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Michele Rusnak, M.Ed Health & Physical Education Supervisor Austin (TX), ISD

3,650 Days to 10 Reflections: What Does it Take to Create a Quality Physical Education Program? . Michele Rusnak, M.Ed Health & Physical Education Supervisor Austin (TX), ISD. My Goals Today. Reinforce the importance of working together

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Michele Rusnak, M.Ed Health & Physical Education Supervisor Austin (TX), ISD

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  1. 3,650 Days to 10 Reflections: What Does it Take to Create a Quality Physical Education Program? Michele Rusnak, M.Ed Health & Physical Education Supervisor Austin (TX), ISD

  2. My Goals Today • Reinforce the importance of working together • Share 10 reflections from what I have learned over the last 10 years as a PE Supervisor • Provide you with tools to make to change where change is needed “Nothing will work unless you do” -John Wooden

  3. Pulling Togetherby John L. Murphy; Simpletruths.com • Together we can accomplish more • Leaders get tire, allow others to help • “Honk” positives • Protect each other

  4. Pulling Together: • PE/Health policies that go beyond state laws • Aligned curriculum and assessments • Professional Development • Curriculum writing cadre (17 master teachers) • Established programs: • Mentor program • Adapted Physical Education • Off Campus Physical Education • Coordinated School Health Framework • Partners, Projects, Grants • Physical activity being written into exemplar lessons

  5. 3,650 Days to 10 Reflections

  6. Be Self-Aware • Believe in what you want to accomplish • Focus on your strengths • Find support to help over come your weakness • Be open to new ideas/willing to grow • Laugh at yourself

  7. Believe in your Beliefs • Create a vision • Analyze the needs • Develop a department action plan • Be consistent • Advocate, Advocate, Advocate

  8. Make Policy Your Best Friend • Comply with Legal and Local Policies • Help inform or write local policy or campus procedures and guidelines • Save all your responses for future references • Create Q & A documents based on policy

  9. Be a Leader • Communicate the worth and potential in others • Create a team approach • Remove barriers • Gain trust • Reinforce • Role model, let your actions speak • Be humanistic

  10. Build Relationships • Recruit extraordinary people • Learn about your colleagues; be a friend • Invite yourself to the academic table • Listen to the naysayers • Play politics when needed

  11. Create a Robust Curriculum • Follow district format or borrow one • Build or join a curriculum writing team • Create grade level assessments • Share with your parents and community • Reflect, Review, Revise every summer • Integrate PE and academic concepts together

  12. Build Teacher Capacity • Support and praise your teachers • Create Mentor program • Provide and pay for professional development • Arrange for leadership opportunities for your teachers • Set the stage for innovation

  13. $$$$$ • Know all of your funding sources • Understand how to spend money • Create a budget that aligns with your goals • Spend wisely • Contract out time consuming task

  14. Stay Current • Collaborate with Universities • Research new instructional strategies • Participate in professional development • Learn technology • Be open for new ideas and changes

  15. Celebrate Success School Year 2012 - 2013

  16. Change is Good… You Go First.By Mac Anderson & Tom Feltenstein; Simpletruths.com

  17. Remember… • Lets all try to fly in formation and drop back to help those who might need it • “Honk” positives and encouraging words to others • Change is good, when patterns are broken new worlds emerge… Imagine a world where all children are healthy!

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