| 128 | Tuesday, April 25, 2006 |
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| 8:00 AM-12:00 PM | Convention Center:250A |
| NASPE/Curriculum and Instruction Academy |
| Bridging the Research-Practice Gap: Constructing Movement Skills, Fitness Concepts, and Game-Play Abilities |
| Constructivist approach to teaching has been acknowledged by education community as one of the most effective ways to help K-12 students learn in highly socialized and institutionalized environments such as schools. This approach has been studied in physical education settings since 1990s. Research evidence that has been accumulated has shown that the approach is effective in developing basic movement skills, fitness concepts, and sport game-playing abilities to help students become physically educated people. In this workshop the speakers and their research/teaching teams will lead participants through a series of lecture and hands-on activities to have an up-and-close look at three specific constructivist teaching programs: Situated Learning for Movement Skill Development, Be Active Kids!- Active Construction of Fitness Concepts, and Tactical Games Approach to Sport Skill Development. Both research evidence and practical teaching approaches will be presented with a blend of lecture and hands-on experiences. |
Keyword(s): curriculum development
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| Speakers: Catherine Ennis, University of Maryland, College Park, MD; Inez Rovegno, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL; and Linda Griffin, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA |