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Direct linkChristopher Barton Merica – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2025
The purpose of this article is to share Coach Vermeil's foundational commonsense coaching principles for youth sports coaches, and more broadly health and physical educators, to help create a more positive culture for their team.
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Coaching (Performance), Teamwork, Physical Education Teachers
Colomer, Soria – Theory Into Practice, 2019
Latinx teachers have been positioned as both role models and agents of change in schooling communities that are often racially contentious. As members of both the Latinx community and the school community, Latinx teachers have the agency to (re)define storylines by either submitting to or resisting positioning acts. Storylines discussed in this…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Minority Group Teachers, Teacher Role, Hispanic American Students
Cooper, Katelyn M.; Auerbach, Anna Jo J.; Bader, Jordan D.; Beadles-Bohling, Amy S.; Brashears, Jacqueline A.; Cline, Erica; Eddy, Sarah L.; Elliott, Deanna B.; Farley, Elijah; Fuselier, Linda; Heinz, Heather M.; Irving, Madison; Josek, Tanya; Lane, A. Kelly; Lo, Stanley M.; Maloy, Jeffrey; Nugent, Michelle; Offerdahl, Erika; Palacios-Moreno, Juan; Ramos, Jorge; Reid, Joshua W.; Sparks, Rachel A.; Waring, Ashley L.; Wilton, Mike; Gormally, Cara; Brownell, Sara E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2020
Individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and otherwise nonstraight and/or non-cisgender (LGBTQ+) have often not felt welcome or represented in the biology community. Additionally, biology can present unique challenges for LGBTQ+ students because of the relationship between certain biology topics and their LGBTQ+…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, At Risk Students, Science Instruction, Biology
Download full textFranklin, Courtney; Hirsch, Heather; McLaughlin, Brenda; Ward-Roncalli, Susan – American Institutes for Research, 2019
"Making Assessment Work: Ten Practitioner Beliefs" was developed by the National Practitioner Advisory Group on Using Data to Inspire SEL Practice (NPAG), a group of social and emotional learning (SEL) practice leaders convened to provide insights on SEL. Educators, program leaders, and policymakers recognize the value of holistically…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs
Kiteki, Bellah N. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2021
Of the 70.8 million people forcibly displaced from their original countries globally, 28.9 million are refugees. More than half of this refugee population are children under the age of 18, with a sizable representation from countries in Africa that have experienced continued conflicts. In resettlement countries, African refugee youth have…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Refugees, Culturally Relevant Education, Career Exploration
Berman, Sheldon – Aspen Institute, 2018
"The Practice Base for How We Learn: Supporting Students' Social, Emotional, and Academic Development" outlines promising practices that show how students, teachers, parents, and administrators can integrate social, emotional, and academic learning in preK-12 education. The report, which represents the vision of the 34-member Council of…
Descriptors: Student Development, Social Development, Emotional Development, Academic Ability
Phelps, Ashley N. – Texas Education Review, 2018
Recent estimates suggest that youth spend approximately 80-93% of their working hours in a sedentary state, such as sitting or resting longer than usual (Institute of Medicine, 2013). Schools are conducive of this sedentary behavior and because of that, they have been identified as viable locations for children to be physically active. In order…
Descriptors: Life Style, Physical Activity Level, Holistic Approach, Health Promotion
Barney, David; Christenson, Robert – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2013
Humor can be extremely beneficial in everyday life, whether giving or receiving it. It can be used to lighten the mood, give encouragement, or make corrections. Humor in physical education is no exception. Physical educators can use humor as a teaching tool and to create an environment for students to acquire the knowledge to practice a lifetime…
Descriptors: Humor, Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Teaching Methods
Kisfalvi, Veronika; Oliver, David – Journal of Management Education, 2015
The increasing popularity of experiential learning in management education raises a number of new opportunities and challenges for instructors, particularly with regard to shifting instructor roles and attention to learning through one's emotions. In this article, we draw on psychodynamics--in particular D. W. Winnicott's notions of…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Administrator Education, Psychological Patterns, Educational Environment
Austin, James R.; Isbell, Daniel S.; Russell, Joshua A. – Psychology of Music, 2012
Researchers are increasingly interested in the psychological and sociological processes by which college students develop competence and confidence as musicians. We surveyed 454 undergraduate music majors enrolled in one of three NASM-accredited music schools in the US. Participants completed a questionnaire that addressed beliefs about…
Descriptors: Evidence, Majors (Students), Socialization, Music Education
Armstrong, Thomas – Educational Leadership, 2012
This article discusses how a neurodiversity perspective can help educators create learning environments in which all students flourish. The basic premise of neurodiversity is that there is no "typical" mental capacity--no "normal" brain to which all other brains are compared--and because this is the case, educators should look at students with…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Behavior Disorders, Autism, Special Needs Students
Makatche, Kathryn; Oberlin, Jessica Urick – School Library Monthly, 2011
Building a culture of reading in a school requires the participation of the entire school community--students, teachers, administrators, staff, parents, and patrons. To be successful, the whole community must be on board with books--not just the helpful librarian in the school library. Implementing library programs to encourage students to read…
Descriptors: Reading Attitudes, School Libraries, Cultural Context, Reading Motivation
Costello, Maureen – Our Children: The National PTA Magazine, 2011
When parents think of bullying at school, the first image that comes to mind may be a large child shoving a smaller, younger child in a schoolyard. But bullying is rarely so obvious these days. The most common forms of bullying can go unnoticed, and can do far more lasting damage. This fact presents a challenge to parents and educators working to…
Descriptors: Bullying, Educational Environment, School Safety, School Culture
Margonis, Frank – Studies in Philosophy and Education, 2011
In contrast to educational policies in the U.S., which assume an individualistic path of success and promote the assimilation of students, this essay argues for pedagogies where teachers focus upon facilitating the development of strong relationships en route to creating exciting educational environments and fertile contexts for social justice…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Teacher Role, Role Models, Political Attitudes
Freeman, Greta G.; Wash, Pamela D. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2013
Teaching in the digital age has become increasingly challenging for college and university faculty. Application, relevance, and active engagement rather than traditional PowerPoint slide show lectures are what our technology-savvy, socially networked students crave and need to keep their attention and interest levels high. Using a combination of…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Brain, Learner Engagement
