a) Knowledge Indicators – The competent elementary teacher:
- 1) understands concepts related to movement, sports, and team-building skills.
- 2) understands human body, the systems of the human body, physical fitness concepts and practices, and interrelationships between fitness and body systems.
- 3) understands basic principles and practices of personal, interpersonal, and community health and safety.
- 4) understands conflict resolution and its relationship to health and well-being.
b) Performance Indicators – The competent elementary teacher:
- 1) uses communication and decision-making skills to promote personal, interpersonal, and community health and well-being.
- 2) promotes and adapts skills that contribute to health and safety.
- 3) provides opportunities for individual and team physical activities.
- 4) models, teaches, and promotes conflict resolution and its relationship to health and well-being.
- 5) selects and uses a wide range of instructional resources and technologies to support physical development and health.
The competent elementary teacher understands the comprehensive nature of students' physical, emotional, and social well-being; understands the role of human movement and physical activity as elements central to active, healthy lifestyles; and promotes all students' ability to develop and practice skills that contribute to good health and enhanced quality of life.