Primary Pe: Unlocking the Potential - Unlocking the Potential

Informationen zum Autor Anne Williams is currently Dean of Education at Winchester University. She has many years experience working in initial teacher education and with serving teachers and was previously Director of Initial Teacher Training at Birmingham University (1988-98). Joanne Cliffe has a background of teaching physical education in schools and now works at the University of Birmingham where she is responsible for physical education initial teacher training and Masters physical education programmes for teachers. Klappentext This book aims to address some of the aspects of primary physical education about which there is currently a dearth of high quality texts. It arises from several contextual elements that create a need for something a little different from books currently on offer. Most of these offer guidance on content and teaching skills across the activities of the National Curriculum together with supplementary information about key issues and processes! for example! assessing pupils or including those with special needs. This proposal focuses on learning about primary PE and its potential to contribute not only as a discrete curriculum subject but also across the whole curriculum and to some of the many strategies and initiatives that have been set up to enhance primary practice and achievement. Topics have been selected as the focus for the chapters in this book not only for their current significance within strategies and initiatives! but for their potential to contribute to the enhancement of the curriculum in the longer term! and particularly in the context of the recommendations of the Rose review and the imminent revisions to the primary national curriculum. Zusammenfassung Addresses some of the aspects of primary physical education. This title focuses on learning about primary PE and its potential to contribute not only as a discrete curriculum subject but also across the whole curriculum and to some of the many strategies and initiatives that have been set up to enhance primary practice and achievement. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Physical development! health and well-being and the primary school child Learning and teaching styles Advancing pupil progress and assessment for learning Moving to learn: cross curricular opportunities Inclusion matters Creativity The use and abuse of ICT to enhance learning in physical education Sites for learning - the outdoor classroom The teacher as researcher ...

Product details

• Authors: Joanne Cliffe, Anne Williams, Anne Cliffe Williams
• Publisher: Open University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2011
• EAN: 9780335242337
• ISBN: 978-0-335-24233-7
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Open University Press; UK Higher Education OUP Humanities & Social Sciences Education OUP
• Subjects: Guides; Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology