The Essentials of Teaching Physical Education Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (SHAPE America set the Standard) (2)

Figure 2.2 Components included for instructional alignment.
National Standards and Grade-Level Outcomes for
K-12 Physical Education
As with the description of the National Standards under curriculum
alignment, within instructional alignment National Standards & Grade-Level
Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education (SHAPE America, 2014) guides
teachers on how to articulate what students should know and be able to do by
the end of each unit of instruction or individual lesson. Without framing your
instruction using the standards and outcomes, questions arise: “So what?
What is the point?” Using the standards to develop unit and lesson plans
provides purpose, intention, and accountability about what you are teaching
and why you are teaching it. With standards and outcomes for each grade
level rather than by grade band (e.g., K-2, 3-5, 6-8, high school), you have a
clearer understanding of what students should be expected to accomplish by
the end of each grade, which provides more insight about the unit goals and
instruction that you should offer over the course of the academic year,
semester, or quarter.
Unit Goals and Objectives
Initially, as a preservice teacher, you will have the task of developing an