Brian HatherlyPE/HE ConsultantManitoba Education, Citizenship and Youthbrian.hatherly@gov.mb.ca http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/physhlth/index.html (204) 945-8143

September 2008 Mandated K- 12 Physical Education and Health Education

Grade 11 and 12 Active Healthy LifestylesGrade 11-24 outcomesPA- 3 lessonsFM- 6 lessons-10%MH- 3 lessons-5%SI- 3 lessons-5%SU- 4 lessons-5%19 lessons delivered

over 110 hrs x 25%= 27.5 hours

Grade 12- 32 outcomes

PA- 3 lessonsFM- 5 lessons-7%NU- 6 lessons-8%PS- 3 lessons-5%HR- 4 lessons-5%

21 lessons delivered over 110 hours x 25%=27.5 hours

Grade 11, 12 Mandatory PE/HEAnecdotal Comments

Summary- Teacher Comments:Former student from grade 10 class … of strong

academic status, participated well in PE, although not well skilled, disliked team-oriented activities. Two years later, loves gr 12 PE/HE- allowed him to participate in activities that enjoyed and gets credit for! In the second semester, student is still using cardio room regularly, making healthier eating choices and has lost weight. He still does not participate on school teams- perfectly fine as the idea of the course is for student to be responsible for their active healthy lifestyle.

PE/HE Teacher Comments:“The overall compulsory credits have been

great for <School>. There has been very little fall out in terms of other departments' numbers dropping. What we have witnessed is huge increase in number in our weight room & cardio room. The students here are really buying in to the new course and it has expanded our Outdoor Ed. trips and activities. We have a great facility here which has helped with the transition.

PE/HE Teacher Comments:

Our school division purchased commercial grade cardio equipment for all 5 high schools. This has provided readily available for students to complete required moderate to vigorous activity time. The fitness room is well used throughout the day.

PE/HE Teacher Comments:

“Many of the kids wanted to know why we are doing so much health when our goal is to become more active rather than sitting in a classroom.”

PE/HE Teacher Comments:The conversations we are having in class are

great. We haven't received any real complaints about the program. We have given students lots of choice within the class which I feel is key. The division's 50/50 model also works really well (Day 1 & 2 cycle). Overall I think the students are recognizing the importance of daily activity.”

PE/HE Teacher Comments:• Gr 12 boy who needed to find a physical

activity to do to get his hours for the new PE/HE credit, started going to Eastman Boxing Club. Not only did he easily complete his hours but he is now on the competitive team- all because of grade 12 PE being mandatory for him to graduate.

PE/HE Teacher Comments:RE: Carman Collegiate- School- community

partnerships- Curves and Changes (fitness club), is now offering student rates. Aerobics instructor offers special rates for classes during school hours. Because of this, 6 students went on to register for evening classes.

“One student signed up for Tae Kwon Do this year as way to be active- he now has a collection of medals from successes- a sport he discovered due to ….”

PE/HE Teacher Comments: A group of girls from my semester 1 class

rented the ice at a local rink to hang around with friends and get hours. The students found that their hang out time became group activity time. The exit interviews were great, students looked back at the initial 5 day PA recall and were amazed at how much more active they had become, many commented on clothes fitting differently, feeling more energized, sleeping better.

By the end of the course, they finally understood why it wasn't "regular gym" anymore.”

Teacher Concerns:“Legitimate activity hours and sign-off is an

issue”Issues related to teacher workload and

meeting times with students.Organization is keyHaving a dedicated classroom is importantGrants, funding, support is required in some

cases

Student Successes:“I think that adding the grade 11 and 12 Active Healthy

Lifestyles course to the curriculum is a great way to prepare us students in becoming more physically active throughout the school year along with the many years to come.

I think that this course is beneficial to me because it makes me realize where I am fitness wise and is helping me start to improve and plan where I want to get to intrinsically and extrinsically. Upon entering this course I was not aware of physical activity barriers, but as we learned about them I learned that many people have these barriers, so I was quite pleased when we discussed how to overcome these barriers in order to help us make situations work. I like the fact that we have to keep track of the activities we participate in in our physical activity logs because by keeping track of the activates, fitness components and period of time used we are able to see how much progress we are making towards this course, and most importantly, ourselves.

All in all, I think that this course is a great new component to the curriculum not only because we get an extra credit, but also because it is helping motivate us in becoming more physically active and fit as a person.”

Brigette Q

Hi (Teacher),Just touching base to let you know what a positive impact your Phys.

Ed. program had on <Student>.  Up until now, <Student> has not usually enjoyed gym.  Team sports

were somewhat intimidating for her because she felt she wasn’t necessarily helping her team.  She certainly wouldn’t have chosen Phys. Ed. as an elective if it was an option. The activities you planned for the class suited her very well.

She went from going to PE begrudgingly to surprising herself by actually looking forward to going to gym!!

The website on the appropriate amount of food for a person her age was an eye opener.  She’s tried to just eat less, but, of course, that won’t work, because a body needs a certain amount of energy.  She was surprised to learn how much is actually the right amount to eat.

The information on drinking water was also very good.  That’s something we’ve tried to encourage her to do most of her life.  She’s someone who just doesn’t like to drink.  Keeping track of water consumption on the personal website has been useful for her.

The other valuable thing you shared with her class was the video on positive thinking. 

Your class had a very positive impact on <Student>Sincerely,

(Parent)

Student Comments re: Web-based “I believe Gym should be done through school as a

required course. … I have finished my required hours but even I have noticed that my overall involvement in exercise has dramatically dropped.

The fact that we have to do hours on our own time isn’t my issue with this. My issue is that we have to get to a computer which we have been told to avoid, for it has seemed to decrease our physical activity, and to do tedious tasks on a website which has resulted in no help other than wasting away precious time where I could have been playing a sport of some sort or have been more physically active (not saying that that’s always the case)…

… For the next school year I would like to see gym put back in as a class and the online portion of it abolished and never to be seen again, but I can see having students being required to have a set amount of hours to be done on their own time.”

What are 2 things that you are proud of about your physical activity plan?Getting lots of vigorous hoursBecoming more active/that I do something

every dayWalking/power walking if no other workout

that dayThat I can work out without fainting or dyingHelped encourage other to be more activeThat I actually want to do it and now enjoy

getting active because it makes me feel so much better

What have been some of the challenges with this course?Forgetting my meeting datesFinding time and motivationWorking out in the winter, but the Wii Fit

became very usefulStaying on track over holidaysFitting it into my schedule…I organized it so

that I still had time to study

Modules MH, SI, SU- what did you find valuable and

has “stuck with you”? MH- there is a lot of type of things that are associated

with my family and I want to do everything I can to prevent any more problems

SI- The Right to Play organization and how they help and motivate children in 3rd world countries

SU- I learned a lot about drugs and alcohol I didn’t know before and I really liked the game “43 Seconds”

Being physically active and doing well in school has stuck with me. It seems to work well. I feel better and am doing better academically.

MH- learning about people with disordersSU- I found that more interesting and learned a lot

more about damage it can do as well as long term effects

On Gathering Evidence and Information …

K -12 Physical Education/Health Education Manitoba Curriculum Framework of Outcomes (2000) builds on a foundation that unites the two subject areas, physical education and health education.

“The process of developing this framework is guided by research. The current literature supports a positive and preventive approach to help students make health-enhancing decisions that will result in active healthy lifestyles and disease prevention.”

Since just knowing about being active is not enough, the basis of this approach is skill-based so that students are able to use and apply their learning.

Identifies WHAT the student is expected to know and be able to do

PE/HE Framework Overview (2000)PE/HE Framework Overview (2000)

Recommendations (June 2005) cover 10 key areas:

Active transportation Injury prevention Low-income families First Nations

communities Mental health and

wellness

Educational health promotion

Nutrition in Schools Physical activity in schools Recreation facilities and access Recreation leadership

http://www.gov.mb.ca/healthykids/

VisionPHYSICALLY ACTIVE AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLES PHYSICALLY ACTIVE AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLES

FOR ALL STUDENTSFOR ALL STUDENTS

AimTo provide students with planned and balanced To provide students with planned and balanced

programming to develop the knowledge, skills, and programming to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes for physically active and healthy lifestyles.attitudes for physically active and healthy lifestyles.

5 Major Health Issues for Children and Youth = PE/HE Outcomesinadequate physical activityunhealthy dietary behavioursdrug use, including alcohol and tobaccosexual behaviours that result in sexually

transmitted diseases/infections and unintended pregnancies

behaviours that result in intentional and unintentional injury

http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/physhlth

Mandated Time Allotments: Updated: September 2007

Time Allotments

Grade %

PE/HEmin/Day

allocation

PE min/day 75%

allocation

HEmin/day 25%

Allocation

PE/HEmin/6-day

Cycleallocation

PE min/6 day cycle 75%

allocation

HE min/6-dayCycle25%

allocation

K(½ day)

11% 16 12 4 99 75 24

1-6 11% 33 25 8 198 150 48

7-8 9% 30 23 7 178 134 44

9-10 2 credits, with 1 credit (110 hours) 50% PE, 50% HE for each grade

11-12 2 credits required (30F and 40F)

For suggestions related to timetabling the mandated time allotments, refer to the resource Scheduling Kindergarten to Grade 8 Physical Education/Health Education: A Resource for School Administrators.

Grade 11/12 Implementation Models

Parent InformationParent Report:

K-10- At the Heart of Education

11 & 12- A Parent GuideCurriculum Information in addition to the above booklets for Parents are available online:

http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/physhlth/index.html

Brian Hatherly

PE/HE Consultant

Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth

brian.hatherly@gov.mb.ca

http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/physhlth/index.html

(204) 945-8143