Health Education 382
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