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| How is iPLAY for inclusion different from the usual iPLAY? iPLAY4i contains the same essential content as iPLAY but includes additional materials that help teachers to improve the quality of their PE teaching for children with intellectual disabilities. As a result, the program will help teachers who teach mainstream classes, integrated classes, and those in a support unit. Why is it free? iPLAY is free for schools because a component of the program is a research project. We are hoping to help children become more active, motivated and engaged at school, and we can offer the program for free in schools who are willing to let us follow their students’ progress. The funding for the program and the research was provided by the Sport Australia and NSW Department of Education. How many NESA hours do teachers receive? Teachers that complete iPLAY will be provided with 14 NESA hours at proficient level. Leaders earn an extra 13 NESA hours at highly accomplished level. Do we have to schedule more time for PE? No, instead of increasing the time dedicated to PE, iPLAY has been designed to build teachers’ competencies and confidence in teaching PE. Our PE recommendations are aligned with the DoE guidelines, so no extra time is needed for physical activity classes. Do we need to buy expensive equipment? No, your iPLAY mentor will work with you on how to best utilise your existing sports equipment. What will our teachers learn from iPLAY? Teachers will learn how to improve the quality of PE and school sport during the iPLAY program. This is done via online modules, a two-hour workshop, and mentoring sessions. Topics include physically active homework, classroom energizers, and increasing student enjoyment and engagement. What is an iPLAY leader? Leaders are teachers that complete extra training to improve the physical activity culture within the school. This includes improving playgrounds to help children be more active, engaging parents in PE at home, and linking the school to local, community sport. What does our school have to do? Students in years 3-5 will be asked to complete a few assessments with the support of our trained research personnel. These will take about an hour before the program and an hour at the end. The assessments have been designed for children with intellectual disabilities, and help us see whether students are becoming more active, more fit, more motivated and more confident. What is an iPLAY mentor? Each school will be provided with an iPLAY mentor. These are current or recently retired PDHPE specialist teachers. Mentors are selected based on their prior experience teaching PDHPE. All mentors complete additional, specific training before working with iPLAY schools. Still have some questions? If you would like to ask a question about the program you can either contact the iPLAY team via email on admin@iplay.org.au, via phone on 02 9701 4577, or we can call in to one of your staff meetings if you would like us to answer some questions. To express interest, please click here. |
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