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1. A Proactive versus Reactive Approach to Dealing with the Self-Control Needs of Students with a Disability Sponsored by: AAPAR is an Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

2. Sponsored by: Gene White Professor East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania gwhite@esu.edu AAPAR is an Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

3. My background: • 25 years as a Physical Education Teacher at Wordsworth Academy, Ft. Washington, PA • State Approved Private School for Students with Serious Emotional Disturbance, Traumatic Brain Injury, PDD-NOS • 10 years at ESU Sponsored by: AAPAR is an Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

4. insert clip of game Everybody’s It Tag Sponsored by: AAPAR is an Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

5. Changing the World One Game at a Time I tried to teach my child with words They passed him/her by oft unheard I tried to teach my child with books S/he gave me only puzzled looks Despairingly I turned aside “How shall I teach this child?” I cried Into my hands s/he put the key “Come,” s/he said, “Play with me.” Author unknown Sponsored by: AAPAR is an Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

6. Positional AsphyxiaExperiential Exercise Cathy Maher, Devereaux Foundation (2001)insert clip of exercise Sponsored by: AAPAR is an Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

7. Guiding Belief: “Physical education is the education of the potentials of the whole person through physical activities, rather than an exclusive education of the physical.” Jesse Feiring Williams, 1964 Sponsored by: AAPAR is an Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

8. OBJECTIVES PE is education of the Whole Child through the physical, impacting the social, emotional and cognitive domains, as well. Play is a powerful tool to address the Social, Emotional, Cognitive and Physical needs of self-control. Sponsored by: AAPAR is an Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

9. You can enhance a person’s Self Esteem! Choose activities prescriptively. Stay Positive. When kids are struggling, that is when they are learning. Sponsored by: AAPAR is an Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

10. Seven Factors of Self Concept Security(rules, procedures, TPSR)Affiliation/Belongingness (Hello, I’m not…)Self-determination (choices, make a decision, help set rules) Mohnson, B. ( ) Concepts and Principles Every Physical Educator Should Know Sponsored by: AAPAR is an Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

11. Seven Factors of Self Concept, con’t:Competence: Mosston’sSlanty Rope, Flow, inclusion at my levelSelfhood: treat me as an individual, FitnessGramPurpose: give me a reason to live, to come to class and participate, teach the “WHY”Mohnson, B. ( ) Concepts and Principles Every Physical Educator Should Know Sponsored by: AAPAR is an Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

12. Seven Factors of Self Concept, con’t:Virtue (let me know what “it looks like sounds like feels like”, if my needs are met, I may behave better for you!) Mohnson, B. ( ) Concepts and Principles Every Physical Educator Should Know Sponsored by: AAPAR is an Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

13. An enhanced Self Esteem is often a main need for self control! Sponsored by: AAPAR is an Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

14. Play is a powerful tool in developing self-control because it provides:-Abundant opportunities to experiment, “as long as you don’t ELIMINATE me” -Clear and consistent goals-Immediate feedback Sponsored by: AAPAR is an Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

15. -Errors can be forgiven-Almost instant opportunity to try again (to adjust, repeat, recover)-Self-control frequently contributes to achieving the goal-Many opportunities to see and feel success through self-control Sponsored by: AAPAR is an Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

16. Identify the NeedDetermine the SECP factorsChoose activities prescriptivelySTAY POSITIVE!!! Teaching Strategy Sponsored by: AAPAR is an Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

17. Play can support Self Control through opportunities to learn/practice: • listening skills • Tiger, tiger, where’s the tiger? • stress management • release of excess energy • Alarm clock • time to practice (no elimination) • Quick Change Sponsored by: AAPAR is an Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

18. Play can support Self Control through opportunities to learn/practice: • Physical, cognitive, perceptual motor skills • focus, attention span and concentration • Follow Me, One Behind, Anything But, Helium Stick • need to follow directions for success • changing emotional levels in game Sponsored by: AAPAR is an Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

19. encourage perseverance (yours & theirs) • support participants’ sense of growth • Physical fitness (at my level) • Turnstile Rope, alphabet juggle • LOTS OF TURNS!!! Sponsored by: AAPAR is an Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

20. It’s not just a game,it’s a developmental tool! Marianne Torbert “Follow Me”, Leonard Gordon Institute for Human Development through Play (2010) Sponsored by: AAPAR is an Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

21. Any Questions? Thank you for joining us today! Sponsored by: AAPAR is an Association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance