PED 387

10 Hour Field Experience Description Grades 6-12

Objectives:

• Relate selected concepts in learning and child development to physical education instruction

• Reflect on observation experiences

• Develop 6 point lesson plans

• Apply instructional strategies to the teaching of health/PE at the middle/high school levels

• Identify personal professional strengths and areas for improvement

Types of Participation:

• Observing and assisting 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

• Keep a daily log of interactions in the schools visited