Summer I

PET 668
Motor Development

Designed to examine developmental motor skill acquisition across the entire life span. Heredity and environmental factors unique to the motor skill development of the maturing individual will be emphasized.

PET 665
Curriculum in Physical Education

Designed to examine the factors affecting curriculum development. Emphasis on research and application of self-directed experiments.

Fall I

PET 615
Research Methods

Applied research methodologies will be provided that will enable teachers to become consumers of available research and to conduct action research projects focusing on the application of programmatic coursework to improving school-based curriculum & instruction.

Spring I

PET 683
Principles of Effective Instruction 

Research-based principles of effective teaching as they relate to physical education. Students will examine and evaluate their own teaching through a series of reflective assignments.

Summer II (May-June)

PET 688
Applied Motor Learning

Teachers are provided with principles of learning in physical education contexts. It is expected that teachers will be able to design developmentally appropriate task and practice structures, stimulate student cognitive and psychomotor engagement, and provide instruction that will facilitate skill development.

Summer II (July)

PET 638
Operant Principles 

Designed for the use and evaluation of operant principles in the development and control of motor behavior in physical education. Applications will be made to traditional and individually prescribed instructional systems in physical education.

PET 680 

Theories Of Fitness Education

Designed to provide the teacher with current theories and programs regarding fitness education. The teacher will apply this knowledge to the design and evaluation of fitness education programs in K-12 and community settings.

Fall II

PET 671
Childhood & Adolescent Motor Development

Examination of motor development during middle childhood and adolescence focusing on physical education's interactive role with the developmental process

Spring II

PET 685
Physical Education supervision Techniques

Effective supervision practices for practicing teachers. The course will provide the teacher with current strategies for supervision in clinical settings such as field experiences, student teaching, or self-analysis.

Summer III (May-June)

PET 681
Motor Development / Special Populations

Designed to examine the motor developmental patterns of various special population groups focusing on physical education's interactive role with the developmental process.

Summer III (July)

PET 605
Professional issues in Physical Education

Designed to examine current professional issues in physical education and the impact of these issues on the professional's life.

PET 686
Master Teacher Practicum

Application of a wide range of prerequisite course competencies. Teachers will present before a faculty and peer audience evidence of the application of knowledge obtained in their MS program of studies to teaching settings. The results of their action research projects will be a major part of this final presentation. Teachers will specify plans for continued professional development based on their reflective assessments of their own teaching.