Staff

Teachers

The Motor Development Clinic teachers are upper-division undergraduate and graduate students specializing in teaching and/or working with children with disabilities. Each MDC teacher must complete specific courses. In addition to the course work, CPP students must meet rigorous competencies in the areas of assessment, prescription, and implementation of a movement program. All teachers spend a minimum of one semester as an observer/assistant teacher before they are qualified to teach MDC participants. CPP students are majoring in Kinesiology & Health Promotion, adapted physical education, physical education, liberal studies/special education, and related fields, in good academic standing, and a person who has met the comprehensive entry requirements established by the clinic administration.

Collaboration is central to the participant’s assessment, activities, and movement program guided by supervision from the coordinator and MDC directors. Daily lesson plans as well as the semester goals and objectives are reviewed by the coordinator and/or directors. Part of the CPP students ongoing training is constant feedback from the coordinator concerning the participant, the movement program, and parent interaction. The teachers are encouraged to communicate with the parents through the entire program. Parents are encouraged to communicate with directors at anytime during the semester.