Teaching Concepts of Adapted Physical Education

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide health and physical education teacher candidates with the knowledge and basic skills required to meet the professional and legal mandates pertaining to general physical education for students with unique needs, between ages 3 to 21. The course will focus on the law, placement decisions, assessment, individualized general physical education programming, service delivery, transition planning for individuals with disabilities, professionalism in the workplace, and awareness of the strengths and limitations of those with disabilities and methods for inclusion. This course includes instruction in modifying sports and games, dance, lifetime fitness, and aquatics. The course includes a lab component and completion of clinical experience hours.