Saturday, October 6, 2012: 10:30 AM-11:20 AM
Planet Hollywood: Sunset 6
| Speakers: | Nick Cutforth1; Elaine S. Belansky2; Gary D. Lichtenstein3; Ben Kern3; and John Naranjo3, (1)University of Denver, Denver, CO, (2)U. of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, (3)Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center, Alamosa, CO |
This session describes the San Luis Valley Physical Education Academy—a K-12 physical education professional development program involving 40 PE teachers in 47 schools in low-income rural Colorado. The Academy offers the field of physical education teacher education a model for improving the quality of PE in small, resource-poor, rural districts. Lessons learned have implications for PE teacher educators, researchers, and organizations considering professional development interventions in similar geographical areas.