Practice: The Road to Learning (Part 2)
VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE Because monitor skills are seldom performed under the same conditions every time, variation in practice...
Practice: The Road to Learning (Part 1)
Learning requires deliberate and focused practice. This is particularly true of sports and physical activity skills. Students must engage...
The Tempo of Teaching (Part 1)
GETTING FOCUSED Momentum results when two or more people work together toward a common goal. In the case of teaching, the teacher and...
Creating a Learning Environment
“Failure to prepare is preparing to fail” Good teachers are always in a state of preparation. Being alert to new approaches and fresh...
CHECK FOR STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING
Comprehension monitoring, known as checks for understanding (CFU) ,has been consistently related to learning in classroom contexts...
Kinesthetic Learning: Moving Toward a New Model for Education
How do people learn? Research has found that it is our learning process, not our intelligence, that is the most important factor in...