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• HLPE 140: Wellness for Life

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Provides the background to develop and adapt lifelong healthy behavioral changes to improve and maintain mental and physical health. Concepts and strategies are taught to address the significant declines in mental and physical health, social connectedness, education, job disruption, and insecurity that may continue to develop during pandemics. This course emphasizes personal health issues and current health concerns with an emphasis on wellness behavior, physical fitness, nutrition awareness, stress management, and substance use and abuse.
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• HLPE 145: Global Sport Culture

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Designed to examine sport and its relation to cultural, political, international, and/or global practices. Students will analyze how sports impact societal values and actions around the world. Students study sport as a highly complex global phenomenon because of strong links to culture, lifestyle, religion, tradition, national identity, economy and politics. The class examines the scholarly literature pertaining to international sports in relation to attitudes and cultural performances, fan devotion, sport migrations, and social inequalities globally.
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• HLPE 210: Teaching Dance

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Introduces students to fundamental movement patterns, rhythms and dance included in PK-12 school curricula, emphasizing folk, line and square dancing. Students will discover and experience the relationship of aesthetic expression within these movement forms while performing and analyzing a variety of rhythmic and dance activities, including some dances that have been the tradition of many cultures. Emphasis will be placed on the teaching techniques specifically used for these movement patterns and dance focusing on use in grades PK-12 and for adult recreation. This course meets Pennsylvania state standards for physical education teacher education programs and the standards of the Society for Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) necessary for national accreditation by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). Prerequisite:    HLPE102 OR HPED102
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• HLPE 213: Teaching Elem. PE

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Prepares Health and Physical Education majors to plan, teach, and assess developmentally appropriate movement and physical activity learning experiences in elementary physical education. Students will learn and apply theories and concepts designed for teaching children to move efficiently, engage in sequential learning activities, and value physical activity. Students will engage in clinical teaching experiences as a part of the course. This course meets state and national standards for physical education teacher education programs. Prerequisite:    HLPE125
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• HLPE 214: Teach Lifetime Activ

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Provides pedagogical content knowledge, fundamental skills, strategies/tactics and rules of archery, golf, and bowling with a secondary focus on other lifetime sports. Emphasis is placed on tactical-focused skill learning in games and game-like situations. Students will be expected to use developmentally appropriate instructional progressions in their planning and implementation of those plans. This teaching methods course encompasses teaching methods, formative assessment, class management, and reflective assessment after completing teaching opportunities.
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• HLPE 234: Teaching Aquatics

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Designed to introduce and provide opportunities for students to become proficient in basic swimming strokes, personal water safety, and plan appropriate aquatic activities for a school setting. Students will plan lessons and units focusing on stroke development, aquatic fitness, personal safety, and aquatic games. Students will have the opportunity to become certified in American Red Cross WSI, Lifeguarding and/or CPR training.
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• HLPE 252: Phys Act, Move, Sprt for Dis

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Designed to provide theory and content with applications related to the recommended strategies and tools for providing physical activity, movement and motor skill applications, and sport opportunities for individuals with disabilities across the lifespan. Students will also analyze global differences in accommodation strategies, inclusion practices and ethical issues related to athletes engaging in sport and physical activity.
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• HLPE 255: Teaching K12 Fitness

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Engages students in applications to learn and use health-related physical fitness theory and content that will prepare them to work with K-12 students in physical education lessons related to improving physical literacy. The course will also prepare students to use current technology for physical activity/wellness engagement and for assessing health and fitness status and physical activity/wellness engagement levels. Prerequisite:    HLPE102
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• HLPE 260: Methods & Apps of Coaching

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  ????An exploration and application of the foundations behind coaching, including pedagogy, sport skill analysis, designing and conducting sport practices, motivation of athletes, prevention of injuries and the emphasis of tactics and strategies in competition.?
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• HLPE 302: Motor Learning

  3.00 Credits

  Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

  
  Introduces theories and principles concerning motor control and learning, emphasizing neurophysiological and neuromechanical factors related to motor control and behavior in skill acquisition. Emphasis is placed on the application of knowledge in movement neuroscience such as the results of research on neuromotor functioning and neural control of voluntary movement, the role of the central nervous system, and the character of peripheral neuromuscular and sensory systems in planning, initiating, executing, and monitoring voluntary movements.
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