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Master of Education
Health & Physical Education Concentration
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Advance your teaching skills and elevate student engagement!
Our unique online program in this content area provides advanced Health & Physical Education coursework plus a master of education, ideal for two distinct learner groups.
Current Health & Physical Education teachers will elevate their skills in the specialization while completing their advanced degree. There aren't many PE-Health specific graduate programs that allow you to focus on the content area you teach.
Candidates seeking licensure in Health & Physical Education take foundational content area coursework to prepare for a rewarding teaching career. Students seeking licensure benefit immediately by earning their masters degree. Our schools need you!
Students pursuing the concentration will complete 34 credits of core graduate and health and physical education coursework. The licensure option requires additional coursework beyond the 34 credits for the master’s degree.
Teaching licensure is not available to acquire independently from the master's program. Students must apply for the master's program to complete licensure coursework embedded within the program.
Visit the Curriculum page to review the courses for both current teachers and those seeking licensure in Health & Physical Education.
Visit the Admission & Application page for details and start your application today!
Flexible Start Options:
To accommodate our students’ busy lives and teaching careers, we offer two flexible start options.
Begin the program when it's right for you.
Summer 2024- Application deadline is May 15, 2024.
View the 2024 Summer Schedule
Fall 2024- Application deadline is August 1, 2024.
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Print | Program Overview
Apply | Interested in taking individual graduate courses as a non-degree seeking student? Explore the Course List and complete our short admission form. The courses you take would be applied toward the degree later on.
Read | Article introducing the new Health & Physical Education Concentration
Current Student Resources | Only accessible to students with Concordia credentials.
Contact program director, Dr. Cassandra Glynn, cglynn@cord.edu, to customize a program that meets your goals.
Program Details
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34 credits in 2 years
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A fully online program
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Flexible start options and customized course schedules
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Cohort-based model
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Summer and academic year schedules designed for working teachers
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Focused on the needs of diverse learners of various backgrounds
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Integrated course topics on social justice and equitable practices
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Over a decade of experience preparing K-12 educators for personal and professional success
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Graduate faculty invested in advising and mentorship
Goals & Outcomes
Goals | Students will:
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Understand and demonstrate current methodologies in teaching and learning in today’s classrooms.
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Understand principles of systematic inquiry in order to apply results to planning, instruction, and assessment.
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Apply current technology methods and innovations to teaching and learning.
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Develop skills and knowledge in skills-based health education and physical education.
Outcomes | Students will:
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Gain a deeper understanding of student development and contextual influences on student development and learning.
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Develop pedagogical content knowledge to become more purposeful and intentional in their instructional practice as health and physical education teachers.
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Evaluate and apply best practices in assessment.
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Create effective, standards-based instructional materials, activities, and assessments to facilitate skills-based health and physical education experiences for students.
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Evaluate scholarly literature and research and be able to conduct and report on research in their own classrooms and schools.
I chose Concordia College in Moorhead because they were the only institution to offer a fully online PE/Health Licensure program that would work around me being a full-time working adult. I’m confident what I am learning in this program and the connections I am making through the cohort will help me become a better teacher upon completion of the program. You are taught by actual teachers who have been in the field, and the experiences they are providing us with are invaluable.
Scott Schlittenhart | M Ed Health & Physical Education
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