I. Course Title: Methods of Teaching K-12 Health Education
                                    
                                    II. Course Number: HLTH 382
                                    
                                    III. Credit Hours: 3 credits
                                    
                                    IV. Prerequisites: ESHE 210 and HLTH 200 
                                    
                                    V. Course Description: In this course, teacher candidates will use content from previous
                                       health courses to develop developmentally appropriate health lessons using fundamental
                                       instructional skills, teaching practices and strategies suitable for K-12 School Health
                                       classes.
                                    
                                    Note(s): Applied Learning designated course.
                                    
                                    VI. Detailed Description of Content of the Course:
                                    
                                    1) Study the role of state and national standards for making curricular decisions
                                       in school health;
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       - a. Virginia Standards of Learning for Health Education
 
                                       
                                       - b. National Health Standards
 
                                       
                                    
                                    2) Examine key guidance documents that influence curricular decisions in school health;
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       - a. A Nation at Risk: The need for Comprehensive School Health
 
                                       
                                       - b. School Health Services
 
                                       
                                       - c. Whole School, Whole Community, Whole child
 
                                       
                                    
                                    3) Survey instructional strategies and technologies for teaching school health;
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       - a. Effective Teaching Strategies with School Health
 
                                       
                                       - b. Standards-Based Lesson Planning and Assessments
 
                                       
                                       - c. Essential Health Concepts, Healthy Decisions, and Advocacy/Health Promotion
 
                                       
                                       - d. Teaching School Health to Diverse Learners
 
                                       
                                       - e. Skill-based Health Education
 
                                       
                                    
                                    4) Earn CPR/First Aid/ AED Instruction Certificate
                                    
                                    VI. Detailed Description of Conduct of Course:
                                    
                                    Course information will be presented through a wide variety of teaching methods including
                                       but not limited to: Lecture, Video, Discussion, Role Playing, Student presentations,
                                       Cooperative Learning, Team Building, Decision Making, Self-appraisals, Project Based
                                       Learning, Learning Focused Strategies, Decision Making, Peer teaching, Small group
                                       teaching, Field experiences.
                                    
                                    VII. Goals and Objectives of the Course:
                                    
                                    Goals, objectives and assignments in this class may address the following sets of
                                       accreditation standards or guidelines:
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       - Society of Health and Physical Educators (Shape);
 
                                       
                                       - Council for Accreditation of Teacher Educators (CAEP);
 
                                       
                                       - Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC);
 
                                       
                                       - Virginia State Code for health and physical education p-12 teacher education programs
                                          (VDOE HPE);
 
                                       
                                       - Virginia Standards of Learning for Health Physical Education for P-12 schools;
 
                                       
                                       - PRAXIS II Health and Physical Education Content Test 5857 (PRAXIS II HPE);
 
                                       
                                    
                                    As a result of successfully completing this course, each teacher candidate will be
                                       able to:
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       - Demonstrate knowledge, skills, and processes of health education as defined in the
                                          Virginia Standards of Learning (VDOE HPE1);
 
                                       
                                       - Demonstrate a basic understanding of the administration and planning of a health education
                                          program (VDOE HPE 4);
 
                                       
                                       - Differentiate instruction based on a continuous learning cycle (VDOE HPE 4, InTASC
                                          6);
 
                                       
                                       - Develop plans for student safety, classroom management, injury prevention, and liability
                                          issues with peers and with P-12 students (VDOE HPE 4);
 
                                       
                                       - Plan and implement standards-based curriculum and assessment that foster student learning
                                          and informed decisions about instruction (VDOE HPE Standard 4, InTASC 6);
 
                                       
                                       - Plan coordinated school health activities that include: community health, health advisory
                                          boards, local health departments, other stakeholders, and extra-curricular health
                                          and physical activity programs (VDOE HPE Standard 4, InTASC 9 & 10, NHES 8);
 
                                       
                                       - Use and teach the essential health knowledge, skills, and processes for teaching developmentally
                                          and culturally appropriate health education content standards (VDOE HPE 5, InTASC
                                          4 & 5, NHES 2);
 
                                       
                                       - Design and implement developmentally appropriate curriculum, instruction, and performance-based
                                          assessment that are aligned with the Virginia Standards of Learning for Health (VDOE
                                          HPE7, InTASC6);
 
                                       
                                       - Analyze and use a wide variety of instruction models, methods, and strategies relative
                                          to K-12 school health and create lessons using the models and strategies (VDOE HPE
                                          4 & 7, InTASC 2 & 8, VSOL's);
 
                                       
                                       - Describe, analyze & demonstrate appropriate and effective teaching techniques for
                                          a variety of health content areas (VDOE HPE 4, 6, & 7, InTASC 3);
 
                                       
                                       - Interpret current research on teaching and learning and apply findings to the health
                                          classroom setting (VDOE HPE 8, InTASC 9, VSOL's);
 
                                       
                                       - Demonstrate lesson plans and content which are sensitive to the motivational characteristics
                                          of students (VDOE HPE 7, InTASC 2, VSOL's);
 
                                       
                                       - Appropriately integrate technology with instruction to enhance learning and performance
                                          (VDOE HPE standard 7, VSOL's, NHES 2);
 
                                       
                                       - Explain consumer health and access appropriate information through qualified web sites,
                                          journals, etc. (VDOE HPE 4, VSOL's, NHES 3);
 
                                       
                                       - Demonstrate the knowledge and skills to make healthy decisions that reduce health
                                          risks and enhance the health of self and others (VSOLS's, InTASC 4, NHES 1 & 2);
 
                                       
                                       - Access, evaluate, and use health information, products, and services that influence
                                          health and wellness in a positive manner (VSOL's, InTASC 4, NHES 1 & 8);
 
                                       
                                       - Demonstrate the use of appropriate health practices and behaviors to promote a safe
                                          and healthy community when alone, with family, at school, and in other group settings
                                          (VSOL's, InTASC 5, NHES 8);
 
                                       
                                       - Develop skills-based lesson plans
 
                                       
                                    
                                    VIII. Assessment Measures:
                                    
                                    Assessment measures may include the following: Peer Teaching, Lesson Plans, Unit Plans,
                                       Projects, K-12 teaching - Field Experience, Quizzes or Exams, Presentation, Peer evaluations,
                                       Portfolio, Attendance & Participation, Reflections, Dispositions assessment.
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    Other Course Information: None
                                    
                                     
                                    
                                    Review and Approval 
                                    
                                    12/04/08     Course Revised and submitted      Beverly Zeakes
                                    
                                    July, 2010
                                    
                                    May, 2011
                                    
                                    March 14, 2016
                                    
                                    March 01, 2021