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

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

Conferences & workshops.(List)(Calendar)
March 1, 2008... April 10, 2008. AAHPERD Journal Writers' Workshop, Ft. Worth, TX. Scheduled from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the AAHPERD National Convention and Exposition, this free workshop will provide insights on writing for peer-reviewed journals and getting...

Reaching our goals through effective communication.(Viewpoint essay)
March 1, 2008... Public school districts and private or parochial school boards are continually assessing their budgets to do a better job of providing a multitude of services for their students. It is logical that physical educators want their programs to be...

The boundaries of First Amendment speech for public school students.(Law Review)
March 1, 2008... Morse v. Frederick U.S. Supreme Court 127 S. Ct. 2618 June 25, 2007 "It can hardly be argued that either students or teachers shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate. This...

Should the PERD professions do more or less outsourcing of instruction to content specialists?(Issues)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2008... I think it is unrealistic to expect PERD professionals to be "specialists" in each content area without a little bit of help, so in this regard I feel that content specialists are needed and that outsourcing may be necessary. However, I do not...

August question.(Issues)
March 1, 2008... Should apprenticeship be embraced as a viable alternative route to becoming a physical education teacher? Respond briefly* and send your response by May 30 to JOPERD, Issues, 1900 Association Dr., Reston, VA 20191, or e-mail:...

2008 National Convention & Exposition.
March 1, 2008... Take Time: Celebrate Life Together! The theme for the convention, Take Time: Celebrate Life Together! intends to convey the message that we will once again come together, as so many of our predecessors have done, and take time to celebrate...

Bowling for a lifetime using sport education: as one of the most popular participatory sports, bowling merits a place in the curriculum.(SEM, sport education model)
March 1, 2008... With adolescents becoming physically inactive as they age, one must think of other activities to teach during the middle and secondary years in physical education. Traditional team sports (e.g., basketball, flag football, soccer) seem not to be...

A model for developing and assessing tactical decision-making competency in game play: this framework will help teachers develop age-appropriate instruction and assessment tools.
March 1, 2008... All teachers want their students to become better game players who are motivated to participate in and outside of class. Students need to learn how to make good tactical decisions, in addition to being skilled movers, in order to become...

Preparing elementary and early childhood majors to be movement educators a home-school approach: one program fills two needs, as nonspecialists gain vital field experiences and home-schooled children receive quality instruction.
March 1, 2008... Field experiences in the training of preservice teachers (PTs) play an important role in most colleges of education. While some concerns have been expressed about the effectiveness of field experiences (Feiman-Nemser & Buchmann, 1986), the...

Maximizing peak running on race day: here's how to avoid the five big race-day mistakes.
March 1, 2008... Distance runners spend many hours training assiduously for competition, yet on race day they can often make mistakes that sabotage their performance. This article addresses five common race-day mistakes: (1) failure to bring proper equipment to...

Assessing skill in educational gymnastics: by using standards-based learning goals and progressively more complex criteria, teachers can create appropriate assessments.
March 1, 2008... The National Standards for Physical Education (National Association for Sport and Physical Education [NASPE], 2004) provides, at each grade level, sample performance outcomes that identify students' progress toward achieving each standard. Many...