Connecting Philosophy to Curriculum

Am I Teaching What I’m Believing?

Your philosophy answers these questions: What do you believe in? What is of value to you? What should you teach? How should you teach it?

What are Curricular Models?

Physical education curriculum models are designed to provide a basis for decisions regarding the selection, structuring, and sequencing of educational experiences.

Each model incorporates assumptions consistent with the value orientation from which it was developed.

How should you teach it?

I believe that physical education should: teach specific sport skills. teach understanding of rules and

strategies. teach appreciation of the customs and

traditions of sport.

How should you teach it?

I believe that physical education should: teach about fitness and teach sport skills

that have health benefits. teach students to be knowledgeable about

health-related fitness. teach about the importance of

committing to a healthy lifestyle.

How should you teach it?

I believe that physical education should: teach effective, efficient, and versatile

movement using problem solving technique.

teach about integrating knowledge and movement.

teach students to enjoy movement and develop problem solving abilities.

There’s more than one way to teach it:

The student will be able to pass the volleyball effectively to a front line player from the back line, using a legal forearm pass, from a ball tossed over the net, without the receiver needing to take more than one step.

Or . . . . . .

The student will be able to develop muscular endurance by continuously passing the volleyball to a wall with a legal forearm pass so that the ball touches above an 8’ line on the wall.

Or . . . . . .

The student will be able to determine how best to position his/her hands and forearms to perform a legal volleyball pass when asked to pass a ball from a toss to a basket target.

Curricular Models

1. Sport Education Model

Students are organized into teams and have scheduled competitions in ways similar to an interscholastic program. Each student assumes a role on the team to facilitate team organization.

Curricular Models

2. Tactical Games Model

Students focus on game performance as the vehicle through which they learn game skills. Tactical awareness and game situations are stressed.

Curricular Models

3. Fitness Model

Student objectives focus on strength development and cardiorespiratory fitness. A focus is on lifelong fitness habits.

Curricular Models

4. Social Responsibility Model

Emphasis is on personal and social well being. Levels of personal and social responsibility encourage students to take responsibility for themselves and others.

Curricular Models

5. Adventure Education ModelStudents pursue adventure activities which

may include team building, cooperative activities and outdoor pursuits. De-briefing role of the teacher is important.

Curricular Models

6. Multi-Activity ModelThe traditional model in which students

take a series of units aimed at accomplishing various fitness, skill, knowledge and social goals. Lends itself to either a required or an elective program.