Teaching Active Minds and Healthy Bodies.
Teaching Physical Education
The physical education teaching 3+1 model at Anderson University prepares students to teach physical education in elementary and secondary (P-12) settings.
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3+1 Academic Path
At Anderson University, you get to spend three years becoming a content expert, and your final year becoming a teacher. Unique to the physical education teaching program, students spend three years in our sports and recreational leadership curriculum and their final year within our transition to teaching program.
Start Your 3-Year Sport and Recreational Leadership Major: The physical education teaching program helps students find their niche in sport and recreational leadership, as well as gain experience in sport and recreational programming, management, and leadership.
Transition to Teaching: Following the 3-year major, this 12-month program offers students learning and practicum experiences that are necessary to meet state requirements for teacher certification. Students graduate as fully licensed teachers upon completion of this program. At AU, your knowledge and experience of sport and recreational leadership will make you stand out as you begin your carrier as a physical education teacher.
EXPLORE TEACHING PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Anderson University’s teaching physical education program prepares students for impactful careers as educators, coaches, and wellness leaders, equipping them to promote health and physical activity in diverse settings. With a curriculum rooted in movement science, instructional strategies, and leadership, students gain hands-on experience through teaching placements and innovative lesson planning. As teaching physical education evolves with advancements in exercise science and changing health challenges, our program ensures graduates are ready to make a lasting impact.
Classes
3-Year Sport and Recreational Leadership Degree
- Sports Administration
- Sports Nutrition
- Youth & Adult Sports Programming
- Accounting, Management, & Marketing
- Conditioning Athletes
Transition to Teaching Program
- Teaching as a Profession
- Educational Assessment for the Classroom Teacher
- Management, Organization, & Methods in the Secondary Classroom
- Student Teaching
Practical Experience
This course of study includes many opportunities for experiential learning in and out of the classroom. As part of the physical education teaching major, each student also completes a final practicum in an area of sport and recreational leadership about which they are passionate.
Meet our faculty during your campus visit.
Kinesiology
April Gutekunst
Administrative Lead, CONKP
Jeremy Keith
Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
Earlene Masi
Associate Professor of Exercise Science
Alisha Miller
Assistant Professor of Exercise Science
Dr. Dama O'Keefe
Dean of the College of Nursing, Kinesiology, and Public Health
Jim Scott
Natatorium Director/Professor, Department of Kinesiology
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