SPARK creates, implements, and evaluates programs that promote lifelong wellness.

SPARK creates, implements,
and evaluates programs that
promote lifelong wellness.
Obesity
is a big
problem.
SPARK is
here to
help!
SPARK
Background
• Originally funded in 1989 by Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute of N.I.H.
• SPARK is the conduit that moves
research to practice
• Over 40 publications proving SPARK
programs work and last!
“Children are our most valuable natural resource.”
Herbert Hoover
SPARK Programs
SPARK
Is About Moving and
Learning
Time to Pata Pata!
PE and PA
“Hall of Shame”
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Being “picked” for “teams”
Sitting on roll call numbers
Standing in lines waiting a turn
Relays and elimination activities
Fitness as punishment
Focus on star athletes
Sharing 1 ball with 45 close friends
Using people for target practice
Hall of Shame
• Being picked last for teams
• Standing in lines waiting for a turn
• Fitness as punishment
• Focus on star athletes
These
things
DO NOT happen
• Grouping
by gender
• Sharing 1in
ballSPARK!
with 30 close friends
• Big people throwing balls at little people
• Relay races
• Elimination games
• Inappropriate-sized equipment
New PE is About Outcomes..
Students Receiving SPARK PE Improved:
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Activity levels: over 50% of class time
Physical fitness scores
Sport skills (throw, catch, kick)
Enjoyment of PE
Activity levels away from school
Scores on academic tests
Teachers improve PE quantity and quality
SPARK lasts!
MVPA Today
MVPA is on the decline!
Healthy People 2010
Goals for Youth Physical
Activity
Objectives for physical activity in youth:
Moderate physical activity
Vigorous physical activity
Provide daily school physical education
PE classes that are highly active
How Much MVPA
in PE Classes?
The Goal = 50%*
The Usual = 36%**
*Healthy People 2010 Goal
**Catch and NICHD baselines = 36% MVPA
(900 schools, 3rd grade: McKenzie 1995; Nader, 2003)
**TAAG Baseline = 37% MVPA
(36 middle schools, 6 states, McKenzie et al, MSSE, 2006)
Increase MVPA Minutes?
Three Strategies…
1. Talk Less
• Object is… do that by…
• 80-20 Rule
• Be a plumber - fix the leaks!
2. Differentiate and
Disguise
• Empower students with choices, levels
• Disguise the fitness element
3. Think MVPA
• Watch for it
• Change what you’re doing to
achieve it
• Stopwatch strategy
Each Program
Provides…
1.Curriculum
2.Training
3.Follow-Up
4.Equipment
SPARK Lesson Plans
• Teacher Friendly
• Minimum Prep
• Standards-Based
• Field-Tested
SPARK Workshops
Inspirational, motivating,
effective!
SPARK Equipment
Matched to SPARK content
And Age-Appropriate
CDC Coordinated
School Health Model
Healthy School
Environment
Nutrition
We are pleased to offer The OrganWise Guys® Pre-K/K – 5
award-winning, science-based curriculum to develop an
approach to the prevention of childhood obesity.
Custom Professional Development
•Educators learn the OrganWise Guys curriculum and
focus on integrating components into the overall
education
•Food-services learn how to create an environment
that supports healthy lifestyle, food, and beverage
choices.
Why Staff Wellness?
Lets focus on
1. Nutrition
2. Physical Activity
3. Stress Management
Health Education
The Healthy Lifestyle Choices program (HLC) meets all 7 of
the National Health Education Standards.
Core Subject Integration
Includes Assessment tools
HLC provides FREE online training
and web-based resources for teachers.
•Life Skills
•Conflict Resolution
•Nutrition
•Substance Abuse Prevention
•Safety
•Fitness
FREE SPARK RESOURCES FOR
YOU!
…And More SPARK
• On-Site Consultation Models
• Booster workshops
• Institutes in each program
– 2 full days each
– Spring and Summer
• Train the Trainer Model
Coming Soon
• Password accessible website
• Videoclips
• Standards alignment tools
• E-textbook capability
• SPARKlights
Contact me for…
• Free grant development services
• Free webinars and newsletter registration
• Free consultations
• Free program and/or equipment quotes
Ellen Ormsby – East Coast Program Consultant
By phone – 443.995.9011
By email - [email protected]
Great Reasons to Choose
a SPARK Program
• SPARK content and instruction give teachers tools to
align with their state/district/national PE standards!
• Proven effective in research
• Cited in the U.S. Surgeon General’s report
• Awarded “Exemplary Program” of the U.S. Department
of Education, 1993
• Received “Governor’s Commendation” award from
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor’s Council on Physical
Fitness and Sports, 1993
Great Reasons to Choose
a SPARK Program
• Over 100,000 (teachers) served!
• The only research-based, nationally disseminated program
Pre-K through 12th gr., in and out of school
• In 2005, SPARK was awarded “Gold” status for BOTH
elementary and middle school programs by a Cooper
Institute study in 2005
• Twelve SPARK schools have won awards for their physical
education programs!
• Leading University’s use SPARK as part of their curriculum!
Financial Strength,
Organizational Capacity
• 810 workshops conducted, plus
7 Institutes
• Trained 25,000+ teachers
• Effected over 1 million students
• 50+ conference presentations
• 60+ staff with international reach
Not since 1989; all this last fiscal!
In Closing; a Thought to
Live By…
“When health is absent,
wisdom cannot reveal itself,
art cannot become manifest,
strength cannot be exerted,
wealth becomes useless, and
reason becomes powerless.”
Herophilus, 300 B.C.