Module 5

1. Physical and Health Education Canada -http://www.phecanada.ca/home   

This organization supports health and physical educators, as well as, administrators through a range of programs, resources, and initiatives.

I selected this artifact because Physical and Health Education supports schools in becoming Health Promoting Schools that include the provision of Quality Daily Physical Education and fostering healthy school communities.

It is important in the context of HPE because the website lists a series of events, including the 2018 National Physical & Health Education Conference, which provides an opportunity to delegates to network with colleagues and increase their knowledge and skills to foster healthy active living for children and youth in the school, family and community.

How is this artifact related to the five Standards of Practice? 

This artifact is related to the Professional Knowledge Standard of Practice. It provides a wide variety of resources not only for health and physical educators, but also for administrators, through a range of programs, resources, and initiatives. By participating in conferences, members are better able to be current in their professional knowledge and recognize its relationship to practice. Conferences also provide members with the opportunity to understand and reflect on student development, educational research, related policies, and legislation to inform professional judgement in practice. This artifact also supports educators in further enhancing and developing their professional knowledge and skills to foster healthy active living for students.      

2. Foundations for a Healthy School - http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/healthyschools/resourceF4HS.pdf

This artifact is a resource designed to help contribute to a learning environment that promotes and supports child and student well-being – one of the four core goals in Ontario’s renewed vision for education.  

I selected this artifact because it emphasized the need to focus not just on academic success, but also on the whole child and student – their cognitive, emotional, social, and physical development. The research is clear: healthy students are better prepared to learn, and education is a key determinant of health. Elevating well-being as a goal for education in Ontario recognizes its fundamental importance to our learners and their futures.

It is important in the context of HPE because it supports the integration of healthy school policies, programs, and initiatives into school and school board planning and implementation processes. 

How is this artifact related to the five Standards of Practice? 

This artifact is related to the Commitment to Students and Student Learning Standard of Practice. It is a resource primarily created to aid educators in supporting student well-being. By using this artifact, members have the knowledge and tools necessary to focus not just on academic success, but also on the whole child. As such, educators facilitate the development of students as contributing citizens of Canadian society.