422 Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education Course Descriptions - REC Department of Health Promotion and Human Performance REC 2890 - Cooperative Work Experience Credits: (1-9) Provides academic credit for on-the-job experience. Grade and amount of credit will be determined by the department. Open to all students in Recreation who meet the minimum Cooperative Work Experience requirements of the department. May be repeated 8 times up to 9 credit hours. REC 3050 - Recreation and Leisure in Society Credits: (3) Content, nature, extent and significance of recreation and leisure; their role in our lives, relevant service delivery agencies/organizations/businesses, leadership functions and styles, and a introduction to team-building/adventure programming activities. REC 3600 - Outdoor Adventure Recreation Credits: (3) Outdoor recreation agencies/businesses/organizations, site visits, services delivery, environmental impacts, legal issues, management. Skills: backpacking/hiking/camping/ropes course leadership, and use of technology in leisure research and programming. Overnight Outing(s) and Field Trips required. REC 3610 - Outdoor Survival Credits: (2) Provide the necessary opportunity for a student to acquire skills needed to survive and to live off the land. One lecture and 3 hour field trip are required each week. REC 3810 - Recreation and Sport Leadership Credits: (3) Customer /client-based leisure services, role delineation, settings, site visits, extended "laboratory" experience, programming, pricing, pitching. Skills: Feasibility analysis, assessment. REC 3840 - Therapeutic Recreation Credits: (3) Therapeutic recreation concepts & practices, certification & licensure, individual and group games, leadership methods, team building activities and processing, group dynamics, New Games, hands-on leadership experiences with various age groups, special populations, and multicultural perspectives. REC 4550 - Outdoor Education Philosophies & Principles Credits: (2) Provides basic concepts of outdoor education, and direct, firsthand experience with learning resources beyond the classroom. REC 4800 - Individual Projects Credits: (1-3) A comprehensive study of a significant problem in the field of recreation. Hours to be arranged. For seniors only. May be repeated 2 times up to 3 credit hours. REC 4890 - Cooperative Work Experience Credits: (1-6) A continuation of REC 2890 . May be repeated 5 times up to 6 credit hours. REC 4930 - Outdoor Education Workshop Credits: (2) Abroad inter-disciplinary approach to the methodology of outdoor education teaching techniques; experiential learning- course taught almost totally outdoors. REC 6930 - Outdoor Education Workshop Credits: (2) Abroad interdisciplinary approach to the methodology of outdoor education teaching techniques; experiential learning- course taught almost totally outdoors. Department of Teacher Education Department Chair: Jack May hew Location: McKay Education Building, Room 224 Telephone Contact: Lynda L. Olmstead 801-626-7171 Advisement Contact: Kristin Radulovich 801-626-6309 Professors: Frances Butler, Michael Cena, Forrest Crawford, Linda Go wans, Vicki Napper; Associate Professors: Melina Alexander, Ann Ellis, Kristin Hadley, Jack May hew, Louise Moulding, Richard Pontius, Peggy Saunders, Pene'e Stewart, Natalie Allen Williams; Assistant Professors: Vincent Bates, David Byrd, Anette Melvin, Kristin Nelson, Clay Rasmussen The major purpose of the professional education programs in teacher education is to prepare candidates for teaching in elementary and secondary schools. Preparation is also provided for teachers of students with mild to moderate disabilities with the special education mild/moderate license. The department prepares students for endorsements in Mathematics, ESL (English as a Second Language), Basic Reading (graduate level only), and Education of the Gifted (graduate level only). All programs are approved by the Utah State Board of Education and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and Northwest/ North Central Associations. The preparation for teaching falls academically within four major categories: University General Education, support courses, subject specialization, and professional education. 1. University General Education requirements — In selecting courses to satisfy the general education requirements, candidates should note the general education courses recommended and/or required in their major and/or professional education requirement sheets available in the Teacher Education Advisement Center (ED 230). 2. Support courses Weber State University 2013-2014 Catalog