Building Effective Physical Education Programs is a unique text focused on designing and delivering school physical education programs. The text succeeds in helping pre-service, novice, and more experienced teachers to understand the essential components necessary to create and deliver impactful physical education programs within their school or organization. Through its use of engaging learning experiences found in each chapter, this text is ideal for use across various physical education teacher courses and teacher professional development programs. Written for an international audience, Building Effective Physical Education Programs acknowledges both the similarities and differences of physical education programs from country to country. International case studies are included to further illustrate worldwide practices. This text is appropriate for the student who is interested in the field of physical education as well as the seasoned professional with years of experience. Key Features: Learning Experience boxes help readers apply knowledge gained from the text to real-world practice by utilizing activities and critical-thinking questions to drive comprehension. An international perspective on physical education provides a global viewpoint and gives students a broad context for different program types A focus on current trends and issues makes this text relevant and timely Ancillaries provide instructors with the tools to implement a successful physical education teacher education course. Instructor resources include: Instructor s Manual, Test Bank and PowerPoint presentations Student resources include: Companion website and Student Study Guide"
Educating the Student Body makes recommendations about approaches for strengthening and improving programs and policies for physical activity and physical education in the school environment.
Integrating humor into your instructional approach has become a popular topic in recent years (Barney & Christenson, 2013). A wide variety of research has been conducted regarding humor in educational settings (Banas, Dunbar, Rodriguez, ...
This is the third iteration of the National Standards for K-12 Physical Education, and this latest version features two prominent changes: •The term physical literacy underpins the standards.
With advice on job applications, interviews, and your very first term, this book is your essential guide as you start your exciting career as an outstanding Physical Education teacher.
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One available instrument is the Game Performance Assessment Instrument (GPAI; Griffin et al., 1997; Mitchell & Oslin, 1999, Mitchell et al., 2013). The GPAI enables teachers to assess game performance relative to important compogame ...
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Developing and promoting quality physical education is part inspiration, part tool kit, and part textbook.
Atypical acquisition and atypical expression of memory consolidation gains in a motor skill in young female adults with ADHD. ... The effect of perceptual-motor training on attention in the children with autism spectrum disorders.