Teaching Fitness and Wellness in Physical Education

Catalog description

This content course is focused on movement skills and knowledge for students in grades K-12 aligned to Society of Health and Physical Education (SHAPE) National Standards and Grade Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education. Teacher candidates develop common and specialized content knowledge related to fitness, wellness, and physical activity. Students have opportunities to plan and teach peers and K-12 learners, learn about physical activity and fitness knowledge specific to improving or maintaining fitness and wellness. In addition, teacher candidates learn to recognize and understand academic language and theory related to teaching and learning fitness activities including, but not limited to, yoga, Pilates, resistance training, spinning, running, fitness walking, fitness swimming, kickboxing, cardio-kick, Zumba, and exergaming. Lect. 1, Lab 2. Prerequisite: admission to physical, adapted, and school health education. Offered Fall, Spring.