Dan DeJager
Every physical education department is different. What is best for one program, may not be ideal for another. This session will discuss strategies to build the best physical education program for your staff, students and school. Department chairs and entire departments are encouraged to attend.
What is a great physical education program?
It depends on who you are. Each school is different. Department chairs are an important piece of the process of building a high quality program, but they must work with their staff in order to have buy in and create the best program possible. This session discusses how a department can effectively develop a core purpose and vision as a team and follow that vision, constantly reflecting and adjusting their program as needed. Group norms, effective communication, and building support in your school and community are also discussed. This session will not tell the audience exactly what to, but instead pose the right kind of questions with a process that will guide them to a bold, doable, and survivable program that is right for their staff, students and school.
Program Objectives:
By the end of the presentation audience members will:
1. Know that the department chair shouldn’t just tell their department what to do. All department members are important and have something to offer to the team.
2. Know how to develop a core purpose and vision that’s right for you, your staff, your students and your school.
3. Know how to build support for your program in your school and community by going beyond the blacktop.
4. Know how to reflect on your program to make sure it continues to follow your vision while being bold, doable and survivable.
Why am I presenting this?
I am in a unique role at my school site where I am not only the Department Chair, but the Coach of Coaches. Part of my daily job is to guide all subject matters on campus through the process of helping their departments reflect and improve. I have had training in Dialogos, Critical Friends Groups, Learning Focused Conversations and Groups at Work. I am a former cooperating teacher, supervising teacher and consulting teacher for new teachers and was a teacher leader for the California Subject Matter Project. I am also National Board Certified and was a member of the California Physical Education Framework Committee.
Handouts
Building the Best Physical Education Program Handout
Friday 1:30 - 2:30 pm
Stevens Creek
Every physical education department is different. What is best for one program, may not be ideal for another. This session will discuss strategies to build the best physical education program for your staff, students and school. Department chairs and entire departments are encouraged to attend.
What is a great physical education program?
It depends on who you are. Each school is different. Department chairs are an important piece of the process of building a high quality program, but they must work with their staff in order to have buy in and create the best program possible. This session discusses how a department can effectively develop a core purpose and vision as a team and follow that vision, constantly reflecting and adjusting their program as needed. Group norms, effective communication, and building support in your school and community are also discussed. This session will not tell the audience exactly what to, but instead pose the right kind of questions with a process that will guide them to a bold, doable, and survivable program that is right for their staff, students and school.
Program Objectives:
By the end of the presentation audience members will:
1. Know that the department chair shouldn’t just tell their department what to do. All department members are important and have something to offer to the team.
2. Know how to develop a core purpose and vision that’s right for you, your staff, your students and your school.
3. Know how to build support for your program in your school and community by going beyond the blacktop.
4. Know how to reflect on your program to make sure it continues to follow your vision while being bold, doable and survivable.
Why am I presenting this?
I am in a unique role at my school site where I am not only the Department Chair, but the Coach of Coaches. Part of my daily job is to guide all subject matters on campus through the process of helping their departments reflect and improve. I have had training in Dialogos, Critical Friends Groups, Learning Focused Conversations and Groups at Work. I am a former cooperating teacher, supervising teacher and consulting teacher for new teachers and was a teacher leader for the California Subject Matter Project. I am also National Board Certified and was a member of the California Physical Education Framework Committee.
Handouts
Building the Best Physical Education Program Handout
Friday 1:30 - 2:30 pm
Stevens Creek