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CULTURE A

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DEBBIE E

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ELEMENTARY GRADES 3-4-5

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP AND ACCESS THE BEST

PRACTICES FOR THE FRAMEWORK FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING.

AS YOU GO THROUGH THE FOUR WEEK COURSE, YOU SHOULD CONTINUALLY REFLECT UPON AND ACCESS YOUR

CURRENT PRACTICE.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

LE 1- DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE OF, INTEREST IN, AND RESPECT FOR STUDENTS’ COMMUNITIES AND CULTURES.

LE 2- FOSTERS A SUPPORTIVE AND RESPECTFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AMONG STUDENTS.

LE 3- MOTIVATES STUDENTS TO LEARN, TAKE ACADEMIC RISKS, AND DEMONSTRATE CLASSROOM LEADERSHIP.

ENDURING UNDERSTANDING

STUDENTS FROM NON-DOMINATE GROUPS ACHIEVE

AT HIGHER LEVELS WHEN THEIR LEARNING

ENVIRONMENT IS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.

AN EFFECTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT CONSISTS OF A

POSITIVE CLASSROOM CULTURE AND CLIMATE WHERE

STUDENTS FEEL RESPECTED, SUPPORTIVE, AND ARE

MOTIVATED TO LEARN.

CULTURE IS DEFINED AS:

A SET OF SHARED ATTITUDES, VALUES, GOALS AND

PRACTICES THAT CHARACTERIZES A GROUP.

THESE GROUPS ARE DEFINED RACIALLY, ETHNICALLY,

LINGUISTICALLY, AS WELL AS BY GRADE LEVEL, AGE,

INTEREST, AND OTHER ATTRIBUTES.

GUIDING QUESTION #1

WHAT DOES A PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM LOOK LIKE THAT DEMONSTRATES INTEREST IN AND RESPECT FOR ITS STUDENTS AND ITS COMMUNITIES AND CULTURES?

GUIDING QUESTION #2

HOW CAN I FOSTER A SUPPORTIVE AND RESPECTFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AMONG STUDENTS?

GUIDING QUESTION #3

WHAT STRUCTURES AND OR PROTOCOLS MOTIVATE STUDENTS TO LEARN, TAKE ACADEMIC RISKS AND DEMONSTRATE CLASSROOM LEADERSHIP IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION?