PECAT: PE Teacher Professional Preparation Manual
To help future physical education teachers understand how they can use the PECAT to analyze and improve physical education curricula, CDC developed a free training guide, Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool: A Guide for Physical Education Teacher Preparation Programs in Institutions of Higher Education.
The guide and accompanying presentation materials are designed for use by college and university instructors in physical education professional teacher preparation programs. The lessons can be used for upper-division undergraduate, pre-service courses that focus on physical education curricula and instruction, as well as for graduate-level physical education courses.
Five lessons introduce students to the knowledge and skills needed to analyze a written physical education curriculum and strengthen their preparedness for teaching physical education in schools.
Instructor Guide
PowerPoint ® Presentation
- Lesson 1: Introduction to CDC's Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (PECAT)
PowerPoint Version [ppt 3.8M, 27 slides] Print Version [pdf 793K] - Lesson 2: Defining a Physically Educated Person
PowerPoint Version [ppt 4.3M, 14 slides] Print Version [pdf 413K] - Lesson 3: First Things First: Preliminary Considerations for Analyzing Physical Education Curricula
PowerPoint Version [ppt 3.3M, 15 slides] Print Version [pdf 639K] - Lesson 4: Using the PECAT to Analyze Physical Education Curricula
PowerPoint Version [ppt 3.9M, 27 slides] Print Version [pdf 1M] - Lesson 5: Using the PECAT to Improve Physical Education Curricula
PowerPoint Version [ppt 2.8M, 15 slides] Print Version [pdf 764K]
Instructor Guide
PowerPoint® Presentation
- Lesson 1: Introduction to the CDC's Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (PECAT) [pdf 793K]
- Lesson 2: Defining a Physically Educated Person [pdf 413K]
- Lesson 3: First Things First: Preliminary Considerations for Analyzing Physical Education Curriculum [pdf 639K]
- Lesson 4: Using the PECAT to Analyze Physical Education Curricula [pdf 1M]
- Lesson 5: Using the PECAT to Improve a Physical Education Curriculum [pdf 764K]
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