Who am I?Christopher Jackson

• BSc from University of Liverpool UK, Masters Degree in Exercise Science, and Teacher Certification from West Chester University, PA.

• Instructor at West Chester University for 2.5 years.• Physical Educator at North Allegheny School

District, Peebles Elementary school for 4 years.• Physical Educator/instructor at West Chester University

for 2.5 years and West Chester School District for 1 year (2001).

• Created a change from traditional to the New PE. At Mohawk Area Elementary School (3 years) and Seneca Valley Middle School (2 years).

• Nominated 2004 Elementary finalist for Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the year from Pennsylvania State AAHPERD.

• 2010 Highmark Healthy High 5 grant winner and 2011 America On the Move grant winner (University of Pittsburgh, Weight Management Center)

• Presented at local, conferences along with hosting various Elementary visitations for schools from around Pennsylvania.

• Past local Allegheny County AHPERD treasurer.• Advisory Board member for the PEnpal Newsletter -

Editor Curt Hinson (Project Play FIT and 6 steps to a trouble free playground)

Christopher Jackson

Who am I?Christopher Jackson

• BSc from University of Liverpool UK, Masters Degree in Exercise Science, and Teacher Certification from West Chester University, PA.

• Instructor at West Chester University for 2.5 years.• Physical Educator at North Allegheny School

District, Peebles Elementary school for 4 years.• Physical Educator/instructor at West Chester University

for 2.5 years and West Chester School District for 1 year (2001).

• Created a change from traditional to the New PE. At Mohawk Area Elementary School (3 years) and Seneca Valley Middle School (2 years).

• Nominated 2004 Elementary finalist for Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the year from Pennsylvania State AAHPERD.

• 2010 Highmark Healthy High 5 grant winner and 2011 America On the Move grant winner (University of Pittsburgh, Weight Management Center)

• Presented at local, conferences along with hosting various Elementary visitations for schools from around Pennsylvania.

• Past local Allegheny County AHPERD treasurer.• Advisory Board member for the PEnpal Newsletter -

Editor Curt Hinson (Project Play FIT and 6 steps to a trouble free playground)

GOPHER PEP Summit Fall 2011

ElementaryClasses meet once a week for 45 minutes and once every 3 weeks for 60 minutes as part of integrated arts.Physical Education: fundamental loco-motor movements, manipulative skills, and modified team games

Health: heart health, fitness, nutrition, and drug awareness

***Play*** Fair - Safe - Hard

=Play is FUN

•What did our curriculum look like 8 years ago?•Sound familiar?•Why did it look like this?•From Traditional PE to the New PE; why and how

IntroductionWHY DO WE NEED FUNDING?

•Big ticket items are hard to come by

•Money is tight in Schools!

•Budgets just don’t pay for implementation of new programming

North Allegheny K-12

Physical Education Curriculum, Guiding Objectives:

• All students will be lifelong learners, to facilitate this we (teachers) need to address why each curriculum unit is presented and how to extend participation beyond the class.

• All curriculum units presented will be lifetime in natureand emphasis on physical fitness.

• We will attempt to expose students to many different activities. Every student may not enjoy every activity but if each student finds a few activities to participate in for alifetime we have accomplished our number one goal.

The “New PE”• The mission of the “New PE” is to “guide

youngsters in the process of becoming physically active for a lifetime.”

George Graham, President of NASPE

Exercise and the Brain

“Exercise is like Miracle-Gro for the brain, it puts the brain of the learners in the optimal position for them to learn.”

John Ratey, MD Harvard Medical School

Fitness and SAT Scoresn = 353,000

RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!

Hunter & Gatherers• Our early ancestors

predominately consisted of hunter-gatherer types ensuring the “Running Man”as a standard of fitness for their survival.

• If you did not run, you did not eat.

• Individuals who could out-run & out-plan their peers would survive.

NERVE CELLS WIRING TOGETHER ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF LEARNING

Exercise Improves Learning 2

By increasing neurotransmitter activity, improving blood flow and producing Brain Growth Factors that John Ratey MD call Miracle Gro or Brain Fertilizers, exercise readies our nerve cells to bind more easily and stronger. Exercise does this better than any other factor we are aware of at the present time.

Tell Me, I ForgetShow Me, I RememberInvolve Me…

I Understand!

Cardiorespiratory/Muscular Fitness and Adventure Education

• Adventure Race• Par Course - Fitness stations• Geo Cache – Geo mate• Mountain Bikes• Running games

LARGE GROUP GAMES-Capture the flag-Lord of the Rings-Castle Ball-Engle Ball

Adventure RaceEVENTS

•I = MOUNTAIN

•II = RIVER

•III = TRAIL RUN

•IV = BONUS

*Future

•V = BIKES

•VI = GEO CACHE

- Get Parent Volunteers

in on trail - they LOVE IT!

100% participation 100% of the time

No child left on their

behind!

-SET UP-•Split class into three Teams

•Goal = try to get as many chips/tokens as possible for your team

•Teacher designates first events and then choose which event you go to next.

•Must complete all events before BONUS!

•Complete each activity as many times possible after

•Team wins with the most points

Adventure Race

MountainRock Wall

Obstacle course

RAILYARD – PATCH

Zip Line = on a scooter

Old Climbing Ropes Between Volleyball poles

Rope Pull – Sitting on a carpet square

Gymnastic matts

Tunnels

Camouflage fitness Muscular Fitness

Adventure Race

*Camouflage fitnessCardiorespiratory FitnessRunning without thinking

about running!

Geo Caching

Joanna Vaughnwww.mygeomate.com(p) 510.866.7729(f) 510.779.3031

-Scavenger Hunts-Checkpoints-Point - Point

-Quiz review questions-Tokens, clues, Puzzle

pieces

Geo Caching

Joanna Vaughnwww.mygeomate.com(p) 510.866.7729(f) 510.779.3031

Geo Caching

Joanna Vaughnwww.mygeomate.com(p) 510.866.7729(f) 510.779.3031

Introducing Running & Aerobic Games with Elementary Students

• K-1- Just go and run - "Who wants to go around the playground, field, trail." A few minutes at the start of a class here and there.... keep it low key! Do not make it into a big deal just do it.. they love it!

• 2-3 - We do the half mile run - practice for the mile • 4-5 - Run a mile. (Start young and build up- they wont know

any difference!).

• Brave Heart• Jail Break – flags• Bounty Hunter• Capture the Flag• Engle ball• Lord of the Rings

• Motion Pictures• Tom and Jerry• Cops and Robbers• Pirates of the Caribbean• Adventure Race• Chaos

Funding after the grant• Physical Education Budget and PTA• Phys Ed Fund raisers e.g. Pump House Run;

District wide 5k, 1mile, 1/2 mile, and fun runs.

• Clothing Sales (T's, sweats, hats, gloves) This also send a message

• Local Grants - Wal-Mart, foundations• Donors Choose.org, Home improvement

stores

Thank you for listening

Christopher A Jackson MSchjackson@northallegheny.org

www.northallegheny.org

Tell Me, I ForgetShow Me, I rememberInvolve Me….

I Understand!