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High School Physical Education Curriculum, PE Programs ...

High School PE Program

Background:

The SPARK High School (HS) Physical Education (PE) Program was born from research conducted in two "real-world" settings, Alief, TX and Pittsburgh, PA, "POPI": Pittsburgh Obesity Prevention Initiative). SPARK HS PE was shown to increase student participation, activity levels, and their subsequent enjoyment of PE class, while helping their teachers implement a...

SPARK PE High School Lesson Plans - Physical education

SPARK High School Physical Education (PE)

Born from two research studies in TX and PA, the original SPARK High School PE (HS PE) program was shown to increase student participation, activity levels, and their subsequent enjoyment of PE class, while helping their teachers implement a standards-based approach to instruction.

From this healthy start, SPARK began an effort to disseminate lessons learned, and continue to field-test their High School PE content and...

Middle School Physical Education Curriculum, PE Programs ...

Middle School PE Program

Background:

Like all SPARK Programs, the Middle School Physical Education (PE) effort began with objective research led by outstanding content experts.

Project M-SPAN (Middle School Physical Activity and Nutrition, San Diego State University) was supported by the Heart, Lung and Blood Institute from 1996-2000 and was the first scientific effort to study and evaluate...

Elementary School Physical Education Lesson Plans | PE ...

Click Here to view the SPARK K-2 PE Curriculum "How To Use It" Guide with information on Units of Instruction, Introductory...

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