HPE 00392Clinical Experience in Teaching Health and Physical Education

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This course introduces students to the nature and operation of elementary and secondary schools. Students learn to organize instructional materials into meaningful daily lessons in both health and physical education. The course emphasizes the development of teaching strategies, classroom management techniques and use of educational media. The field experience involves observation, tutoring, microteaching and practice in a variety of other instructional skills. Field assignments are sought that involve the pre-service teacher in a realistic mainstreamed classroom environment. As application for Clinical Experience must be submitted and approved through the Office of Educator Support and Partnerships.