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Quality Physical Education Checklist
Key Points of Quality Physical Education
- Opportunity to Learn:
- All students are required to take physical education
- Instructional periods totaling 150 minutes per week (elementary) and 225 minutes per week (middle and secondary school)
- Physical Education class size consistent with that of other subject areas
- Qualified physical education specialist provides a developmentally appropriate program
- Adequate equipment and facilities
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- Meaningful content:
- Written, sequential curriculum for grades P-12, based on state and/or national standards for physical education
- Instruction in a variety of motor skills designed to enhance the physical, mental, and social/emotional development of every child
- Fitness education and assessment to help children understand, improve, and/or maintain physical well-being
- Development of cognitive concepts about motor skill and fitness
- Opportunities to improve emerging social and cooperative skills and gain a multi-cultural perspective
- Promotion of regular amounts of appropriate physical activity now and throughout life
- Appropriate Instruction:
- Full inclusion of all students
- Maximum practice opportunities for class activities
- Well-designed lessons that facilitate student learning
- Out of school assignments that support learning and practice
- Physical activity is not assigned as or withheld as punishment
- Regular assessment to monitor and reinforce student learning
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- Student and Program Assessment
- Assessment is an ongoing, vital part of the physical education program
- Formative and summative assessment of student progress
- Student assessments aligned with state/national physical education standards and the written physical education curriculum
- Assessment of program elements that support quality physical education
- Stakeholders periodically evaluate the total physical education program effectiveness
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