Teacher Resources

 

General

• From the California Department of Education
  Physical Education Model Content Standards for California Public Schools (Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve)
• Appropriate Practices for Physical Education
• National Standards for Physical Education
• From NASPE: What Constitutes a Quality Physical Education Program
• Governor's Council of Physical Fitness and Sports Governor's Challenge 2008
• After School Physical Activity
  The San Diego County Office of Education has developed a great new web site for Physical Education and physical activity. The site includes instructions, task cards, and VIDEO CLIPS of almost all sports and activities taught in physical education. The site is titled, "After School Physical Activity".


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• News release

News release regarding the State Board of Education's adoption of the new Physical Education Framework for California Public Schools, the state's first standards-based framework in physical education:

 

• Pre-publication Physical Education Framework

Pre-publication version of the 2008 Physical Education Framework for California Public Schools on the California Department of Education website:



• From the California Department of Education, June, 2009
  Physical Education Frequently Asked Questions

 

Organizations and Education Offices

• Los Angeles County Office of Education Physical Education and Coordinated School Health Programs:
  http://www.lacoe.edu/orgs/1294/index.cfm


• Los Angeles County Office of Education Physical Education Professional Development Opportunities:
  http://www.lacoe.edu/orgs/1294/index.cfm?ModuleId=22


• National Association for Sport and Physical Education:
  http://www.aahperd.org/NASPE/
• California School Boards Association Physical Education
• California Center for Public Health Advocacy:
  http://www.publichealthadvocacy.org/

 

Fitness Testing

• California Department of Education Physical Fitness Test Training 2010, including videos of each test.
• California Physical Fitness Testing
• California Physical Fitness Test Presentation
• California Physical Fitness Test Results (State, County, District, School):
  http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/page2.asp?level=School&subject=FitTest&submit1=Submit


• California Physical Fitness Test Reference Guide (included in the Overview Packet):
  http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/pf/overview.asp


• Parent and Guardian Guide to the PFT and the Fitnessgram


• California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance:
  http://cahperd.org/


• Healthy Fitness Zones
  http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/pf/documents/healthfitzone08.pdf


• From the Cooper Institute of Aerobic Research
  Fitnss Testing Background Information
• From the California Department of Education
  Parent and Guardian Guide to the Physical Fitness Test and Family Fitness

 

Student Templates

• PEP Physical Activity Log  English
• PEP Physical Activity Log  Spanish
• PEP Physical Activity Log  Khmer

• PEP Fitness Score Sheet  English
• PEP Fitness Score Sheet  Spanish
• PEP Fitness Score Sheet  Khmer
• Run Record 07
• Run PACER 07
• Fitness Record 07
• Middle School Fitness Score Sheet

  

Legislation and Funding

• California Department of Education News Release, April, 2007:  $500 Million in Funding for Physical Education and Visual and Performing Arts
  http://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr07/yr07rel58.asp


• California Senate Bill 601, Approved by Governor on October 14, 2007: 
  http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0601-0650/sb_601_bill_20071014_chaptered.pdf
• Physical Education Laws, California Healthy Kids Resource Center, Database Search Results:  http://www.californiahealthykids.org/c/@eOEc0Ovh81YsE/Pages/lawsdblist.html?nocache@11+curList@0