JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance articles from February 2008

JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance archives from February 2008

Conferences & workshops.(List)(Calendar)
February 1, 2008... March 24-27, 2008. 12th Annual ACSM Health and Fitness Summit, Long Beach, CA. This conference features more than 100 sessions in nine tracks for health and fitness, strength-training, and nutritional professionals. For more information, visit...

Redesigning the body.(physical fitness)(Editorial)
February 1, 2008... It is important for everyone to be encouraged to live the best life possible. As physical educators and other health professionals, we are responsible for providing much of that encouragement and for helping our students and clients to gain the...

Should secondary physical education be coeducational or single-sex?(Viewpoint)
February 1, 2008... Physical education in public and private schools in the United States remained primarily separated by sex until the passage of Title IX in 1972. Under provisions of Title IX, schools were required to provide both boys and girls with the same...

Should any form of extreme sport or extreme dance be included in the curriculum?(Issues)
February 1, 2008... One of the elements that make an activity "extreme" is danger or risk. This raises a concern regarding the safety of the participants. Challenge is good; danger is not! In today's world, the physical educator (and district) would be smart to...

May question.(Issues)
February 1, 2008... Have playgrounds become boring? Respond briefly* and send your response by March 14 to JOPERD, Issues, 1900 Association Dr., Reston, VA 20191, or e-mail: joperd@aahperd.org *Preferred length is 200 words or less; occasionally, longer...

Mismatch, sovereign immunity, and negligence.(Law Review)
February 1, 2008... Schnarrs v. Girard Board of Education Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eleventh District 858 N.E.2d 1258 July 28, 2006 Jessica Schnarrs was a senior basketball player for Girard High School in Girard, Ohio. On January 19, 2003,...

Socci: diversify your sportfolio; This innovative invasion game improves a variety of skills and promotes inclusion.(teaching games for understanding model)
February 1, 2008... An increasingly popular, nontraditional sport called Socci (pronounced "SOCKee") offers physical educators an effective means of teaching tactics and strategies through the tactical games approach. This novel sport also challenges students to...

How to integrate tai ji quan into physical education programs: this ancient exercise can benefit students' body and mind.
February 1, 2008... Tai ji quan, also known as "tai chi," is an ancient Chinese exercise characterized by soft, slow, and meditative movements. It consists of a set of continuous, evenly paced, carefully choreographed, but natural, body shifts. "Tai ji" is an...

Recess, extracurricular activities, and active classrooms: means for increasing elementary school students' physical activity; Physical education alone is not enough!
February 1, 2008... The link between physical activity and childhood health cannot be overstated. Nationally, the prevalence of at-risk-of overweight and overweight six- to 11-year-old children has risen to 37.2 percent, nearly an eight-point rise in six years...

Getting it right from the start: employing the universal design for learning approach to your curriculum; Universal design for learning means planning ahead for the inclusion of all students.(FAMME Model)
February 1, 2008... Fernando is in sixth grade and has Down syndrome. He is in a class with Angelica who has a visual impairment, Justin who has exercise-induced asthma, and Valinda and Valerie who recently moved to the United States from Russia. Valinda and...

Strangers in a strange land: using an activity course to teach an alternative curriculum model; Preservice physical educators learn the "taking personal and social responsibility" curriculum model in an activity course.
February 1, 2008... Physical education teacher education (PETE) programs usually offer activity courses to help preservice teachers develop effective pedagogical skills. Such courses aim to teach in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains. It is a...

Teachers as role models teaching character and moral virtues: teachers are role models--but what are they modeling?
February 1, 2008... These are challenging times for education. The public holds schools and teachers more accountable for student learning, as demonstrated by everyone's expectations for stronger student performances on standardized tests and higher graduation...

Quantification of physical activity in middle school physical education.(Research Works)
February 1, 2008... What Was the Question? Various policy groups have identified engagement in physical education as an essential way for youths to acquire the recommended levels of physical activity (PA). Despite such an endorsement for physical education,...

Lifting the fog on instructional blogs.(Technology Tips)(how to use blogs)
February 1, 2008... One of the newer trends on the Internet is the use of web logs, also referred to as blogs. The term may be new to you, but blogging has been around since 1999 and chances are your students are well acquainted with it. Anyone with Internet...