SPARK creates, implements, and evaluates programs

that promote lifelong wellness.

Obesityis a big problem.

SPARK is here to help!

SPARKBackground

• Originally funded in 1989 by Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of N.I.H.

• SPARK is the conduit that moves research to practice

• Over 40 publications proving SPARK programs work and last!

“Children are our most valuable natural resource.”Herbert Hoover

SPARK ProgramsSPARK Programs

SPARKIs About Moving and

LearningTime to Pata Pata!

• Being “picked” for “teams”• Sitting on roll call numbers• Standing in lines waiting a turn• Relays and elimination activities• Fitness as punishment • Focus on star athletes• Sharing 1 ball with 45 close friends• Using people for target practice

PE and PA “Hall of Shame”

• Being picked last for teams• Standing in lines waiting for a turn• Fitness as punishment• Focus on star athletes• Grouping by gender• Sharing 1 ball with 30 close friends• Big people throwing balls at little people• Relay races• Elimination games• Inappropriate-sized equipment

These things DO NOT happenin SPARK!

Hall of Shame

New PE is About Outcomes..

New PE is About Outcomes..

Students Receiving SPARK PE Improved:

• Activity levels: over 50% of class time• Physical fitness scores• Sport skills (throw, catch, kick)• Enjoyment of PE• Activity levels away from school• Scores on academic tests• Teachers improve PE quantity and

quality• SPARK lasts!

MVPA TodayMVPA Today

MVPA is on the decline!

Healthy People 2010 Goals for Youth Physical Activity

Healthy People 2010 Goals for Youth Physical Activity

Objectives for physical activity in youth:

Moderate physical activity Vigorous physical activity Provide daily school physical

education PE classes that are highly active

How Much MVPA in PE Classes?

How Much MVPA in PE Classes?

The Goal = 50%* The Usual = 36%**

*Healthy People 2010 Goal**Catch and NICHD baselines = 36% MVPA

(900 schools, 3rd grade: McKenzie 1995; Nader, 2003)**TAAG Baseline = 37% MVPA

(36 middle schools, 6 states, McKenzie et al, MSSE, 2006)

Increase MVPA Minutes? Three Strategies…

Increase MVPA Minutes? Three Strategies…

1. Talk Less1. Talk Less

• Object is… do that by…

• 80-20 Rule

• Be a plumber - fix the leaks!

2. Differentiate and Disguise

2. Differentiate and Disguise

• Empower students with choices, levels

• Disguise the fitness element

3. Think MVPA3. Think MVPA

• Watch for it

• Change what you’re doing to achieve it

• Stopwatch strategy

SPARK Works!

SPARK

Lasts!

Each Program Provides…

1.Curriculum

2.Training

3.Follow-Up

4.Equipment

SPARK Lesson PlansSPARK Lesson Plans• Teacher

Friendly• Minimum Prep

• Standards-Based

• Field-Tested

Yearly Plans

Yearly Plans

Unit PlansUnit Plans

SPARK Workshops

Inspirational, motivating, effective!

Matched to SPARK contentSPARK Equipment

And Age-Appropriate

CDC Coordinated School Health Model

Healthy School Environment

NutritionWe are pleased to offer The OrganWise Guys® Pre-K/K – 5 award-winning, science-based curriculum to develop an approach to the prevention of childhood obesity.

Custom Professional Development

•Educators learn the OrganWise Guys curriculum and focus on integrating components into the overall education•Food-services learn how to create an environment that supports healthy lifestyle, food, and beverage choices.

Why Staff Wellness?

Lets focus on 1. Nutrition2. Physical Activity3. Stress Management

Health EducationThe Healthy Lifestyle Choices program (HLC) meets all 7 of the National Health Education Standards.

Core Subject Integration Includes Assessment tools

HLC provides FREE online training and web-based resources for teachers.

•Life Skills•Conflict Resolution•Nutrition•Substance Abuse Prevention•Safety•Fitness

FREE SPARK RESOURCES FOR YOU!

…And More SPARK…And More SPARK

• On-Site Consultation Models

• Booster workshops

• Institutes in each program

– 2 full days each

– Spring and Summer

• Train the Trainer Model

Coming SoonComing Soon

• Password accessible

website

• Videoclips

• Standards alignment tools

• E-textbook capability

• SPARKlights

Contact me for…

• Free grant development services

• Free webinars and newsletter registration

• Free consultations

• Free program and/or equipment quotes

Ellen Ormsby – East Coast Program Consultant

By phone – 443.995.9011

By email - eormsby@sparkpe.org

Great Reasons to Choosea SPARK Program

• SPARK content and instruction give teachers tools to align with their state/district/national PE standards!

• Proven effective in research

• Cited in the U.S. Surgeon General’s report

• Awarded “Exemplary Program” of the U.S. Departmentof Education, 1993

• Received “Governor’s Commendation” award from Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, 1993

• Over 100,000 (teachers) served!

• The only research-based, nationally disseminated

program Pre-K through 12th gr., in and out of school

• In 2005, SPARK was awarded “Gold” status for BOTH

elementary and middle school programs by a Cooper

Institute study in 2005

• Twelve SPARK schools have won awards for their

physical education programs!

• Leading University’s use SPARK as part of their

curriculum!

Great Reasons to Choosea SPARK Program

Financial Strength,Organizational Capacity

• 810 workshops conducted, plus7 Institutes

• Trained 25,000+ teachers

• Effected over 1 million students

• 50+ conference presentations

• 60+ staff with international reach

Not since 1989; all this last Not since 1989; all this last fiscal!fiscal!

In Closing; a Thought to Live By…

“When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, art cannot become manifest, strength cannot be exerted, wealth becomes useless, and reason becomes powerless.”

Herophilus, 300 B.C.