38651 - Sports Educator

Learning outcomes

The purpose of this course is to train competent graduates to introduce sporting activity in the school, with particular reference to the primary one, as a reinforcement of the educational offer within the Body, Movement and Sport (Physical Education in primary school) in coherence with the current national ministerial indications and with the proposals on the territory (CONI, Regional School Office, Sport Italian Federations).

Course contents

The development of conditional and coordinative abilities in school activities: educational proposals

Primary school in the National Educational System Reform

Indications for the curriculum in primary school

The Primary School of autonomy and its organization

The skills of the educator: knowing how to communicate, plan, teach

The development of basic motor skills through play and multilateral activity: running, jumping, throwing, hitting, educational progressions.

Educational programming, start-up to sport and school evaluation.

Motor activities and interdisciplinarity. Knowledge of bicycle means and primary skills (driving the vehicle) and group cycling in relation to other teaching subjects in school.

Development of basic motor skills through play activities.

Readings/Bibliography

L'orientamento sportivo e l'approccio alla pratica sportiva nella Scuola primaria

A. Ceciliani. CONI Emilia Romagna 2010

Le attività motorie nella formazione del fanciullo

Ist. Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani. Roma 1980

 

Educazione motoria di base nella scuola Elementare. G. Spagolla

Atletica Studi N. 6 1994

Guida tecnica Ciclismo I. Di Placido, F. Merni

Tipografia Mancini Roma 1997

L'insegnamento dell'Atletica Leggera a Scuola. di G. Paissan

Atletica Studi Roma 2002

Difficoltà motorie e visuo-spaziali a scuola

a cura di Turrini e al. Erickson 2018

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons
Laboratory in the gym

Assessment methods

Written test with quiz
Oral examination

Teaching tools

Laboratory
The development of basic motor skills through play activities and pre-sport play
Psychomotor development, personality and the correct attitude towards physical activities and starting sport activities.
The development of motor skills and abilities through the play method and the didactic proposals for the different ages in the school
Activities adapted for inclusion

Office hours

See the website of Franco Merni