Reforming Physical Education
Reforming Physical Education Curriculum:
Abstract
This project focuses on reform to the physical education curriculum at Anonymous Middle School in Anonymous, Mississippi specifically at the sixth grade level. Major points of the project will be the rationale for the project, how I plan to implement the project, the evaluation plan for it, and how I plan to keep the reform on going. The reform project will focus on interdisciplinary activities, writing across the curriculum, and adapting the new common core standards into the physical education classroom while still covering the state curriculum framework through a variety of fitness, sports, and health units.
Keywords: reform, interdisciplinary activities, writing across the curriculum, common core
Reforming Physical Education Curriculum:
Sixth Grade at Anonymous Middle School
Rationale
The physical education curriculum at Anonymous Middle School does not have any structure in my opinion. The PE teachers do a good job of covering topics and teaching, but there are no guidelines or structure for what or when to cover certain topics. This project will provide a plan to implement that will provide more structure in the curriculum by providing the teachers units to cover during the students’ sixth grade year. The Mississippi state framework for sixth grade physical education will be covered throughout the school year using a variety of fitness, sports, and health units. A focal point of the project will also be to focus on and include interdisciplinary activities and writing across the curriculum.
As far as interdisciplinary teaching, Heidi Jacobs states in her book Interdisciplinary Curriculum: Design and Implementation (1989) the interdisciplinary model of teaching enables students to see the links between subject areas. Interdisciplinary teaching also
Abstract
This project focuses on reform to the physical education curriculum at Anonymous Middle School in Anonymous, Mississippi specifically at the sixth grade level. Major points of the project will be the rationale for the project, how I plan to implement the project, the evaluation plan for it, and how I plan to keep the reform on going. The reform project will focus on interdisciplinary activities, writing across the curriculum, and adapting the new common core standards into the physical education classroom while still covering the state curriculum framework through a variety of fitness, sports, and health units.
Keywords: reform, interdisciplinary activities, writing across the curriculum, common core
Reforming Physical Education Curriculum:
Sixth Grade at Anonymous Middle School
Rationale
The physical education curriculum at Anonymous Middle School does not have any structure in my opinion. The PE teachers do a good job of covering topics and teaching, but there are no guidelines or structure for what or when to cover certain topics. This project will provide a plan to implement that will provide more structure in the curriculum by providing the teachers units to cover during the students’ sixth grade year. The Mississippi state framework for sixth grade physical education will be covered throughout the school year using a variety of fitness, sports, and health units. A focal point of the project will also be to focus on and include interdisciplinary activities and writing across the curriculum.
As far as interdisciplinary teaching, Heidi Jacobs states in her book Interdisciplinary Curriculum: Design and Implementation (1989) the interdisciplinary model of teaching enables students to see the links between subject areas. Interdisciplinary teaching also
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