K12 Health and Physical Education Curriculum and Instruction

K-12 Health and Physical Education Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Stephen L. Cone

Course Overview http: //users. rowan. edu/~cone/curriculum. html

What do we like in a teacher? Creating a positive and safe learning environment. n Paired students interviews – Discuss what teachers you liked or admired and why and what subjects you liked and why? n n Introduce partner “This is ____ and one thing she or he liked or admired about a teacher was ________. (sample for your use)

Characteristics of Good Teaching n Student developed list of characteristics of good teaching.

Characteristics of Good Teaching n What would you like your students to say about you at your retirement?

What is a Curriculum? n Write your own definition. n Then, share the definition with three other people.

What is a Curriculum? n Does anyone want to share your definition? (It would be a good choice to share! )

Curriculum begins with a philosophy. n What is a philosophy? n How does it evolve?

Personal Values n How are these developed? n Who influences them?

Discipline Knowledge n Where and how do you acquire knowledge?

Teaching and Life Experiences n Where and what type of experiences have you had and what did you gain?

Your Teaching Philosophy n Take a moment to write your thoughts about each area: Personal Values n Discipline Knowledge n Teaching and Learning Experiences n

Your Teaching Philosophy n The assignment: Go to n (http: //users. rowan. edu/~cone/curricul um/teachingphilosophy. html) n

Your Teaching Philosophy Summary from Terry Senne n Your teaching philosophy reflects your beliefs and assumptions about teaching and learning. It reflects what you believe is essential content in (health ) physical education and your role as a teacher based on what you know about how students learn.

Evolution of a curriculum n Teaching Philosophy n National and State Standards n School and District Goals or Mission

Evolution of a Curriculum n Health and Physical Education Curriculum n Units of Study – content organization n Lessons – content organization n Interaction with students – Instruction

Our Quote for the Class n "Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young. ” --Henry Ford

Quotes Curricular teams, each student on the team shares a quote and why they chose it, then on a second round each student selects a second quote and why n How do your quotes reflect the contents of your Pie Chart n Identify the similarities from the shared quotes n