Susan M. Flynn

Instructor

Susan Flynn has been a faculty member at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana since 1997.   She just recently changes positions to teach at the College of Charleston, South Carolina.   Flynn works in the School of Health and Human Performance and Teacher Education.  She is training students’ in sport pedagogy and Pre-K-5 teacher education.   She specializes in the areas of Adapted Physical Education; Rhythms and Dance in the PE Curriculum, and Elementary Methods.   Prior to Purdue and the College of Charleston, Flynn taught in the public schools outside of Toledo, Ohio as an Adapted Physical Education Specialist.  In addition, she directed the Perceptual Motor Development Clinic at the University of Toledo for 10 years and Pete’s PAL’s at Purdue. Both programs offer aquatic and motor therapy for children with disabilities.  Also Flynn is a certified Physical Best Instructor and presents Fitnessgram and the Physical Best program at many state meetings.

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Education

• M.A.,  Physical Education with a concentration in Adapted Physical Education

                     University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.  Degree conferred 1980

• B.S.,  Health and Physical Education, Grades K-12, Concentration in Adapted PE

                    Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, Massachusetts.  Degree conferred 1981

 

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Research Interests

Increasing student interest in the STEM areas through exer-games.

(Educating the Versatilist through Exercise Resulting in Future Information Technologists)

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Courses Taught

• EDEE  370            Health and Physical Education for the Classroom Teacher

• PEHD 222             Analyses and Conduct of Lifetime Activities

• HEAL 216             Personal and Community Health 

• EDEE 416             Elementary Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

• FYSM 126             Neurobics:  Sparking Mental Connections, Freshman Year Experience

• PEHD 201             Inttoduction to Physical Education

• EDEE 382             Application of Curriculum and Instruction: Grades 2-6

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Honors and Awards

2008                            Honor Award, Midwest District Association 

                                  Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

2008                            Honor Award, Indiana Association 

                                  Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. 

2008                            Presidential Citation. Service Award, Midwest District

                                  Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

2001                            Presidential Citation, Indiana Association

                                  Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance,

2001                            Leadership Recognition Award, Indiana Association 

                                  Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance,

1994                            University of Toledo, Outstanding Woman Award.

1992                            Learning Disabilities Association of Toledo, Contribution Award.

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Publications

Flynn, S. M.,  Masterson, C.,  (2006).

Teaching Fitness Concepts in Tough Situations.   

Teaching Elementary Physical Education, pp.32-37  Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Harriger, A., Flynn, M., Harriger, B. & Flynn, S. (2011).

TECHFIT: Combining fitness & technology to spark interest in STEM.

In Proceedings of Society for Information Technology &

Teacher Education International Conference 2011 (pp. 2121-2128). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.