Academic PE: Using Practical Methods in the Classroom to Deliver Theoretical Concepts

ABOUT THIS COURSE

This brand-new course for all teachers of academic PE will explore how you can bring a practical element to your theoretical teaching in the classroom. In this course, Ross Howitt will use practical methods (that you can join in with!) to bring key theoretical concepts to life, boosting kinaesthetic awareness of topics and adding revision techniques that are easy to remember and easy to recall (due to their practical nature). No kit is required as this is a course suitable for classroom use, but it is interactive and will support and challenge teachers in equal measures. You will leave with a thorough overview of the concepts to be learnt and practical methods to engage your students and cement their understanding in a kinaesthetic way. Emphasis will be made on the demands of the exams and will span GCSE and A-Level teaching (applicable to all boards).

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WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• Teachers of academic GCSE and/ or A-Level PE
• Heads of Department
• Academic leads for PE
• Prospective or new teachers of academic PE

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BENEFITS OF ATTENDING

• Understand some of the main lessons to be learnt from previous examinations
• Gain an informed overview of what should be known
• Learn new and innovative practical ways that target these areas of concern
• Experience and try out novel practically based pedagogy in the classroom
• Receive resources ready for classroom use

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PROGRAMME

10.00am: The Exam Boards and Reflections on Key Areas of Concern

• Feedback from the most recent exams: what is it essential to be aware of?
• The basic reasons for developing a practical approach to key areas

• Deep-diving questions and ‘application of knowledge’ issues

• How to engage students in the content of the course, and why this is important

• Starting to develop a practical, hands-on approach and key parameters (how ambitious to be, how practical lessons should be structured and how to deal with recall of the practical information after the lesson). Bones, pathway of air and key mistakes when delivering fitness testing will be the initial focus areas.

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11.00am: Break

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11.20am: Biomechanics

• How do students answer compared to what the exam boards want to see
• Strategies to deliver levers and planes and axes in a practical way
• A quick look at forces, impulse and biomechanical parameters to change angular motion
• Developing AO3 within a practical session

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12.20pm: Energy Systems at GCSE AND A LEVEL

• Dealing with the basic requirements of GCSE in a practical manner
• Exploring how the learning at GCSE can then be used practically to cement key concepts
• Working with new and innovative ways to prepare students in a practical manner
• Working on strategies (within the practical aspects) to minimise the silly mistakes

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1.00pm: Lunch

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2.00pm: Psychological Areas and Theory

• Why skill classification is best delivered practically
• A look at the practical application of various psychological theories
• Outstanding ‘practical teaching’ and assessment that helps your students gain the best marks

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2.40pm: Break

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2.50pm: Final Ideas and Moving Forward

• Looking at the heart, the cardiac cycle and how to use practical methods to emphasise key examination concepts.
• Summary of what we have learnt
• Producing a plan of action to maximise practical (theoretical teaching)
• Specific ideas to put in practice with immediate effect

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3.40pm: Depart    

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