PED 36101 Methods and Materials in Health and PE K-12
Instructor:
Dr.Kevin
L. Hill, Associate Professor, Department Chair, HHPS
Phone: (O) 375-7301 (H) 375-2980
E-mail: kehill1@wsc.eduOffice
hours: MWF, 8-9, MW, 2-3
Credit hours: 3 Dates of course: 1-12-2004
to 5-6-2004 Time: MWF, 10-10:50
Location: Rice 14
Course Description:
A study of methods and materials for teaching health
and physical education K-12. Special emphasis will be placed on aims, principles,
philosophies, and organization.
Prerequisites: PED 151, PED 171
General course goals:
The course activities, lectures, and assignments
are intended to provide opportunities for students to accomplish the following:
The student will:
1. Develop a class management plan.
2. Develop daily lesson plans and objectives.
3. Develop an understanding of the National Standards
for Health Education, and various aspects of health education.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of the teaching/learning
process.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of various teaching
methodologies.
6. Demonstrate proper teaching skills.
7. Demonstrate an understanding of various assessment
practices.
8. Demonstrate an understanding of movement vocabulary.
Academic Development:
This course should enrich overall academic development
by broadening students' backgrounds in education.
Program goals:
This course provides students with opportunities
to develop basic knowledge, understanding, and skills necessary for careers
in health and physical education.
General education goals:
This course aids in the promotion of good health
and lifelong fitness.
Learning facilities and resources:
Student should make use of the Conn Library for additional
materials and references.
Attendance:
Class attendance is expected on a regular basis.
You are also expected to be on time. Frequently being tardy is a sign of
someone who is unorganized and or undisciplined. People who come into class
late disturb the entire class and this is intolerable. Students are responsible
for obtaining notes and other pertinent information from fellow students
if a class is missed. Unexcused absences on test days will result in a
zero for the test.
Participation:
Students will be expected to contribute to class
discussions and to participate in all activities.
Grading Scale: 93-100 A ..........90-92 A- ..........87-89
B+.......... 83-86 B ..........80-82 B-
73-76 C..........70-72 C-..........67-69 D+..........63-66
D.........60-62 D-..........77-79 C+
59 and below F
Grading:
Practice Teaching/with lesson plans:
1. A 20 minute lesson on a health topic......................................
50 points
2. A 20 minute activity lesson.....................................................50
points
3. Various class assignments ......................................................25
points
Ten day block plan, with lesson plans..........................................50
points
Exam: Taken approximately at mid-term.....................................50
points
( will cover pre-announced selected topics )
Total Points: .......................................
225 points
Assignments:
Practice Teaching/Lesson plans:
1. You will teach a 20 minute lesson to your classmates,
in a classroom setting. The topic must be something pertaining to health.
Develop a lesson plan which will be handed in after you teach. Make
copies of your typed lesson plan for each member of the class, as wellas
the instructor. The instructor will provide a form for lesson plan
design. You will be evaluated on your teaching and plan.
2. You will teach a 20 minute activity lesson.
The same guidelines are applicable to this lesson as in the first lesson.
In addition, in order for students to see a variety of activities, each
student must pick a different activity. As soon as you know what you would
like to do, write a paragraph telling me of your plan. This will reserve
the activity for you.
Various Class Assignments:
These will be brief assignments which students will
be asked to do complete in class or for the next class. Examples could
include writing opinions, reading and reporting on an article, small group
projects, practice teaching, etc.
Ten Day Block Plan, with Lesson Plans:
Complete a 10 day block plan for a unit covering
a topic in health, physical education, or athletic training. Also, do 10
daily lesson plans, typed, using the lesson plan design provided by the
instructor. Include the following with your block plan and lesson plans.
1. Unit objectives from each of the three domains,
a. affective b. psychomotor, cognitive.
List all the unit objectives
at the beginning of the unit. Each of the objectives must appear somewhere
on your lesson plans.
2. Some form of evaluation for the unit. This
could be a rubric, check list, written test, etc.
Make the evaluation instrument and include with your unit plan. Do not use one off the internet or any other source, it should be original.
Tentative Schedule
Week 1 Introduction: Orientation to Teaching Physical Education
2 Factors that Influence Learning
Research on Teaching Physical Education
3 Designing Movement Experiences and Tasks
Task Presentation
4 Content analysis and development
Developing and Maintaining a Learning Environment
5 Teacher Functions During Activities
Teaching Strategies
6 Motivation and Personal Growth
Planning and Evaluating Instruction
7 Context Specific Pedagogy
8 Observation and Analysis of Instruction
Tools for the Analysis of Instruction
9 Health Promotion: The Role of the Health Educator
Emotional and Mental Health
Chemical Health
Family life Health
10 Community and Enivironmental Health
Disease Prevention Control
Consumer Health
11 National Health Education Standards
Test, March 22
Start Practice teaching on Mon. April 5
Practice Teaching/lesson plans on health. We will have a drawing to
determine order of presentation. Two people per day.
11 Teaching 1
12 Teaching 1
13 Teaching 1
14 Teaching 2 Activity lessons
15 Teaching 2
16 Teaching 2
Block Plans and lesson plans due April 19
16 Finals week: May 6, 10:30am, we will finish teaching on this
day
