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Inside Education 414, Stefan Ward on Physical Education & Positive Youth Development (29-3-21)

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Presented and produced by Seán Delaney.

On this week's podcast I am joined by Professor Stefan Ward from Central Washington University who is currently a Fulbright Scholar in Dublin City University Institute of Education. Among the topics we discuss are:

  • His interest in positive youth development
  • How he became involved in Project Fun Direction and why it is important for young girls
  • What is physical literacy and how is it developed?
  • Physical education in schools in the United States
  • Why games such as Dodge Ball and relay races need to be removed from PE class
  • Specialist physical educators in the United States
  • The Irish physical education curriculum
  • What an effective PE lesson looks like (Moderate to vigorous activity; differentiated instruction; choice; reflection time)
  • Assessment in PE (physical, cognitive, affective)
  • Teaching physical education with minimal equipment (including planning for activities that require minimal equipment such as hiking, soccer).
  • Skill themes in primary and post-primary PE classes
  • Reducing risk of physical injury in PE class
  • Modifying games
  • Teaching physical education in all weathers or with limited facilities
  • Generic and sport-specific strategies for differentiating a physical education lesson, such as tennis: cooperative practice, modify game to make goal easier, award points for attempts, use different equipment – e.g. foam ball, different racquet, give choices for students to be successful at different levels.
  • Duties associated with his university role in the United States
  • Shape America
  • Positive Youth Development – self-determination theory (relatedness, competence and autonomy)
  • Bringing Student PE teachers to volunteer in sports camps abroad in Guam and in Ireland
  • Selecting candidates for a physical education teaching programme
  • Impactful teacher: Tom Martinek
  • Missy Parker
  • Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility
  • Book: Youth Development and Physical Activity
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