Health Education Methods and Pre-Practicum: PreK-12

Catalog description

The course is designed to help dually enrolled physical education/health education teacher preparation students further their pedagogical content knowledge and to introduce principles of curriculum development and instruction for grades pre-K through 12. Students will apply and practice developmentally appropriate activities in school-based laboratory settings. The primary focus will be to extend pre-service teacher knowledge of appropriate practices for planning, teaching, and evaluating as that knowledge relates to children receiving instruction in Elementary and Secondary Health Education. Students must earn a ‘C’ or better in HLTH 304 in order to matriculate for the practicum experiences.