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    Physical Education

    Staff

    • Ms. Ashley Caruso
    • Mr. Collin Clifford
    • Mr. John Gordon
    • Ms. Susan Lee, Health
    • Mr. Desmin Wade
    • Ms. Lisa Bianchini
    • Mx. Kristina Harris, Dance

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    Physical Education Program Overview

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    OverviewPhysical Education is an integral part of the total education of every student. Quality physical education programs are needed to increase the physical competence, health-related fitness, personal/social responsibilities, and enjoyment of physical activity for all students in order to be physically active for life.

    Maryland State Department of Physical Education Standards (MSDE): Grades will reflect achievement of these standards each quarter.

    1. Exercise Physiology: How physical activity contributes to personal health and enhances cognitive and physical performance.
    2. Biomechanics: Generate and control force to improve movement effectiveness and safety.
    3. Social-Psychological Principles: Demonstrates positive value about themselves and develop the social skills necessary to work effectively with others.
    4. Motor Learning Skills: Demonstrate how skills are learned and proficiency developed; skills re repeatedly performed correctly in a variety of authentic situations.
    5. Physical Activity: Perform in a regular, personalized, purposeful program of physical activity to gain health and cognitive/academic benefits; design a safe and effective program consistent of their health, performance, and fitness goals.
    6. Skillfulness: Enhance ability to perform a variety of skills and applications by developing, combining, and sequencing fundamental movement patterns and apply skills in a variety of recreational and daily life experiences.

     

    Units of Study CONCEPTS

    FITNESS Exercise Physiology Physical Activity

    Health Related Fitness components, Skill Related Fitness components; Wellness; Principles of FITT, overload progresion, and specificity

    MOVEMENT Skillfulness Biomechanics Motor Learning

    Motor skills; Skill themes; Skill analysis; Application of skills, Strategy and Tactics

    PERSONAL/SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

    Problem solving; Team work; Sportsmanship; Cooperative learning; Self control; Personal initiative

    Grading: MSDE standards will be categorized into the following focus areas to calculate a grade:

    • Application of Fitness Concepts (MSDE 1, 5)
    • Application of Movement Concepts (MSDE 2, 4, 6)
    • Application of Personal and Social Responsibilities (MSDE 3)
    • Application of Cognitive Skills, Reading and Writing (MSDE 1, 2, 3, 5)
    • Grades will be based on a 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 rubric