PED 457 - Techniques of Teaching Physical Education (PreK-12) (4)

Prerequisite: PED 233 (or 234), 352, 355 or permission.

This course is designed to prepare students pursuing PK-12 physical education endorsement for effectively planning and designing classroom instruction, assessing students progress toward defined objectives and managing student behavior. The course will emphasize: planning and preparation, standards based instruction, assessment alternatives, creating quality assessment tools, standards testing, interpreting assessment results, and managing student behavior in a variety of PK-12 settings. Includes consideration of the exceptional child. Outcome statement: Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to understand planning and preparation, standard based instruction, assessment methods and managing student behavior in a variety of PK-12 settings including consideration of the exceptional child. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to understand planning and preparation, standard based instruction, assessment methods and managing student behavior in a variety of PK-12 settings including consideration of the exceptional child.