School Sports Pedagogy (LSPA_215)
About Study Course
Objective
To use knowledge, skills, attitudes and values, the objectives, tasks in the field of Health and Physical Activity of the physical exercises, health promoting exercises and safety promoting exercises included in the basic education standard evaluating them in a targeted, critical manner and adapting to the requirements of the specific environment. Promoting the use of transversal skills in the implementation of different didactic approaches in sports classes.
Prerequisites
Study courses mastered: Educational Psychology for Teachers, Teacher’s Professional Skills, Social-Emotional Learning, Legal Aspects of Pedagogical Process, Theory of Sport, Innovative Information Communication Technologies and Methods in Sport Pedagogy, Biomechanics and Ergonomics, General and Physical Activity Biochemistry, General and Age-Specific Physiology, Physiology of Physical Activities, Human Anatomy and Dynamic Anatomy, Environmental Health, Health Promoting Physical Activities, Foundations and Methodology of Basketball, Foundations and Methodology of Volleyball, Foundations and Methodology of Football, Foundations and Methodology of Floorball, Foundations and Methodology of Handball, Foundations and Methodology of Track and Field Exercises, Foundations and Methodology of Swimming, Outdoor and Adventure Activities I, II, III, Foundations and Methodology of Gymnastics, Rhythmics and Rhythmic Combinations, History of Sport, Philosophy of Sport, Sport in Multicultural Environment and Olympic Education, Project Development, Sport Medicine, Professional Communication and Terminology I (English, German, Russian), Professional Communication and Terminology II (English, German, Russian), Professional Ethics, Teacher’s Placement I, II.
Learning outcomes
1. Recognises and formulates actuality, health and physical activity challenges in a context related to personal experience. Sets a binding goal for each class and chooses the optimal solution.
2. Formulates open, cognition-oriented questions in situations regarding the sports education process in primary and secondary school.
3. Compares, interprets, evaluates and groups the documents regulating the teacher’s activities according to the given criteria. In cooperation with each other, makes sure that a sufficiently comprehensive and precise description has been developed.
4. Creates and develops individually or in a group a class planning based on existing samples. Individually develops each document, plans work and identifies resources to implement the created idea of a sports class at all levels of education.
5. Uses digital technologies for acquiring, processing, presenting, transmitting knowledge and justifies the need for the use of digital technologies in the implementation of sports classes.
6. Establishes and analyses assessment parameters and criteria according to standard requirements and individual abilities and skills of each pupil.
7. Independently analyses the school-related tasks. Recognises the strengths of their activities and what needs to be improved, finds different ways to develop their thinking and skills to be improved in professional competence.
8. Works on a team, focuses on the development of equivalent input documents, accepts and collaborates with coursemates to achieve the specific objective of developing classroom and school activities.
9. Forwards its actions according to knowledge, skills, attitudes and values, justifying own choices.
10. Able to identify security hazards and risks in different environments and situations in a sports class, take preventive safety measures, choosing the most appropriate problem-solving strategies.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMS | 7 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMSN | 7 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMSN | 5 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMS | 5 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMSNz | 6 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMSNz | 8 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher), VAS | 7 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher), VASN | 7 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher), VAS | 5 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher), VASN | 5 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher), VASNz | 6 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher), VASNz | 8 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice |
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMS | 8 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMSN | 8 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMSN | 6 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMS | 6 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMSNz | 5 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | Inta Bula-Biteniece | |
| Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMSNz | 7 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher), VAS | 8 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher), VASN | 8 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher), VAS | 6 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher), VASN | 6 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher), VASNz | 5 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice | Inta Bula-Biteniece | |
| Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher), VASNz | 7 | Bachelor’s | Limited choice |
