| 545 | Friday, April 28, 2006 |
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| 7:30 AM-8:30 AM | Convention Center:252 |
| AAPAR/Fitness & Wellness Council |
endorsed by Council on Physical Education Teacher Education |
| Preparing Physical Education Teachers to be Fitness Specialists |
| This session will discuss the importance of fitness instruction education for those preparing to teach physical education. In addition, the benefits gained from a specific core of coursework designed to enhance the knowledge, skills, and abilities will be discussed in detail. Finally, a template for the creation of a fitness specialist certificate program will be provided with examples given based on a university program presently active in this role. |
Keyword(s): curriculum development, exercise/fitness, professional preparation
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| Speaker: Michelle Miller, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN |