FUNdamentals of

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FUNdamentals of School Success
JoAnne Owens-Nauslar, Ed.D.FASHA FNAS LBWA
(Dr. Jo)Director of Corporate/Community
Dev.drjo_at_geofitness.com407.488.4806
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Expectations

• Laugh / Learn / Share
• Move to Improve
• Action Solutions
• GeoFitness - Meaningful Movement, Music, Brain
  Development, School Success to Develop the Whole
  Child

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Even if youre on the right track, youll get
run over if you just sit there. Will Rogers

• You will remember
• 10 -Read
• 20 -Hear
• 30 -See
• 50 -See Hear
• 70 -Discuss
• 80 -EXPERIENCE
• 95 -TEACH SOMEONE ELSE
• - William Glasser

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Move and Improve!

• Lets
• experience it !!
• 80 Chance of Remembering

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Trends Among U.S. Adults
(BMI 30, or 30 lbs overweight for 5 4person)
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• OBESITY

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Trends Among Children

• An overweight adolescent has 70 chance of
  becoming an overweight adult.
• More overweight children are going into hospitals
  for diabetes (including Type 2), sleep apnea,
  asthma, hypertension and high blood pressure.
• Obesity shortens the lifespan by 9 years
• The costs of childhood obesity more than tripled
  in the last 20 years to 127 million.

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Why GeoFitness??
Bang

• The best

For the
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Create Success

• Everyone active and engaged
• Exciting variety of activities
• Easy to follow numbers and cues
• Physically and mentally challenging
• Diverse applications and curriculum
• Enhances social interaction
• Emotional safety
• Personal Success Exercise Adherence

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Move and Improve!

• Lets experience success

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Academic Performance

• Research indicates that academic performance is
  influenced by several factors
• Healthy Nutrition
• Positive Environment
• Music and Arts
• Physical Activity Movement

Optimal Learning Development
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GeoFit Generation Activities Promotes Learning

• This movement-based physical activity develops
  the Social / Emotional Domain
• Non-competitive
• Non-aggressive
• Non-violent
• Gender equal
• All-age inclusive
• Culturally adaptive
• Work alone or with a partner

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Math, Music, Movement Increases Learning

• Math Research Pilot Study

• 3rd grade children significantly improved
  multiplication knowledge -increased test score by
  30
• Using music with multiplication problems
  children moved to the correct answer
• Children with special needs were noted to be
  especially engaged and successful in the learning
  process

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SPA Development of the Whole Child

Social / Emotional Domain Development of learning styles intrapersonal and interpersonal Non-competitive, Non- aggressive Gender equal, All-age inclusive Non-violent, Culturally adaptive Work alone or with a partner Demonstrates leadership skills Sets / manages goals performs self-appraisal Uses conflict-resolution techniques Restrains impulsivity Demonstrates perseverance Maintains a healthy self-concept Psychomotor / Physical Domain Development of learning styles - body / kinesthetic and spatial Gross Motor Development including Locomotor, NonLocomotor, Space Body Awareness, Pathways, Levels, Relationships, Force, the use of Manipulatives Health Related Components of Fitness Cardiovascular Fitness, Muscular Strength Endurance, Flexibility Body Composition Skill Related Components of Fitness Agility, Balance, Coordination (Eye Foot Power, ReactionTime, Speed Academic / Cognitive Domain Development of learning styles- musical /rhythmical, verbal/spatial, auditory/verbal, mathematical/logical Number Awareness, Math Concepts, Colors, Numbers, Alphabet, Spelling, NSEW Directions, Shapes, Telling Time Following Directions - Following Auditory or Visual Cues Multi-sensory Integration Sequencing Skills Problem Solving Creativity

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Brain Development

• Brain-compatible learning means that educators
  should weave math, movement, geography, social
  skills, role play, science, and recreational
  music making together.
• Larry Abraham, University of Texas, 1997

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Brain Development

• Music, rhythm, repetitive practice of patterns
  using balance and eye-tracking are all powerful
  tools for physical and mental learning.
• Vanessa Sluming, University of Liverpool,
  2002, UK

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Brain Development

• To improve our brains, we have to move our
  bodies Exercises involving learning a series of
  complex movements while coordinating ones
  balance have been proven to generate a greater
  number of connections between neurons.
• These connections make it easier for children of
  all ages to learn.
• John Ratey, Harvard Medical School, , 2001,
  US

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Why Use Mats

• Simplifies instruction and increases learning by
  using numbers, directions, shapes, numbers,
  colors, or letters of the alphabet
• Allows for each individual to have own personal
  space focusing on their own learning
• Fitness mat is safer since it lowers impact

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Ways to Teach GeoMotion

• Teacher / instructor led
• DVD provides instruction
• Audio CD provides instruction or music suggests
  the type of movement
• Task / learning cards
• Music usually promotes movement

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GeoMat Learning Cards

• Cards show a right and left foot lead
• Right foot is shown in green - Left foot in blue
• Both feet are shown in red
• Beat Boxes - Each box represents 1 beat of music
  and participant performs moves from left to right
  (method adapted from Phyllis Weikart)
• Starting position is 5 unless stated otherwise
• Names of moves are often from geometrical shapes
  which help the participant associate and remember
  the movement

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Action Based LearningJean Blaydes Madigan

• Jean Blaydes Madigan is a movement consultant who
  provides fun and exciting game, fitness, and
  rhythmic activities ---
• --to demonstrate how to boost a child's
  brain power, how to prepare the brain for optimum
  learning, and how to improve memory and retention
  while reinforcing the classroom teacher's math,
  language arts, science, and social studies
  objectives.

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Action Based LearningJean Blaydes Madigan

• Jean reports
• Our society is into a lot of sitness not
  fitness
• If a person sits for about 17 minutes brain is
  not getting as much nourishment not attending
  (Since you are an adult you have learned to try
  and keep awake)
• Positive benefits of the 45 second activity
  will last 15 20 minutes

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GeoFitness Linking Movement Learning

• More Movement Smarter Kids http//articles.famil
  ylobby.com/79-more-movement-smarter-kids.htm
• As Einstein so succinctly pointed out, Learning
  is experience. Everything else is just
  information.
• The cerebellum, the part of the brain previously
  associated with motor control only, is now known
  to be, as Eric Jensen, author of numerous books
  on brain-based learning, puts it, a virtual
  switchboard of cognitive activity.

More Movement Smarter Kids http//articles.fami
lylobby.com/79-more-movement-smarter-kids.htm
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Public Relations - Marketing/Funding

• Find Champions
• Physical Therapists
• Hospitals
• Physicians
• Energy providers
• Brain storm with your neighbor
• Money isnt everythingbut it ranks up there with
  oxygen

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FAME-Fitness and Math Exploration

• Gavin Colquitt-gavin.colquitt_at_henry.k12.ga.us
• Lev Hartnup-lhartnup_at_henry.k12.ga.us
• McDonough, GA-Middle School Math and Physical
  Education Teachers partnered to increase math
  scores and physical activity time

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SUCCESS

• Sincere Dedication
• Unique
• Commitment
• Communication
• Enthusiasm
• Stress Management
• Success If it is to beIt is up to ME

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Join the GeoFit Generation

• Be Safe
• provide physical emotional safety, build
  confidence
• Have Fun
• provide great music, variety, socialization,
  success step by number
• Get Fit
• fitness activities embedded into fun
  programming