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Kristen M. Ford; Julie M. Knutson – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2024
THE FUSED health education series was developed as a one-stop guide for developing a quality curriculum for teaching health education. This first, two-part article introduces a new approach to teaching health education called THE FUSED Technique. THE stands for Teaching Health Education and FUSED stands for Functional (data driven) information,…
Descriptors: Health Education, Teaching Methods, Curriculum Development, Skill Development
Lindsay Watkins – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this study is to explore special education teacher and teacher educator perceptions of the Standard Outcome Lesson and Reflection (SOLAR) Guide. Even though research shows that special education teachers need the skill of curriculum mapping in their roles in the classroom, a dearth of research has identified effective ways to help…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Educators, Curriculum Development
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Kristen M. Ford; Julie M. Knutson – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2024
Part 1 of this article described THE FUSED Technique (Ford & Knutson, 2024) as a new pedagogical approach to teaching K-12 health education, blending or fusing the best aspects from the standards-based and skill-based health education teaching models. THE stands for teaching health education and FUSED stands for functional (data driven)…
Descriptors: Health Education, Teaching Methods, Elementary Secondary Education, Teaching Models
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María Zapata-Cáceres; Pedro Marcelino; Laila El-Hamamsy; Estefanía Martín-Barroso – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Bebras tasks are considered to develop Computational Thinking (CT) and are currently used for this purpose in many studies. However, the relationship between Bebras tasks and CT is recent and, given the scarcity of validated instruments for assessing CT that are not associated with a specific learning environment, the expected development of CT…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Elementary School Students
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Zeliha Demirci-Ünal; Funda Eda Tonga-Çabuk; Feyza Tantekin-Erden – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2024
This study was aimed at designing and developing a learner-centered curriculum course for pre-service early childhood teachers considering their expectations, supporting active creation of lesson plans, and investigating course effectiveness. Participant self-reflections and course assistant feedback regarding lesson plans were gathered. At the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Early Childhood Teachers, Reflection, Feedback (Response)
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Susannah LeMarquand – Journal of Dance Education, 2024
In the fall of 2012, the University of Tampa dance program proposed its first dance major. The vision was to build a unique curriculum that would strengthen our approach to teacher training and offer the tools to teach a wide variety of populations. Much of the inspiration for this approach came from our training with Anne Green Gilbert, the…
Descriptors: Dance Education, Brain, Private Colleges, Curriculum Development
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Wilson, Wesley J.; Beamer, Jennifer; Block, Martin E. – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2016
Nearly 30% of U.S. schools have students with severe disabilities who participate in a self-contained adapted physical education (SAPE) setting, separate from their typically developing classmates. It is imperative that physical education teachers become familiar with pedagogical strategies for planning and teaching SAPE. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Severe Disabilities, Teaching Methods, Course Content
Cannon, Lynn; Kenworthy, Lauren; Alexander, Katie C.; Werner, Monica Adler; Anthony, Laura – Brookes Publishing Company, 2011
For students with autism spectrum disorders, problems with flexibility and goal-directed behavior can be a major obstacle to success in school and in life. But flexibility and goal-setting can be taught just like any other skill--and this how-to manual equips professionals with simple, real-world ways to help students with ASD develop this…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Cognitive Style, Autism, Special Education Teachers
Iannone-Campbell, Charlene; Lattimore, Susan Lloyd – Brookes Publishing Company, 2011
As early as preschool, children who struggle with emergent literacy skills can benefit from effective response to intervention. Don't wait until later grades when they've already fallen behind--improve their literacy skills now with this evidence-based Tier 2 RTI curriculum, ready for any pre-K educator to pick up and use right away. Created by…
Descriptors: Small Group Instruction, Reading Readiness, Pilot Projects, Emergent Literacy
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Pritchard, Tony; McCollum, Starla – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2009
Two popular instructional models in middle and high school are the sport education model (SEM) and the tactical games model (TGM). The SEM prepares students to become competent, literate, and enthusiastic sportspersons. The TGM prepares students to be able to play games using a tactical approach. Combining the models to form a sport education…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Teaching Methods, Middle Schools, High Schools
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Brown, Sarah Drake – History Teacher, 2009
Lesson planning is a critical task in the education of pre-service teachers, but the author has often questioned the extent to which traditional lesson plan formats truly contribute to the teaching and learning of history. Since current research in history education calls for an emphasis on building "historical thinking" skills and content…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Thinking Skills, History Instruction, History
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Miller, Penelope – Current Issues in Middle Level Education, 2011
Today with teacher cutbacks looming, and more integration units, general teachers might be required to teach the visual arts. Therefore, teachers need a clear definition of the discipline of art and personal exposure to aesthetic experiences. Many references are made to classic art education research. When lesson plan formats are generic it…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Lesson Plans, Art Education, Visual Arts
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Rockwell, Sylvia – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2008
"Working Smarter, Not Harder: Reaching the Tough to Teach" is the topic of an exclusive four-part series by the author for the "Kappa Delta Pi Record." Part I, Prior Knowledge and Concept Development, appeared in the Fall 2007 issue of the "Record." This article is the second of the four-part series. It discusses content integration and how to…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, Integrated Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Simister, Catherine Jane – Paul Chapman Publishing, 2007
By helping children to form positive thinking and learning habits, and to develop a range of transferable skills, we give them the tools they need to become successful learners. This book is grounded in the best of current practice and theories surrounding thinking and learning skills. It provides a highly effective method for introducing a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Classroom Techniques, Thinking Skills, Elementary Education
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Smith, Bruce D. – Social Studies, 1983
Presented is a lesson plan to be used in middle school social studies courses to help students assess whether a statement made by an alleged authority is credible. The plan also shows how teachers can use information processing strategies to design lessons to promote learning of other critical thinking skills. (RM)
Descriptors: Credibility, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Information Processing
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