Personal
Fitness
Coach Bynum-Isler
Blog
Address: bynum-isler.blogpsot.com
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. The units that are studied in Ninth and
Tenth Grade Physical Education support the three fundamental concepts of the
International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program:
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?
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?
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?
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?
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.
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.
III.
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:
- 25% Participation
- 25% Fitness Testing (Every
Friday)
- 15% Dressing Out
- 15% Tests
- 10% Classwork / Writing Assignment
- 10% Final Exam
-To
include classwork/homework (1 per unit), project, articles (4 plus 1
presentation)
-15
points per day. 5 points for dressing out and 10 points for participation.
IV. 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.
V.
MATERIALS NEEDED:
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Appropriate clothing for dressing out.
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Personal hygiene items (deodorant, baby wipes, etc.)
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School supplies: paper, binder or notebook, pencil, pen.
VI.
CLASS EXPECTATIONS:
1. Come to class on time and bring
necessary materials (notebook, pen, pencil, paper)
2. No food, drinks, gum, or candy
allowed in the classroom or gym. WATER ONLY!!!
3. Students will have 6 minutes at the
beginning of the class block to get dressed. If your late you will have to
obtain a tardy pass.
4. Once released to get dress following
the workout, you will have 6 minutes to dress and return back to class for roll
call. If you fail to return, you will be considered skipping.
5. Respect yourself and others.
Respect individual differences.
6. If it is not yours, DO NOT TOUCH
IT!!!!
7. If you do not dress out YOU WILL
NOT sit down and do nothing, you will be required to walk the entire time.
8. A written Physician note is
required for exemption from workouts due to illness or injuries outlining
specific restrictions.
9. Having an electronic device out any
time during a test/exam/quiz without permission will result in an automatic
zero and confiscation of phone.
10. Use
restroom before start of fitness activity.
“I forgot” “I didn’t have time” will be no excuses and student will lose
points.
