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• PE 306: Conditioning for Athletic Performance

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is designed to engage and immerse students in the theory and application of power and speed training as well as athletic motor skill development. Students will study the relationships among biomotor abilities and apply training principles and methods associated with the development of power-based athletic skills. Students will design and apply daily-, short- and long-term training programs for coaching athletes who seek improved athletic performance.
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• PE 310: Elementary School Wellness Skills and Fitness Activities

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is designed to engage and immerse the student in the Society for Health and Physical Education (SHAPE) elementary grade level standards for health and physical education knowledge and skills. along with these standards this course will engage students in developmentally appropriate activities and lesson plan concepts that will ensure the teacher candidates understand the developmental progression of fundamental motor skills, their application to higher level movement, fitness and rhythmics. Teacher candidates will develop knowledge to create physically literate elementary aged learners who are prepared to lead a healthy active and well life.
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• PE 311: Middle School Wellness Skills and Fitness Activities

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is designed to engage and immerse the teacher candidate in the Society for Health and Physical Education (SHAPE) middle school grade level standards for health and physical education knowledge and skills. Along with these standards this course will engage teacher candidates in developmentally appropriate activities and lesson plan concepts that will ensure that they understand how to develop physical skills and knowledge to create physically literate middle school aged learners are prepared to lead a healthy active and well life.
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• PE 312: Secondary School Wellness Skills and Fitness Activities

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is designed to engage and immerse the teacher candidate in the Society for Health and Physical Education (SHAPE) high school grade level standards for health and physical education knowledge and skills. Along with these standards this course will engage teacher candidates in developmentally appropriate activities and lesson plan concepts that will ensure that they understand how to develop specialized health optimizing physical activity and knowledge to create physically literate high school aged learners who are prepared to be healthy and active adults and college or career ready.
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• PE 328: School Nutrition and Wellness

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course will provide students with information about the K-12 school nutrition environment and school nutrition services as defined by the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America). Students will learn strategies for teaching K-12 students to reach and maintain a healthy weight as well as strategies for modeling healthy dietary behaviors and providing opportunities for healthy eating in schools. The role of the collaboration between school wellness educators, food service personnel, School Nurses and Registered Dietitians for improving students' nutrition and wellness will be discussed. This course is designed to provide the student with an understanding of the fundamental aspects of nutrition concepts and how they are applied to the K-12 settings.
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• PE 331: Evidence-Based Physical Activity

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is designed to introduce students in current theories, models and successful interventions used in physical activity promotion including: factors/barriers influencing physical activity among children/adolescents and adults. The focus of the course is on the acquisition of evidence-based practices that lead to appropriate assessment strategies, implementation models and evaluative techniques.
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• PE 332: Administration and Management of Physical Activity

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is designed to teach students how to ethically administered, manage and evaluate physical activity programs in the community with respect to managing operations, developing and managing financial resources and managing human resources.
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• PE 334: Applied Methodologies in Adventure

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is designed to teach evidence-based educational methods and learning strategies to equip the student to educate individuals in a variety of adventure throughout the lifespan through variety of adventure activities. A number of pertinent topics specific to adventure education will be addressed including, foundational knowledge, self-awareness and professional conduct, decision making and judgment, experiential teaching and facilitation, environmental stewardship, adventure program management, adventure safety and risk management, inclusive learning, and technical ability.
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• PE 335: Science of the Mind-Body Connection

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course will introduce students to a variety of fitness activities such as yoga, Pilates along with other physical activities associated with nature all with a mind and body connection and associated with stress management and overall health-related fitness. this course will explore the interconnectedness of the mind and body in relation to quality of life and prevention of chronic disease.
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• PE 338: Teaching and Leading Group Exercise

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course provides opportunities for practical skills and instruction to prepare the student to teach and lead various large group fitness activities involving children, adolescents and adults. Emphasis is placed on design, developmental appropriateness, safety and modifications for divers populations who are apparently healthy.
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