Physical Education Teaching - Minnesota State University Moorhead

Physical Education Teaching from Minnesota State University Moorhead is a Campus Bachelor Sport degree that prepares you for a Education career. Mission: The mission of the physical education program is to prepare students for teaching physical education in the schools, in addition to provide opportunities to enhance the quality of life for the university community by promoting physical fitness, wellness and lifetime activity skills. Program Goals: A. To provide an environment that supports students in becoming self-directed learners, critical thinkers and good communicators. B. To promote the lifelong involvement of students in their community and professions. C. To develop faculty/student connections that supports the educational experience. D. To maximize placement of students in positions commensurate to experience with their career goals. E. To promote professional growth and development by encouraging students to become members of the American Alliance of Health, Physical Education , Recreation and Dance at the state and/or national level. 1. To have students attend conferences at the state, regional and/or national level. 2. To join the MSUM Health and Physical Education Majors Club. F. To provide students with the opportunity to attain physical fitness and wellness. G. To become familiar with the Conceptual Framework at MSUM as it relates to teaching and learning Program Objectives: (National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) National Standards for Physical Education) A. Students will learn and implement in their teaching the NASPE Standards for Physical Education. 1. Demonstrates competency in many movement forms and proficiency in a few movement forms (motor skills). 2. Applies movement concepts and principles to the learning and development of motor skills (learning concepts). 3. Exhibits a physically active lifestyle (active lifestyles outside the classroom). 4. Achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level of physical fitness (is physically fit). 5. Demonstrates responsible personal and social behavior in physical activity settings (personal and social skills). 6. Demonstrates understanding and respect for differences among people in physical activity setting (diversity). 7. Understands the physical activity provides opportunities for enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and social interaction (values exercise). The courses taught in the physical education major will reflect the standards set by the Minnesota Board of Teaching. Upon completion of the program and all of its requirements, students will be eligible for a teaching licensure in the State of Minnesota. A. A teacher of physical education understands and applies the skills necessary to perform varied physical activities including: 1. Essential elements and sequencing of basic motor skills 2. Individual, dual, and team activities; lifetime fitness activities; fundamental gymnastics; rhythms and dance, for example, singing games and folk, square, ballroom, creative, contemporary, and modern dance, low organization, lead up, and cooperative games, aquatics, aerobics, body mechanics, conditioning exercises, and strength training 3. Appropriate instructional cues and prompts for basic motor skills and physical activity 4. How to support and encourage learner expression through movement B. A teacher of physical education understands disciplinary knowledge of physical activities and well-being, including: 1. The organic, skeletal, and neuromuscular structures of the human body and how these structures adapt and contribute to physical activity, motor performance, fitness, and wellness 2. Concepts and strategies related to physical activity and fitness 3. Disciplinary concepts and principles to skillful movement and physical activity 4. Interdisciplinary learning experiences that allow students to integrate knowledge, skills, and methods of inquiry from multiple subject areas 5. Organization and administration of physical education programs 6. Etiquette, sportsmanship, and officiating 7. Selection and use of appropriate supplies and equipment 8. Safety issues to consider when planning and implementing instruction 9. Appropriate emergency procedures 10. Safety, CPR, first aid procedure, and prevention and care of injuries 11. The relationship among physical activity, fitness, and health including developmental adaptive physical education programs 12. Historical, philosophical, and sociological, and psychological factors associated with varied physical activities 13. Health-related concepts, concerns, assumptions, debates, processes in inquiry, and personal hygiene central to the study of physical activity C. A teacher of physical education must demonstrate an understanding of the teaching of physical education that integrates understanding of physical education with the understanding of pedagogy, students, learning, classroom management, and professional development. The teacher of physical education to children, preadolescents, and adolescents must: 1. Understand and apply educational principles relevant to the physical, social, emotional, moral, and cognitive development of children, preadolescents, and adolescents 2. Understand and apply the research base for and the best practices of kindergarten and primary, intermediate, and middle and high school education 3. Develop curriculum goals and purposes based on the central concepts of physical education and know how to apply instructional strategies and materials for achieving student understanding of this discipline 4. Understand the role and alignment of district, school, and department mission and goals in program planning 5. Understand the need for and how to connect students\\\' schooling experiences with everyday life, the workplace, and further educational opportunities 6. Know how to involve representatives of business, industry, and community organizations as active partners in creating educational opportunities 7. Understand the role and purpose of co-curricular and extracurricular activities in the teaching and learning process 8. Understand the impact of reading ability in student achievement in physical education studies, recognize the varying reading comprehension and fluency levels represented by students, and possess the strategies to assist students to read physical education content materials more effectively 9. Apply the standards of effective practice in teaching students through a variety of early and ongoing clinical experiences with kindergarten and primary, intermediate, middle level, and high school students within a range of educational programming models View more details on Minnesota State University Moorhead . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Sport courses.