Personal Fitness Syllabi

Personal Fitness 

Coach Bynum-Isler

I. Course Description
Personal Fitness is a graduation requirement.  Personal Fitness will focus on fitness components with emphasis on developing wellness and establishing attitudes that lead to lifelong healthy habits. Through this course we hope to develop internationally minded people who exemplify the traits found in the Learner Profile.  The units that are studied in Ninth and Tenth Grade Physical Education support the three fundamental concepts of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program:

Holistic learning – students discover ways in which Physical Education is related to all other subjects.  They also learn that the strategies they develop using decision making skills and practicing behaviors based upon sound health knowledge and healthful attitudes are those that will be used throughout their lives.
Intercultural awareness – through their study of Physical Education, students discover the importance of total health or wellness of the individual with emphasis on physical, mental/emotional, and social health. They gain an understanding and appreciation for the many cultures that have contributed to the body of knowledge which they study.
Communication – students will be encouraged to be active learners who can communicate their knowledge to others. They will utilize both movement and verbal forms of communication through multiple modes of activity.

Each teacher examines their unit designs, classroom practices, assessment policies & practices, and management & leadership activities to assure that their attention is focused on the processes and outcomes of their students’ learning.

II.
Unit 1- Guidelines, Goals, Safety, Principles of Training, Skill-Related Fitness
Unit Questions- How is personal fitness essential to improving the overall quality of life?  How can you apply the training principles of overload, progression and specificity in a fitness program?  How can skill-related fitness improve the ability to perform moderate physical activity on a regular basis?
Global Context – Identities and Relationships
Assessment Criteria- Knowledge and Understanding, Performance
Significant Concept- We start each year by reviewing key concepts the students should retain from their previous year, along with reviewing the guidelines of fitness, health concerns, lifestyle behaviors, and risk factors.  The activities are designed to illustrate for students the connections between their lifestyle behaviors and fitness levels.

Unit 2- Cardiovascular Fitness and Flexibility
Unit Question- What is the importance of cardiorespiratory fitness to lifetime wellness?  What is flexibility, and describe its importance as a component of health related physical fitness?
Global Context – Scientific and Technical Innovation
Assessment Criteria- Movement Composition, Performance
Significant Concept- The focus of this unit is to analyze the importance of achieving cardiorespiratory fitness and flexibility.  Students will learn to exercise in the target heart rate zone in order to achieve a cardiorespiratory training effect.  Flexibility is the ability to move body joints through a full range of motion.  Stretching exercises can improve the flexibility of a joint that has a limited range of motion.

Unit 3- Muscular Strength and Endurance
Unit Question- How can improving your muscular fitness make everyday tasks of living, work, and recreation easier and more enjoyable?
Global Context – Scientific and Technical Innovation
Assessment Criteria-Knowledge and Understanding, Performance
Significant Concept- Weight training helps you maintain strong bones and muscles as you age.  It is a great way to improve yourself image, help control your weight and enhance your performance in sports and other activities.  Weight training is a lifetime activity.

Unit 4- Nutrition and Body Composition
Unit Question- What is the relationship of good nutrition to achieving a high level of physical fitness and how can you achieve it through a balanced, healthy diet?
Global Context – Identities and Relationships
Assessment Criteria- Knowledge and Understanding
Significant Concept- Making wise food choices is the key to good nutrition. By using the Food Guide Pyramid in making your food selections, you can be assured that your diet will contain the appropriate vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients.  By avoiding low nutrient foods and selecting healthy choices for meals and snacks you will be on the way to having the energy for your daily activities including exercise, fitness and playing sports.

III. Texts and resources

Personal Fitness for You        
Authors:  Stokes and Schultz, $45.00

IV.   Methodology- Students will work individually or as a member of a group.  They will receive direct instruction or will have to research and report on their learning.  They will read, participate in projects, formulate creative solutions, and write and reflect on their work depending on the unit.

V. Methods of assessment- A wide variety of assessments are used to gauge the success of Riverwood students. These assessments can be formative or summative. At Riverwood, assessment is viewed as a continuous process that allows students, parents and teachers to have the best and most accurate information about student achievement. In this class, teachers utilize formative forms of assessment to determine student understanding. These assessments occur often during each unit. At the end of each unit a summative assessment is utilized to gauge student understanding. The summative assessment is a test, an essay, or a project assessed against the MYP criteria which allows the student, parents, and teacher to better understand student progress throughout the program.

Personal Fitness letter grades will be calculated using the following percentages:
- 60% Dressing out and Participation
- 6 points per activity day. 2 points for dressing out and 4 points for participation.
- 30% Written and Skills Test
- To include classwork/homework (1 per unit), project, 12-minute run, fitness testing, Unit tests,             articles (4 plus 1 presentation)
- 10% Final Exam


VI. Grading policy including the use of MYP criteria – Riverwood adheres to the Fulton County grading policy. Traditional grade reports are sent home every 6 weeks. As an International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program candidate school, RICS will use the program’s assessment criteria to report student progress. The students will be assessed at least once per semester against each of the three criteria. Reports of these scores will be sent at the end of each semester.

 VII. Medical Policy:

If the student has a medical condition, a Physician’s statement/note is required when a student needs to modify his/her participation due to medical reasons. These are the ONLY notes that will be honored. Notes need to outline when the student can return to participation and what type of physical activity can be completed during the time he/she is under medical care.

Short Term Medical – a written medical report abstract needs to be obtained from me. The report will detail information on what replacement activities or work is needed to receive credit/grade for the days missed due to the medical condition.

Extended Medical – may jeopardize credits needed for graduation and need to be handled through myself, student’s counselor, and physician recommendations.


VII. MATERIALS NEEDED:

- Appropriate clothing for dressing out.
- Personal hygiene items (deodorant, baby wipes, etc.)
- School supplies: paper, binder or notebook, pencil, pen.


VIII. CLASS EXPECTATIONS:

1. Come to class on time and bring necessary materials (notebook, pen, pencil, paper, dress out clothes)

2. No food, drinks, gum, or candy allowed in the classroom. WATER ONLY!!!

3. DO NOT TALK while others are talking, especially when I’m talking!!!

4. Respect yourself and others.

5. If it is not yours, DO NOT TOUCH IT!!!!

6. Don’t touch the dry erase boards, projector, or any equipment for that matter without permission.

7. DO NOT sit at my desk or on the desktops.

8. If you do not dress out YOU WILL NOT sit down and do nothing, you will be required to walk the entire time.

9. A written Physician note is required for exemption from workouts due to illness or injuries outlining specific restrictions. Other alternative exercises or physical activity must be recommended by the physician.

10. If you use an inhaler, you must have it with you at all times….this is apart of your dressing out grade.

11. Having an electronic device out any time during a test/exam/quiz without permission will result in an automatic zero.