Welcome to "Secondary PE" on PELINKS4U. In many eyes secondary physical
education is a dinosaur that needs to be extinct. That is, too often our general
public views "gym" class as a time when youngsters are picked last, hammered by
higher-skilled athletes in dodgeball games, and made fun of in locker rooms. Luckily
many outstanding professionals throughout the world are trying to improve these
perceptions. Hopefully you will find the information on this page helpful and
motivational. Please help us to keep this page beneficial by sending us your ideas and
teaching tips. This issue we feature several ideas for secondary PE teachers.
Jon
Poole
Section Editor
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It's hard to believe, but the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake
City, Utah are quickly approaching!! Check out the following
sites to find out more about the Winter Olympics and how you might
teach your students about the Olympics.
Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympics
Official
site of the Salt Lake Olympic Games includes link to educational opportunities under the
"get involved" section.
2002 Olympics
Games Education
This
very interesting site was developed by the Utah Education Network (UEN)
Capture
the Olympic Spirit
Check
out this new book offered through NASPE which provides cross-curriculum
games. Other Olympic-focused classroom materials are available
from griffinpublishing.com.
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Secondary Physical Education Teaching Ideas
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| Maximize Modified Games
Too
often middle and high school physical education students are expected
to play full-sided games following regulation rules. Examples include
11 vs. 11 soccer or flag football and 6 vs. 6 volleyball.
Unfortunately, many of these youngsters do not possess the skills
needed to be successful in these full-sided games. Try several
5 vs. 5 soccer games or substitute ultimate frisbee rules for football
and play 8 vs. 8 ultimate football. Daryl Siedentop has provided
a nice rule of thumb that states that teams should not be larger
than the grade level of the participants - for example, 7th graders
would not play any game that includes teams larger than 7 vs. 7.
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Secondary Health Teaching Ideas |
American Heart Association Heart Walk
Integrate your teaching of
the cardiovascular system, the impact of moderate exercise on fitness,
and the role of walking as a lifetime activity leading to good health
- plus give your students a chance to have some fun together outside of
class in support of this excellent event. Follow the link above
to determine how you can involve your classes in the American Heart Walk!
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Hot Ideas from PE Central
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Best Practices
This
link directs you to PE Central's Best Practices
Program which is intended to help share some of the exciting things
teachers do to enhance physical education programs.
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"If
we only knew what we were about perhaps we could get about it
better" - Abe Lincoln
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Check
out what teachers Craige McKenna and Deborah
Reedy are doing at Dalton Intermediate School in
Radford,
Virginia. This site includes over 25 video clips you can view with
free software such as Windows Media Player and/or Real Player.
Making a Difference
Check
out this site of Lois Mauch from Fargo, North
Dakota. I have the pleasure of knowing Lois and, to me at least,
she exemplifies a secondary physical educator making a difference in the
lives of her students.
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Support our Site Sponsors
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Check
out the web sites of the PELINKS4U Site Sponsors - whose logos appear on this page! Also,
PE Central's Health & Physical Education's list of online equipment
suppliers. The site includes monthly and seasonal listings.
Well
actually we think everyone would enjoy seeing a reduction in unnecessary
email. How can we do this? Easy! Start posting questions to the PE-Forum
and use email to invite comments ON THE FORUM rather than to everyone
on the email list! The PE-Forum is easy-to-use once you complete a first
time registration. Check
it out!
If
you have ideas, comments, letters to share, or questions about a particular
topics, please email one of the following Section Editors:
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