PHYE 210 Physical Ed for Elementary Teachers
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:               

The content course is designed for the prospective elementary school teacher who will have the opportunity to gain practical hands-on experience in the planning and delivery of age appropriate physical activities as a vital part of the elementary curriculum.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1.  Participants will understand the value of physical education as a vital part of a wellness model in an elementary curriculum.

2.  Participants will identify learning styles using the True Colors model as one method to increase teaching effectiveness.

3.  Participants will be able to identify developmentally appropriate physical education activities through class demonstration and presentations by video and guest specialists.

4.  Participants will have access to available resources, including local specialists.

5.  Participants will demonstrate methods to integrate physical activities into other subject areas.

6.  Participants will identify techniques for teaching social responsibility through physical activity.

7.  Participants will demonstrate effective planning formats for writing a lesson plan for age-appropriate games, fitness activities and a health concept.

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CLASS APPAREL:

Wear clothing appropriate for physical activity.

RESOURCES:

RECOMMENDED TEXT:   "Elementary Teachers Handbook of Indoor and Outdoor Games" By: Art Kamiya

There are resources on reserve in the library for your use.  Prizes for anyone who shares their "best" Internet site that hasn't already been shared in class.

PROFESSIONAL EXPECTATIONS:

As co-professionals we need to hold high expectations of one another.  Such expectations should/will include the following attitudes:

Mutual respect is illustrated by:

Instructors providing opportunities for students to express their own opinions,

Instructors being available during office hours unless previous notice is given to the students,

Students offering constructive criticism of their peers’ teaching behaviors.

Students offering support of one another

Students attending class.  Students will lose five points for each unexcused absence.

Effective time management behavior is demonstrated by:

Being prompt for class,

Being responsible for appropriate daily preparation when assigned various teaching roles,

Complying with due dates especially with handing in and returning work, (assignments are due at class time and late work will not be accepted),

Students being responsible for updating any work, being familiar with deadlines, proper procedures for completing each task, and assisting those who "missed" a class.

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Professional standards as seen by:

Dressing appropriately for class.

Paper work which is neatly typed with correct spelling, punctuation, sentence construction, work which does not measure up to these standards will be returned to the student; the student will have until the next class to redo their work to the required standards.

All work being referenced and presentations which are concise and to the point.

Students’ work can be placed on reserve if you wish to duplicate good ideas for your personal reference.

EVALUATION:                                                                                                                               POINTS

There will be no tests but these expectations will apply:

1.  Each student will develop an outcome assessments portfolio which will                      80
feature an assignment from each class period.

2.  Students will attend every class session and participate in demonstrations,               100
discussions and evaluations of peers.  (Professionalism, timeliness, and effort
are important.  See professional expectations.)

3.  Students in small groups will write a specialized mini lesson plan and present a        25
teaching demo for peer evaluation.

4.  Each student will make one classroom observation and teacher interview from         25 
an elementary school of choice.  Be sure to make your appointment for the
convenience of the teacher and his/her classroom and follow your visity with a
thank-you note. 

5.  Each student will present a design for a bulletin board promoting healthy living          20
concepts.

6.  The final project: Each participant will design an age-appropriate game to be            50
integrated into another subject area, one fitness activity and one health concept,
one of which will be presented to the class or demonstrated in a "kid lab" yet to be
determined.

A = 300 - 250 points

B = 249 - 230 points

C = 299 - 200 points

D = 199 - 170 points

Thomas Ratliffe and Laraine M. Ratliffe, Teaching Children Fitness  Human Kinetics  1994

Margaret C. Seagraves,  Move To Learn   Hunter Publishing Company  1981, 1979

George Graham,  Teaching Children Physical Education  Human Kinetics  1992

George Graham,  AMTP Pedagogy Course Study Guide  Human Kinetics  1993

Robert Sweetgall & Robert Neeves Phd.,  Walking Wellness  Creative Walking Inc.  1987

Shannon L. Page,  Idaho K-12 comprehensive Health Education content Guide and Framework  State Department of Education  1994

Glenn Kirchner & Graham Fishburne,  Physical Education For Elementary School Children   Brown & Benchmark Publishers  1995

Peter H. Werner,  Teaching children Gymnastics  Human Kinetics  1994

Theresa M. Purcell,  Teaching Children Dance  Human Kinetics  1994

David E. Belka,  Teaching Children Games   Human Kinetics  1994

Craig A. Buschner,  Teaching Children Movement concepts and Skills   Human Kinetics  1994

Don Hellison,  Teaching Responsibility Through Physical Activity  Human Kinetics  1995

Christine Hopple,  Teaching For Outcomes in Elementary Physical Education  Human Kinetics  1995

Susan Kasser,  Inclusive Games Movement Fun For Everyone  Human Kinetics  1995

Cindy Bross,  Fit to Try: An Activities Guide for Health Related Fitness  Great Activities Pub. Co.  1993

Robert Pangrazi,  Dynamic Physical Education  Allyn and Bacon  1995

Linda Meeks & Philip Heit,  Comprehensive School Health Education Totally Awesome Strategies for Teaching Health  Meeks Heit Publishing Co., P.O. Box 121, Blacklick, Ohio 43004

Emily Foster, Karyn Hartinger, Katherine Smith Fitness Fun:  85 Games and Activities for Children

Human Kinetics Publishing

Great Activities:  The Physical Education Newspaper for Elementary and Middle School Programs

Jeff Carpenter & Diane Tunnell, Elementary P.E. Teacher’s Survival Guide.

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