Council On Physical Education for Children
- Mission Statement
- COPEC Executive Committee
- NASPE/COPEC Projects and Initiatives
- Awards
- Resources
- Teacher of the Year Application
- Opportunity for Members to Review and Comment on NASPE Standards and Position Paper Drafts
For additional information on this council, please contact NASPE.
COPEC is committed to helping children develop motor skills, healthy lifestyles, and positive attitudes for lifelong physical activity through the development, review, and dissemination of information that enhances and promotes quality physical education.
Learn more about Who Is COPEC
Chair
Jim Ross (2005-2008)
Oakland, NJ
Eastern District
Convention Program Coordinator
Lisa Hicks (2006-2009)
Indianapolis, IN,
Midwest District
TOY Coordinator
Janet Brandt (2006-2009)
Lincoln, NE
Central District
Member
Char Darst (2005-2008)
Mesa, AZ
Southwest District
Ellen Abbadessa
NASPE Board, PE Councils Coordinator
De Raynes
NASPE Liaison
NASPE/COPEC Projects and Initiatives
K-12 National Physical Education Standards Assessment Steering
Committee
Established in 1999 to develop performance indicators and related assessments,
rubrics, and protocols for the National Physical Education Standards. Product
will be a test bank of assessments available for K-12 teachers to use to assess
and report student progress toward achieving the standards and benchmarks. The
first installment of this K-12 series of assessments will be published in 2007-08
and will feature assessments for Grades K, 2, and 5 on Standard 1.
What Constitutes A Highly Qualified Physical Education Teacher
COPEC representatives took part in development of this project which was completed
in 2007. The document fully develops the concept of a "highly qualified
teacher" and relates it to the on-going professional preparation needed
in physical education to become and remain "highly qualified." The
position paper was presented and accepted at the Association Delegate Assembly
in Baltimore, March 2007. It can be found at the NASPE, Publications, Position
Papers page. Various journal articles will follow.
Position Paper: What Constitutes A Highly Qualified Physical Education Teacher
Physical Education Teacher Performance Evaluation Instrument
COPEC representatives took part in the development of this resource to be used
as an evaluation instrument by administrators who write performance evaluations
for K-12 physical educators. It will also be invaluable to PETE programs to guide
majors in developing knowledge, skills, and dispositions that will be expected
in the field. The document contains a worksheet or tool for quick reference by
administrators and a separate support document that describes the criteria for
items on the worksheet. This document will be available on the NASPE webpage.
The Appropriate Practices for Elementary School Physical Education are currently under revision. This document will be presented at the Ft. Worth AAHPERD Convention and become available in the Spring of 2008.
The Opportunity to Learn Standards for Elementary Physical Education will be reviewed and revised in 2007. The plan is to have this document presented at the Ft Worth AAHPERD Convention.
The Appropriate Practices in Movement Programs for Young Children, Ages 3-5 and Active Start: A Statement of Physical Activity Guidelines for Children, Birth to Five Years will both enter review and revision in 2007-2008.Information on all of these projects can be obtained by contacting NASPE.
Teacher of the Year Application
National Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year
NASPE recognizes the work of outstanding physical education teachers at the state, district and national levels. Selections for the National Award are made at the AAHPERD National Convention.
Roberta Sipe
Indianapolis , IN
Midwest District
2007 District Teachers of the Year
From left to right: Linda Holloway, Southern District; Ulrike Kerstges, Southwest District; Jackie Lund, NASPE President; Bob FitzPatrick, Eastern District; Roberta Sipe, Midwest District; and Connie Jander, Central District.
The Margie R. Hanson Distinguished Service Award
2007
Recipient
Marybell Avery
Lincoln Public Schools
Lincoln , NE
Dr. Marybell Avery is Curriculum Specialist for Health, Physical Education,
and Character Education for Lincoln Public Schools in Lincoln, Nebraska, where
she directs the curriculum, instruction, and professional development program
for preK-12 physical education. She completed her B.A., M.A.T., and Ph.D. degrees
at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before serving as Assistant
Professor in the Department of Physical Education and Exercise Sciences at
Creighton University in Omaha. Marybell has taught physical education at the
preschool, elementary, high school, and university levels during her 30+ year
career.
Dr. Avery served as primary consultant for NASPE in developing “SportFun: A Module of the Sport For All Program” for children ages 3-5 years and was lead writer for "Developmentally appropriate practice in movement programs for young children ages 3-5: Position statement of the Council on Physical Education for Children.” She was a member of the national faculty for Sport for All: Physical Activity Program for Children and the American Master Teacher Program in Children's Physical Education. She is a Past President of NASPE (2000-01) and was NASPE Representative to the Alliance Board of Governors (2003-06). Dr. Avery served on the editorial boards of Strategies and Teaching Elementary Physical Education. She was a member of the Executive Committee of the Council on Physical Education for Children (COPEC) for which she chaired the National Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year Selection Committee for two years.
To read Dr. Avery’s acceptance remarks, click Here
Early Childhood Physical Education
The Health and Human Services Child Care Bureau is pleased to announce the launch of Fit Source, an interactive Web site for child care and afterschool providers looking for resources to help address the nation's childhood obesity epidemic. The site allows providers to easily search for a variety of physical activity and nutrition resources by age, topic, and keywords. Providers will find: games and activities, lesson plans, healthy recipes, information for parents, fitness campaigns, funding strategies, informational resources, and Spanish language Web sites. The site links to existing federal resources, and was developed after receiving input from over 100 child care providers about their needs. Fit Source is found on the National Child Care Information Center's web site.