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Impactful Leadership Can Improve Participation
IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS
A Story on the Power of Reading & Learning
to foster Growth
• Honored to be asked, but surprised…
• I had just started working on a project as the MAC president...
• As a leader focused on participation to prevent dropouts…
• Being a learner, I read…
• Staunchly believe in the value of scientifically based, research proven strategies to improve learning…
The Research is Clear
Movement is linked to improved learning
Movement combined with music is linked to even greater learning improvement
Planned, intentional movement with carefully chosen music, combined with cognitive learning targets can lead to significantly improved learning
College students on Spring Break
have been known to prove these theories
wrong!
“The Survey of Research Says…”
Exercise delivers fuel to the brain
Exercise balances neurotransmitters
Exercise increases memory Exercise initiates
neurogenesis Exercise creates, activates, &
stores BDNF Exercise increases attention
levels Exercise creates the best
environment for neural plasticity
Exercise increases the capacity of executive function
Executive Function…in Kids
Children rely on their emerging executive function to: Learn to read & write Remember steps in
performing math problems Take part in class
discussions or group projects Enter into & sustain play
with other children
What If…
Children don’t have opportunities to use and strengthen these skills? They will likely have a very
hard time maintaining routine tasks in life
Studying Sustaining friendships
Later in life it may manifest in problems
Managing crisis’s Holding a job
“Through CREATIVE PLAY, GAMES, and schoolwork, children practice integrating their attention, working memory, and self-control to support planning, flexible problem-solving, and sustained engagement. “
Center on the Developing Child,Harvard University
Your Brain on Movement
Realities we Face
Most UPK programs don’t include PE
Most PE programs don’t include learning targets for young children that create intentional movements to develop and strengthen executive function
As students age, participation in PE and sports tends to wane
Most classroom teachers don’t know what “intentional movement” is or integrate it
UV Student Participation in PE Fall 2014
0
100
200
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10234
Fall 2014
8% of our 6-12
students
23.4% of our 6-12 students chose not to participate in
PE one or more days in the 1st Quarter of this
year
Public Educations “Go-To Motivator”
0ZERO OUR
MOTIVATING HERO
UV Student Participation in Sports
0
100
200
300
400
Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Winter 2012Winter 2013 Spring 2012 Spring 2013
It’s Technology’s Fault
Let’s Problem Solve
“In communities, we become connected for reason of commitment rather than compliance. People are bonded to each other as a result of their mutual bindings to shared values, traditions, ideas, and ideals.”
Thomas Sergiovanni (1994)
Enough Blame to go Around
Not enough knowledge of the new research
Not a priority of the BOE or Administration
No time to plan with elementary teachers
Lack of professional development around movement to improve learning
Lack of resources like “Tools of the Mind”, Action Based Learning LAB, Body Brain Adventure, etc.
At UV
Formed a Professional Learning Community PE & Health Team addresses
the four questions of a PLC What’s essential for all
students to learn? How do we know they’re
learning? How do we respond when
they aren’t learning? How do we respond when
they are learning?
At UV con’t
Include PE, Music, Occupational Therapy (OT), and Library time in UPK
Integrating OT in primary classrooms to strengthen fine motor skills
Integrating Physical Therapy in primary PE classes to strengthen gross motor skills
6-12 grade students have 2-4 choices of physical activities in PE
Implemented athletic program improvement plan in 2013-14
We’re Okay Where We Are,
Need to embed PD on intentional movement in PLC meetings
Need to update learning targets to integrate brain research
Need to continue to increase student participation in PE & sports
Step 3 Increased
Participation
Step 2 C, I, &
A
Step 1 PD
But, We’re Okay Staying Where We Are.
The New PETHE NAPERVILLE REVOLUTION STARTED WITH EQUAL PARTS
IDEALISM AND SELF- PRESERVATION.
HTTP://SPARKINGLIFE.ORG/PAGE/HOME
Grade on effort
How body works
Hooked on moving
Habits, skills & funFitness
Executive Function
“A set of processing skills developed in the brain that help us focus on multiple streams of information at the same time, monitor errors, make decisions in light of available information, revise plans as necessary, and resist the urge to let frustration lead to hasty actions.”
Center on the Developing Child,Harvard University