WCU Practicum: 9/17/12 Matt Trout Supervisor of Health Science & Gifted

WCU Practicum: 9/17/12

Matt Trout

Supervisor of Health Science & Gifted

Conestoga Valley School District, Lancaster PA

Conestoga Valley Health & Physical Education Program

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

• 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

• 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 norm-referenced 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

• 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 Math Reading2010 56% 63%2011 67% 72%2012 78% 81%2013 89% 91%2014 100% 100%

Fitness Gram Physical Fitness Tests

• Fitness Gram establishes criterion-referenced 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 ZoneSchool 2010 – 2011 2011 - 2012

Brownstown 79% 67%

Fritz 92% 86%

Leola 87% 83%

Smoketown 94% 89%

Middle School

76% 75%

High School – 9th

79% 75%

High School – 10th

n/a 68%

Fitness & Academic CorrelationSchool # failures Cardio HFZ

%

Middle School8th Health & PE

45 (40) 20%

9th Grade PE 9 33%

10th Grade PE 6 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

• 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:

– 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 TroutSupervisor of Health ScienceConestoga Valley High School2110 Horseshoe RoadLancaster, PA 17601717-397-5231, ext. 2304www5.cvsd.k12.pa.us/[email protected]