KIN 200 - Foundations of Education and Physical Education

Credit Hours: 3
This course introduces the physical education major to the profession of education while focusing on the discipline of health and physical education in American education. It provides the prospective teacher/coach a knowledge base in the theoretical aspects of PK-12 education. Additionally, this course examines both the nature and history of the teaching profession, PK-12 school orientation, educational theories, and legal issues pertaining to the American educational institution. It also explores the nature of physical movement, as well as the breadth, scope, and significance of physical education and its role and relationship to the overall curriculum of the American public schools. Emphasis will be placed on professional competencies required for certification and professional development. This course also requires a twenty (20) hour observational experience, utilizing the Systematic Supervision Model, designed to explore professional teaching qualifications, cultural diversity, student needs, and school orientation with emphasis on training educators as reflective-decision makers. This observational experience will include both on-campus and approved PK-12 off-campus placement sites. As a portion of the course grade students will be required to satisfy the first checkpoint of the artifact development as required for the Professional Preparation Portfolio. A C grade or better is required in this course for graduation. For students who have not earned a composite score or superscore of 20 or better on the ACT, the Missouri State Board of Education entry examination must be taken during enrollment in this course. Cannot be taken Pass/Not Pass.

Prerequisite: C grade or better in COM 115.
Lecture contact hours: 2 Lab contact hours: 2

Typically offered: Fall, Spring