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Angela Kolen; Natalie Houser; Dean Kriellaars – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2024
This 'teaching tip' shares the success of a service-learning opportunity created to work with university students in a meaningful way in the community. It describes a program called Fit 4 Tots that resulted in more toddlers, university students and community members benefiting from learning and movement experiences.
Descriptors: Toddlers, Physical Activity Level, Role Models, Program Implementation
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Kerpan, Serene; Humbert, M. Louise; Abonyi, Sylvia – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2021
The focus of this article is understanding the perceptions that Canadian Indigenous teachers and students have on a novel physical activity teaching method that is utilised in the classroom. We explore the role that physical activity plays in the healthy growth and development of children, with special attention to Indigenous children. Through…
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Movement Education
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Eaton, Jacqueline – Educational Gerontology, 2022
The arts offer a cost effective and appealing approach to healthy aging. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the development and implementation of three creative aging pilot programs led by professional teaching artists in multipurpose senior centers. The process of recruitment focused on professional teaching artists, senior center…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Community Centers, Aging (Individuals), Program Development
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Goh, Tan Leng; Scrabis-Fletcher, Kristin – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2021
Purpose: Physical education teacher education programs prepare preservice teachers to lead Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs. Through the coordination of a university's physical education teacher education program and an elementary school, the purpose of this study was to examine preservice and in-service teachers' perspectives in…
Descriptors: Physical Education Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Physical Activities, Elementary Schools