2023-24 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Dec 21, 2024  
2023-24 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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PED 382 - School-Based Fitness Programming

Designed for students to create and implement developmentally appropriate fitness-oriented curricula and physical activity programming for kindergarten through 12th grade school children. Prerequisite: PED 282 and EDU 255. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code A = offered every semester

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Describe how quality physical education programs integrate fitness principles and best practices throughout the K-12 curriculum.
  2. Describe strategies for the promotion and advocacy of physical education and expanded physical activity opportunities in and outside of school.
  3. Develop and implement pedagogically sound, developmentally appropriate fitness assessment techniques and programming for diverse school populations to achieve and maintain a health enhancing level of fitness.
  4. Develop standards-based fitness and physical activity lessons for school-aged children.
  5. Recognize behavior modification strategies to facilitate children's adherence to fitness and physical activity programs.



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