Preparing Pre-Service Educators for Physical Education Success
A robust digital library of evidence-based content built especially for methods instructors and their students.
Everything Pre-Service Teachers Need to Teach with Confidence
SPARKuniversity gives pre-service teachers hands-on access to the world's most research-based PE curriculum — the same materials used in schools across the country.
50+ Evidence-Based Activities
Activities drawn from the popular SPARK K-2, 3-6, Middle School, and High School PE manuals aligned to course themes and ready to use in practicum settings.
Ready-to-Teach Resources
Printable guidelines, peer-teaching and practicum observation tools, grading rubrics, and other resources that make assignments easy to deploy.
Access to Free Professional Learning Resources
Current industry-specific articles and research, a monthly eNewsletter, webinars, and opportunities to connect with other students through social media.
Professor-Level Instructor Tools
Sample syllabus, pedagogy assignments, coordinated school health assignments, tests with answer keys, and hyperlinks to supporting research.
Flexible 1-Year Access
Students access the SPARKuniversity section on SPARKfamily.org for $49.95 per year. Professor access is provided free when SPARK is required or recommended.
Preparing the Next Generation of PE Teachers
SPARK University gives pre-service teachers a strong foundation in developmentally appropriate, standards-aligned Physical Education instruction. Backed by 90+ peer-reviewed studies, the digital library combines expert-selected content with practical teaching resources that prepare future educators for success. For university faculty, SPARK offers a ready-to-use syllabus, course plans, and instructional resources that align with methods courses, helping professors seamlessly incorporate SPARK's evidence-based approach into their curriculum.
- 1.Building a Positive Learning Environment
- 2.Making Fitness Fun
- 3.Inclusion and Differentiated Learning
- 4.Strategies to Increase MVPA
- 5.Wonderful World of Dance
- 6.High Activity Skills Progression
- 7.Modifying Traditional Sports
- 8.Promoting Activity Away from School
- 9.Academic Integration
- 1.Building a Positive Learning Environment
- 2.ASAP (Active Soon As Possible)
- 3.Assessment
- 4.Building A Positive Learning Environment
- 5.Dance
- 6.High Activity Skills Progression
- 7.Inclusion / Differentiated Learning
- 8.Independent Learning
- 9.Lifetime Fitness
- 10.MVPA
- 11.Promoting PA Out of School
Why Consider SPARK in Your Methods Course?
Used in university methods courses since 1994, SPARK has been field-tested with thousands of pre-service teachers and gives students the foundation they need to teach with confidence from day one.
- Ready to use from day one — Methods course time is limited — SPARK gives pre-service teachers everything they need to get started right away.
- Expert-designed curriculum — Well-written, easy-to-use content that beginning teachers can implement immediately, without needing to design their own.
- Effective for all teacher candidates — Proven to work with both PE majors and generalists across elementary and secondary settings.
- Research-based and lasting — Backed by 90+ peer-reviewed studies and decades of field testing in real classrooms.
- Ongoing support system — Widely disseminated with an extensive follow-up support network for teachers and their students.
Supporting Instructors Every Step of the Way
Whether you require SPARK as part of your methods course or simply recommend it as a resource, SPARK provides instructor materials and ongoing support to help you prepare the next generation of physical educators.
Choose the approach that works best for your program.
Option 1
Require SPARK in Your Methods Course
Integrate SPARK into your elementary or secondary methods course and receive complimentary instructor access to support your teaching.
- Include SPARK as a required course resource in your syllabus.
- Have at least 10 student SPARK University licenses each semester or quarter.
- Encourage students to explore the free resources available on SPARK websites.
Option 2
Recommend SPARK as a Professional Resource
Introduce students to SPARKfamily and encourage them to explore free curriculum resources, lesson ideas, and professional learning as they begin their teaching careers.
- Demonstrate the SPARK digital platform during class.
- Encourage students to explore the free resources available on SPARK websites.
Included with Instructor Access
As a Research I institution West Virginia University has always searched for evidenced-based curricula to include in our methods classes. For the last 12 years or so we have used (SPARK) in our elementary methods course and at our elementary laboratory school. SPARK is research-based and our preservice teachers find it very easy to apply in our laboratory school setting. Our undergraduate students like the SPARK curriculum and the numerous instructional materials that come with SPARK… Our students find SPARK to be a wonderful addition to their professional library.
Lynn Housner, Ph.D.
Associate Dean & Professor, West Virginia University
Select from Two Options
For Pre-Service Teachers
$99.95
per yearStudents receive 1-year access to the SPARK University section on SPARKfamily.org — including 50+ activities, course-aligned resources, and professional learning tools.
Shop NowFor Professors
Free
with qualifying courseProfessors who require or recommend SPARK receive complimentary instructor-level access, including syllabus tools, assignments, rubrics, and more — at no cost.
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