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SUMMARY:26C.6563.5\, PE Central\, Introduction to Teaching Yoga in Physical
  Education
DESCRIPTION:
 
 
 Format:  Code
 Audience:  PE Teachers
 
 
 Area:
   PE
 Grade Span:  K-12
 
 
 Location:  Online
 Sponsor:   PE Ce
 ntral
 
 
 Presenter:  Dr. Lisa Witherspoon
 Contact Hours:  5
 
 
 
 
 Course Purpose/Objectives
 The course explores and demonstrates pra
 ctical ways to integrate the mental and physical aspects of yoga into ever
 yday physical education lesson activities. Objectives include:
 
 Analyz
 e the benefits and importance that yoga skills have in a physical educatio
 n classroom.
 Discover innovative and practical methods to equip teachers
  in implementing yoga with their students.
 Understand how to write an ap
 propriate lesson incorporating yoga in their curriculum.
 Learn how to im
 plement yoga skills in the classroom using a variety of technology applica
 tions.
 Understand the basic poses needed to teach yoga successfully in a
  K-12 classroom.
 
  
 Learning Outcomes
 After completing this cours
 e\, users will be able to:
 
 Explain why yoga is important and benefici
 al to teach in a K-12 classroom.
 Identify the necessary poses needed to 
 teach yoga in a K-12 classroom.
 Develop an appropriate lesson plan to im
 plement yoga in a K-12 classroom.
 Identify a variety of pedagogical stra
 tegies to teach yoga successfully in a K-12 classroom.
 
  
 Course De
 scription
 Yoga has become a very popular form of exercise that affects b
 oth the mental and physical aspects of an individual. Research suggests th
 at individuals of all ages should benefit from participating in yoga and t
 hat yoga is considered a lifetime physical activity. Physical education pr
 ograms would certainly benefit by introducing students to yoga skills. How
 ever\, many teachers do not feel comfortable or understand how to appropri
 ately implement yoga in their classroom. This course is designed to assist
  teachers in understanding the value yoga can have in their curriculum as 
 well as help them learn a variety of teaching strategies they can use when
  incorporating yoga in the classroom. Teachers will leave this course with
  a better vision of what a lesson or unit may look like with yoga\, techno
 logy concepts when implementing yoga\, a variety of necessary poses too ex
 plore\, as well as the mental benefits associated with breathing technique
 s.
LOCATION:Online
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