A physical education course at Arizona Christian University.
This course will focus on the implementation and teaching of group adventure activities for the purpose of meaningful team building. Principles of group dynamics and self-reflection will be discussed as they apply to team building. Course material will include topics such as group facilitation skills, debriefing, communication skills, group structure, controversy, processing techniques and tools, differentiation within group initiatives and team building, and guided discussions toward meaningful outcomes. Age and developmentally appropriate group initiative teaching strategies will be examined. This course is taught with a biblical worldview touching on the essential questions such as - "What is truth?," "What is beauty?," "What is justice?," and "What is goodness?"
Engage the Course Material
Build a working understanding of teaching group activities and team building as the course's central subject.
Apply Discipline Methods
Use the methods, vocabulary, and frameworks of the discipline to address course problems.
Connect Course Content
Connect this course's content to broader work in the discipline and related fields.
Demonstrate Course Competencies
Demonstrate the specific competencies the course is designed to develop.
A Biblical Worldview treats the work of mathematics and teaching as careful, honest engagement with what's true and with the students who learn from it.
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