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Debra Sazama
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Head Coach - Volleyball
Athletics
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Debra Sazama Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Head Coach - Volleyball
Athletics
Specialty area(s)
Physical Education Teacher Education and Preparation
Curriculum and Instruction
Current courses at UWL
ESS 200 - Introduction to Teaching Methods in Physical and School Health Education
ESS 361 - Physical Education, School Health Education, and Physical Activity Lab I (Homeschool program)
ESS 425 - Student Teaching Seminar in Physical Education
Education
Doctor of Education, College of Education, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, July, 2017.
Area of Specialization: Curriculum and Instruction
Title of Dissertation: The Impact of Content Knowledge, Specialized Content Knowledge, Peer Assessment and Self-Analysis on Pre-Service Physical Education Teacher’s Error Detection.
Master of Science, College of Health Sciences, School of Physical and Health Education
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 1997
Title of Thesis: A Study of Divergent Movement Ability and Physical Activity and Their Relationship to an Exploratory Movement Setting and Instruction.
Bachelor of Science, College of Health Sciences, School of Physical and Health Education,
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 1993
Career
Teaching history
ESS 212 - Teaching Fundamental Movement Skills in Physical Education
ESS 367 - Teaching Invasion, Striking and Fielding Activities in Physical Education
ESS 420 - Secondary Teaching Methods in Physical Education
ESS 424 - Curriculum Development and Administration in Physical Education
ESS 727 - Planning for Effective Instruction in Physical Education
ESS 759 - Analysis and Supervision of Physical Education
Professional history
Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School, Wittenberg, WI, Physical Education Teacher and Coach
Shawano Community High School, Shawano, WI, Physical and Health Education Teacher and Coach
Defiance College, Defiance, OH, Instructor in the Division of Education and Coach
Winona State University, Winona, MN, Instructor in Physical Education and Sport Science and Coach
Loras College, Dubuque, IA, Assistant Professor in Physical Education and Sport Science, Physical Education Teacher Education Program Director
Research and publishing
- Beddoes, Z., Sazama, D., and Starck, J. (2020). A Team within a Team: Relating Coaching Concepts to Professional Learning Communities in Schools. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 91(2), 8-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2019.1693455
- DeVitis, C., Beddoes, Z., Sazama, D., and Hepler, T. (2020). The Influence of Posing Physical Activity Posts to Social Networking Sites on Young Adults' Physical Activity Engagement and Motivational Profiles. The Physical Educator, 77(3), 595-614
- Sazama, D., Beddoes, Z., Starck, J., and McMullen, B. (2019, Fall). A teams journey to establish PLC principles in higher education. All Things PLC Magazine, 6-12.
- Olson, L., O’Neil, K., and Sazama, D. (2019). Understanding the Physical Education edTPA Assessment: Strategies for Success. Strategies: A journal for physical and sport educators, 32 (4), 3-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/08924562.2019.1607639
- Lehwald, H., & Sazama, D. (2018). Chapter 9: Volleyball. In Ward, P., & Lehwald, H. (Eds.), Effective Physical Education Content and Instruction (283-334). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
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