1. Chapter 3 3 Duties and Challenges C H A P T E R

2. Teaching Duties Lesson planning and instruction –Prep time to develop instructional aids, grade tests, plan upcoming lessons Positive role model –Positive attitudes about students and teaching –Positive values about being physically active –Positive behaviors –Positive appearance (continued)

3. Teaching Duties (continued) Safety and liability –Liability: A legal responsibility enforced by courts Responsibility –In loco parentis: Teachers act in the place of the parent. –Standard of care: Care that is within established standards of conduct.

4. Safety and Liability Negligence: A tort (legal wrong) –Failure to act in a reasonable and responsible manner, often leading to injury Types of negligence –Nonfeasance: Failure to do something that should have been done –Misfeasance: Wrongful action –Malfeasance: Illegal action

5. Negligence Factors of negligence –Duty: Teacher has a legal duty to perform. –Breach of duty: Teacher did not perform a legal duty (nonfeasance or misfeasance). –Actual harm: Physical or emotional injury results. –Proximate cause: Breach of duty directly resulted in injury.

6. Areas of Litigation in Physical Education Supervision Instruction Facilities and equipment First aid and emergency procedures Transportation and field trips

7. Maintain a Safe Learning Environment Foreseeability –Have an awareness of what is going on all the time. –Anticipate potential dangers based on what could happen. Take immediate action to fix the problem

8. Nonteaching Duties Assigned daily duties –Bus duty, hall duty, lunch duty, study hall Meetings –Team and faculty, parents, professional teams (IEP), committee work Coaching and advising –Interscholastic athletic teams –Student clubs (continued)

9. Nonteaching Duties (continued) Professional development –Staying abreast of current literature –Maintaining credits for teaching licensure Professional commitment –Becoming involved in organizations –Organizing or hosting special events –Advocating for PE

10. Issues and Concerns Teacher−coach role conflict –Dual role and responsibilities of the teacher-coach –Coaching usually becomes the dominant role –Teaching usually takes on less importance, ultimately affecting the quality of the physical education program and instruction Why is there a conflict?

12. Issues and Concerns (continued) Instructional environment issues –Poor facilities and equipment –Affects instruction, learning, and behavior Teacher and program accountability issues –Negatively affects physical education and its role in overall education –Results in bad press and negative views of the discipline

13. Accountability Issues Grading and assessment –Grading only on dress and participation –Curriculum goals are not addressed or assessed Poor Instruction –Poor teaching practices

14. Poor Teaching Practices Lack of teaching effort –The three Rs: Take roll, roll out the ball, read the newspaper Use of inappropriate games –Games are used quite extensively in PE –Many games do not contribute to sound instructional practices

15. Use of Inappropriate Games Game are inappropriate if they –eliminate students from play, –use poor time-on-task strategies, –don’t facilitate an objective, –cause embarrassment, or –are unsafe. (continued)

16. Inappropriate Games (continued) Why are these games considered inappropriate? –Dodgeball, duck duck goose, steal the bacon, kickball, Simon says, relay races, line soccer –Can you think of other inappropriate games? How can you modify these games to make them better?

17. Summary PE teachers perform many teaching and nonteaching duties. Accountability issues that result from poor programs and instruction plague the profession. It is up to you to use your physical education training to offer quality programs and teach using best practices.