Risto Marttinen
CSU, Fullerton
Risto was born and raised in Finland, he spent his adolescent years in Southern California and earned a scholarship to wrestle for Cal State Fullerton, he graduated Magna Cum Laude from the KHS department with a Bachelors degree in Health Science and a minor in Kinesiology. Risto signed up to be a graduate assistant coach for the wrestling team and got his Masters degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sports Psychology. After getting his Master’s degree Risto taught in the KHS department as an adjunct lecturer and was the head assistant wrestling coach until the University dropped the wrestling program in 2011. Risto then went to Columbia University’s Teachers College to get his Doctorate of Education (Ed.D) in Curriculum and Teaching in Physical Education. While in New York Risto taught physical education in a public elementary school in Central Harlem and worked with an after-school program in East Harlem. Risto’s research revolves around working with students in after-school physical education programs in urban, underserved areas in New York and Southern California, the integration of academic subjects into physical education classes, as well as research on student attitudes and physical activity levels in physical education. During his free-time Risto enjoys spearfishing, traveling, and jiu-jitsu.
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R.E.A.C.H.: A Case for Urban After School Physical Education
This lecture presents R.E.A.C.H. (Reflective Educational Approach to Character and Health), which is an after-school approach to physical education that integrates common-core aligned literacy standards, fitness education, and character development through a positive youth development sport-based model serving underserved urban communities.
This session will cover an overview of the positive youth development model and how it is being enacted in not only after-school programs but in highly diverse neighborhoods that often are under-served. R.E.A.C.H. is a not-for-profit 501-c-3 program that has been operating for 2 years in East Harlem NY. The educational model and curriculum of R.E.A.C.H. consists of themes and structures of learning that occur in each after-school session. In addition to being a sport-based model, R.E.A.C.H. also focuses on essential literacy skills. The session will present how R.E.A.C.H. enacts literacy in practice and how they are able to integrate literacy into a physical education environment. Assessments using technology in physical education and after-school programs through the use of low-cost accelerometers will also be discussed. I will present a case for the recruitment of undergraduate and graduate student assistants in the research environment and explain how R.E.A.C.H. utilizes student assistants in not only coaching but action research projects. The future of R.E.A.C.H. is being currently implemented in Southern California’s urban and under-served communities and I will discuss the expansion of R.E.A.C.H. into new sports and a new structure.
The goals of this lecture are to provide attendees an example of a successful research based, after-school physical education program that not only gives students a safe environment to be physically active in but also integrates literacy and aligns with the common-core. The expected learning outcomes of this lecture are: (a) attendees will understand ways to integrate literacy in their after-school or physical education programs; (b) attendees will learn about how using a positive youth development model can have a lasting impact on student lives; (c) attendees will learn ways to assess the students in their after-school programs through use of technology; (d) attendees will be exposed to innovative and new curricula that is student-centered and appeals to a diverse student community.
Handouts:
R.E.A.C.H.: A Case for Urban After School Physical Education Handout
Friday 1:30 -2:30 pm
Lafayette
This lecture presents R.E.A.C.H. (Reflective Educational Approach to Character and Health), which is an after-school approach to physical education that integrates common-core aligned literacy standards, fitness education, and character development through a positive youth development sport-based model serving underserved urban communities.
This session will cover an overview of the positive youth development model and how it is being enacted in not only after-school programs but in highly diverse neighborhoods that often are under-served. R.E.A.C.H. is a not-for-profit 501-c-3 program that has been operating for 2 years in East Harlem NY. The educational model and curriculum of R.E.A.C.H. consists of themes and structures of learning that occur in each after-school session. In addition to being a sport-based model, R.E.A.C.H. also focuses on essential literacy skills. The session will present how R.E.A.C.H. enacts literacy in practice and how they are able to integrate literacy into a physical education environment. Assessments using technology in physical education and after-school programs through the use of low-cost accelerometers will also be discussed. I will present a case for the recruitment of undergraduate and graduate student assistants in the research environment and explain how R.E.A.C.H. utilizes student assistants in not only coaching but action research projects. The future of R.E.A.C.H. is being currently implemented in Southern California’s urban and under-served communities and I will discuss the expansion of R.E.A.C.H. into new sports and a new structure.
The goals of this lecture are to provide attendees an example of a successful research based, after-school physical education program that not only gives students a safe environment to be physically active in but also integrates literacy and aligns with the common-core. The expected learning outcomes of this lecture are: (a) attendees will understand ways to integrate literacy in their after-school or physical education programs; (b) attendees will learn about how using a positive youth development model can have a lasting impact on student lives; (c) attendees will learn ways to assess the students in their after-school programs through use of technology; (d) attendees will be exposed to innovative and new curricula that is student-centered and appeals to a diverse student community.
Handouts:
R.E.A.C.H.: A Case for Urban After School Physical Education Handout
Friday 1:30 -2:30 pm
Lafayette