Teaching Secondary Physical Education: Preparing Adolescents to Be Active for Life / Edition 1

by Cathrine Himberg, Gayle Hutchinson, John M. Roussell, Gayle E. Hutchinson

Overview

-Help teens become physically active for life.

-Build physical education programs that keep pace with changing needs.

-Introduce technology into the classroom.
With the introduction of Teaching Secondary Physical Education, now there is a teaching methods textbook that meets the needs of todays diverse student populations. It outlines a contemporary approach that focuses on how teachers can help their students become active for life.

A team of experts walks you step by step through the process of building and adapting quality programs to keep pace with changing needs. You will learn how to improve your effectiveness as a teacher while responding to the growing demand for quality secondary programs that are relevant in both todays world and tomorrows.

Teaching Secondary Physical Education covers all the critical issues: developmental appropriateness, inclusiveness, appropriate use of technology in the classroom, and more.

In addition, the text contains many distinctive, student-friendly features:
-Technology n Techniques (T n T) side boxes throughout the text keep the theme of technology in the reader's mind.

-The innovative GOT-IT model (goals, objectives, technologies, and instructional techniques) emphasizes a system for smoothly and effectively introducing technologies and techniques into the classroom.

-The Diamond Framework expresses in one image how physical educators can create a program that leads their students on the road to an active life. Icons reinforce this key concept throughout the book.

-Chapter introduction scenarios show real-life examples of issues that physical education teachers face.

-Your Turn questions present opportunities for readers to interact with the information, both in class discussions and individual study.

-Heavy emphasis of national standards and guidelines and the research on determinants for physical activity provide the authority and backbone for the authors' active-for-life philosophy. Teaching Secondary Physical Education is the cutting-edge text for teachers who want to keep up to date, continue to improve, and stay focused on the real purpose of the new physical education—to keep students active for life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780880119399
Publisher:	Human Kinetics Publishers
Publication date:	12/20/2002
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.10(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Cathrine Himberg, PhD, has been teaching physical education teacher education at California State University at Chico since 1996. Every week she spends the equivalent of a school day in the public schools with her university students so that they can get the hands-on experience they need to become effective and reflective teachers. She is the founder and director of CASPER (Concerned Adults and Students for Physical Education Reform), an international advocacy organization for developmentally appropriate physical education.

She earned an MA with distinction in exercise physiology from California State University at Chico and a PhD in pedagogy (curriculum and instruction) from Virginia Tech in 1996.

Gayle E. Hutchinson, EdD, chairs the department of physical education and exercise science at California State University at Chico, where she helps prepare teachers who will provide quality physical education. She has taught middle and high school students and worked closely with physical educators since 1979. She earned her doctorate from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and her master's degree from Columbia Teacher's college, both in curriculum and instruction.

As principal investigator and project director for the Northern California Physical Education Health Project, Dr. Hutchinson helped create a vision of schools as wellness communities. She also has assisted middle schools in developing curriculum and implementing programs that are in accordance with state and national standards.

John Mathieu Roussell, PhD, teaches communication design at California State University at Chico. A professor and researcher in instructional technology since 1996, he focuses on effective adaptation of technology into learning situations. He earned his doctorate in curriculum and instruction from Virginia Tech, and his master's degree in instructional technology from California State University at Chico.

Dr. Roussell enjoyed a 20-year career as a professional radio and television broadcaster, producer, journalist, and consultant. He also has served as an assessment consultant of communication and instructional technologies for corporate training and K-12 education.

Table of Contents

Part I. The Challenge
Chapter 1. The Main Purpose of Physical Education
Chapter 2. Technology in Physical Education
Chapter 3. Adolescents and Physical Activity

Part II. The Adolescent
Chapter 4. Adolescent Growth and Development
Chapter 5. How Adolescents Learn
Chapter 6. Including Students With Disabilities

Part III. The Teacher
Chapter 7. Effective and Reflective Teaching
Chapter 8. Teaching Styles in Physical Education
Chapter 9. Creating a Positive Learning Environment

Part IV. The Curriculum
Chapter 10. Developing Your Curriculum
Chapter 11. Planning Units and Lessons
Chapter 12. Assessment and Grading
Chapter 13. Be Ready for the Unexpected

Part V. The Setting
Chapter 14. Challenges and Roles of the Teacher-Coach
Chapter 15. Legal Issues Associated With Teaching Physical Education
Chapter 16. Designing Your Physical Activity Center

Part VI. The Journey
Chapter 17. Emerging As a Teacher Leader
Chapter 18. Keeping Up to Date: Learner for Life

Index
About the Authors