Health Education Practicum

Catalog description

This practicum provides prospective health educators an opportunity to observe, develop, and practice teaching skills and functional information in health education settings. Students are expected to accumulate 60 hours of observing, assisting and teaching experience in a K-12 school or community-based setting. In addition, weekly seminars integrate field experience with lesson planning, current issues in teaching health education, and an understanding of the professional, legal, and ethical considerations pertaining to health education. This serves as an opportunity for refinement and continued development of your skills and attributes for teaching health education. All students seeking to complete the HPE Teacher Licensure track must have a placement in a K-12 school-based health education classroom.