Chris Lowndes People go to school and they graduate. Teachers teach and sometimes pupils learn. Maybe the pupil learned only part of what the
Dave Wardman ‘[…] It is very difficult, almost impossible for [hu]men of different categories and of different modes of perception to understand one another,
Christine Ruffolo ‘Critical Look’ challenges the way systemic information is presented and questions the story being told. SYSTEMIC IDEOLOGY: Create a New
Alex Sporticus With every government initiative in education there are unforeseen consequences. The current drive to build character through sport (and other activities) is
DOES A DEEP DIVE OR GENERALIZED TREADING HELP CULTIVATE UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES? What draws you to a particular practice? Why do folks have a tendency
Craig Mallett Over the many years I have been training and teaching I have regularly observed a phenomenon that I would probably call “being
Alex Sporticus At the heart of a games based approach to teaching is the challenge to the centrality of learning isolated and decontextualised techniques
Tom Morrison I’m really excited about writing this one as it really brings home to me what “coaching” actually is. No matter how many
Christine Ruffolo A PE teacher on one side of the country texts her trainer pal on the other: “I was thinking of getting this
Alex Sporticus Imagine this scene: The pupils are silent as they file into the exam hall. Their names are checked, valuables left at the side
Michael Ryan I think we often mistake teaching for being told what to do by someone. Is explicit instruction good teaching? If one can
Nick Konow View this post on Instagram Maybe the best Monday morning tutorial most of you WON’T DO. #DANCEMINUTE got you
Alex Sporticus RECTIFYING A WEEK OF INEFFECTIVE QUESTIONING The PE Teacher has four clear ‘verbal’ ways to shape the learning of their pupils within lessons;
Jenn Pilotti I was talking with a physical therapist a few weeks ago. He has worked with everything from professional athletes to seniors recovering
Alex Sporticus The art of teaching, at its very core, is constant decision making and problem-solving in a dynamic environment to assist the individual
Dave Wardman [*] Historical perspectives One of the long term projects happening behind the scenes at Physical Alchemy involves changes to the architecture
Michael Ryan Recorded conversation with my teacher, Jozef Frucek. Dated December 10th 2016. There’s no denying what Jozef is saying, but rarely would anyone articulate
Jenn Pilotti I have always enjoyed in-person learning. While I am self motivated and have no problem learning on my own, there is something
Jenn Pilotti I was on a beach in Costa Rica recently, jumping and spinning, when the teacher gathered us up to look at
Alex Sporticus The ‘fallacy of perfected steps‘ is to suppose that one thing must be perfectly, and not just partially, mastered before one can