HPES 317 - Physical Education and Health Curriculum and Methods for Early Childhood and Elementary Grades

(3 hours) Prerequisites: Admission to the Teacher Education Program. Should be taken prior to clinical practice. Study of early childhood and elementary grades physical education and health curricula and methods. Emphasis on instructional strategies in physical education and health. Examination of the South Carolina curriculum standards for physical education and health and research findings regarding effective teaching strategies in physical education and health. National and state standards are emphasized. Using the Expanded ADEPT Evaluation System candidates will construct a long-range plan and unit work sample. A 10-hour practicum is required. Students are responsible for arranging their own transportation to designated or assigned sites. This course cannot be challenged.