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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 455 043 RC 023 018 AUTHOR Sherman, Lee, Ed. TITLE Northwest Education, Volume 6, 2000-2001. INSTITUTION Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. SPONS AGENCY Department of Education, Washington, DC. PUB DATE 2001-00-00 NOTE 198p.; Published quarterly. Photographs and a few colored pages may not reproduce adequately. For volume 5, see ED 441 654. For descriptions of individual articles, see RC 514 306-311, RC 514 342-348, RC 514 573-578, and RC 514 632-640. CONTRACT RJ96006501; ED-01-00-0013 AVAILABLE FROM Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, 101 S.W. Main Street, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97204. Tel: 503-275-9515. For full text: http://www.nwrel.org/nwedu. PUB TYPE Collected Works Serials (022) JOURNAL CIT Northwest Education; v6 n1-4 Fall-Sum 2000-2001 EDRS PRICE MF01/PC08 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Charter Schools; *Educational Change; *Educational Facilities Design; *Educational Practices; Elementary Secondary Education; *Physical Education; School Buildings; School Size; *Small Schools IDENTIFIERS *United States (Northwest) ABSTRACT This document contains the four issues of Northwest Education published from fall 2000 through summer 2001. Issue themes are: (1) "New Moves: PE Reinvents Itself" (Fall 2000); (2) "Think Small: Making Education More Personal" (Winter 2000); (3) "The Wild Blue Yonder: Charter Schools Fly into the Unknown" (Spring 2001); and (4)"Designs for Learning: School Architecture" (Summer 2001). Each issue contains a lead article summarizing current research and issues related to the theme, followed by articles describing theme-related practices and outstanding schools and educators in the Northwest. Issues also include information on related resources, book reviews, commentary by practitioners, and letters from readers. (SV) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. Northwest Education, 2000-2001. Lee Sherman, Editor Volume 6 Numbers 1-4 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) U This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. U Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. 2 BEST COPY AVAILABLE F AL. L 2 00 0 NORTHWEST REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL LABORATORY PE Reinvents Itself tr; \ew V oyes U C ATI() t PE Reinvents Itself VOLUME6NUMBER 1 FALL 2000 ARTICLES The Death of Dodge Ball As health advocates, including the surgeon general, issue warnings about a growing epidemic of obesity among American kids, PE is changing its focus from sports to lifetime fitness. Gym Class Renaissance 14 Seattle is a leader in promoting the "new" PE, which is steering kids toward nontraditional activities (such as yoga, rock climbing, and golf) that they can enjoy for a lifetime. 29Leveling the Playing Field NEW NI® \IIS For kids with disabilities, PE can be adapted to match their abilities and meet their needs, ON THE COVER either in a special class or in the mainstream A climbing wall at Mountain View Middle Schoo PE program. in Beaverton, Oregon, challenges students on both the physical and cognitive levels. PHOTOGRAPH BY RICK RAPPAPORT Dance Like a Caterpillar OPENING SPREAD: 25Movement is essential to the physical and Students at Seattle's Roosevelt High get cognitive development of preschoolers, says pumped for the day in a morning class that includes cardio kick-boxing. the American Academy of Pediatrics. PHOTOGRAPH BY SUZIE BOSS Saving PE: 36The Oregon Story Health and physical education advocates successfully mobilized a grassroots effort to include PE in the state's new standards for mastery. Raising the Bar Professor Terry Wood of Oregon State University expresses cautious optimism about the future of physical education in the U.S. DEPARTMENTS 42 Dialogue ention dodge ball and omparied to this, dissecting most people grimace pig fetuses was kind of furl' or groan t's been 30 years since I took n the Northwest suburb my last pairolul whap' in that where I grew up, we called it dreaded gale Yet Ioariistill "pksok ballAfferent name feel the stingto my skin and same object to smack your to my pride Just abut every- E's renaissance, however, opponent mercilessly with a one else, it seems, despises] is threatened by money woes hard rubber bat! Before each dodge ball, too A few monthsand back -to- basics trends PE class, I would say a silent ago when I prop_o_sad doing across the nation Lumped prayer "Anything but prison a magazine on PE, my col- in with other so- called "frills" ball, please, please., anyalt g leagues all made sour fakes_ such as art and music, PE is but thatWhen my prayer "Yuck, I hated PEI" was a a handy target when the pub- went unanswered and the pretty standard reskoise, lic calls for higher academic team captains started choos- lodge ball has not died But standards and lower costs ing up sides, my prayer there are signs that the main- Ironically, trimming this layer changed as my insides stay of the old phy,s ed is ail- of "fat" out of schoolpro- churned "Please let me ing Sure, you can still find grams can add flab to young be the last one Omen And this relic in gyms from Nome bodies The impel of inactiv- don't let it hurt too much to Yellowstone But lots of ity on human health is well- ,its who got hit e slow, schools are repining the knumi Around the North- the fat, the unathletic, the ap- pummeling with activities thatwest, phyLs ed teachers and athetic) had to go to "prison" kids of the 1959s and 196@s health advocates are figl,ag and stand around while more never imagined Students are hard to keep PEthe "new" kids got walloped Always a sealing rook walls Juggling PE with its emphasis on life- scrawny child, I didn't have oolorful scarves Balancing long fitnessuii the Ruirikku- a chance against the brawny or teetering--ok unicycles Inlum To gat an inside look at playersI would cringe and Salmon, Idaho, they're skiing some of the Northweslis best cower behind some other hap-down an artificial mountain efforts to save PEand to less student when the power- behind the sohool In Corval- leave dodge ball in the past ful throwers were winding up,lis, Oregon, they're toning with white lipstick and big murder in their ewes_ up on rowing machines and hairdosread art treadmills In Seattle, they're Lee Shaman playing games of 000paiialtarii shermanl@awitiel@rg instead of oomp.e.titiok fooused on beating their per- sonal best instead of cream- ing their meg Who could have Rrieskelad back in dodge 11) ball's glory claws that the new millennium would bring Fris- bee golf, inline skating and interpretive dam to the sohoolhouseP OF Alb DODG A GENERATION OF HIGH-TECH COUCH POTATOES BAL MEETS A NEW KIND OF PE By LEE SHERMAN sp PHOTO BY SUZIE BOSS : .1' II .1I: o Student Requirements: NORTHWEST STATES PE is mandated through Health Enhancement at the ATA GLANCEHere's an updated II state level. Credit is given; look at PE in the Northwest as first reported in seventh- and eighth- Shape of the Nation, a survey on state physical graders receive one-half 0 II ,1 $ I o education requirements conducted in 1997 by unit each year, and ninth the National Association for Sport and Physical I o II o through 12th receive one Education: unit over a two-year pe- o / I " 1/ 00$ riod. At the middle and 011 , I II II ALASKA IDAHOThe state has high school levels, 112 I 1. 0. 0 .I Who Teaches PE: At the developed a comprehen- minutes are required; at I elementary level most sive PE curriculum. the elementary level, there p 0 ' !' I "!, large schools employ Who Teaches PE: At the is no time requirement. " I . I 1 I1. physical education special- elementary and middle Grades are given, and are o o ists, which means that levels PE is taught by certi- included in the GPA at most elementary students fied health and PE special- most districts. One unit is :II I II I.: II.I in the state receive some ists. In high school PE is required for graduation. No II. I / I PE instruction each week taught by certified PE spe- substitutions are allowed. 0 I from a certified teacher cialists. Six hours every with a PE endorsement. five years are required to OREGONAll programs I Many of the smallest meet continuing education K-12 must provide instruc- I . ' I schools, however, do not certification. tion in physical education employ specialists. The Student Requirements: through common curricu- 1 1 ' 1.1 001 . I same is true of the middle PE is mandated by the lum goals. The 1999 Ore- 1.11 II I I I and high school levels, state in grades 1-8. Credit gon Legislature passed a I. where the larger schools is given for courses taken bill to include physical edu- have one or more certified as electives in high school, cation in the Certificate of 0 00,01 1 0$. I II teachers with PE endorse- and grades are included Initial Mastery standards. " I ments, while the smaller in the GPA. One credit of The standards and bench- I/ '1 1 $ 1 schools do not. Teachers health is required for grad- marks currently being I. must complete six semes- uation. No substitutions developed will be imple- I I o I III ter hours every five years are allowed. mented in the 2001-2002 I o I . I to meet continuing educa- school year.