Allan SanderSander, Allan N.   Ph.D. 

Professor, Coordinator of Physical Education
College of Education and Human Services
Department of Foundations and Secondary Education 

 

Dr. Allan N. Sander is a Professor of Physical Education at UNF. His physical education degrees include a Ph.D. from Florida State University, an M.A. from the University of Denver, and a B.S. from Springfield College, Massachusetts. He is a Florida Instructor for the American Master Teacher Program for Children's Physical Education, a Past-President of the Association for Physical Education in Florida AHPERD, and a Florida AHPERD College/University Teacher Educator of the Year. (Prior to his tenure at UNF, Dr. Sander was a teacher educator at Stetson University and teacher educator/coach at Northeastern University in Boston. His K-12 public school experience in physical education and coaching encompassed six years in Massachusetts.) During the last three decades he has engaged in a scholarly focus on K-12 pedagogical efficiency and children's fitness education with numerous national/state publications and presentations. Dr. Sander has published a text through Kendall/Hunt entitled Gymnastics & Muscle Fitness in the Elementary School. He has taught all of the pedagogical courses in the UNF Physical Education Program. Currently, he is involved in the following - Teaching Movement Skills to Children (PET 3434), Health & Movement in the Elementary School (HSC 3301), Fitness Education for Children & Adolescents (PEO 3106), Administration of Physical Education & Sport, and Student Teaching (PET 4945L). His professional dedication is to developing K-12 physical education teachers who seek to model excellence in teaching movement skills and health-related fitness for all students, as opposed to a sport coaching emphasis in extra-curricular programs.

e-mail: asander@unf.edu
Office: Building 34 (Arena), Room 1051 | Building 57, Room 2321
Office Phone: 904-620-1456
Office Fax: 904-620-1025

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