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HPE/270

Physical Education and Health for Educators

Course level: Undergraduate

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General Education

Online

Format

$1,194

Estimated Tuition

3 credits

Total credits

5 weeks

Course length

Take this course on its own, or as part of a degree or certificate program.

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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

Required materials

The materials required for this course are covered in your resource fees.

Please Note: Attendance and participation are mandatory in all University courses, and specific requirements may differ by course. If attendance requirements are not met, a student may be removed from the course. Please review the Course Attendance Policy in the Catalog for more information.

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.

Earn these career-relevant skills in weeks, not years.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 strategies for teaching students how to determine the validity of health products and services such as diet or nutrition products.
  • Examine innovative strategies for teaching nutrition.
  • Examine teaching strategies for teaching the risks of drug, alcohol, and tobacco use.

  • 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.
  • Evaluate materials and resources related to physical education.

  • Create 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.
  • Examine how to adapt physical education instruction and assessment for diverse learners.

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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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