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HPE/270

Physical Education & Health for Educators

Online

Format

$1194

Estimated Tuition

3 credits

Total credits

5 weeks

Course length

Start when you're ready

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11 Jan 2022

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University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative.

Physical Education & Health for Educators

Course level: Undergraduate

This course will help students identify the importance of a healthy lifestyle with the knowledge of human movement and motor skills. Students will explore the principles of exercise science and its impact on health, while developing self-confidence and self-worth. This course also defines and provides a context for the classroom teacher to teach and assess K-8 students in the area of physical education and health based on state and national standards. This course includes framework-based teaching strategies effective in helping K-8 students develop a variety of motor skills and abilities, recognize the importance of a healthy lifestyle and the goals of lifelong health, gain knowledge of human movement, understand growth and development, and learn the rules and strategies of games and sports. Instructional approaches for the integration of physical education and health with other content areas are explored.

Prerequisites

None

What you'll learn

Course skills and outcomes

Introduction to Physical Education and Health

  • Identify the history, purpose, and scope of health, wellness, and physical education.
  • Examine the effects of a healthy lifestyle on self-image and self-esteem.
  • Determine the relationship between proper food choice and wellness.
  • Describe the relationship between nutrition and exercise.
  • Examine state and national health and physical education standards.

Developing Wellness and Physical Fitness through Exercise Science

  • Describe how exercise science applies to wellness and physical fitness.
  • Examine the basic scientific principles of biomechanics and physiology.
  • Determine what guidelines should be applied to the evaluation of physical movement and skill demonstration.
  • Explain why locomotion movements, nonlocomotion skills, and object manipulation skills should be considered when planning a program of physical development.
  • Identify potential issues in developing motor skills and motor learning.

Instructional and Assessment Strategies in Health Education

  • Describe the relationship between the stages of K-8 students’ growth and development to a healthy lifestyle, self-concept, and wellness.
  • Analyze instructional strategies for teaching health.
  • Examine how to adapt health education instruction and assessment for diverse learners.
  • Evaluate materials and resources related to health.

Instructional and Assessment Strategies in Physical Education

  • Describe the relationship between the stages of K-8 students’ growth and development to movement, skill development, and fitness.
  • Analyze instructional techniques and methods for the physical education curriculum.
  • Examine how to adapt physical education instruction and assessment for diverse learners.
  • Evaluate materials and resources related to physical education.

Integrating Health, Physical Education, and Other Content

  • Review an age-appropriate integrated lesson on an area of physical education and health.
  • Create assessments that align to lesson objectives and include performance-oriented tasks.
  • Examine ways in which health and physical education can be integrated into other content areas.
  • Identify the fundamental skills necessary for use in game and sport.

Prerequisite details

Prerequisites details

A prerequisite is required for this course. The purpose of a prerequisite is to ensure students have the knowledge and/or skills needed to be successful in the course. Students are required to provide proof of prerequisite during the enrollment/registration process.

To meet a course prerequisite requirement, a student must meet one of the following criteria:

  • Successfully completed the prerequisites course at University of Phoenix

  • Provide proof via transcript of completing a comparable course (at least 75% match) or higher level course with at least a grade of C at another institution.

  • Have a University of Phoenix approved Student Appeal on file with the University.

Prepare your documents

During the checkout process you will be prompted to provide proof of the requirement(s). If you completed the prerequisite at another institution, be prepared to upload an official/unofficial transcript.

Still have questions?

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Why UOPX

Why take courses at
University of Phoenix

Accreditation that matters

We’ve been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org) or its predecessor for more than 40 years.

Real-world instructors

Learn from instructors who bring an average of 25 years of working experience to the classroom.

Affordable and potentially reimbursable

Our tuition and fees are competitive and fixed. Also, check to see if your employer will cover you for this course.

 

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Credit Transfer

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How to request your transcripts

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