based Assessments
• It’s not about the Game
Influences on the PE Profession
• What effect do each of the items
below have on PE in schools?
– PSSA - Keystone Exams
– The Economy
– State and Federal Funding
• 1.7% Act 1 Index for 2012 - 2013
– Perceptions of the subject-area
PSSA AYP
Year
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Math
56%
67%
78%
89%
100%
Reading
63%
72%
81%
91%
100%
Fitness Gram Physical Fitness
Tests
• Fitness Gram establishes criterionreferenced standards based on how fit
children need to be for good health (by age
and gender) – the Healthy Fitness Zone
• Health-related fitness components: Cardio,
Muscular Strength, Muscular Endurance,
Flexibility and Body Composition
• Significant associations were found
between physical fitness and indicators of
student achievement in a recent Texas
study
Fitness Testing – Texas Study
• Fitness Gram utilized for 2.4 million students in Texas
public schools
• Higher levels of fitness are associated with better
academic performance (TAKS)
• Higher levels of fitness are associated with better
school attendance
• Higher levels of fitness are associated with fewer
behavioral incidents
• Cardio fitness is most associated with academic
performance
– Schools with the highest and lowest academic
performance also have highest and lowest cardio fitness
• Fitness levels tend to decline with each passing grade
Pacer In Healthy Zone
School
Brownstown
Fritz
Leola
Smoketown
Middle School
High School –
9th
High School –
10th
2010 – 2011
79%
92%
87%
94%
76%
79%
2011 - 2012
67%
86%
83%
89%
75%
75%
n/a
68%
Fitness & Academic Correlation
School
Middle School
8th Health &
PE
9th Grade PE
10th Grade PE
# failures
45 (40)
Cardio HFZ
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20%
9
6
33%
33%
The Big 3
• Lack of administrative support
• Old school PE teachers that hold back
progress
• Lack of administrative follow through
to hold old school PE teachers
accountable
Change
• How can YOU help change the
profession and thereby the
perceptions of PE?
Challenge the Status Quo
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Think outside the box
Be proactive…do something…
Come to THIS class ready to learn
Take responsibility for your ongoing
professional development
Qualities of Effective Teachers
• Prerequisites:
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– Verbal Ability
– Educational Coursework
– Content Knowledge
The Teacher as a Person
Classroom Management
Planning and Organizing for Instruction
Implementing Instruction
Monitoring Student Progress
Effective Teaching (Content)
Questions?
Contact Info
Matt Trout
Supervisor of Health Science
Conestoga Valley High School
2110 Horseshoe Road
Lancaster, PA 17601
717-397-5231, ext. 2304
www5.cvsd.k12.pa.us/pe
matt_trout@cvsd.k12.pa.us