Instructional Strategies in Physical Education and Health

Catalog description

This course is designed to introduce future professionals to effective teaching strategies and skills within the context of physical education and health. Grounded by national and state teaching standards, this course emphasizes academic language, curricular models, instructional styles, short- and long-term planning and implementation, instructional and managerial skills reflective practices, and professional responsibility. Lecture sessions are focused upon conceptual foundations of teaching physical education and health. Laboratory sessions devoted to "hands-on," practical applications and observational assessment of lecture concepts in a controlled environment with peers and children.