Physical Education Teacher Education

 

2017

▶ Initial Physical Education Teacher Education Standards

The SHAPE America Initial PETE Standards and Components were designed to develop pre-service candidates into competent and capable future professionals, and provide a performance-based assessment structure requiring candidates to demonstrate content and foundational knowledge, skillfulness and health-related fitness, planning and implementation, instructional delivery and management, assessment of student learning, and professional responsibility.

Standard 1: Content and Foundational Knowledge Physical education candidates demonstrate an understanding of common and specialized content, and scientific and theoretical foundations for the delivery of an effective preK-12 physical education program.

Standard 2: Skillfulness and Health-Related Fitness Physical education candidates are physically literate individuals who can demonstrate skillful performance in physical education content areas and health-enhancing levels of fitness.

Standard 3: Planning and Implementation Physical education candidates apply content and foundational knowledge to plan and implement developmentally appropriate learning experiences aligned with local, state and/or SHAPE America’s National Standards and Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education through the effective use of resources, accommodations and/or modifications, technology and metacognitive strategies to address the diverse needs of all students.

Standard 4: Instructional Delivery and Management Physical education candidates engage students in meaningful learning experiences through effective use of pedagogical skills. They use communication, feedback, technology, and instructional and managerial skills to enhance student learning.

Standard 5: Assessment of Student Learning Physical education candidates select and implement appropriate assessments to monitor students’ progress and guide decision making related to instruction and learning.

Standard 6: Professional Responsibility Physical education candidates demonstrate behaviors essential to becoming effective professionals. They exhibit professional ethics and culturally competent practices; seek opportunities for continued professional development; and demonstrate knowledge of promotion/advocacy strategies for physical education and expanded physical activity opportunities that support the development of physically literate individuals.

Citation:
SHAPE America. (2017). National Standards For Initial Physical Education Teacher Education. Reston, VA: Author.

Information Regarding CAEP SPA Review and National Recognition

Physical Education Teacher Education programs that are a part of an educator preparation provider (EPPs) seeking CAEP Accreditation undergo the program review process.  SHAPE America has partnered with CAEP to provide National Recognition through a Specialized Professional Association (SPA) review. SPAs conduct reviews twice every year—once in spring and once in fall.

Important review cycle dates are below.

    Spring cycle:
    • March 15 – Program reports due
    • August 1 – SPA decision posted in AIMS
    Fall cycle:
    • September 15 – Program reports due
    • February 1 – SPA decision posted in AIMS

PETE programs seeking National Recognition will need to request a program report template or shell through AIMS.

Shells can be requested year-round. Programs can request shells one year before their report due date. Shells will not be created after the cycle due date. For example, shells for a spring cycle will not be created after March 15 and shells for a Fall cycle will not be created after September 15.

For more detailed information about the SPA Program Review Process please visit the CAEP website.

Support for Program Report Preparers

SHAPE America offers several webinars throughout the year to support program report writers.

Upcoming webinars - save the dates!

Developing Key Assessments in PETE Programs

Part 1: February 15, 2024 @ 4:00pm — 5:30pm ET

Part 2: February 22, 2024 @ 4:00pm — 5:30pm ET

Participants are highly recommended to purchase the 2017 National Standards for Initial Physical Education Teacher Education e-book.

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Become a Program Reviewer!

If you are a higher education professional in PETE/HETE, consider becoming a program report reviewer. SHAPE America provides two-part training sessions each fall, after completing the training reviewers will be placed on a team with a lead reviewer and another trained reviewer.

Becoming a reviewer provides a much-needed service to the profession, increased understanding of the accreditation process, deepens knowledge on alignment between the national standards and program assessments.

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National Standards & Guidelines for Physical Education Teacher Education

The SHAPE America Initial PETE Standards and Components were designed to develop pre-service candidates into competent and capable future professionals, and provide a performance-based assessment structure requiring candidates to demonstrate content and foundational knowledge, skillfulness and health-related fitness, planning and implementation, instructional delivery and management, assessment of student learning, and professional responsibility.

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