Education for Educators
Physical Education
Citizenship through Physical Education and Sport – Online
This course will provide resources and guided opportunities for creating standards-based instruction that integrates citizenship competencies in physical education and sport settings. This multidisciplinary approach to citizenship education is consistent with current educational policy recommendations.
Coursework will include an introduction to citizenship competencies, application of national standards in physical education and coaching that are related to citizenship competencies, review of literature on character development through physical education and sport, exploration of techniques for assessing student citizenship competencies, and a review of global initiatives to integrate citizenship competencies into physical education and sport instruction.
A variety of online instructional information will be provided for up-to-date access to information regarding physical education and sport instructional approaches that address citizenship competencies. Methods and techniques for teaching citizenship competencies will meet specific national standards for physical education and coaching.
Ideal for elementary, middle, and high school instructors and athletic coaches.
- Dates: Online, May 26 – August 14
- Class No. 50017
- Units: Three
- Course: KINES 250T
- Grading Option: Letter Grade or Credit/No Credit
- Fee: $570
- Instructor: Wade D. Gilbert, Ph.D.
- Registrations will not be accepted after
June 1, 2009