Blended Learning in PE: A 21st Century Approach to Physical Education

1. Blended Learning and PE • John Sangdahl Orange City Schools

2. Background info • 31st year teaching • 4th year teaching PE • 15 years of teaching AP Environmental Sc • Why the change from an AP class to a PE?

3. Objectives for today • Blended Learning in PE • Honoring Activity time without cutting PE • Tech Stuff • Website • Google docs • Seconds Pro • Polar gofit • iPad

4. Where is the “E” in PE? It is found in the Gym and in Blended Learning!! • This 21st century approach to physical education is a personalized experience for each student that promotes the habits of lifelong fitness and a healthy life style.

5. What is Blended Learning and how does it work in PE? • Combines face-to-face learning with computer mediated learning. • First thing you need to make a website or use a learning management system such as schoology or google classroom • I decided to make a webpage back in 2002 for my IES and AP Environmental science students, parents and colleagues.

6. What is Blended Learning and how does it work in PE? • We set up modules for students to investigate. • Go to pesangdahl.com • Click on PE Personal Fitness • Click on IPEP

7. Examples of Blended Learning • All students need to take the fitnessgram test. State Standard 4 • Click out of IPEP • Click on PE Modules Blended Learning • Click on Fitnessgram test and obesity.

8. Polar gofit Example of how polar gofit works and brain break

9. Polar gofit

10. Polar gofit

11. Polar gofit

12. Examples of Blended Learning • Click on Components of Fitness, V02 max, core strength, muscular endurance and flexibility.

13. What does all of this mean? • 5 heart zones and what is your body doing in each one? • Module 2 • 5 heart zones and brain function and learning? • Module 5 • 5 heart zones and the increase in number of Mitochondria not only in your muscles but in your brain. • Module 5

14. Example of common core Module 2 Comparing VO2 max tests. • How is it measured? (Describe 3 methods for testing for VO2 max. For each method, give both the pros and cons of each one. • Pick one method as the best one to use and reasons why. Site at least 2 sources. • W.9-10.1 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

15. It is not just Gym!!!! • PE adds to Learning. • Look at the link “ Why is PE so important” • Look at the first page of my website. • PE is not just doing a sport in GYM, It is learning how to be “FIT FOR LIFE” Students testifying before the Senate Ed Committee. • PE in-service April 22