Faculty

Andrea Boucher

Professor

Education and Certification

• Ph.D.: University of Maryland
• M.Ed.: Western Washington University
• Diploma in Early Childhood Education, Western Teachers College (Australia)
• Diploma in Physical Education, University of Adelaide (Australia)

Teaching Interests

• KNES 283 Physical Education Activities for the Young Child (PK-3)
• KNES 423 Adapted Physical Education
• KNES 324 Teaching Physical Education in the Elementary School

Research and Professional Interest

• Many different aspects of “disability” including sports programs, therapies, medical conditions
• Preschool and elementary level pedagogy and curriculum
• Home School movement
• Interdisciplinary learning and teaching

Recent Publications

• Movement Discovery: Physical Education for Children- Higher Education textbook co-authored with E.D. Wiseman (Under Contract with Jones and Bartlett Publishers, MA)
• Professional Development School Teacher and Intern Handbooks for MSDE -collaboratively with a team from 4 Maryland Universities.

News/Interesting Tidbits

• Both of my sons are graduates of Towson University. Andre, co-founder of Shoilo Design, is now an Emmy Award winning motion graphics designer in New York City.