Students complete extensive, supervised, multi-aged level, field experiences teaching physical education in schools. These experiences include observing physical education classes in diverse settings and supervised teaching opportunities. The program has also been approved by the State of Ohio Department of Education. Although a multi-aged licensure program, students have the opportunity for specialization. The early-middle childhood specialization emphasizes the Movement Approach for which the program has received national recognition.
Students learn to construct meaningful movement experiences from a skillfulness perspective.
Program content is organized around the unique areas of educational games, dance and gymnastics. The middle childhood-young adult specialization focuses on the Games for Understanding and Movement Heuristic approaches. The Movement Heuristic approach focuses on mechanical principles and the transfer of concepts among sport skills. A developmental perspective is emphasized in all specializations. Physical education teacher education students receive extensive teaching opportunities through their field experiences.