How can using the PECAT add to what my district is already doing for curriculum improvement or development?
The PECAT can be used to: • Ensure that your current physical education curriculum development or selection process is systematic, consistent, and thorough. • Clarify what gaps exist in your current physical education curriculum. • Assess how closely written curricula align with national standards. • Identify instructional strategies that improve teaching and student learning. • Inform selection of a high-quality curriculum that is affordable and feasible to implement in your schools. • Identify where revisions might be needed in a locally developed curriculum. • Provide additional perspectives that can help strengthen your curriculum development or selection processes. • Provide sound and defensible justification for curriculum decisions to parents, school board members, and others interested in physical education in your community or state.
