Healthful Living and New Teacher Evaluation

1. Healthful Living and New Teacher Evaluation Physical Education is a Performance Class Use of Physical Education Reading Materials Full Inclusion of ALL Students Well-designed lessons that facilitate student learning Out of school assignments that support learning Regular Assessment To Monitor and Reinforce Student Learning

2. Reading Standardsfor Healthful Living • Knowledge of content-specific vocabulary • All content areas currently utilize content/domain specific vocabulary in order to aid students in comprehension • Analyze, evaluate, and differentiate primary and secondary sources • Synthesize quantitative and technical information, including facts presented in maps, timelines, flowcharts, or diagrams • All content areas ask students to engage in learning this way • Within each content area. • Intentional and explicit instruction for students as they interact with discipline-specific text • No longer “Reading Across the Curriculum” but reading within each content area.

3. What You Need To Know About Healthful Living • Prepare students for being in school and ready to • learn • Needs to be weighted as an equal to core classes • because parents and students do not see the • relevance of it therefore do not take it seriously • Think of it as an easy A class, socializing time, free • play. • Evaluators need to understand what should be • going on in a physical education class (not just • sports and/or physical activity) • Physical Education NOT Withheld As Punishment Or To • Make-up Other Class Work

4. What You Need To Know About Healthful Living Quality physical education programs provide learning experiences that improve mental alertness, academic performance, and readiness and enthusiasm for learning in our nations' youth.