Physical Education
PE 365W - Physical Education For Special Populations
Description: Students will apply instructional design strategies and develop lesson plans that include modifications and accommodations for students with exceptionalities. Assignments and field activities will be based around assessment, planning and implementation of unified sports and adaptive physical education to ensure students learn and experience current concepts and trends in inclusive physical activity and sport. This course also meets requirements for a Junior Level Writing course. Students will research and interpret laws and historical context around the fourteen disability categories recognized in Arizona. Students will also apply disability specific definitions, etiology, prevalence, behaviors, and teaching strategies to enhance inclusive environments for children with exceptionalities in a PreK-12th grade school setting. This course fulfills NAU's junior-level writing requirement. Letter grade only.
Units:
3
Sections offered:
Spring 2025
Requirement Designation:
Junior Writing Requirement
Liberal Studies Essential Skills:
Effective Writing
Prerequisite: Foundation English Requirement