PHED 239

Secondary Physical Education Methods and Pre-Practicum, Grades 9-12

This one-half semester course is designed to help second-year physical education teacher preparation students further their pedagogical content knowledge and to introduce principles of curriculum development for liability issues for grades 9 through 12. Students apply developmentally appropriate practices in school-based laboratory settings. The primary focus of Module 4/High School Physical Education is to introduce appropriate practices for planning, teaching and evaluating high school physical education. The approach to teaching used in this course is based on nationally recognized appropriate physical education practices for high school students. The information given in module 4-high school lecture will be reinforced and practiced in a 2-hour per week lab experience at a high school site teaching students

Units: 1.5