ETC 602 Integrated Instruction in Arts, Health and Fitness

This course provides an integrated approach that equally values and develops students in both health/fitness and the arts. Topics include the artistic processes of creating, performing and responding, and appropriate development of students' basic motor skills, rhythmic ability, physical activity, and physical fitness. Candidates learn efficient and effective strategies to integrate health/fitness and the arts into other content areas, thereby addressing state learning standards across multiple subjects.  

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Admission to M.Ed Program

Outcomes

1. This course will prepare students to:
2. Describe strategies to both 1) develop students’ basic motor skills, rhythmic ability, physical activity, and physical fitness, and 2) incorporate movement to facilitate student engagement and neural development.
3. Describe strategies to both 1) provide opportunities for students to express themselves creatively and artistically, and 2) scaffold students’ efficacy and ability to engage in creative and artistic processes.
4. Explain the educational benefits of integrating arts, health, and fitness into the curriculum.
5. Analyze the social justice implications of currently relevant health concerns for PK-12 students.
6. Demonstrate understanding of culturally competent approaches to impacting health concerns through instruction and classroom community.
7. Apply understanding of arts, health, and fitness by integrating these topics into other content areas.