Overview
Degree Requirements:
- General Education Courses
- Major Courses
- Secondary Professional Education Sequence
Student Learning Outcomes:
Health education teacher candidates are individuals with the knowledge acquisition in multiple health content areas. Health education teacher candidates design a logical scope and sequence of meaningful, comprehensive and challenging learning experiences that meet the diverse needs of all learners as delineated in the SHAPE and HETE standards.
Standard 1. Content Knowledge
Health education candidates demonstrate an understanding of health education content, health literacy skills, digital literacy skills, theoretical foundations of behavior change and learning, and applicable K-12 health education standards for the purpose of instilling healthy behaviors in all learners.(This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes IV & VI.)
Standard 2. Planning
Health education candidates plan relevant and meaningful school health education instruction and programs that are sequential and aligned with appropriate K-12 health education standards. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes III & VI.)
Standard 3. Implementation
Health education candidates implement a range of school health education instructional strategies, while incorporating technology, to support student learning regardless of race, ethnic origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, cognitive ability or physical ability. Candidates demonstrate communication skills and feedback equitably and use reflective practice strategies to meet the diverse needs of all learners. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes IV & V.)
Standard 4. Assessment
Health education candidates use multiple methods of assessment to plan instruction, engage all learners, monitor learner progress, provide meaningful feedback, and reflect on and adjust units and lessons to enhance the acquisition of functional health knowledge and health-related skill proficiency for all learners. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcome II.)
Requirements
| EDUC 390E | Health Education Methods | 2 |
| EDUC 390P | Methods of Teaching K-12 Physical Education | 3 |
| HPER 100 | Concepts of Fitness and Wellness | 2 |
| HPER 208 | Introduction to Physical Education | 3 |
| HPER 210 | First Aid and CPR | 1 |
| HPER 215 | Systems and Functional Anatomy for Physical Education | 3 |
| HPER 215L | Systems and Functional Anatomy for Physical Education Lab | 1 |
| HPER 217 | Personal and Community Health | 2 |
| HPER 240 | Principles of Human Nutrition | 3 |
| HPER 302 | Disease Prevention | 3 |
| HPER 310 | Stress Management | 2 |
| HPER 360 | Adapted Physical Education | 2 |
| HPER 380 | Methods of Teaching Human Sexuality | 3 |
| HPER 412 | Substance Use and Abuse | 3 |
| HPER 430 | Measurement and Evaluation | 2 |
| HPER 432 | Physiology of Exercise | 3 |
| HPER 450 | Administration of Health Programs | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 41 |
Secondary Professional Education Sequence
Pre-Professional Courses
Professional Courses in Secondary Methods Block (must be taken concurrently):
| SEED 300 | Secondary Education Curriculum and Effective Teaching | 3 |
| SEED 301 | Literacy and Technology in the K-12 Education Setting | 1 |
| SEED 370 | Teaching Reading, Assessment and Intervention in the Content Area | 2 |
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| SEED 398B | Secondary Methods Block Field Experience I | 1 |
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| SEED 398C | Secondary Methods Block Field Experience II | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Disciplinary Courses
In addition to the professional courses in the secondary methods block, each discipline requires its own methods course to teach pedagogical techniques particular to that discipline. As a co-requisite of SEED 398B or SEED 398C, each student with a major or minor in a secondary education discipline is required to take the appropriate methods course(s) and must check with an advisor in that department to determine additional requirements particular to the discipline.
Additional Professional Courses:
| EDUC 280 | Education of Exceptional Learners | 3 |
| EDUC 300 | Teaching For Diversity with Field Experience | 3 |
| EDUC 360 | Managing the Learning Environment | 3 |
| EDUC 398D | Diversity and Exceptionalities Field Experience | 1 |
| EDUC 405 | Educational Psychology | 2 |
| EDUC 406 | Instructional Design, Technology and Assessment | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
EDUC 280 and EDUC 300 and EDUC 398D must be taken in the same semester
EDUC 406 must be taken the first semester the student has been admitted into the teacher education program.
Student Teaching Semester
| SEED 498 | Teaching in the Secondary School | 13 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 43 |
All professional courses have a prerequisite of admission to Teacher Education.
Professional Course Electives
| EDUC 305 | Philosophy and Curriculum of Middle School | 2 |
| EDUC 310 | Methods of Teaching in Middle School | 2 |
| EDUC 350 | Portfolio Preparation | 1 |