The Wellness Integrated Approach to Interdisciplinary Teaching

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The Wellness Integrated Approach to
Interdisciplinary Teaching

• Jeff Walkuski, PhD.
• Scott Tomassetti, M.S.

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Agenda

• Introduction
• Theory
• Activity
• Warm-up Activity ( Warm-up with volunteer leader)
  
• Interdisciplinary Teaching Strategy with the
  Leadership Assessment
• Anaerobic Activity Time Extra Sets
• Aerobic Activity Time
• Class Activity Time
• Debrief/Cool-Down
• Closure
• Partner Activity gt Buddy Buzz gt Brain Storming
• Q and A

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Introduction (3 min)

• Overview of Session Scope and Sequence
• Background and Transition from Traditional
  Approach
• The Wellness Integrated Approach (definition)
• Higher Order Thinking Skills in Blooms Taxonomy.
• Content Based Learning
• Student Directed Learning
• Task Sheets and Integration (Logs)
• Overview Middle school wellness integration
  (grade 4-6) explanation with PK-3 Motor
  Development/Guided Discovery Lead in.
• Think-Pair-Share (Toe In) What type of
  interdisciplinary strategies are you currently
  using? (Use Whiteboard/Chart paper for Responses)

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Warm-up Routine (5 min)

• Volunteer Leader using the Warm-up Routine Poster
  to director other learners
• Leadership Assessment with Leader and Learners
  feedback.

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Anaerobic Activity (5 min) (Extra Sets)

• Physical Best Challenge
• Three Station for Flexibility, Upper body
  Strength, and Abdominal Endurance/Strength
• 1 set of traditional fitness assessment items
  based on test scores and personal needs.
• Self Assessment of personal growth by trying to
  reach ones personal best each class. (placed on
  logs daily for goal setting)
• 1 set of replacement activities, i.e. Power
  Pop-ups, Hundreds, Roll-up, Frankenstein Walks,
  Spider Walk
• Expansion of personal exercise data bank, and to
  increase diversity of training.
• Toe In How did this activity help you reach your
  secondary physical wellness goal?

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Aerobic Activity Time (10 min)

• Student choice based on physical activity plan
• Sport Skills Development Routines
• Jump Rope Routines
• Dance Routines
• Walking
• Toe In How did this activity help you reach you
  primary or aerobic fitness goal?

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Whole Class Activity (10 min)

• Team Task Challenge
• Frog Pond (partner)
• Team Walkers (small group)
• Parachute Challenge (whole class)
• New Anaerobic or Aerobic Activity Choices
• Games
• Sports Skills Development
• Toe In Which Physical Education Standard/s are
  we meeting when using the Wellness Integrate
  Approach?

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Debrief (2 min)

• Log/Journals
• Online Logs www.fitness1st.net/bpe
• Personal Reflections and Written prompts can be a
  theme related topic, or wellness related. These
  can be done with or without a partner.
• Team Task Sheets
• Reflection is done by the group with the leader
  facilitating the discussion.
• Skills Development Worksheets
• Basketball Skills Development Work Sheet
• Students write down their daily accomplishments
  and set goals for the next class.

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Writing Sample Rubrics

• Prompt questions should be stated in a way to
  illicit thoughtful relevant responses.
• The same writing rubrics used for classroom
  writing samples can be used to assess the written
  prompts on the Physical Activity Logs.
• From a Wellness perspective, it is more important
  to allow for mistakes in writing and make the
  correct conclusion or strategy to enable students
  to begin to think at higher levels on Blooms
  Taxonomy.
• In the classrooms that had the most success, the
  classroom teacher was an integral part of the
  process. They provided time for students to
  rewrite, and edit their work, and used the Log
  prompt as their writing sample.

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Math Integrating

• There are many opportunities to add math
  integration using logs
• Counting Steps helps with Place Value,
  computation of large numbers, and using charts
  and graphs.
• Using Heart Rate Monitors you can integrate Time,
  Average, Estimation, Prediction, Graphing,
  Percentages, Fractions and Decimals.
• Working with grade level teams, teachers should
  be able to provide with a timeline of what Math
  topic they are working on and when for
  integration and timeliness.

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Video of Wellness Routines
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Hows and Whys (10 min)

• Hands on
• Student directed
• Task sheets that integrate math and writing.
• Self-Directed Learning
• Brainstorming
• Science Based Learning Tasks (Second Grade
  Pedometer Study)
• Teacher Mediated Grading Assessment
• Wellness Integrated Approach

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Teacher Resource

• Web Resources at http//www.pe1.org/aapherd/defaul
  t.htm
• http//pe.betances.us
• Physical Best
• http//fitness1st.net