Physical Education I

Enrollment Message

Exercise Requirement - Students must exercise 3 hours over a minimum of 3 days. Exercise logs are due each Sunday. Students will need to complete the weekly exercise logs prior to the due date to avoid a penalty. Exercise logs cannot be entered early. A pacing guide, found in the Welcome Module, provides specific due dates. If a due date is missed, students can still input their log up to 2 weeks late but will receive a 5-point penalty for each week the exercise log is late.

Course Description

Physical Education I is based on Indiana’s Academic Standards for Physical Education. The goal of this course is to develop physically educated and physically literate students who can maintain appropriate levels of cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition, knowledge skills, and confidence necessary for a lifetime of healthful physical activity. Through a variety of instructional strategies, students practice skills that demonstrate physical literacy. This includes demonstrating competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns; applying knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics related to movement and performance; demonstrating the knowledge and skills to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical activity and fitness; exhibiting responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others; and recognizing the value of physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and/or social interaction.

• Fulfills part of the Physical Education requirement for all diplomas
• As a designated laboratory course, at least 25% of course time must be spent in activity.

Course Goals

Upon completion of the course, students will…

• demonstrate and apply best practices for safe engagement in physical activities, incorporating components of physical fitness and the target heart rate zone to enhance health.
• develop a comprehensive understanding of factors associated with exercising in various weather conditions, enabling students to make informed decisions for maintaining a safe and effective fitness routine.
• adjust their exercise intensity to keep their heart rate in the target zone, figure out their recovery heart rate accurately, and use this information to create a personalized fitness plan.
• develop the habit of regularly doing physical activity outside of school hours to support a healthy and active lifestyle.
• explore how physical activity, nutrition, and body composition are connected, explain the health benefits of meeting or exceeding 60 minutes of daily MVPA, and recognize the positive mental health benefits and social outcomes of engaging in physical activities.
• master a self-selected physical skill, create effective practice plans for skill improvement, identify and devise a plan to overcome obstacles to success, and design personalized fitness and nutrition plans, including assessments, goals, activities, logs, and timelines.
• demonstrate a thorough understanding of physical fitness components, creating and executing personalized fitness plans for achieving and sustaining a health-enhancing level of physical activity.
• effectively demonstrate a variety of muscular strength, endurance, and flexibility exercises with a focus on safety while contributing to their overall fitness development.
• demonstrate proper etiquette, respect for others, and teamwork in physical activities, and showcase problem-solving and critical thinking skills when collaborating with others in both individual and group settings.
• demonstrate competence in one or more self-selected skills. 

Indiana Academic Standards

• Physical Education High School
• Alignment Document

Units of Instruction

• Introduction Module Preparing for Regular Physical Activity
• Unit 1 Benefits of Physical Education
• Unit 2 Physical Activity Goals
• Unit 3 Cardiovascular Fitness
• Unit 4 Muscular Endurance, Strength & Flexibility
• Unit 5 Team Sports
• Unit 6 Reaching Physical Activity Goals

Grading/Evaluation

Indiana Online does not assign letter grades, grant credit for courses, nor issue transcripts or diplomas. A final score reported as a percentage of total points earned will be sent to students upon completion of a course. Your school of record can also access this score within the Student Information System, Genius. The final score will be shown as a percentage in Canvas and Genius. The student’s school of record will determine the letter grade based on their specific grading scale.

Students must complete at least 70% of the course and take all parts of the final exam(s) to have a score reported to their school of record. Failure to meet these requirements will result in a score of 0 reported to the school of record.

Assessments

Online assessments consist of formative and summative assessments represented by computer-graded multiple choice, teacher-graded writing assignments including hands-on projects, model building and other forms of authentic assessments. The course includes the following assessments

• 7 Discussions
• 21 Assignments
• 17 Quizzes 
• MVPA Exercise Logs vary by Enrollment Start Date
• 1 MVPA Exercise Log per week of enrollment  (Fall, Spring, Trimester)
• 6 MVPA Exercise Logs (Summer)

Teacher Contact Response Time

Students can use email or the private message system within Genius or Canvas to access highly qualified teachers when they need teacher assistance. Students will also receive feedback on their work inside Canvas. The Teacher Information page of their course may describe additional communication options.

The teacher will respond to student inquiries (email, text, call) within one business day. Assignments will be graded and posted within two business days.

Expectations for Academic Conduct 

Student Handbook 

It is your responsibility to read the student handbook to understand all aspects of taking an online course including expectations for academic conduct. Contact your teacher if you have any questions. 

Assistance for Students with Accommodations

Indiana Online supports an inclusive learning environment for all students. If there are aspects of the instruction or design of this course that hinder your full participation, such as inaccessible web content, or the use of non-captioned videos and podcasts, reasonable accommodations can be arranged.

Technology

Technology Requirements 

Students will require a computer device with headphones, a microphone, webcam, up-to-date Chrome Web Browser, and access to YouTube. Please review the Indiana Online’s Technology Requirements.

Technical Skills Needed 

Basic technology skills necessary to locate and share information and files as well as interact with others in a Learning Management System (LMS), include the ability to

• download, edit, save, convert, and upload files
• download and install software
• use a messaging service similar to email
• communicate with others in online discussion or message boards, following basic rules of netiquette
• open attachments shared in messages
• create, save, and submit files in commonly used word processing program formats and as a PDF
• save a file as a .pdf
• copy and paste and format text using your mouse, keyboard, or an html editor’s toolbar menu
• insert images or links into a file
• search for information within a document using Ctrl+F or Command+F keyboard shortcuts
• work in multiple browser windows and tabs simultaneously
• activate a microphone or webcam on your device, and record and upload or link audio and/or video files
• use presentation and graphics programs
• follow an online pacing guide or calendar of due dates
• use spell-check, citation editors, and tools commonly provided in word processing tool menus
• create and maintain usernames and passwords

Technical Questions?  Please contact the Indiana Online Helpdesk.