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No Excuses! - A Documentary about Quality Physical Education

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QUALITY PHYSICAL EDUCATION ADVOCACY

• ​The Importance of Physical Education​​
• What Does Quality Physical Education Look Like?

• ​​​​​​Advocacy Resources and Toolkits
• ​​Pledge your Support for Quality Physical Education

EFFECTIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES

• Teaching Strategies
• Planning
• Assessment
• Class Management

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• General Teaching Strategies
• Teaching Strategies for English Language Learners
• ​Adapted Physical Education Resources​
• Social Justice and Diversity
• Facilitating Discussions and Debriefs

• ​​​Examples of Cross Disciplinary Activities
• ​Growth Mindset and Multiple Intelligences​​​
• How to Engage Families in Your Curriculum​
• Advice for New Teachers
• Miscellaneous Articles and Videos​

• Planning Physical Education Units​
• Domains of Learning and Writing Learning Objectives

• ​​Instructional Models in Physical Education
• Teaching Styles in Physical Education​​​

• Assessment in Physical Education
• ​Rubric Guidelines and Examples

• ​Grading in Physical Education
• Fitnessgram Guidelines and Resources

• Class Management Guidelines​
• ​Tools for Assessing Behavior​

• ​Resources for Building Character and Conflict Resolution​
  
• ​Strategies for Forming Groups​
  

TEACHER RESOURCES

• Teacher Resources
• Fitness
• Instructional Videos
• Professional Development
• Technology

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• Physical Education Related Organizations
• Resources for Physical Education Lessons
• ​​​Safety Related Resources​

• ​​Resources for Physical Education DIY and Hacks​​
• Physical Education Related National Observances​​
• ​​​The Importance of Recess, Play, and Active Classrooms​​

• Examples of Fitness Activities
• ​​​​Strategies for Activity Promotion and Adherence​

• Resources for Stress Management​
• Online Resources for Health, Fitness, and Nutrition

• Icebreakers, Teambuilding, and Conflict Resolution

• Dance - Overview and Resources
• Dance - Folk and Line
• Dance - POCO LOCOs
• Dance - Ballroom and Social Dance
• Dance - Additional Youtube Playlists

• Information and Resources for Professional Development​
• ​Social Media Resources for Physical Educators​​

• ​Teaching Evaluation Forms for Physical Educators​

• ​Technology Guides for Physical Education
• Apps for Physical Education
• Online Technology Resources
• ​Projector Uses in Physical Education

• ​Virtual Reality in Physical Education
• 360 Degree Photos and Videos in Physical Education
• Augmented Reality and QR Codes in Physical Education

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Tools for Assessing Behavior

• Overview
• Related Pages

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Students and teachers can use these rubrics to assess students’ readiness for learning on a daily basis. The rubrics includes key affective qualities needed to become an engaged learner and a good citizen who is kind, respectful, and responsible. They address diligence, self-direction, a willingness to keep trying when challenges arise, and taking care of business in general. In addition, the rubrics offer ways to measure progress toward National Standard Four: “The physically literate individual exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others." 

​Modify the rubrics below to fit the needs of your class (elementary, middle school, high school, college) by adding or deleting criteria. For example, in a college activity course you could add "Turning off your cell phones" under Respect. Read the JOPERD article "Are Your Students READY for Learning?" for more information.

• Class Management Guidelines​​

• Resources for Building Character and Conflict Resolution​

• ​​​​Strategies for Forming Groups​

 

STAR Rubric

Download the Elementary Rubric

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Ready Rubric - Front Page

Download the High/Middle School Rubric

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Ready Rubric - Back Page

 

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Tips for Implementing these Rubrics

• Start with one class to get accustomed to the process.
• Practice filling out the rubric with your students for the first week.
• Modify the rubric to fit the needs of your class. 
• Involve the class in making the criteria.
• Refer to the criteria throughout the unit.
• Use the comment section to communicate with your students.
• Use the top section of the rubric to get to know your students and develop rapport.

• Create an efficient system for passing out and collecting rubrics. Equipment should be put away before students access their rubric.
• Make rubrics on double-sided card-stock and use different colors for each class/team.
• Use rubrics to return student work, placing their work behind their rubric (ensure students scores are not visible to others).
• Additional columns: "Focus of the Day" (students indicate whether they met the day's focus) and "Self Efficacy" (students indicate how confident they are in the lesson's skills).

Additional ​Ways to Assess Behavior

Thanks to Casey Brown, Curtis Bushta, Marci Jung, Jessica Shultz, and Renee Twinney for the following examples.

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Class Badges and Rewards
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These applications allow users to give students badges or awards for specified achievements. You can use them to reinforce positive behaviors and/or other accomplishments.​ See this webpage for more information.
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• ​Class Dojo​ 

• ​Classroom Badge Maker

• ForAllRubrics​

• iRewardChart

• ​​Teacher’s Assistant