Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in Health & Physical Education

- In a town where walking is used as a main source of transportation, have the students wear pedometers and see how many steps they take throughout the day. Have a ‘pedometer challenge’ and see who can get the most steps. Have students set a goal to try and reach 10,000 steps a day. - To promote healthy eating, have students track the nutritional value on what they are eating, as well as the daily calories they take in. They can also track how much their food costs per week -Have students do an outside of school miles sheet. Promote cardiovascular exercising by setting an amount of miles you wish for them to accomplish before the end of the semester Things discussed in ‘1st Year Teacher Documentary’ - Getting background knowledge - First year teacher attitude: Teacher starts high, but by December gets on low. By end of the school year the teacher is looking forward to next year - Teacher burnout: Nov-Dec teachers are at bottom of rollercoaster. -Early education sets foundation