Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Education › Superintendent of Public Instruction › Special Education Programs and Services › Part 5 - QUALIFICATIONS OF TEACHERS AND OTHER PERSONNEL › Section R. 340.1797 - Teachers of students requiring adapted physical education; special requirements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 97. A teacher of students requiring adapted physical
					 education shall possess a valid Michigan teaching certificate with an
					 endorsement in physical education, special education, or both, and shall
					 complete all of the following:
(a) A
				  minimum of 20 semester hours or equivalent hours in courses leading to the
				  acquisition of all of the following competencies:
(i) Knowledge of the causes of various
				  disabilities and the effects of those conditions on learning.
(ii) Ability to assess physical education
				  skills of individuals exhibiting various disabilities.
(iii) Ability to use community and staff
				  resources and collaborate with personnel within the education
				  environment.
(iv) Knowledge of
				  measurement and evaluation, including standardized and nonstandardized
				  assessments and functional behavior analysis.
(v) Understand major components of federal
				  and state legislation relating to physical education.
(vi) Knowledge of the unique characteristics
				  and implications of psychomotor, cognitive, and affective attributes of all
				  learners.
(vii) Ability to write in
				  behavioral terms and assess cognitive, affective, and psychomotor instructional
				  objectives for physical education for students requiring adapted physical
				  education.
(viii) Knowledge of
				  motor characteristics, motor behaviors, motor control, and motor development
				  sequences associated with various disabilities in relationship to typical motor
				  development.
(ix) Knowledge of
				  anatomy, kinesiology, exercise science, biomechanics, and neurology that
				  pertains to normal and abnormal motor control and sensory motor integration for
				  teaching physical education to students with disabilities.
(x) Ability to adapt teaching methods,
				  materials, and techniques to meet the needs of students with disabilities
				  specific to health-related fitness, gymnasium and field use, fundamental motor
				  skills and patterns, aquatic skills, dance, individual and group games, and
				  lifetime sports skills for the needs of students with disabilities so that the
				  individual can ultimately participate in community-based leisure, recreation,
				  and sport activities.
(xi) Ability
				  to analyze, adapt, and implement physical education curriculum in providing
				  appropriate programs for a variety of disabilities.
(xii) Understand history and philosophy of
				  physical education, recreation, and sports in terms of trends in education of
				  individuals with disabilities.
(xiii) Understand curriculum theory,
				  curriculum development, movement education, fitness, developmental
				  activity-based curriculum, human, and social development.
(xiv) Utilize instructional design and
				  planning focusing on systematic curriculum development and the spectrum of
				  teaching styles for the purpose of promoting learning.
(xv) Create and implement physical activity
				  lessons with special emphasis on personal adjustment in respect to assistive
				  devices and mobility devices for the purpose of creating successful learning
				  opportunities.
(xvi) Utilize
				  technology applications in the preparation of lessons and within lessons, as
				  well as using technology as professional development.
(xvii) Understand the value of program
				  evaluation measuring student performance and the importance of monitoring the
				  quality of program operations.
(xviii) Understand professional standards
				  such as ethics, value appropriate professional conduct, and the need to advance
				  the knowledge base and the profession.