Human Performance Education (Physical Education) Courses and Curriculum

Exploration of various rehabilitation professions within the United States health care system, including educational requirements, professional expectations, practice sites, professional ethics, rehabilitation philosophies and inter professional education (IPE). Rehabilitation professions career planning with review of current employment opportunities and workforce trends. Introduction to linguistic and cultural diversity and the influence of socio-cultural factors on the role of health care professionals.

A regional approach to the study of human structure. Emphasis is on the basic structural organization of the human body, underlying anatomical principles and the anatomical details appropriate for allied health students. Laboratory work in identifying anatomical structures in humans. Emphasis on musculoskeletal, circulatory and nervous systems.

The first course taken by all education students seeking the baccalaureate degree. Introduces prospective education majors to the education programs at Manchester University, current issues in P-12 education, educational philosophy and challenges facing the teaching profession. Content includes professional development, decision-making, effective teaching, family involvement, culture of and in schools, professional standards, collaboration and teachers as lifelong learners. A field trip and attendance at a school board meeting are required.

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the field of special education with a major 74 emphasis on the understanding of individual differences. The historical developments that have affected special education along with current issues and trends and the impact of legislation upon special educational practices, including inclusion, will be reviewed. The course will survey strategies for adapting education programs to educationally different children and youth. The characteristics of disabling conditions and relevant terminology will be defined and the issues of assessment and placement will be discussed. Field experience is required.

Application of theories of learning. Content develops an awareness of the growth and development of learners from early childhood through adolescence. A systematic examination of best practices through action research will be included. Field experience is required. Required for sophomores seeking entry into the Teacher Education Program. Teaching majors must earn a C or higher to meet the teaching program expectations.

This course will help preservice teachers to better understand their own implicit theories behind testing, while helping them to identify effective testing practices. This course also acquaints students with current controversies, research methods and applied issues in instruction and assessment. Field experience is required. Teaching majors must earn a C or higher to meet the teaching program expectations.

Students will develop skills in coordinating, organizing and leading group strength and conditioning performance training. Focus on training progressions, sport specificity, leadership and good communication. Students will analyze skills and select appropriate testing for specific team sports and training.

An introductory to practical performance training experience in strength and conditioning as well as teaching. Students will have the opportunity to organize, coordinate and perform group strength and conditioning performance training.

Students will develop skills in coordinating, organizing and leading individual or dual strength and conditioning performance training. Focus on training progressions, sport specificity, leadership, and good communication. Students will focus one on one training with athletes and clients to analyze skills and select appropriate testing.

The second practical experience in performance training and teaching. Students will have the opportunity to organize, coordinate and perform strength and conditioning performance training with one-on-one or dual clients.

A lecture/laboratory course which investigates basic principles of safe and effective exercise prescription for all age levels. Students will identify strengths and weaknesses of existing fitness testing programs and will field test selected programs with appropriate age groups including self-testing. Students design suitable exercise programs based on test results.

An introduction to the basic principles of human physiology. Emphasis is on the basic functional mechanisms operating at the cellular, organ and system levels as well as the integrative control process that regulate each system. Laboratory work supplements the investigation of the systems covered.

Course addresses the study and application of methods of teaching English Learners (EL). It will include principles of language learning and their impact on content learning, how to teach specific language skills and how to design EL courses and language assessment tools. Future elementary teachers will develop multicultural awareness as they develop linguistic and cultural sensitivities required to adapt to EL at all stages of cultural integration. Field experience may be required.

All teachers, regardless of their discipline, must support the development of readers and writers. This course is intended for secondary education and P-12 education majors with an emphasis on engaging students in authentic texts, including primary sources and publications in the discipline, as well as scientifically based reading research (SBRR) strategies. Students enrolled in the course will demonstrate performance of literacy standards through planning developmentally appropriate reading and writing instruction for their disciplines.

An overview of basic techniques and procedures involved in coaching at the elementary through secondary level. Administrative, scientific, and psychological concepts facing the coach are discussed.

A course investigating the various physiological adaptations which occur in the human body because of physical activity. The functions of various organs and systems involved in these adaptations will be reviewed. Commonly used physical training techniques and the physiological bases for their use are presented. Laboratory experience in collection and analysis of human physiological responses to both acute and chronic exercise.

The study of exercise techniques used for assessment and exercise prescription. Students will explore and practice the teaching of resistance and cardiovascular training techniques, current research, exercise trends, and motivational techniques. Students will apply the use of kinesiology, anatomy, physiology and exercise prescription for both healthy and special populations in fitness.

A course that qualitatively investigates the principles of mechanics as they relate to the performance of motor skills. Special emphasis is placed on skill analysis through visual observation, video-taping and musculoskeletal anatomy.

An introduction to human nutrition and metabolism. This course will equip students to understand how nutrients are absorbed and transported throughout the body to support optimal health throughout the life cycle. Course topics will introduce weight control, performance nutrition, eating disorders, and common issues in nutrition, the professional role of dietitians and scope of practice boundaries.

Considering the development of the whole human being, this course examines the importance of developing a caring and respectful community of learners in which everyone feels safe, respected, empowered, and valued. Teaching candidates will examine inclusive, culturally-sustaining, trauma-informed practices which supports the needs of all students, and, in turn, establish an equitable way of managing the classroom

The study of curriculum, methods and materials, computer applications and teacher assessment of student learning for grades 5-12. Three week placement in diverse classroom is expected.

An examination of critical issues facing teachers in today’s schools. Topics are variable but will include classroom management, legal rights and responsibilities of teachers and career service assistance. Taken concurrently with student teaching.

Full-time teaching experiences in the public schools. Following a brief observation experience, the student assumes the responsibilities of the regular classroom teacher under that teacher’s direction. Students are expected to observe classes other than those of the cooperating teacher. Taken as a part of the professional term in secondary education.

Full-time teaching experiences in the public schools. Experiences are expanded until the student assumes the responsibilities of the regular classroom teacher.

Management and leadership techniques for diverse careers in health and physical activity programs are presented. Topics include program design and evaluation, fiscal administration, risk management, human resources, public relations, facility design and other relevant issues.

Observation of and participation in a health, fitness, or wellness setting. The focus is on allowing the student to observe and participate in the activities related to the setting. Practical application of previous learning is expected without a high level of professional responsibility.