Current Issues & Critical Thinking
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1. Foundations of Moving & Learning
a. Chapter 1 – The Nature and Purpose of Physical Education
· Defines physical education and examines the necessary conditions for young people to be motivated in being physically educated.
b. Chapter 2 – Physical Education’s Role in the Total School Mission
· Explores the various goals of American education and investigates ways in which physical education can contribute to those goals.
c. Chapter 3 – The Key Principles of Growth and Development of Children
· Examines the concepts of growth and of development in children, and provides descriptions of how they change with time in three domains: cognitive, affective, and psychomotor.
Recommended Resources Articles
1. National Association for Sport and Physical Education. (2011). Physical education is critical to educating the whole child [Position statement]. Retrieved from http://www.shapeamerica.org/advocacy/positionstatements/pe/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&pageid=4650
· It is the position of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) that physical education is critical to educating the whole child, and that all students in grades K-12 should receive physical education on a daily basis.
Multimedia
1. Cummins, J. (Producer). (2008). Fitness Levels and Obesity [Video File]. In Life at 3: Fighting fat, Retrieved from Films on Demand.
· Segment 9, “Fitness Levels and Obesity,” of Life at 3: Fighting Fat discusses the generational decline in fitness levels and the related increase in obesity levels.
2. Cummins, J. (Producer). (2008). Parental Influence on Childhood Obesity [Video File]. In Life at 3: Fighting fat. Retrieved from Films on Demand.
· Segment 3, “Parental Influence on Childhood Obesity,” of Life at 3: Fighting Fat discusses the parental behaviors impact on children’s habits, fitness, and obesity.
Websites
1. Jing (http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html)
2. VoiceThread (http://voicethread.com/)
3. Voki (http://www.voki.com/)
