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a. description
A general description of my outreach scholarship
would be the presentation of quality teaching practice in school
settings. First, I have been extensively engaged in teaching physical
education classes alongside teachers in their own settings. In many of
these cases, preservice teaching students from the department have been
involved.
b.
mission
The aim of this outreach is to improve the quality of
physical education instruction. The teachers benefit from the
presentation of new curriculum ideas and instructional models, the
students in the school benefit from receiving the most up-to-date
presentation of content, and the students from the university get hands
on experience in applying their knowledge in real-life settings.
To this end, in 2012, I received a $45,000 Outreach
Grant from the Auburn University Office of Outreach to promote physical
education instruction in Butler County Schools.
** see http://www.greenvilleadvocate.com/2012/04/13/grant-will-aid-p-e-programs/
c. scholarship
The program of action in these school settings is
based upon the latest research on instruction in physical education. In
most cases, that instruction has been in sport education – a curriculum
and instructional model developed and researched in the late 1990’s. The
teaching of sport in schools has a history of marginalizing and
alienating many student groups. This current model has been enacted in
many school settings, allowing teacher to then further develop their own
sport seasons.
d. impact
Four district schools are now using the sport
education model in significant components of their physical education
curriculum. Further, students who have graduated from Auburn are
incorporating the model in their work. A number of students who have
participated in the school-based instruction have used the model in
their internships, further disseminating of the model and increasing its
adoption for the presentation of quality physical education.
Last Updated: September 12, 2013