Upcoming Courses

Courses

Adapted PE

This course is one of four designed for Utah K-12 educators seeking a PE Endorsement. This online course will introduce you to basic teaching practices for adapted PE instruction. Students will identify techniques to provide competitive and cooperative sport experiences for students with disabilities consistent with their needs, interests, and abilities. Attendees will demonstrate competency in understanding the IEP procedure protocol.

June 30, 2026 to August 25, 2026, Online

Human Development/Sexuality

This course is one of four designed for Utah K-12 educators seeking a Health Endorsement. This course focuses on adolescent sexuality/behavior, age and topic-appropriate instruction, state law, and effective curriculum/strategies for human sexuality education within secondary schools including maturation, parenthood, interpersonal skills, and related pedagogy issues. Overview of biological, psychological, and sociological aspects of sexuality education.

June 30, 2026 to August 25, 2026, Online

Kinesiology for Activity

This course is one of four designed for Utah K-12 educators seeking a PE Endorsement. This online course will introduce you to fundamental principles of youth physical development. Students will develop and implement strategies for motor skill progression, physiology of activity, and biomechanical observation focused on Utah State Core Standards.

May 18, 2026 to July 6, 2026, Online

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention

This course is one of four designed for Utah K-12 educators seeking a Health Endorsement that includes the components of emotional intelligence, mental health disorders, stress management, and suicide, self-harm, and resources for help. Teachers will explore the physical, social, and legal implications of substance abuse and addictive behaviors emphasizing prevention.

May 18, 2026 to July 6, 2026, Online

Methods of Teaching Fitness for Life

This course is one of four designed for Utah K-12 educators seeking a PE Endorsement. This online course will introduce you to basic teaching practices for Fitness for Life instruction. Students will develop and implement strategies for teaching motor skill progression using the health-related components of fitness. Students will learn how to develop plans for instructing safe and effective personal fitness plans. This course will include in-depth instruction in the fitness for life curriculum.

May 18, 2026 to July 6, 2026, Online

Methods of Teaching Health

This course is one of four designed for Utah K-12 educators seeking a Health Endorsement. Students will develop lesson plans and present them in secondary education settings. Health educators will have a complete understanding of the Utah Core Standards for Health Education and recognize high-quality curricular materials that are aligned with the standards. Health educators will be able to design proper assessments for students to measure mastery of the standards as well as practice instructional strategies, skills, and methods for diverse learner styles, including trauma-informed instruction.

May 18, 2026 to July 6, 2026, Online

Methods of Teaching PE

This course is one of four designed for Utah K-12 educators seeking a PE Endorsement. This online course will introduce you to basic teaching practices for physical education and team activities. Students will develop and implement strategies for teaching motor skill progression by applying the Utah State Core Standards.

June 30, 2026 to August 25, 2026, Online

Nutrition, Safety, & Disease Prevention

This course is one of four designed for Utah K-12 educators seeking a Health Endorsement. In this course, students will explore the relationship between nutrition to the maintenance of health and the prevention of disease. Principles of disease and major diseases of body systems and organs will be examined.

June 30, 2026 to August 25, 2026, Online

Workforce Training Programs

Health Endorsement Workforce Microcredential

This program is designed for K-12 educators seeking a health endorsement from USBE. Courses include Methods of Teaching Health; Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention; Nutrition, Safety, and Disease Prevention; and Human Development/Human Sexuality. As a result of this training, students will be able to develop and implement lesson plans aligned with Core Standards for Human Sexuality, Mental Health and Wellness, Nutrition, Safety, Disease Prevention, and Substance Abuse Prevention; apply trauma-informed teaching practice in lesson development and instruction; examine the effects of healthy relationships on all aspects of health and wellness.

Student Consent for Release of Records
To receive MIDAS credit, Utah state educators must complete the Student Consent for Release of Records Form. This form authorizes SLCC to share your final grade with the Utah State Board of Education (USBE).

Requirements:

  • You must earn a grade of C or higher.
  • Submit a physically signed copy of the consent form.
  • Include a valid, unexpired photo ID (scan or clear photo).

Submission Options:

  • In person at the registration office Miller Campus - 9750 S. 300 W. MFEC Bldg #3 room 211
  • Online by emailing documents to: pdregistration@slcc.edu

PE Endorsement Workforce Microcredential

This program is designed for K-12 educators seeking a PE endorsement from the Utah State Board of Education (USBE). Courses include Methods of Teaching Physical Education and Activities, Methods of Teaching PE Skills/Individual Lifetime Activities, Methods of Teaching Fitness for Life, and Adapted PE. As a result of this training, students will be able to develop and implement various physical education lesson plans aligned to the Utah Core Standards and adapted for students with variable physical and cognitive abilities, monitor and evaluate student motor skills progression and exercise physiology in lifetime activities and fitness-for-life activities, develop and evaluate safe and effective personal fitness plans and how they impact mental, social, physical, and emotional well-being, and integrate adapted physical education skills, movement, and sports that allow students with disabilities to participate with their peers.

Student Consent for Release of Records
To receive MIDAS credit, Utah state educators must complete the Student Consent for Release of Records Form. This form authorizes SLCC to share your final grade with the Utah State Board of Education (USBE).

Requirements:

  • You must earn a grade of C or higher.
  • Submit a physically signed copy of the consent form.
  • Include a valid, unexpired photo ID (scan or clear photo).

Submission Options:

  • In person at the registration office Miller Campus - 9750 S. 300 W. MFEC Bldg #3 room 211
  • Online by emailing documents to: pdregistration@slcc.edu