Richard A. Wiles Jr. is a physical education teacher at Severna Park Elementary in Severna Park, Maryland. He also serves on the Anne Arundel County Public Schools elementary physical education curriculum writing team and Common Core Standards STEM committee and was the primary author of fifth grade and second grade band level assessments for physical education. Rich has presented at numerous conventions on electronic curriculum, teaching physical education with technology, and other topics. He earned a bachelor of science degree in physical education from Salisbury University and is completing a master of education degree in school improvement leadership from Goucher College. Rich is a member of SHAPE America (Society of Health and Physical Educators).
Judith N. Schmid has been an elementary-level physical educator since 1985. Her background includes roles as head coach of a swim team, aquatic director and swim instructor, and continuing education instructor. She has served on the curriculum writing committee for Anne Arundel County Public Schools for four years and was a contributing author of fifth grade and second grade band level assessments for physical education. An award-wining teacher, she earned a bachelor of science degree in physical education and health education from Slippery Rock University and a master of science degree in kinesiology, physical education teacher education from Towson University. She earned National Board certification in 2004. Judy is a member of SHAPE America (Society of Health and Physical Educators).
When students enter middle school, they must have a strong foundation of physical education skills and concepts ready to be applied. With the Physical Education Digital Library K-5, you have everything you need, gathered in one place, to ensure that every child you teach has that foundation. Rich Wiles and Judy Schmid, co-authors of the Physical Education Digital Library K-5, and Human Kinetics representatives, Ray Vallese and Holly Whitaker, provide an informational webinar on the Physical Education Digital Library K-5.
This digital package provides a complete elementary physical education program that is delivered online and easily accessed from your desktop, laptop, or mobile device. Easy to navigate, it offers more than 200 new K-5 lesson plans encompassing progression cues that help teach skill development. The lesson plans include hundreds of proven activities and assessments that are aligned to the specific standards and grade-level outcomes set by SHAPE America.
This brief, 30-minute webinar discusses how to use the Physical Education Digital Library to meet the standards and outcomes, followed by a quick Q&A session.
