COPA Peer-Coach Teaching Model at 15th St. School (2014-15 School Year)By Octavio Fierros, COPA Physical Education Specialist

Welcome to COPA Year 2 at 15th St. School

Creating Opportunities for Physical Activity (COPA) is a grant-funded Physical Education program under Providence Little Company of Mary Hospital. This year, Ford Motors will fund the program. There are certain guidelines the PE specialist needs to follow in order to keep the program at 15th St. School.

Thank you for participating in the COPA program for 15th St. School. This is our second year at the school and we are expecting it to be better than the first!

Welcome new teachers to the program. You should expect a visit from me during the first week of school before COPA begins the week of August 25th.

Please let me know when you finish this reading this COPA Orientation presentation. This saves time from going to your classroom and giving you a personal introduction to the program. You can let me know by e-mailing me.

Please understand that Mr. Fierros, the COPA PE specialist, will be on campus on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays all day. You can e-mail him at octavio.fierros@providence.org if you have any questions.

COPA Peer-Coach Teaching Model Phases

Phase 1• Observation Phase• The observation phase

took place the first year of the program during the 2013-14 school year.

• Teachers who are meeting with PE specialist every week will observe him during lessons.

Phase 2• Team-Teaching/

Independent Teaching Phase• Teachers who meet

with PE specialist every other week will team-teach with him and teach independently when PE specialist is not present.

Phase 3• Coaching Students

for Grade-Level Championships• Teachers will teach PE

lesson to students, according to lessons on clipboard. Then, teacher will coach their finalists in the grade-level championships.

Phase 4• Documenting and

Teaching Logs• The finalists for each

activity will be written down so PE specialist can put them in the “finalists” logs before grade-level championships. Teachers will also sign during all PE sessions in the “Peer-Coach Teaching Model Sign-up Log-in” sheet.

PE Equipment in your Classroom vs. PE Equipment in Equipment Bin

This year, most of the COPA equipment will be distributed to your classroom between lesson units. Please do not have your students use COPA equipment during recess and lunch. Equipment will be collected during the “bye” week.

Other limited equipment will be in the equipment bin in the playground. When using the bin, please do not have students inside the bin. We need to keep the bin organized for other teachers who are also checking out equipment bin. The bin has a combination lock (8-22-12). The combo for the lock is also listed in your clipboard.

This information will be provided in the “COPA Master Calendar” that will be sent out the first week of school in your clipboard.

In-class equipment Equipment in bin

Poly spots or flat cones Parachute

Cones Steps for aerobics

Noodle sticks Scoops for scoop catch

Handballs Basketballs

Soccer balls Footballs

Jump ropes

Footballs

COPA Lesson Structure

o The COPA lesson structure involves a 30-minute lesson with 5-minute warm-up exercises and 25 minute activity. Your call if you would like to go over 30 minutes. (California Department of Education requires 200 minutes every 10 days of Physical Education for elementary school students. Due to limited time, COPA is asking for 60 minutes every 10 days, which is still not enough physical activity for our children today.)

o If you see the “Cardio Carnival Activity” logo on your lesson that means those activities will be conducted during a school-wide COPA event that will take place later in the school year. As part of your agreement to join the COPA program, teachers will take conduct an activity during the COPA Cardio Carnival.

o If you see a see a ribbon on the lesson that means that your students will be competing within your class. Then, the winners will face the winners from another class of the same grade level. The grade level championships will take place after we are done with certain units. It will take place on a “bye week” (a week when nobody has regular COPA). The PE specialist will referee all games. Please remind your students keep their ribbons until the end of the school year. Those with 5 ribbons will get a special prize! Also, teachers who win championships will also get a ribbon. If you collect 5 ribbons, you also get a special prize!

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COPA Cardio Carnival

o As part of Ford grant, we are required to organize a school-wide field day in September (day to be determined soon). The COPA Cardio Carnival will include several fun games for your students.

o Ford Motors employees will attend Cardio Carnival at 15th St. School during their “Global Week of Caring” (week of September 8-12, 2014).

o Teacher who signed up for the COPA program this year will help out by instructing an activity of their choice (activities to be determined soon).

o More details coming soon!

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CONCLUSION

o PLEASE E-MAIL ME AT octavio.fierros@providence.org if you would like to sign up for the COPA program this year and when you are done with this

orientation presentation. This will save time from me going to your class and giving you a personal orientation. If you have any questions, e-mail me!