{"id":98046,"date":"2020-05-13T11:00:44","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T16:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=98046"},"modified":"2020-05-13T11:09:18","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T16:09:18","slug":"um-offers-degree-health-physical-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/um-offers-degree-health-physical-education\/","title":{"rendered":"UM Offers Degree in Health and Physical Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_98067\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/um-offers-degree-health-physical-education\/flexing-for-the-camera\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-98067\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-98067\" class=\"size-shareaholic-thumbnail wp-image-98067\" src=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/UCIMG-1350-640x359.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/UCIMG-1350-640x359.jpg 640w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/UCIMG-1350-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/UCIMG-1350-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/UCIMG-1350.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/UCIMG-1350-580x326.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-98067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A new bachelor&#8217;s degree in health and physical education offered by the University of Mississippi will prepare students to become effective K-12 health and physical education teachers who use collaborative practices that cater to the needs of 21st-century learners. Getty Images photo<\/p><\/div>\n<p>OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 Beginning in August, the <a href=\"https:\/\/olemiss.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Mississippi<\/a> School of Education will offer a new bachelor&#8217;s degree in<a href=\"http:\/\/education.olemiss.edu\/academics\/programs\/health_physical_ed_bae.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&nbsp;health and physical education<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp; program will prepare students to become effective K-12 health and physical education teachers who use collaborative practices&nbsp;that cater to the needs of 21st-century learners.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This new program has been developed with the forethought of where health and physical education has been and how we envision it to fit the needs of the 21st-century teacher and learner while enabling it to stand out from the rest,&#8221; said Alicia Stapp, program director and&nbsp;assistant professor of health and physical education.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With this, we wanted to change the traditional mindset of health and physical education to one that focuses on lifelong learning, health and physical activity.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Highlights of the health and physical education program include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A special education endorsement available with two extra courses<\/li>\n<li>Authentic field experiences in diverse K-12 settings<\/li>\n<li>Professional memberships and leadership opportunities in health and physical education<\/li>\n<li>Chances to lead professional development at the Mississippi Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance conventions<\/li>\n<li>An option to add a second bachelor&#8217;s degree in exercise science with a fifth year of study<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Over the past six years, Stapp and other faculty at the <a href=\"http:\/\/education.olemiss.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">School of Education<\/a> have developed initiatives to promote comprehensive school wellness and physical education including: a&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/education.olemiss.edu\/academics\/programs\/wellness_physical_activity_bae.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wellness and physical activity endorsement<\/a>&nbsp;established in 2015; Moving Across Mississippi, a standards-based movement video series that was developed and implemented with Mississippi primary teachers; and graduate coursework in wellness and physical activity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One of my top priorities when accepting my job with the University of Mississippi was to develop a sense of value and appreciation for teaching of quality health, wellness, physical education and physical activity within all teacher candidates, no matter their major,&#8221; Stapp said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With all of this in place, it was only natural that the next step in the process was to begin the development of a quality undergraduate program in health and physical education that would support the need for quality health and physical education across Mississippi.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The new program builds on the strides that Ole Miss has taken over the last decade to promote health and wellness in schools across Mississippi.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In Mississippi and the nation, it is critical that educators work to support both the academic as well as the social-emotional and physical well-being of our students,&#8221; said David Rock, dean of the School of Education. &#8220;Our current elementary and special education endorsement in wellness and physical activity prepares educators to integrate research-based practices to activate the brain and body in an academic setting to educate the whole child.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our new health and physical education program supports the growth of this endorsement and requests from students and schools in Mississippi.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The health and physical education degree program also will include content-specific courses in the UM School of Applied Sciences, including health promotion, nutrition and exercise science. 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