11/21/2024 8:48:36 AM	KIN 50.5 Course Outline as of Summer 2025	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  KIN 50.5	Title:  PILATES APP TEACH PRACT
Full Title:  Pilates Apparatus Teaching Practicum
Last Reviewed:12/12/2022

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	1.00	Lecture Scheduled	.25		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	4.38
Minimum	1.00	Lab Scheduled	0		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	2.75			Contact DHR	48.13
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  8.75

Total Student Learning Hours: 61.25

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  KINES 50.5

Catalog Description:

Students seeking to complete the Pilates Apparatus Instructor Certificate will gain experience through practical application and supervised practice of lead instructional techniques. Students will assist faculty in areas of administration, classroom management, teaching techniques, and instruction.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Students seeking to complete the Pilates Apparatus Instructor Certificate will gain experience through practical application and supervised practice of lead instructional techniques. Students will assist faculty in areas of administration, classroom management, teaching techniques, and instruction.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 2023	Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Develop written lesson plans for Pilates Apparatus session.

2. Instruct an entire session using appropriate communication and Pilates Apparatus instructional methods and skills.

 

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Identify and implement the components of a lesson plan with clear objectives and learning outcomes.

2. Demonstrate communication skills pertaining to group and individual instruction using appropriate cueing, terminology, and student feedback.

3. Demonstrate appropriate Pilates Apparatus exercise selection and order, using proper technique and safety in individual and group instruction.

4. Demonstrate standard safety skills in selected equipment and activities.

5. Provide appropriate options for multi-level participants and various health conditions.

6. Apply instructional methods, classroom management techniques, and administration organization for a particular activity to teaching experiences in a practical setting.

7. Assess and analyze personal experience and current strengths and areas of development as a lead instructor.

Topics and Scope

I. Lead Instructing for Components of a Pilates Apparatus Session

     A. Introduction and warm-up

    B. Cool-down and flexibility

    C. Main Pilates Apparatus Session

II. Lead Instructing for a Full Pilates Apparatus Session

III. Assisting a Lead Instructor

IV. Lesson Planning and Class Organization

V. Classroom Procedures and Protocol

    A. Administration

    B. Classroom management

VI. Proper Form, Skills, Use of Pilates Apparatus Equipment, and Safety Considerations for the Activity

VII. Teaching Methods Appropriate for Pilates Apparatus Instruction

VIII. Providing Options, Modifications, Regressions, and Progressions for All Levels and Limitations

IX. Appropriate Corrections, Assistance, and Feedback to Participants

X. Communication Skills

XI. Assessment of Teaching Experience

     A. Personal evaluation of strengths and areas of development

    B. Student evaluations and feedback

Assignments:

1. Develop personal objectives (4)

2. Lesson plans for Pilates Mat class (3-5)

3. Instruction of individual components of lesson plans

4. Instruct full length session based on lesson plan and proper instructional methods

5. Written assessment of teaching experience, personal objectives, and self-evaluation

6. Attendance and participation

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 10 - 40%
Personal objectives; lesson plans; assessment of teaching experience, personal objectives, self-evaluation
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 40 - 50%
Personal objectives; instruction of individual components; full-length apparatus session
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 0 - 0%
None
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 20 - 40%
Attendance and participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

National Pilates Certification Exam Study Guide, National Pilates Certification Program, Lessen, Infante, and Betz. Independent. 2021. 

Instructor prepared materials

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