Physical Education and Health

PEH Courses

Please note that the frequency of course offerings is subject to change without notice, because of changes in faculty availability, sabbaticals and leaves, and other circumstances. Please consult the latest Schedule of Classes (and supplement) and/or the Department Chairperson to determine if a course will be offered during a certain term or year, especially if Progress Toward Graduation is a factor.

Class Schedule

PEH 100

Int to Lifetime Hlt & Wellness

Offered: Typically Fall and Spring terms

Knowledge and physical activities to improve and maintain wellness in College and after. The course brings together several major components: assessment of physical fitness, swimming abilities for survival, study of current information about wellness, and physical activities. Meets three hours each week. Strongly recommended to be taken in the first year.

1/2 Course

PEH 220

Hlt & Movement Study-Elem Edu

Prerequisite: PEH 100

Offered: Typically every Fall Term (offered Fall 2008 for prospective Elementary certification majors and Fall 2009 for IECE majors)

Study of fundamental movement concepts and the foundations of good health in preparation for helping students in pre-school through grade 5 to understand and apply these concepts. Students will learn to structure age-appropriate movement experiences that encourage self-expression and social interaction, and develop motor skills, as well as convey important health concepts such as the structure and function of the human body and ways to achieve fitness and a healthy lifestyle. Practical teaching experience with children is included in the course. PEH 220 is limited to those students seeking a degree in Education Studies with Elementary Certification, P-5, or Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (IECE) with Teacher Certification (the latter a concentration in the Child and Family Studies Department). NOTE: Noncredit for students who completed PEH 120.

1 Course

PEH 330

Extended Sch Exper-PED/HLT

Prerequisites: Admission to the Teacher Education Program and satisfactory completion of a major or minor course that has a methods component (chosen from PED 244, 245, 246, 247, 250,251, 362, or HLT 315)

Offered: Typically every Short Term

This course is designed as an advanced-level practicum to allow students an opportunity to integrate teaching skills and understandings in a school setting. This experience enables students to compile evidence that they meet the performance indicators required for admission to Student Teaching. In the course of the practicum, students will be expected to demonstrate the ability to teach in a manner that invites integration with their students, including the ability to formulate and use appropriate and effective questioning strategies. Students also will keep a journal of daily reflections that reveals the depth of their ability to learn from their own teaching. Students will be expected to plan and implement at least one unit (related sequence of lessons) of instruction, including: 1) a completed unit plan with goals and objectives; 2) a supporting rationale; 3) a detailed activity outline; 4) a statement describing modes of assessment and samples of student work; 5) an annotated bibliography of materials and texts for students; and 6) an annotated bibliography of readings done in preparation for teaching the unit. It is expected that students will draw from the materials created in this course for entries in their Education portfolios; therefore, a reflective self-assessment should be included with the unit and a statement of evaluation should be obtained from the cooperating teacher.

1 Course