Teaching Fundamental Motor Skills

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide physical education majors an overview of traditional and non-traditional teaching methods that can be used to teach physical education, focusing on upper elementary and junior high age students. Strong emphasis will be put on progressions and tactical teaching methods and styles. Evaluation and assessment processes will be emphasized as well as incorporating a fitness component into each lesson with proper warm-up and cool down techniques. Each student will lead the class in a number of hands-on practical experiences with immediate feedback to begin learning the pros and cons of teaching physical education, improving each student’s skill and knowledge in planning and teaching physical education.