Course Description and Rationale
This course is designed as
a capstone course to prepare Health and Exercise
Science teacher certification students to successfully teach health and
physical
education in the k-12 school setting. Its purpose is to
synthesize the pre service components of the teacher certification
program, and to facilitate the transition into the profession.
The course runs concurrently with Clinical Practice (elementary and
secondary). This will provide senior students the opportunity to
discuss and develop skills that promote integration, reflection,
closure and transition into the profession. Course content will
be delivered through the filter of the National Association
of Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) National Standards for Physical
Education, the American Association for Health Education (AAHE)
National Standards for Health Education, and the NJ Department of
Education's Core Curriculum Content
Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
Course
Goals
Course Activities
Assessments
15% - Attendance (1 point per night)
10% - Weekly Blackboard postings
5% - Class participation and demonstrated dispositions
5% - Dispositions assignment
5% - Sexuality/Family Life Education Assignment
5% - Drug Education Assignment
5% - Management Assignment
10% - Assessment: Impact paper I
10% - Assessment: Impact Paper II
10% - Presentation
5% - Teacher Preparation Survey
15% - Professional portfolio
Grading Scale
Points/% Grade
94-100
A
90-93
A-
86-89
B+
83-85
B
80-82
B-
76-79
C+
73-75
C
70-72
C-
67-69
D+
63-66
D
60-62
D-
<60
F
Grading Rubrics for
specific assignments are posted
on Blackboard
Course
Evaluation
The course may be
evaluated at the conclusion of each semester through student
evaluations, teacher (self) evaluation, and classroom observations
conducted by a qualified member of the Department of Health and
Exercise Science.
Course Policies and Expectations
Dispositions:Your professional and personal dispositions are important. Be the kind of student you would like to teach when you are out in the field. Show up every day on time, be enthusiastic, work hard, help others, and set a high standard for yourself in all assignments. These are dispositions you should be teaching to your future current and future students, and this class will help you continue to formulate ways to do that. The concept of effective teacher dispositions will also be an important and integral part of the course.
Communication: You will be required to submit several assignments electronically, so be prepared to use Blackboard and email. Communication to the whole class via the campus portal email system may be used on occasion, for important notices. If you use your Rowan email account, you will receive these messages. If you do not, you will need to forward your rowan email to the address you regularly use. To do this, go to the campus portal link at http://cp.rowan.edu/cp/ and follow the instructions for forwarding email. Do this RIGHT AWAY. In this regard, also check the HOME PAGE of Web CT for important announcements. A note on cell phones: if you bring them to class, please turn them off. If there is an emergency situation for which you need your cell phone in class and turned on, please ask for permission to do this. The same courtesy will be extended to you.
Honesty: You are
EXPECTED
in this (and every other class you take) to complete your work on your
own, honestly and fairly, and to fully contribute to the group.
Copying
other people's papers, citing references that you did not use,
plagiarizing
an author's words and cheating on exams are some examples of dishonest
practices that will at minimum cause you to fail the class. DO NOT
CHEAT.
If you are unsure about whether or not something is "legitimate" in a
paper
or project, discuss it with the instructor(s). Plagiarism occurs
whenever you copy
more
than three words of someone else's text without directly quoting it or
use someone else's ideas without giving them credit. Rowan
University has a very clear policy related to cheating, falsification,
plagiarism, and facilitating academic dishonesty. It can be
reviewed at: http://www.rowan.edu/studentaffairs/deanstu/policies/academic_honesty/
Accomodation Policy: Your academic success is important. If you have a documented
disability that may have an impact upon your work in this class, please
contact Dr. Fopeano or Dr. Rattigan. Students must provide
documentation of their disability to the Academic Success Center in
order to receive official University services and accommodations. The
Academic Success Center can be reached at 856-256-4234. The Center is
located on the 3rd floor of Savitz Hall. The staff is available to
answer questions regarding accommodations or assist you in your pursuit
of accommodations. We look forward to working with you to meet your
learning goals
Late Work: Late assignments will be accepted, however there will be some point reduction. Illness, car problems, etc., are legitimate concerns, however there is no way of verifying them to waive penalties.
Attendance: This
class meets once per week. Attendance is essential. One
point will be subtracted for each absence from class. 10 points
are
available for this part of the grade for the course.
Tardiness: It is
disruptive
to the class and the instructor when students arrive late. Please be on
time! If there is a legitimate reason for you to be late on more
than
one
occasion, discuss it with the instructor(s). Repeated tardiness will
lower your
participation
grade. You will be considered tardy if you arrive more than 5
minutes late.
Personal Responsibility:
YOU are responsible for keeping up with your work and your grade in the class. If you are having concerns about anything in the class, communicate about it early. Little can be done about a grade at the end of the semester!