Persons with this endorsement may teach physical education in prekindergarten through grade 6.
Certification Endorsement Requirement: This endorsement requires a minimum of 30 semester hours in physical education courses for prekindergarten through grade 6 or grades 7-12 endorsements.
The PK-6 endorsement requires a minimum of 15 semester hours in foundations of physical education including: anatomy; kinesiology and biomechanics; exercise physiology; motor learning and motor development; and adapted physical education; plus a minimum of 15 semester hours of course work in skill and fitness based competencies; curriculum planning and implementation; instructional delivery and classroom management; and assessment of student learning in elementary school physical education programs.
Applicants seeking both the PK-6 and 7-12 endorsements or the PK-12 endorsement, are required to earn a minimum of 42 semester hours of course work as prescribed above for elementary and secondary school physical education programs.
Endorsement Program Requirements: Standard institutions of higher education offering this endorsement program must have on file, within the institution, a plan which identifies the courses and the course completion requirements which the institution utilizes to grant credit toward completion of this endorsement.
Effective September 1, 2015, an applicant will be required to submit a passing score as set forth in Appendix C for the applicable content test for the first-time placement of this endorsement on a Nebraska certificate or permit.
Extracted from Nebraska Department of Education Rule 24 Regulations for Certificate Endorsements
Title 92, Nebraska Administrative Code, Chapter 24