ELED 3500 - Healthy Lifestyle/PE for Elementary Teachers

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

Elementary Education

Description:

Required for all Elementary Education students. This course develops the knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary to teach healthy lifestyles and physical education to K-8 children. The purpose of the course is to enable prospective teachers to plan, implement and evaluate lessons that address healthy lifestyles and physical education objectives of the curriculum for K-8 students. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Develop substantive and procedural knowledge of teaching required health and physical education subject matter in K-8 settings. 2. Integrate appropriate standards, instructional methods, and assessments into lesson plans and recess activities. 3. Apply knowledge and skills in making accommodations and modifications in health and PE instruction. 4. Analyze the concepts involved in teaching and assessing social skills in the classroom, at recess, and in movement settings. 5. Discuss developmental physical, mental, social, and emotional learning concepts applicable to K-8 students. 6. Analyze the cost and benefits of recess to K-8 learners, and construct effective recess time activities for learners. Prerequisites: Admission to the Utah Tech Elementary Education Program. FA, SP

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

08/26/2008 - 08/14/2017 

Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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