Huddle

Developing Physical Literacy in Secondary Physical Education

Guy Le Masurier

Overview

In this webinar, Guy Le Masurier describes the physical literacy needed at the secondary level and shares a five-step personal program planning model to illustrate the critical elements of quality fitness education programs.

Guy Le Masurier, PhD is a professor of Sport, Health and Physical Education at Vancouver Island University. Dr. Le Masurier is the co-author of the award-winning Fitness for Life: High School and Middle School curricula and Fitness for Life: Elementary School curricula.

Part I: Self-Assessment


Introducing Personal Program Planning by teaching proper self-assessment to students. (18:58)

Part II: Choosing Activities


Explaining the Stairway to Lifetime Fitness model, guiding students to independent decision-making. (09:52)

Part III: Develop
a plan


Plan Development and how to monitor behaviour, with the aim of helping students to develop healthy, long lasting habits. (21:06)

Lunch n' Learn Discussion Questions

Before watching the webinar...

  1. How do you define “self-management skills”?
  2. What steps has your physical education department taken to move away from a sports-based phys ed model?
  3. In what ways do you think physical literacy can be used to help high school students’ develop life-long healthy, active living skills?

After watching the webinar...

  1. How can you as a physical educator/teacher provide encourage/lead students towards finding social support for on-going physical activity?
  2. Why do you think Dr. Le Masurier emphasises encouraging students to set goals?
  3. In what ways can you encourage "higher order thinking" in students?