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Mind…
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Physical Education Newsletter Elementary / Middle School / High School The Department of Kinesiology at California State University, Fresno |
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Fall 2003 |
Volume 1, Number
1 |
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Congratulations Mr. Bob Gray – Adapted physical
education teacher of the year Jennifer Jordan- Middle school physical educator of
the year – Sequoia Middle School Model Elementary Physical
Education program: Danella Barnes – Sanger Unified School District (See page
2) 6th Annual KPC
Conference (See page 2) Newsletter
Editors: Editors Thomas C.
Minniear and Tim Hamel Assistant Editor
– Sarah McCord Special thanks to
Joe Herzog – President of the Fresno Alliance for Physical Education and
Athletics |
Welcome… On behalf of the Teacher Preparation Option in the Department of Kinesiology at CSU, Fresno we would like to extend a warm “hello” to all the physical educators in the Fresno Unified School District. It is the goal of this and future newsletters to provide physical educators with quality information and resources from the field of physical education. More importantly, the newsletter will address current issues related to student fitness levels, state physical education standards and curriculum development for developmentally and instructionally appropriate health and fitness programs. The State of Elementary Physical Education Tim Hamel, M.S., Lecturer,
Department of Kinesiology South Gym 129, 278-6049,thamel@csufresno.edu Thomas C. Minniear, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology South Gym 124, 278-8881, thomasm@csufresno.edu This
quick survey is designed to determine program adherence to the Physical
Education Framework for elementary schools as adopted by the California State
Board of Education.
Program assistance regarding any component of physical education is
available through the Department
of Kinesiology. Does your
Physical Education program: Yes No promote
psychological well-being Yes No instill positive
self-esteem and self-acceptance Yes No promote successful
skill development Yes No allow for
successful movement experiences Yes No promote
physiological health Yes No encourage cognitive
application Yes No encourage positive
social interaction and cooperation Yes No follow state law by providing PE a
minimum of 200 minutes every 10 days (excluding recess and lunch) Model
School: The cutting edge of
physical education “As the nation faces a growing childhood obesity crisis, we in the California school community have the unique opportunity to provide quality instructional programs in physical education and nutrition education, and model healthy eating and physical activity environments for California’s children. I challenge all of California’s district superintendents and school districts to make their students’ nutritional health and physical fitness a priority” (California Department of Education Superintendent Jack O’Connell, 2003). Currently
in Fresno, the Mayor’s Fitness Council (MFC) is aiming to improve overall
nutritional health and physical fitness of children in the community. In conjunction with the MFC, the
Teacher Preparation Option in the Department of Kinesiology at CSU, Fresno is
seeking any elementary school in FUSD that a will support developmentally and
instructionally physical education program that will support the
superintendent’s challenge, please contact any of the following individuals: Thomas
C. Minniear, Ph.D. at thomasm@csufresno.edu 278-8881 Tim
Hamel, M.S. at thamel@csufresno.edu 278-6049 Lisa M.
Walter at lwalter@cvcfresno.com 432-4303 Ext: 8208 Rex A.
Wilcox, ATC, CSCS at rwilcox@communitymedical.org 459-1630 CONGRATULATIONS! DANELLA BARNES
ELEMENTARY PHYSICAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR SANGER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Sanger
Unified School District (SUSD) has continued to place quality elementary
physical education as a priority. Through the relentless efforts of Daniela
Barnes, the SUSD elementary physical education program continues to hire
elementary physical educators.
One benefit of this program affords the classroom educator time to
focus on state curriculum standards while the physical educator addresses the
nutritional and physical needs of the students. 6th Annual KPC Kinesiology Conference Saturday, October 25, 2003 South Gym, CSU, Fresno http://www.csufresno.edu/kines/tcm/KINESpeWorkshop.html |
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