"El alumno obligado a permanecer sentado e incitado a prestar atención durante más de 30 horas semanales, viene a clase de educación física sobre todo para moverse, divertirse, vivir algo distinto de lo que vive en el aula" Por otro lado, el grupo-clase de educación física "para todos" no es un equipo de un club deportivo, ni un grupo de recreación, ni tampoco un grupo de profesores en prácticas. En la Institución escolar, el grupo-clase es principalmente un lugar de obligaciones, al mismo tiempo de confrontaciones y, sobre todo, un lugar de diferencias. A partir de ambas afirmaciones, el presente enfoque metodológico se desmarca claramente de los modelos de discurso técnico (descriptivo, correctivo, exhortativo) que generalmente caracteriza a los entrenamientos, orientados a la preparación de competiciones. Con una visión claramente positiva del grupo-clase heterogéneo, el autor presenta para la sesión de educación física escolar una metodología que prima la acción, articulándose respecto a dos prioridades: la necesidad de motivar y la importancia de tener en cuenta las distintas formas de aprender. Ilustrada con numerosos ejemplos de tareas simples significativas, a menudo originales, esta metodología sugiere una forma de escoger, de comunicar y de hacer vivir los ejercicios, para que cada alumno pueda implicarse, alcance el éxito, se sienta valorado positivamente, " Esta obra, dirigida a los profesores, a los futuros profesores y a los formadores, invita a descubrir y experimentar una amplia gama de intervenciones pedagógicas capaces de incrementar la eficacia de la enseñanza de la educación física."

Young children and teachers both have active roles in the learning processHow do preschoolers learn and develop? What are the best ways to support learning in the early years? This revised edition of The Intentional Teacher guides teachers to balance both child-guided and adult-guided learning experiences that build on children's interests and focus on what they need to learn to be successful in school and in life.This edition offers new chapters on science, social studies, and approaches to learning. Also included is updated, expanded information on social and emotional development, physical development and health, language and literacy, mathenatics, and the creative arts. In each chapter are many practical teaching strategies that are illustrated with classroom-based anecdotes.The Intentional Teacher encourages readers to- Reflect on their principles and practices- Broaden their thinking about appropriate early curriculum content and instructional methods- Discover specific ideas and teaching strategies for interacting with children in key subject areasIntentional teaching does not happen by chance. This book will help teachers apply their knowledge of children and of content to make thoughtful, intentional use of both child-guided and adult-guided experiences.

The premise of Dimensions of Learning an instructional framework founded on the best of what researchers and theorists know about learning is that five types, or dimensions, of thinking are essential to successful learning. These are (1) positive attitudes and perceptions about learning, (2) thinking involved in acquiring and integrating knowledge, (3) thinking involved in extending and refining knowledge, (4) thinking involved in using knowledge meaningfully, and (5) productive habits of mind. Dimensions of Learning is a valuable tool for reorganizing curriculum, instruction, and assessment. The authors discuss each of the five dimensions in detail and describe hundreds of teaching strategies that support them for example, how to help students construct meaning for declarative knowledge, internalize procedural knowledge, and see the relevance of what they are expected to learn. The authors provide many examples at the elementary and secondary classroom levels. Teachers of grades K-12 can use this information to improve teaching and learning in any content area. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book.

This thought-provoking, fascinating and highly informative text offers both a vivid account of a group of young readers coming to terms with texts and a radical perspective on the growth of a generation of young readers.

In this expanded and revised edition of a fresh and original case-study textbook on environmental ethics, Christine Gudorf and James Huchingson continue to explore the line that separates the current state of the environment from what it should be in the future. Boundaries begins with a lucid overview of the field, highlighting the key developments and theories in the environmental movement. Specific cases offer a rich and diverse range of situations from around the globe, from saving the forests of Java and the use of pesticides in developing countries to restoring degraded ecosystems in Nebraska. With an emphasis on the concrete circumstances of particular localities, the studies continue to focus on the dilemmas and struggles of individuals and communities who face daunting decisions with serious consequences. This second edition features extensive updates and revisions, along with four new cases: one on water privatization, one on governmental efforts to mitigate global climate change, and two on the obstacles that teachers of environmental ethics encounter in the classroom. Boundaries also includes an appendix for teachers that describes how to use the cases in the classroom.