ECED 307: Health and Fitness

Class Program
Credits
3
Clinical Hours None
Weekly Contact Hours
3
Course ID
092508
Meets Degree Requirements For
Restricted Elective
Description

Plan for health and fitness education for students who are culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse using state and national standards. Integrate health and fitness education into daily curriculum. Include various dimensions of wellness such as physical, emotional, and social well-being.

Grading Basis
Graded
Prerequisites

Admission into the BAS-Teaching Program and  minimum 2.0 on all previous 300-level ECED and EDUC courses. 

Course Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Communication: Graduates will be able to effectively and appropriately interact with students through oral and written communication. Graduates will be able to utilize oral and written communication skills to collaborate and interact with colleagues, parents, administration, and community members.

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Problem Solving: Graduates will be able to assess and analyze student learning and create learning experiences that demonstrate an understanding of how children learn and develop. Graduates will employ pedagogical knowledge in a variety of areas, including classroom management, teaching through experiential learning, and effective planning, to create inclusive learning environments.

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Problem Solving: Graduates will be able to assess and analyze student learning and create learning experiences that demonstrate an understanding of how children learn and develop. Graduates will employ pedagogical knowledge in a variety of areas, including classroom management, teaching through experiential learning, and effective planning, to create inclusive learning environments.

  2. Communication: Graduates will be able to effectively and appropriately interact with students through oral and written communication. Graduates will be able to utilize oral and written communication skills to collaborate and interact with colleagues, parents, administration, and community members.

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Inquiry: Graduates will be able to research and apply current pedagogical theories, to include theories of language use and language acquisition with a specific focus on the language demand of academic content, to design curricula.

Program Learning Outcomes
  1. Problem Solving: Graduates will be able to assess and analyze student learning and create learning experiences that demonstrate an understanding of how children learn and develop. Graduates will employ pedagogical knowledge in a variety of areas, including classroom management, teaching through experiential learning, and effective planning, to create inclusive learning environments.

  2. Communication: Graduates will be able to effectively and appropriately interact with students through oral and written communication. Graduates will be able to utilize oral and written communication skills to collaborate and interact with colleagues, parents, administration, and community members.

  3. Inquiry: Graduates will be able to research and apply current pedagogical theories, to include theories of language use and language acquisition with a specific focus on the language demand of academic content, to design curricula.

Core Topics

  1. State and national standards
  2. Fitness and Physical health
  3. Emotional health and Social Well-being
  4. Trauma (e.g. introduction to PBIS, RC, ACE, mindfulness)
  5. Safety, legal issues, and risk management
  6. Health and Fitness curricular integration