Summer Session, 1987
June 29 - August 7
Mondays and Wednesday
1:00 -
4:50
p.m.
Instructor:
J. Sahli
Office:
MPX
9508
Phone:
291-4229
Location:
MPX 7540
EDUCATION 479-4:
DESIGNS FOR LEARNING PHYSICAL EDUCATION
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(Elementary)
PREREQUISITE:
Educ. 401/402 or equivalent.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to prepare students to teach the elementary physical education
curriculum in B.C. schools. Sessions will include both theory and practice in the areas of
games, gymnastics and dance, and will help students to develop an understanding of:
curriculum development, teaching strategies, lesson and unit planning, pupil assessment,
teacher and program evaluation.
The assignments will be as follows:
Students will be held accountable for assigned readings.
20%
2.
Students will be required to analyze a modified or minor game and
prepare a unit to teach the skills and strategies required to play that
game.
T
hey will also be required to prepare wall charts to be used
in the gym to reinforce the concepts to be taught.
Due date: July 11, 1987
20%
3.
Students will be required to prepare a unit in gymnastics including
large apparatus, for a grade of their choice. They will be required
to prepare wall charts to reinforce the safety rules in gymnastics.
Due date: July 20, 1987
20%
4.
Students will be required to analyze a story or poem and prepare
a short related unit in the area of Creative Dance. They will be
required to prepare wall charts that reinforce the concepts being taught.
Due date: August 1, 1987
20%
5.
Working alone or with a partner students will be required to create:
(a) ?
a 2-minute gymnastics sequence incorporating large
apparatus, and
(b) ?
a 2-minute dance sequence.
Each sequence must include one main theme and at least two sub-
themes. Students will be required to establish criteria for evaluation
and submit a written statement of analysis for each sequence along
with a self-evaluation.
Due date: Gymnastics Sequence - July
25,
1987
Dance Sequence - August 3, 1987
20%
i1I1IiIiN1
Kirchner, G., Cunningham, J., and Warrell, E. Introduction to Movement Education (2nd ed.).
Dubuque, Ta.: Wm. C. Brown Publishers, 1978.
Kirchner, G. Physical Education for Elementar
y
School Children 6th ed. Dubuque, Ia.: Wm. C.
Brown Publishers, 1985.