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Health & Safety and Physical Education Teacher Ed at Purdue University

Health & Safety and Physical Education Teacher Ed at Purdue University. Need for Physical Education and Health. % of overweight youth has tripled in past 30 years Inactivity & poor diet = 300,000 deaths Less than 15% of US adults participate in regular PA

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Health & Safety and Physical Education Teacher Ed at Purdue University

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  1. Health & Safety and Physical Education Teacher Ed at Purdue University

  2. Need for Physical Education and Health • % of overweight youth has tripled in past 30 years • Inactivity & poor diet = 300,000 deaths • Less than 15% of US adults participate in regular PA • ½ of 12-21 year olds & 1/3 of HS students do not participate in regular PA • Daily participation in PE by HS students was 42% in 1991; 25% in 2003

  3. The Faculty • Tom Templin • Bonnie Tjeerdsma Blankenship • Carole DeHaven • Susan Flynn • Kristi Serra • Heidi Hancher-Rauch

  4. The Students & Facilities • 43 PE only majors • 6 Health only majors • 87 double majors • Lambert gymnasium • Pedagogy Lab

  5. The PETE Course of Study • 42 hours CLA core • 32 hours teacher education courses • 8 hours human anatomy & physiology • 52 hours in physical education content & methods • Two 6-week student teaching placements

  6. The HETE Course of Study • 42 hours CLA core • 32 hours teacher education courses • 8 hours human anatomy & physiology • 39 hours in health content & methods • One 12-week student teaching placement

  7. Strengths • Moderate or high coherency in PETE program on all 14 indicators • Teaching in schools/teaching experiences: • PE - HK 112, 114, 209, 326, 330, EDCI 429 • Health – HK 319, EDCI 432 • All lessons videotaped, self- and instructor-assessed • Series of seminar classes • Technology expertise • High level of job placement in the fields

  8. Strengths • Professional involvement (active HK club; join state & natl organizations; present at state, regional & natl conferences; lobby state representatives; POP)

  9. Challenges • Lack of health education faculty • Good placements for field experiences • Meeting CLA & COE requirements • New state requirement for 2008 – PE graduates must also be certified in APE

  10. Features of Exemplary TE Programs (Darling-Hammond, 2006, p. 305) • Common, clear vision of good teaching permeates course work & practica • Well-defined standards of professional practice • Strong core curriculum • Extended clinical experiences

  11. Features of Exemplary TE Programs (Darling-Hammond, 2006, p. 305) • Extensive use of case methods, teacher research, performance assessments, & portfolio evaluation • Explicit strategies to help students confront beliefs about teaching/learning • Strong relationships, common knowledge, & shared beliefs among school & university faculty

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