In DCIS at Ford P.E. we will use the SPARK (Sports, Play and Active Recreation for Kids) curriculum. The SPARK program focuses on the development of healthy lifestyles, motor skills, movement knowledge, and social and personal skills. SPARK is a research based school physical [[#|education program]] for students Pre-K through 12th grade. SPARK emphasizes a lifetime of health and fitness by focusing on increasing activity during physical education class and after school. The SPARK curriculum is clear and progressive. SPARK is the ONLY National Institutes of Health research program that positively effects all of the following student outcomes (activity levels, fitness, sport skills, enjoyment, and academic achievement). SPARK is also the ONLY program that can show scope and sequence for Pre-K through 12th grade and alignment with national P.E. standards (NASPE-National Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance). Over 45 publications have been written and reviewed to support these claims.
If this does not sound like the physical education experience you had as a child, then you are probably correct. We are moving away from all of the traditional sport and game activities that have caused many students to lose interest in physical [[#|education classes]]. Instead we are implementing innovative teaching strategies and activities to make each students’ experience positive. My expectation is that all students participate to the best of their abilities while in my class. An emphasis will be put on personal development and growth rather than the competitive aspects and social comparisons, which may have been stressed in PE programs of the past.
If this does not sound like the physical education experience you had as a child, then you are probably correct. We are moving away from all of the traditional sport and game activities that have caused many students to lose interest in physical [[#|education classes]]. Instead we are implementing innovative teaching strategies and activities to make each students’ experience positive. My expectation is that all students participate to the best of their abilities while in my class. An emphasis will be put on personal development and growth rather than the competitive aspects and social comparisons, which may have been stressed in PE programs of the past.