Video
The PE Advocates produced Portraits of PE Champions, depicting how and why four teachers at three public elementary schools in SFUSD have prioritized Physical Education (PE) and physical activity throughout the school day for their students. The videos touch on several themes including:
- linking academic success and physical activity;
- the role PE plays in providing equitable access to physical activity; and
- PE as a key contributor to lifetime fitness.
Download written case studies for our PE Champions.
Featuring:
Mario Chang, 1st Grade Teacher
Deborah Molof, Principal
David Speidel, PE Specialist
Students from Mission Education Center Elementary
Jennifer Moless, Kindergarten Teacher
Lindsay Hatfield, 3rd Grade Teacher
Students from El Dorado Elementary
Stella Lau, 1st Grade Teacher
Demetria Chi, PE Specialist
Students from Chinese Immersion School at De Avila Elementary
Producers:
Christina Goette, MPH, San Francisco Department of Public Health
Marianne S. Szeto, MPH, Shape Up San Francisco
Cynthia Flock, MPH
Video Producers/Directors: Sarafina Productions and Dawn Valadez
Audio
Radio Interviews by Carol Kocivar, Looking at Education, on KALW
Ken Dyar
Shape Up SF PE Advocates brought Ken Dyar to San Francisco August 4, 2011, to kick off the start of our first ever PE Speaker Series, put on in part by our partner, Sports Basement. During Ken’s visit, we were fortunate to schedule an interview with Carol Kocivar, California PTA president, and host of KALW’s Looking at Education, that airs the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6pm, before the SFUSD Board of Education meetings. What follows is a transcript of the interview that was aired on 8/9/11.
Ken Dyar Interview
Read a transcript of Ken Dyar’s interview (PDF).
Dr. John Ratey
Shape Up SF PE Advocates brought Dr. John Ratey to San Francisco August 10-11, 2011, to keynote a PE Forum at the school district and to present to a variety of audiences about how physical education and physical activity benefit the brain. During his visit, we were fortunate to schedule an interview with Carol Kocivar, California PTA president, and host of KALW’s Looking at Education, that airs the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6pm, before the SFUSD Board of Education meetings. The interview was aired on 8/23/11.
John Ratey Interview
Read a transcript of Dr. Ratey’s interview (PDF).
Darin Curtis
Shape Up SF PE Advocates brought Darin Curtis to San Francisco August 25, 2011, to conclude our first PE Speaker Series. Darin is the 2011 California Teacher of the Year, and a PE teacher at Tierra del Sol Middle School in San DIego. During his visit, we were fortunate to schedule an interview with Carol Kocivar, California PTA president and how of KALW’s Looking at Education, that airs the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6 PM, before the SFUSD Board of Education meetings. The interview was aired on 9/27/11.
Darin Curtis Interview
Read a transcript of Darin Curtis’ interview (PDF).
This project was made possible with funding by:
