Meet Your Instructor
Welcome!
This course is offered as part of Human Kinetics Professional Development. The course is an online, self-paced experience with an instructor, and assignments can be completed at the student’s own convenience. It is worth 6 professional development hours. There is no graduate credit or CEU credit for this course.
We know you will find this course valuable and enjoyable. If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected].
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PE Central and Human Kinetics Professional Development
Course Information
This course is titled Unpacking the National Physical Education Standards and is offered as part of Human Kinetics Professional Development Services. The course is an online, self-paced experience with an instructor and assignments that can be completed at the student’s own convenience. It is worth 6 professional development hours. Assignments are included during the course and may be completed at the student’s own convenience. There is no graduate credit or CEU credit for this course.
Target Audience
This course is designed for physical education teachers at the elementary, middle, and high school levels who are looking for guidance in implementing the new National Physical Education Standards. Whether you’re a seasoned educator, or just starting, this course will provide you with what you need to know to successfully employ one of the primary components of standards-based instruction: unpacking learning indicators.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:
- Describe the relationship between the standards, physical literacy and instruction
- Describe the backwards design planning model
- Follow a 5-step process for unpacking learning indicators
- Unpack learning indicators for use in their own programs
Standards
This course addresses the following SHAPE America National Standards for K-12 Physical Education (2024):
Standard 1: Develops a variety of motor skills
Standard 2: Applies knowledge related to movement and fitness concepts
Standard 3: Develops social skills through movement
Standard 4: Develops personal skills, identifies personal benefits of movement, and chooses to engage in physical activity
Certificate of Completion
You will receive a Certificate of Completion upon successful completion of this course. If you have any trouble with receiving your certificate, please contact [email protected].
About SHAPE America
SHAPE America – Society of Health and Physical Educators serves as the voice for 200,000+ health and physical education professionals across the United States. The organization’s extensive community includes a diverse membership of health and physical educators, as well as advocates, supporters, and 50+ state affiliate organizations.
Since its founding in 1885, the organization has defined excellence in school-based health education and physical education. For decades, SHAPE America’s National Standards for K-12 Physical Education have served as the foundation for well-designed physical education programs across the country. The organization also collaboratively developed and owns the National Health Education Standards which provide the framework for effective skills-based health education instruction for all K-12 students.
About Your Instructor
Terri Drain currently works as a consultant for school districts in California, providing professional development for physical educators. Prior to this, she taught K-12 physical education - 13 years at the high school level in British Columbia and 21 at the elementary level in the San Francisco bay area. She is a National Board Certified Teacher and has earned honors as a CAHPERD Teacher of the Year, Southwest District TOY, as well as TOY for her school district, Pleasanton Unified.
Terri is passionate about the standards and standards-based instruction and has made over 200 presentations at the local, state and national levels and has also provided multiple webinars and podcasts on the topic. Her goal is to give teachers the tools and information they need to easily implement the physical education standards into their own programs.
Terri has also served the profession in a variety of capacities, including as President of SHAPE America and as a member of SHAPE America’s Board of Directors.