Fall 1999 saw the beginning of a collaborative process with school boards, health units and related organizations in the development of the resources. The major focus in September 1999 was Resource Development. Over 80 writers, 150 reviewers, 56 district school boards, and 20 organizations were involved in the development of the resources. They are grade specific, and address all components of the new elementary and secondary H&PE curriculum.
The elementary resources include over 100 physical education and 30 health education lessons per grade, all of which are directly linked to the curriculum expectations. The units are based on clusters of expectations and the links to assessment are clear. These documents also include overview sections that provide information about vision and philosophy, assessment and evaluation, creating a positive learning environment, key components of a high-quality program, program planning, safety, teaching and learning strategies, daily vigorous physical activity, safe stretching, accommodations, and a recommended minimum equipment list. The resources are linked to the Catholic Graduate Expectations and the Fully Alive program so that they can be used to support the public and Catholic education systems.
The secondary resources include support materials for the public and Catholic Course Profiles. Using these profiles as a base, the documents provide supplementary materials - background information, student worksheets, assessment tools - to make it easy for teachers to teach using the Course Profile. The information is combined in all areas, but there are dual Public and Catholic sexuality resource sections. In addition to health, fitness and interactive activity sections, there are an extensive number of lesson plans based on 14 activity units that help teachers identify the transferable sport skills, and strategies and tactics that can carry over from one activity to another. These activity units can be used to support the Grade 9 or 10 curriculum expectations.
Additional materials were developed in July/August 2001 to support the delivery of the Healthy Living Strand of the Grade 11 Healthy Active Living Education (PPL30) course. See the H&PE Resources and Materials page to download your free copy of these additional materials. Supporting materials for the three Grade 12 H&PE courses were developed and are also posted on the Resources and Materials page in Microsoft Word, pdf, and curriculum planner formats.
Resources in the hands of teachers is the first step. Ophea will continue to work with boards, health units and community stakeholders this coming year to support the implementation of the H&PE curriculum.
