OVERVIEW

The goal of this course is to provide food for reflection about the importance of physical education either in the pre-school or in the primary school. Learning the proper therminology, the fundamentals, the national indications, but especially undestand how to manage the means, the methods and the didactis or physical education in the gym.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course explores the educational and training purposes, the contents, the methods, the tools and the assessment methods of physical and sports activity in the context of nursery and primary schools; the structuring of the body schema will be deepened with basic motor activities, general and special and conditional coordination capacities, the locomotor apparatus, skeletal muscle, respiratory and cardiac. Several relaxation techniques will also be tested. particular emphasis will also be given to the integration and inclusion of special educational needs in school motor activity will also be deepened.

TEACHING METHODS

Frontal lessions with technological supports.

Active participation and group discussions are encouraged.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

-          Motricity

-          Coordination

-          Balance

-          Resistance

-          Strenght

-          Articular mobility

-          Velocity

-          Posture and paramorphism

-          Body language

-          Safety

-          Evolutionary stages

-          Motor learning

-          Methodological aspects

-          Sport projects

-          Integration of differently-able

-          Psycomotor games for pre-school

-          The role of game in the primary school

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Materiali:

1. Own notes and handsout (provided by the teacher)

2. Recommended reading, not mandatory:
- Carraro A., Bertollo M. (2005) Le scienze motorie e sportive nella scuola primaria, CLEUP, Padova ISBN 88-7178-414-6

- Cazzoli S. (2008) L’attività fisica adattata (APA) e l’educazione fisica adattata (APE): includere ed integrare i bisogni educativi speciali nella scuola primaria e secondaria, (pp. 53-85) in Drabeni M., Eid L. L’attività fisica adattata per i disabili. Prospettive della realtà italiana ed europea, Libreria dello Sport, Milano ISBN 978-88-6127-009-1

- Cazzoli S. (2001) L’apprendimento motorio dal modello concettuale alle indicazioni metodologiche e didattiche (pp. 222-227) in Rossebastiano A. (a cura di) Formazione e informazione, UTET, Torino ISBN 88-7750-743-8

- Cazzoli S. (2002) La corporeità e la comunicazione non verbale: strumenti per lo sviluppo della relazione ed integrazione (PP. 143-159), in Rosssebastiano A. ( a cura di) Per la scuola del 2000. Maestri, tra presente e futuro, Libreria Stampatori Torino ISBN 88-88057-33-1

- Biino V. (2006) Manuale di scienze motorie e sportive: giochi e lezioni per la scuola primaria, Hoelphi Editore, ISBN 978-88-2033-642-4

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Second semester

Class schedule

MOTOR EDUCATION

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Written exam: multiple-choice questions

Oral exam: elective, for those who want to integrate the vote of the written exam

For those who didn't attend to the lessons it's mandatory to prepare a dossier in order to verify the abilities in projecting a physical activity in the pre-school or in the primary school based on a model proposed by the teacher. The dossier must be delivered to the teacher 15 days prior the exam date in the different windows.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

In order to prepare the written exam the students can study on the own notes or choose a book of Physical education. The arguments presented during the course are ones object of the exam questions.