Dr. Ison's Academic Portfolio | Pracademic Education

Shelby E. Ison, PhD, CHES

I aim to be an engaging teacher who brings learning to life in an enjoyable way through relevant and useful content that students can apply to their personal well-being and careers. I pride myself on my ability to treat my students with respect and empathy while valuing their opinions and ideas.

I recognize that teaching is a dialectical and introspective profession that requires humility and a passion for lifelong learning. I place a lot of value on my students' feedback, and I think it's important for educators to be transparent in that we're always learning, too.

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KNPE 577

Elementary Physical Education

This course is designed for graduate students seeking elementary licensure. It prepares students in the planning and conducting of physical education experiences from children, derived from the study of human movement and developmental needs of children.

(3 credit hours, face-to-face)

KNPE 340

Growth & Motor Development

This course examines the growth and maturation factors that influence the development and learning of motor skills, including developmental changes in motor behavior from infancy to adulthood and a developmental approach to the teaching of new motor skills.

(3 credit hours, face-to-face)

KNPE 335

Developmental Skill-Based Approach to Teaching

This course prepares students to gain teaching experience using the four stages of games development in a technical model and create block plans and lesson plans for curriculum development.

(3 credit hours, face-to-face)

HLTH 225

Clinical Kinesiology

This course examines the science of human movement as related to the skeletal, articular, neurological, and muscular systems. Applications of biomechanical and kinesiological principles are utilized for the analysis of human motion.

(4 credit hours, Lecture & Lab, face-t0-face)

HLTH 120

Nutrition

This course focuses on the principles of nutrition, emphasizing the functions and sources of nutrients, potential nutrition problems, nutritional planning, and factors affecting nutrition throughout the lifespan.

(3 credit hours, Online, Asynchronous)

Course evaluations were not conducted for any courses during Fall 2020 due to a cyber security attack at the college

HLTH 118

Personal Health & Wellness

This course examines the principles covering responsible behavior and risk factors influencing one's physical health, psychological health, and sexual health throughout the lifespan. This course takes a holistic look at wellness and each week dives into different components of wellness, including: health behavior theories, SMART goals, emotional health, intellectual health, financial health, social health, sexual health, physical activity, recovery and sleep, nutrition, disease prevention, and lifecycle health.

(3 credit hours, Online, Asynchronous)

KIN 268

Children's Movement

This course provides Elementary Education majors with an introduction and overview of kinesiology and physical activity principles related to children. The goal of this course is to teach future elementary classroom teachers how to safely and effectively integrate movement into their curriculum while also providing them with a deeper understanding of physical education curricula and standards.

(3 credit hours, face-to-face, lecture & lab)

KIN 262

Motor Learning, Growth, & Development

This course examines the concepts of motor development, physical growth, and body form throughout the lifespan. Major emphasis is on the period of birth through adolescence.

(3 credit hours, face-to-face, lecture taught Spring 2022 & lab taught Spring 2020)

KIN 201

Research Methods

This course provides an introduction of physical activity measurement and methods. The course focuses on defining physical activity and associated terms and concepts, providing detailed understanding of approaches and tools for measuring physical activity, and facilitating understanding of scientific methods for physical activity research (e.g., experimental and non-experimental designs).

(3 credit hours, face-to-face, lab instructor)

PSYC/KIN 340

Sociological & Psychological Aspects of Physical Activity

This course discusses how social and psychological processes and constraints affect human action in physical activity environments. Attention is given to socialization, personal dynamics, stratification, and ideological and economic constraints upon the manifestations of physical activity.

(3 credit hours, face-to-face, lab instructor)

KIN 101

Aerobic Dance Activity

This physical activity based course covers the skills and knowledge essential for leisure-time activities which are classified as developmental activities. This course exposes students to a variety of movement forms including group fitness, strength training, and dance while examining and teaching students how to apply the FITT principle to their personal fitness.

(1 credit hour, face-to-face)

iPALS

Virtual Wellness Program

The Illinois Physical Activity and Life Skills (iPALS) Wellness Program is a free summer learning and enrichment program for underrepresented youth in Champaign, Illinois.

Due to COVID-19, the regularly scheduled in-person summer wellness program was transitioned to an online program in the fall of 2020.

I created the virtual wellness program structure, the program's learning management system domain, and the program's curricular learning materials.

I directed the hiring, training, and supervision of twelve employees/teachers. I also led one-on-one tutoring sessions with youth participants over Zoom, created and disseminated marketing materials, created purchase orders, enrolled participants, and communicated with parents.