Who can use the PECAT?
The PECAT is designed to be used primarily by a school district team that may consist of school-based physical education coordinators, physical education teachers, curriculum specialists, or curriculum committee members. Additional users of the PECAT might include the following: • Curriculum committees or educators at the school level might use this tool, in conjunction with the standards established by the states and physical education frameworks or other locally determined requirements, to • examine curricula currently in use; • develop a new or improved course of study, frameworks, learning objectives, student assessment protocols, or curricula; • guide the selection of curricula available for purchase. • College teacher preparation programs can use the PECAT to improve their students understanding of physical education and physical activity programs, curriculum analysis, and instructional skills. • Developers of nationally disseminated and packaged curricula, such as nongovernmenta
