Courses
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- Offered: Fall
Introductory course in the Health and Physical Education teacher education program or PE-Coaching track that examines historical, sociological, and philosophical foundations of health, physical education, and sport.
- Offered: Fall
Introduction to Motor Learning and Development theories which will provide the scientific basis for the teaching, development, and assessment of motor skills within the field of health, physical education, and sport coaching.
- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisites: HPE 110, HPE 120.
Students learn the skills, techniques and teaching aspects of Invasion Games. The invasion games category includes games, such as football, soccer, basketball, lacrosse, hockey, team handball/sabakiball, speedball, ultimate, and other similar games. Focus is on the analysis of skills, progressions, error analysis/correction, and student assessment.
- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisites: HPE 110, HPE 120.
Students learn the skills, techniques and teaching aspects of Net/Wall Games. The net/wall category includes games, such as tennis, volleyball, pickle ball, racquetball, and badminton. Focus is on the analysis of skills, progressions, error analysis/correction, and student assessment.
- Offered: Fall
- Prerequisites: HPE 110, HPE 120.
Students learn the skills, techniques and teaching aspects of Health-Related Activities. This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to assess general health-related physical fitness (cardiorespiratory endurance, strength, flexibility, and body composition), increase general knowledge about health-related fitness, and develop the basic aerobic capacity that will allow safe participation in school and community recreation settings. Focus is on the analysis of skills, progressions, error analysis/correction, and student assessment.
- Offered: Fall
- Prerequisites: HPE 110, HPE 120.
Students learn the skills, techniques and teaching aspects of Striking/Fielding/Target Games. The striking/fielding category includes games, such as softball, baseball, broomball, cricket, and kickball. The target games category includes games, such as golf, bowling, archery, disc golf, and bocce ball. Focus is on the analysis of skills, progressions, error analysis/correction, and student assessment.
- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisites: HPE 110 and HPE 120.
Students learn the skills, techniques and teaching aspects of Outdoor Pursuit Activities. Activities in this category may include hiking, backpacking, orienteering, geocaching, wall/rock climbing, low or high ropes course, climbing towers, canoeing, kayaking, snorkeling, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, mountain bike riding, or equestrian trail riding. Focus is on the analysis of skills, progressions, error analysis/correction, and student assessment.
- Offered: Fall
- Prerequisites: HPE 110 and HPE 120.
This course provides an examination of the National and State Health Education standards, effective instructional strategies for the seondary health educator, and the development and assessment of the Skills-Based approach.
- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisites: HPE 110, HPE 120 and PE 224.
This course provides an examination of the National and State Physical Education standards, effective instructional strategies for the secondary physical educator, and the development, assessment, and advocacy of quality PE curriculum.
- Offered: Fall
- Prerequisites: HPE 110 and HPE 120.
Focus on teaching methodology and instructional strategies in health and physical education. Professional teaching behaviors and skills are developed, such as unit and lesson plans within an educational setting.