Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 505-3-.49 - Health and Physical Education Program
(1)
Purpose. This rule states field-specific content standards for
approving initial educator preparation programs that prepare individuals to
teach health, physical education, and adapted physical education in grades
P-12; and supplements requirements in GaPSC Rule
505-3-.01 REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS
FOR APPROVING EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROVIDERS AND EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS
and in GaPSC Rule
505-3-.03 FOUNDATIONS OF READING,
LITERACY, AND LANGUAGE.
(2)
Requirements.
(a) To receive
approval, a GaPSC-approved educator preparation provider shall offer a
preparation program as described in program planning forms, catalogs, and
syllabi addressing the following standards adapted from the standards published
by the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America, 2024).
1.
Professional
Knowledge.
(i) The program
prepares candidates who know and apply disciplinary-content knowledge and
concepts critical to the development of healthy and physically educated
students;
(ii) The program prepares
candidates who can describe and apply physiological and biomechanical concepts
related to skillful movement, physical activity, fitness, and the modification
of scientific principles and application of these principles for teaching
individuals with disabilities;
(iii) The program prepares candidates who
describe and apply motor learning, psychological/behavioral theory related to
skillful movement, physical activity, and fitness;
(iv) The program prepares candidates who
describe and apply motor development theory and principles related to skillful
movement, physical activity, fitness, and understanding of the influence of
developmental delay on motor development;
(v) The program prepares candidates who
describe and apply historical, legal, philosophical, and social perspectives
and issues in current-day practices in health, physical education, and adapted
physical education;
(vi) The
program prepares candidates who describe and apply critical elements of motor
skills, performance concepts, and tactical and strategic movement
concepts;
(vii) The program
prepares candidates who describe and apply theoretical foundations of health
behavior and principles of learning;
(viii) The program prepares candidates who
describe and apply methods of assessing and promoting emotional, physical, and
mental health;
(ix) The program
prepares candidates who describe and apply knowledge of disease etiology and
prevention practices;
(x) The
program prepares candidates who identify the role of health and physical
education in the coordinated school health program; and
(xi) The program educates candidates on
current Georgia Department of Education rules and standards for P-12 health and
physical education programs.
2.
Skill and Fitness Based
Competence.
(i) The program
prepares candidates who have the knowledge and skills to demonstrate competent
movement performance, motor skill performance in a variety of physical skills,
health-enhancing fitness, and health literacy skills;
(ii) The program prepares candidates who
demonstrate appropriate application of performance concepts related to skillful
movement in a variety of physical activities;
(iii) The program prepares candidates who
demonstrate health literacy skills of an informed consumer using a variety of
reliable data resources related to health; and
(iv) The program prepares candidates who
demonstrate ability to set goals, develop strategies and implement plans for
maintaining and improving health.
3.
Planning and
Implementation.
(i) The program
prepares candidates who plan and implement a variety of developmentally
appropriate and differentiated learning experiences and content aligned with
local, state and national standards in health education, physical education,
and adapted physical education;
(ii) The program prepares candidates who
design and implement short and long-term curricular plans and units that are
linked to program and instructional goals, as well as a variety of student
needs (i.e., students with IEPs, 504 accommodation plans, English for Speakers
of Other Languages [ESOL]);
(iii)
The program prepares candidates who design and implement appropriate (e.g.,
measurable, developmentally appropriate and differentiated, performance based)
outcomes and lesson objectives in each learning domain aligned with local,
state, and/or national standards;
(iv) The program prepares candidates who plan
how to achieve each student's learning goals, choosing appropriate strategies
and accommodations, resources, and materials to differentiate instruction for
individuals and groups of learners to accommodate learner capabilities and
needs;
(v) The program prepares
candidates who plan, differentiate, modify and accommodate sequential
instruction to accommodate learner capabilities and needs; and
(vi) The program prepares candidates to
challenge and support each student's learning through appropriate content and
developing skills that address individual learning differences.
4.
Instructional
Delivery and Management.
(i) The
program prepares candidates who communicate effectively (both verbally and
non-verbally) and use pedagogical skills and strategies to enhance student
engagement and learning in health education, physical education, and adapted
physical education;
(ii) The
program prepares candidates who implement effective demonstrations,
explanations, and instructional cues and prompts to link concepts to
appropriate learning experiences;
(iii) The program prepares candidates who
analyze student performance and provide instructional feedback which results in
skill acquisition, student learning, and motivation;
(iv) The program prepares candidates to use
appropriate strategies and resources to adapt instruction to the needs of
individuals and groups of learners;
(v) The program prepares candidates who
utilize managerial task system (i.e., rules, routines, expectations,
procedures, protocols, transitions) to create and maintain an effective
learning environment;
(vi) The
program prepares candidates who implement strategies to help students
demonstrate responsible personal and social behaviors; and
(vii) The program prepares candidates to
promote safe, respectful, and organized learning environments that support all
students.
5.
Impact on Student Learning.
(i) The program prepares candidates who
utilize assessments (formal and informal) and reflection to foster student
learning and inform decisions about future teaching and changes to teacher
performance, instruction and program components (i.e., eligibility, present
level of performance, student progress) in health education, physical
education, and adapted physical education;
(ii) The program prepares candidates who
select or create appropriate assessments that will measure student achievement
of goals and objectives;
(iii) The
program prepares candidates who use a variety of appropriate assessments and
assessment data (formative and summative) to evaluate student learning and
program component effectiveness; and
(iv) The program prepares candidates who
utilize cross-curricular strategies to support academics within the physical
education class.
6.
Professionalism.
(i)
The program prepares candidates who demonstrate dispositions essential to
becoming effective professionals in health education, physical education, and
adapted physical education;
(ii)
The program prepares candidates who demonstrate behaviors that reflect the
belief that all students can become healthy and physically educated
individuals;
(iii) The program
prepares candidates who communicate and participate in activities that enhance
interdisciplinary collaboration and lead to continuous professional learning;
and
(iv) The program prepares
candidates who exhibit professional conduct and model appropriate
behaviors.
(b)
Programs shall prepare candidates who complete field experiences in a
combination of both health and physical education settings while adhering to
the required grade bands for P-12 certification.
(c) The program shall prepare candidates who
meet the P-12 standards for the teaching of reading as specified in Rule
505-3-.03 FOUNDATIONS OF READING,
LITERACY, AND LANGUAGE (paragraph (3) (g)).
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