Tracy Rodriguez
Club Fit! An Elementary Physical Education and Mentoring Program
The purpose of this presentation is to describe a positive youth development physical education and mentoring program designed to meet the holistic needs of underserved children while simultaneously engaging pre-service teachers in academic content. The presentation will highlight the need for such a program, university-community collaboration, program in action, benefits of mentoring, and program outcomes.
Goal: The goals are to share positive youth development program outcomes from a dual perspective (elementary children and physical education pre-service teachers) and to provide ideas for program replication. Objective: Educators will receive information about Club Fit! and be able to incorporate ideas into their existing programs.
Main Points (Session Content Outline):
1.Introduction of Club Fit!
a.How we began in Long Beach
b.Program Design
c.Program Goals
2.The Program in Action
a.A video clip of teaching and mentoring occurring during a class session
3.Expected Learning Outcomes
a.Elementary student outcomes: increased fitness and skill-related concepts, improved goal setting, increased positive relationships, improved attendance.
b.University pre-service teacher outcomes: increased awareness of their role as a teacher beyond content delivery (mentoring, empathy, caring, positive role models)
c.University Professor and Elementary Teacher Collaboration: increased knowledge about the benefits of mentoring, physical education content standards, and common core implementation.
d.Parental involvement: Opportunities for parents to participate in physical activity
4.Question and Answer time
The purpose of this presentation is to describe a positive youth development physical education and mentoring program designed to meet the holistic needs of underserved children while simultaneously engaging pre-service teachers in academic content. The presentation will highlight the need for such a program, university-community collaboration, program in action, benefits of mentoring, and program outcomes.
Goal: The goals are to share positive youth development program outcomes from a dual perspective (elementary children and physical education pre-service teachers) and to provide ideas for program replication. Objective: Educators will receive information about Club Fit! and be able to incorporate ideas into their existing programs.
Main Points (Session Content Outline):
1.Introduction of Club Fit!
a.How we began in Long Beach
b.Program Design
c.Program Goals
2.The Program in Action
a.A video clip of teaching and mentoring occurring during a class session
3.Expected Learning Outcomes
a.Elementary student outcomes: increased fitness and skill-related concepts, improved goal setting, increased positive relationships, improved attendance.
b.University pre-service teacher outcomes: increased awareness of their role as a teacher beyond content delivery (mentoring, empathy, caring, positive role models)
c.University Professor and Elementary Teacher Collaboration: increased knowledge about the benefits of mentoring, physical education content standards, and common core implementation.
d.Parental involvement: Opportunities for parents to participate in physical activity
4.Question and Answer time