EDUCATION 479-4 - DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: PHYSICAL

EDUCATION

Fall 1987 Semester

Instructor: Mike McComb

Mondays, 4:30 - 8:20

Location: MPX

7540

(Gym)

PREREOUISITE5:

Education 401/402

This course is designed to assist students in planning physical education programs for the

Elementary grades in the B. C. schools. The central focus will be to provide students with

a theoretical understanding of curriculum development, teaching strategies, pupil progress,

teacher evaluation and unit planning. This will be achieved through theory and practical

sessions in gymnastics, games and dance.

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35%

month Plan for your Physical Education Program next year. This should

be extensive and comprehensive. Your philosophy, goals, teaching styles, and

long range intentions should be included in the first section. Your course

content, the time allowed for different areas, 'extra' activities and events, and

your blocking methods are also expected. When outlining your units in Games,

Gymnastics, and Dance the progressions should be outlined for the year based

on approximately 80 lessons. The first few lessons in each area should be in

detail (including teaching points) then gradually becoming more general as your

unit outline progresses.

20% -

A teaching unit in a theme from either games, gymnastics or dance, 10 lessons

with goals and objectives.

30%- With a partner, teach two 20 minute lessons, one each from the areas of games,

gymnastics and dance not used in your unit plan. Please hand in the lesson plan

and your analysis of it.

15%

Participation in class

REOUJRED TEXT:

Kirchner, Cunningham, Warrell. Introduction to Movement Education. Wm. C. Brown,

Dubuque, 1979.

RECOMMENDED TEXT:

Boorman, Joyce. Creative Dance in the First Three Grades. Longmans Canada, 1969.