Methods of Teaching Secondary Health Education

Catalog description

The course will examine the role of health teachers in the secondary classroom, community and as key leaders in contributing to the development and maintenance of a healthy and safe school and community environment for faculty, staff, parents and the community. Students will actively participate in group work and will have opportunities for peer teaching. The class is designed to provide health education content knowledge, pedagogy methodology and assessment strategies at the secondary level based on current theory and research. The course will introduce students to specific health education planning concepts and classroom teaching methods based on State and National Health education standards