KINES 464Physical Education Programming and Practicum

3 credits · Kinesiology · Penn State

This course is designed to provide students pursuing a health and physical education teacher certification in the Kinesiology degree with the conceptual foundation necessary to develop comprehensive and developmentally appropriate instruction that aligns with the National Association of Sport and Physical Education to students in preschool through twelfth grade (P-12). It will provide students with information on physical education comprehensive programming and contemporary instructional practices. Appropriate planning, instruction, programming and assessment make-up the foundation of this course. Emphasis is placed on the student's ability to create an effective instruction/programming and deliver the content in a preschool through twelfth grade physical education class. The overarching objectives for this course are to develop students' understanding of the different physical education program/curriculum models and applications of the models in a P-12 setting, integration of technology to enhance student learning, and develop advocacy measures for physical education through understanding and communicating the value of quality physical education and its contribution toward student wellness. Students will be able to plan and design program content that targets the psychomotor, cognitive, and affective learning domains and aligns with national standards. Students will design and administer authentic student assessments that align with the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective learning domains. Students will also design curricular scope and sequence overviews that are used to guide comprehensive programming and lesson development from grades P-12.