Preparing Candidates in Physical Education Teacher Certification: A Look at the New Components Added to the National Standards for Initial Physical Education Teacher Education

Abstract

SHAPE America recently revised the National Standards for Initial Physical Education Teacher Education (2017) and added four new components to standards that PETE programs need to meet: 1 & 2) 1.a & 1.b Content and Foundational Knowledge Standard, 3) Component 3.f Planning and Implementation Standard, and 4) Component 6c Professional Responsibility Standard. This article will introduce the four new components and offer suggestions for meeting these new requirements for candidates.

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Sandra K. Sims

Sandra K. Sims ([email protected]) is an associate professor in the Department of Human Studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, AL.

Kristi S. Menear

Kristi S. Menear is a professor in the Department of Human Studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, AL.

Claire M. Mowling

Claire M. Mowling is an assistant professor in the Department of Human Studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, AL.