Secondary Methods and Field Experience II in Physical Education

Catalog description

This pedagogy course is focused on Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) National Standards and Grade Level Outcomes for secondary physical education, Wisconsin Teacher Standards (WTS), and best practices related to methodology and assessment. This course includes a field experience organized as a professional development school (PDS) where teacher candidates spend significant time developing lesson plans, teaching, and assessing student learning, as well as interacting with secondary school students and teachers. A professional learning community approach is utilized throughout the course to provide students multiple opportunities to collaborate. A multi-day, consistent schedule to participate in the field experience classroom is established by the course instructor in consultation with the teacher candidate and cooperating teacher. Prerequisite: ESS 310 , ESS 364 , ESS 368 , ESS 419 ; taken concurrent with ESS 418 ; admission to physical, adapted, and school health education. Offered Fall, Spring.