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About Crystal:
Crystal is a P.E. and Health teacher at Hortonville Middle School. She's been teaching for 18 years total, and has been using Polar technology in her lessons for the last 14 years! She's a member of both AAHPERD and WAHPERD. Among many honors and awards she's received are the 2004 NASPE Midwest Teacher of the Year, 2004 NASPE National Middle School Teacher of the Year, and 2005 Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year.
About Hortonville Middle School:
Hortonville Middle School is part of the Hortonville Area School District in Hortonville, Wisconsin. In this rural area the typical P.E. class size is 25 students. Students are in grade levels 5-8 and currently use Polar E200s and E600s along with the TriFit620 system. In 2005, Hortonville Middle School was awarded the NASPE STARS Level 2 Award.
Core Activities:
Crystal uses the 5 components of fitness, state physical education standards, and physical best to teach P.E. at Hortonville.
Using Polar:
Hortonville's P.E. budget, as well as a 2001 PEP Grant provided the funding to get Polar technology in school. After hearing Beth Kirkpatrick speak as well as attending the technology workshops in Fargo, North Dakota for three years, Crystal was able to implement Polar products in her school. Crystal uses Polar heart rate monitors in her lesson plans twice a week. According to Crystal, the most important reason to use Polar in P.E is the feedback that the students receive and the hard data that it provides.
The Buzz:
Crystal likes "the feedback that my students and I receive about working out in their target heart zones. The students gain knowledge of their fitness levels and know if they are in the healthy fitness zone."
Students enjoy "using the technology to get feedback on their fitness levels."
Administration likes "the hard data that Crystal can provide about students and their fitness levels."
The Hortonville Area School District was featured in the 2004 Strategies
newsletter!
Read more here!
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