Curriculum Planning in Physical Education

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Curriculum Planning in Physical Education
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• Curriculum should be designed to achieve
  predetermined objectives. To do this there is a
  need for an orderly process to gather, select,
  sort, and balance content.

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Curriculum Development
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• Curriculum development had its roots in
  Germany, where Herbert taught that learning
  required orderly attention to the selection and
  organization of content.

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• Curriculum must attend to social goals as a
  result, it is affected by social forces.

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• Education is, perhaps, the best means to solve a
  variety, if not all, social ills.

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• Curriculum development is critical. A well
  planned program can produce support from
  colleagues, adminis trators, parents, and
  students.

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A Proper Physical Education

• Is conceived as an essential part of the school
• Reflects the needs of a democratic society
• Is organized K-12

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• Is well-balanced
• Is based on rigorous selection criteria
• Promotes professional development
• Serves the community

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Questions Central to Curriculum Development

• What purposes ?
• What experiences ?
• How should experiences be organized ?
• How to determine if purposes are met ?

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Factors Affecting Program Planning
Available resources Learner characteristics
Outside forces Organizational factors

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Factors Affecting Program Planning

• Personal
• School
• Non-school

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Personal

• Deals with the learner and his/her
• Characteristics
• Needs
• Interests
• Health status

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School

• Deals with where the curriculum is delivered.

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Non-school

• Deals with community resources, including

• Facilities
• Personnel

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State Mandates
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Title IX
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Public Law 94.142
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Selection Balance
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Broad and Varied Curriculum

• Questions to be answered!