Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary School Children

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Allyn and Bacon, 2003 - Child development - 712 pages
Tested and proven by thousands of students, Pangrazi's best-selling text has been updated to guide prospective teachers through the best step-by-step techniques for teaching physical education while navigating through today's challenging educational terrain. Whether instructors are starting a new program, restructuring an established one, or working with a team in an existing system, Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary School Children provides the best combination of theoretical framework and hands-on activities available. The Fourteenth Edition offers new information on current trends, research, and fitness technology, as well as new classroom management techniques and programs for interdisciplinary activities. Outdated games have been removed and new all-inclusive activities have been added. Students will also benefit from new videos demonstrating teaching techniques. - The text begins with a new section in Chapter 1 that motivates students early on and gives them a context for the rest of the course. Topics in the new section include What is Physical Education, The Current Status of Physical Education in the U.S., and The Need for Physical Education. This section als

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About the author (2003)

Robert P. Pangrazi is a professor in the Department of Kinesiology at Arizona State University. Professionally, he has served as an elementary teacher, a university teacher and researcher and as a university administrator. Pangrazi is an Honor Fellow of the AAHPERD and a Fellow in the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education and the North American Society. He was honored by NASPE with the Margie Hanson Distinguished Service.

Pangrazi has also authored Dynamic Physical Education for Secondary School Children, now in its 5th edition (Benjamin Cummings, 2006) with Paul W. Darst. He has written 43 other textbooks, served as editor of three professional journals, produced five professional 16mm films, a series of educational videotapes, and two fitness-related videos for national television and authored more than 85 research/journal articles. Robert Pangrazi has been the keynote speaker for 32 state and district conventions, delivered three international presentations and presented approximately 200 speeches at the local, state, and national level. Pangrazi's research focuses on promoting physical activity for youth.

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