Course

20807280 Movement Education & Skills Lab
Course Information
Description
This course is intended to introduce future educators, coaches, and movement professionals to fundamental movement skills, the field of physical education, and teaching methodologies related to movement education.
Total Credits
1
Course Competencies
  1. Demonstrate movement concepts, locomotor skills, non-locomotor skills, manipulative skills, and rhythmic activities
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration, Written product, and/or Self-assessment
    Criteria
    Locomotor skills (e.g., running, skipping, hopping) are performed with effective technique, control, and spatial awareness
    Non-locomotor skills (e.g., balancing, twisting, bending) are performed with stability and body control
    Manipulative skills (e.g., throwing, catching, striking) are executed with effective coordination, accuracy, and timing
    Rhythmic movement sequences (e.g., dance, aerobic patterns) are performed in time with a beat or music
    Movement concepts (body awareness, spacial awareness, qualities of movement, relationships) are effectively applied during performance

  2. Apply age-appropriate movement concepts and tasks to humans across the lifespan
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration, Written product, and/or Oral
    Criteria
    Outline the key principles and changes in motor development across the lifespan (from early childhood to older adulthood)
    Compare motor skill acquisition and control at different ages
    Movement tasks are designed or modified to reflect age-appropriate motor abilities
    Identify typical/atypical movement across the lifespan
    Demonstrate communication strategies based on age, developmental level, disability, and/or culture
    Identify potential safety concerns related to developmental stages

  3. Create structured lesson/activity plans that align with physical education content principles
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration, Written product
    Criteria
    Explain key components of physical education content development (scope, sequence, progression)
    Select and organize activities that reflect developmentally appropriate practice (DAP)
    Compare structured and unstructured activity planning
    Plan includes structured movement experiences for effective skill progression
    Plan includes sequenced activities from simple to complex
    Plan includes a realistic breakdown of time for each component and overall
    Plan includes adaptations such as extensions (to make it harder) and refinements (to make it easier) to accommodate diverse skill levels
    Plan includes criteria for knowing when activities were performed adequately
    Plans show increasing skill complexity over weeks or years, if applicable
    Incorporate national and/or state physical education standards, if applicable

  4. Analyze the components and characteristics of quality physical education programs
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration, Written product
    Criteria
    Describe the primary goals and objectives of physical education (e.g., physical literacy, lifelong fitness, skill development)
    Identify key characteristics of high-quality physical education programs (inclusivity, developmentally appropriate instruction, assessment practices)
    Evaluate the role of national, state, and/or professional standards related to physical education programs (e.g., SHAPE America standards)

  5. Write a lesson plan for a teaching demonstration
    Assessment Strategies
    Written Product
    Criteria
    Lesson plan is shared with the instructor prior to the demonstration time
    Lesson plan includes topics of introduction, warm-up, teaching progression (skills), cool-down, and assessment

  6. Perform a teaching demonstration
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill demonstration, Oral presentation
    Criteria
    Introduction states the problem or movement challenge
    Incorporate the Five Steps of an Educational Movement
    Movement sequences are combined in a logical and progressive manner
    Equipment is used effectively and creatively to maximize student learning and engagement
    Partner activity effectively promotes interaction
    Closure summarizes key learning points
    Closure includes an element of reflection
    Language and equipment used aligns with elementary student audience
    Demonstration is 12-15 minutes

  7. Demonstrate effective communication skills
    Assessment Strategies
    Skill Demonstration
    Criteria
    Demonstrate active listening
    Communication is courteous, following business etiquette guidelines
    You speak so others comprehend, without interrupting