The Canisius Physical and Health Education/Teacher Education (P/HETE) program hosted students from Stanley Makowski Buffalo Public School No. 99 on Tuesday, March 5 at the Koessler Athletic Center.
Alongside the assistance of Kristin Finn, PhD, professor of teacher education, and her students in HSV 303: Research Methods in the Social Sciences, P/HETE majors from Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Clancy Seymour’s PED 371/571: Assessment in Physical Education class collaborated with Tony Lafornara ᾽88 and Ashley Caputa MS ’07, MS ’10 to assess fourth grade student fitness levels using several different methods.
With more than 140 students in attendance, the experience was enjoyable for the fourth graders and allowed teacher education programs to conduct research while cultivating local BPS partnerships. In addition, teacher candidates are provided the opportunity to analyze pre- and post-test data and conduct fitness assessments in an authentic environment.
Submitted by: Clancy M. Seymour, EdD, assistant professor/director of Physical and Health Education Teacher Education
