PED 235

4 Hour Field Experience Description

Principles of Physical Education

Objectives:

• Describe the students, the environment, the activities, and the learning taking place in the physical education classroom, through observations done at different grade levels

• Record observations of the classroom and of class activities with comments on what went well and what you would have done differently

Types of Participation:

• Observing and evaluating public school physical education teacher(s) at different grade levels (multiple settings desirable)

• Generate a summary and analysis of the students, learning environment, and learning outcomes in a the physical education classroom based on the National Association for Sport and Physical Education Guidelines for Developmentally Appropriate Practices in the Physical Education Classroom