Teaching Students
Professional Training
Staying Relevant
100

True or False: Teaching experience guarantees expertise.

False.

200

If you wish to pursue Physical Education Pedagogy, what is the best way to gain credibility with students and teachers?

Getting public school teaching experience.

200

Why might teachers not wish to implement new procedures? 

For example: new state-mandated teacher evaluation systems.

It can be difficult because teachers are busy and may stick to familiar procedures.

300

What is With-it-ness?

A teacher's awareness of all the events transpiring in a learning environment.

300

Information from professional practice needs to be paired with what?

A thoughtful consideration of the available research on effective teaching.

300

Why should teachers read as many journals in their fields as possible?

They provide knowledge about advancements, innovative teaching methods, and research results.

400

At the beginning of the school year, what is important for teachers to do with their students?

Setting high expectations, and enforcing rules and routines.

400

What is Sport Pedagogy?

A subdiscipline of kinesiology that studies the teaching and learning of physical activity.

500

When giving corrections to students, what are three aspects that your feedback should follow?

Correct, prompt, and specific.

500

What are the best methods of instruction grounded in?

Evidence-based pedagogical knowledge acquired during professional preparation.

Translation: Knowledge learned about how to teach that is backed up by evidence, and was gained during the teacher's own education.