Monica O'Rourke
Skill-Related Fitness Activities & History! Olympics & Roman Empire Activities
Ready to teach skill-related fitness (agility, balance, coordination, power and speed) in a creative memorable way? This action-packed activity session will include two elementary and middle school units that use the Olympics and Roman Empire as the “stage” to teach skill-related fitness. Participants will leave not only with new ideas but assessment tools and activity cards to begin their unit!
Main Points:
1.As veteran physical educators, seeking new ways to teach skills as well as meet the demands of the ever changing pendulum of educational mandates are always a challenge. This session will demonstrate ways to successfully implement both.
2.Physical Educators can sometimes struggle with student motivation. These activities are instant motivators that challenge students personally as well as include appropriate amounts of game-like competition.
3.This activity-based session will provide practical tools for current and future physical educators. Demonstration (and participation) of exciting and challenging skill-related fitness activities using scooters, noodles, handkerchiefs, balls, that become “Olympic and Roman Empire” equipment are used to help develop psychomotor skills and cognitive/affecting learning.
4.Student assessments will be provided to attendees as tangible evidence-based material that can be used to demonstrate student competency, learning, and even submitted to administration.
Goals/Objectives/Outcomes:
Goal 1: Skill-Related Fitness
1a. Objective: Understand the serious concern of student sedentary lifestyles decreasing not only health-related fitness but also skill-related fitness.
1b. Objective: Recognize the influence physical educators have on students’ motivation to participate and learn about skill-related fitness. Furthermore what a great opportunity to make relationships and promote how skill-related fitness prepares students for sport and lifestyle activities.
1c. Objective: Participate in skill-related activities and determine which skill-related fitness component was used in the activity.
Goal 2: Teaching Olympics and Roman Empire Historical Events
2a. Objective: Grade level content standards in history teach both Olympics and Roman Empire. Presenters will share inter-department field day events (history and physical education department) that brings history to life and builds relationship with parent volunteers and collaboration with other departments.
2b. Objective: Participate and demonstrate in physical activities that promote challenging yet successful experiences meeting both physical education and history content standards.
2c. Objective: Apply and implement activities learned in the session toward their own physical education program.
Goal 3: Practical Tools for Implementation
3a. Objective: Using the provided unit guide and resources given at the presentation, participants will be able to implement activities in their class.
3b. Objective: Using the provided student assessments, participants will identify at least one individual and one group assessment that can be used in their class.
Friday 8:00 - 9:00 am
Exhibit Hall A2
Ready to teach skill-related fitness (agility, balance, coordination, power and speed) in a creative memorable way? This action-packed activity session will include two elementary and middle school units that use the Olympics and Roman Empire as the “stage” to teach skill-related fitness. Participants will leave not only with new ideas but assessment tools and activity cards to begin their unit!
Main Points:
1.As veteran physical educators, seeking new ways to teach skills as well as meet the demands of the ever changing pendulum of educational mandates are always a challenge. This session will demonstrate ways to successfully implement both.
2.Physical Educators can sometimes struggle with student motivation. These activities are instant motivators that challenge students personally as well as include appropriate amounts of game-like competition.
3.This activity-based session will provide practical tools for current and future physical educators. Demonstration (and participation) of exciting and challenging skill-related fitness activities using scooters, noodles, handkerchiefs, balls, that become “Olympic and Roman Empire” equipment are used to help develop psychomotor skills and cognitive/affecting learning.
4.Student assessments will be provided to attendees as tangible evidence-based material that can be used to demonstrate student competency, learning, and even submitted to administration.
Goals/Objectives/Outcomes:
Goal 1: Skill-Related Fitness
1a. Objective: Understand the serious concern of student sedentary lifestyles decreasing not only health-related fitness but also skill-related fitness.
1b. Objective: Recognize the influence physical educators have on students’ motivation to participate and learn about skill-related fitness. Furthermore what a great opportunity to make relationships and promote how skill-related fitness prepares students for sport and lifestyle activities.
1c. Objective: Participate in skill-related activities and determine which skill-related fitness component was used in the activity.
Goal 2: Teaching Olympics and Roman Empire Historical Events
2a. Objective: Grade level content standards in history teach both Olympics and Roman Empire. Presenters will share inter-department field day events (history and physical education department) that brings history to life and builds relationship with parent volunteers and collaboration with other departments.
2b. Objective: Participate and demonstrate in physical activities that promote challenging yet successful experiences meeting both physical education and history content standards.
2c. Objective: Apply and implement activities learned in the session toward their own physical education program.
Goal 3: Practical Tools for Implementation
3a. Objective: Using the provided unit guide and resources given at the presentation, participants will be able to implement activities in their class.
3b. Objective: Using the provided student assessments, participants will identify at least one individual and one group assessment that can be used in their class.
Friday 8:00 - 9:00 am
Exhibit Hall A2