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A physical education course at Arizona Christian University.
This course is designed to understand how to plan, implement, and evaluate physical education instructional activities, including how to adapt activities for diverse learning needs. The unique needs of students with disabilities will be addressed and specific, supportive instructional methods will be taught and applied. This course also includes appropriate assessment, conditioning, and coaching strategies for students with disabilities. This course is taught with a biblical worldview touching on the essential questions such as - "What is truth?," "What is beauty?," "What is justice?," and "What is goodness?"
Practicum Required: 15 hours (including 1 lesson).
Offered 2026-2027: Fall Traditional.
Michael Butterfield
2026-2027: Fall Traditional
Engage the Course Material
Build a working understanding of differentiated instruction for physical education as the course's central subject.
Apply Discipline Methods
Use the methods, vocabulary, and frameworks of the discipline to address course problems.
Connect Course Content
Connect this course's content to broader work in the discipline and related fields.
Demonstrate Course Competencies
Demonstrate the specific competencies the course is designed to develop.
A Biblical Worldview treats the work of mathematics and teaching as careful, honest engagement with what's true and with the students who learn from it.
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