ARM 10.58.520. PHYSICAL EDUCATION

(1) The program requires that successful candidates: (a) identify critical elements of motor skill performance and combine motor skills into appropriate sequences for the purpose of improving learning; (b) demonstrate competent motor skill performance in a variety of physical activities; (c) describe performance concepts and strategies related to skillful movement and physical activity (e.g., fitness principles, game tactics, and skill improvement principles); (d) describe and apply bioscience (anatomical, physiological, biomechanical) and psychological concepts to skillful movement, physical activity, and fitness; (e) demonstrate knowledge and understanding of approved state and national content standards, current law including Indian Education for All (20-1-501, MCA), and local program goals as related to physical education; (f) identify, select, and implement appropriate learning/practice opportunities based on developmental needs, expected progression, level of readiness, understanding the student, the learning environment, and the task; (g) identify, select, and implement appropriate instruction, services and resources that are responsive to students' strengths and/or weaknesses, multiple needs, learning styles, and prior experiences (e.g., personal, family, community, and cultural inclusive of Montana's Indian tribes); (h) use organizational and managerial skills to create efficient active and equitable learning experiences; (i) use a variety of developmentally appropriate practices (e.g., content selection, instructional formats, use of music, and appropriate incentives/rewards) to motivate school age students to participate in physical activity inside and outside of the school; (j) use strategies to help students demonstrate responsible personal and social behaviors (e.g., mutual respect, support for others, safety, and cooperation) that promote positive relationships and a productive learning environment; (k) develop and apply an effective classroom management plan; (l) describe and demonstrate effective communication skills; (m) describe and implement strategies to enhance communication among students in physical activity settings; (n) identify, develop, and implement appropriate program and instructional goals based on short and long term goals that are linked to student needs; (o) design and implement learning experiences that are safe, appropriate, relevant, and based on principles of effective instruction; (p) provide learning experiences that allow students to integrate knowledge and skills from multiple subject areas; (q) select and implement instructional strategies for reading and writing within the content area; (r) develop and apply direct and indirect instructional formats to facilitate student learning (e.g., ask questions, pose scenarios, facilitate factual recall, promote problem solving, and critical thinking); (s) demonstrate knowledge of components of various types of assessment, describe their appropriate and inappropriate use, and address issues of validity, reliability, and bias; (t) demonstrate knowledge and apply assessment techniques to assess student performance, provide feedback, and communicate student progress (i.e., for both formative and summative purposes); (u) interpret and use performance data to make informed curricular and instructional decisions; (v) evaluate personal instructional performance (e.g., description of teaching, justification of the teaching performance, critique of the teaching performance, the setting of teaching goals, and implementation of change); (w) construct a plan for continued professional growth based on the assessment of personal teaching performance and school-based needs; (x) design, develop, and implement student learning activities that integrate information technology; (y) use technologies to communicate, network, locate resources, and enhance continuing professional development; (z) demonstrate strategies to become an advocate in the school and community to promote a variety of health-enhancing opportunities; (aa) participate in the professional health education and physical education community (e.g., school, district, state, and national) and within the broader education field; (bb) identify, seek, and utilize community resources to promote health enhancing opportunities; and (cc) establish productive relationships with parents/guardians and school colleagues to support student growth and well being.