Summarize Readings (Chapter 1-2 & Hall of Shame Articles)

Amy Flett, Bobby Chilaka, Mike Rines and Nicole Hothi

Chapter 1:

1. History of Physical Education
   • Aboriginal games
   • Training technique for the army (paid for and supplied by)
   • Ryerson first visionary of PE
   • 1892 – PE and gymnastics became mandatory
   • Gender segregate in terms of sports/activities
   • 1847 – Normal school designed
2. Physical Education today
   • Curriculum is created by the province or territory
   • Four phases of making the curriculum (4-5 years)
     • Foundation
     • Pilot Phase
     • Feedback
     • Implementation

3. Future of Physical Education
   • Dominated competitive sports à inclusive healthy base sports

Chapter 2:

1. Establishing a Professional Identity
2. Developing personal identity
3. Content VS Pedagogy
4. Different types of teaching (physical literacy)
   • Experimental knowledge (own experience base)
   • Knowledge of Content (what to teach)
   • Pedagogy (how to teach it)

2. Self-reflective
   • Open to new ideas
   • Reflection in and on action
   • Know your children community and context

Hall of Shame Article (Part 3):

1. Focus on poor teaching practices as oppose to specific games:
2. Students on display – Solution: station display
3. One line, one ball, one change – Solution: Think creatively to use equipment for maximum participation
4. Roll out the ball – Solution: Lessons must be carefully, thoughtfully planned, organized, presented and evaluated.
5. Inappropriately sized equipment – Solution: use equipment to fit the athlete. Smaller basketballs for example.
6. Exercise for punishment – Solution: use alternative discipline enhancing techniques
7. Students choose captains – Solution: grouping should be done by the most qualified person for fair teams and to avoid embarrassment.
8. Physical education class as sports camp – Solution: Move away from traditional sports and focus on sports commonly use in adulthood

 Questions:

• What are some advantages vs disadvantages in removing competitive sports from elementary school?
• What are some qualifications, or professional identity?
• Why is important to know your children community and context?
• Is Hall of shame flexible between age groups?