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Ugrad Advising Appts
College of Education
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Teaching, Coaching,
and Professional Practice
Teaching
 | Department of Kinesiology.
Graduate students have opportunities to develop their teaching,
coaching, and professional practice skills through volunteer work
and course work in the Department of Kinesiology. Students should
consult with their advisors about readiness for such experiences.
| Ph.D. students may enroll in the KIN 960
topic about teaching undergraduate students (taught by
Dr. Branta). |
| Ph.D. students may gain teaching experience
by volunteering to help teach all or part of a KIN undergraduate
course under the supervision of a faculty mentor. Similarly,
M.S. students may volunteer to help with a BIP course involving
sports skills, healthy lifestyle, etc. Interested students
should contact the course instructor. |
| KIN graduate students may engage in teaching experiences
for academic credit by enrolling in KIN
890, 894, or 990 under the supervision of a faculty mentor. |
| Graduate students may volunteer in the
Sports Skills Program to teach sports
skills to persons with disabilities or to supervise KIN 465
undergraduate students who are engaged in teaching as part of
their course assignments. |
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| Courses in
Teacher Education and
Special
Education. Graduate students may enroll in TE and CEP courses
that help them to acquire greater knowledge of teaching methods. |
| Teaching Assistant
Program (TAP). The
purpose of TAP is to improve graduate student professional
development and undergraduate instruction by providing a wide
variety of resources and services in support of the teaching and
learning development of all MSU teaching assistants.
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Certificate in College Teaching. This
certificate is an initiative of the Graduate School, in partnership with departments
and colleges, to enhance the quality of teaching of graduate students who
intend to be professors in higher education. |
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Lilly Seminars. The Lilly seminar series focuses on innovative
approaches to teaching, learning, and assessment at the university
level. |
Coaching
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Online Graduate Coaching Education Program.
This program
consists of three 3-semester hour online courses that address legal,
administrative, psychological, sociological, and physical issues as
they relate to the coaching of amateur athletes. After successful
completion of all three courses, a Certificate of Completion will be
awarded. |
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Program for Athletic Coaches Association (PACE). PACE is a coach
education program designed and endorsed by the Michigan High School
Athletic Association, Michigan Interscholastic Athletic
Administrator Association, and the Youth Sports Institute of
Michigan State University. Persons who complete the requirements
specified on the
PACE web
site or students who complete KIN 400 and KIN 401 may sit for
the PACE certification exam. |
| Advanced doctoral students may help to design,
deliver, and evaluate coaching education workshops and programs
offered by the Institute for
the Study of Youth Sports. Interested students should contact
Dr. Dan Gould, Director of the
Institute. |
| In addition, KIN graduate students may engage in coaching experiences
for academic credit by enrolling in KIN
890, 894, or 990 under the supervision of a faculty mentor. |
Professional Practice
| Sport psychology services. Many sport
psychology graduate students work with athletes and teams who are
affiliated with MSU or community agencies under the supervision of
Dr. Ewing. These
experiences are restricted to students with appropriate
qualifications. Students may volunteer, or they may earn academic
credit by enrolling in KIN
890, 894, or 990 under the supervision of a faculty mentor. |
| Student-athlete development. Students
interested in this field may volunteer, intern, or seek employment
with the Student Athlete Support
Services program. Other possibilities include working with
athletes from high school and community programs. Students may
volunteer, or they may earn academic credit by enrolling in
KIN
890, 894, or 990 under the supervision of a faculty mentor. |
| Sports administration. Master's degree
students in this field often complete internships or field work
experiences to learn their trade from experts in the field. Students
may volunteer, or they may earn academic credit by enrolling in
KIN
890, 894, or 990 under the supervision of a faculty mentor. |
| Athletic training. Graduate students in
athletic training typically are engaged in providing health-care
services to athletes throughout their educational careers. At MSU,
these students also have opportunities to assist with special events
such as high school sports days and Special Olympics competitions.
Students may volunteer, or they may earn academic credit by
enrolling in KIN
890, 894, or 990 under the supervision of a faculty mentor. |
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