...Chances are, your favorite, or one of your favorite parts of elementary school was recess. Recess gives young students the opportunity to do the things they enjoy, in an environment with children their age. Many students do things like sports, jump rope, or just like to sit and talk with their friends. Many people do not see the value of recess and believe schools should eliminate it from their schedule in order to provide more time for learning. I do not think recess should be taken out of schools because children desperately need the break from learning, it also helps them develop social skills, and keeps them in better physical shape. When children are at school, they are asked to pay attention so they can learn, however students cannot focus and be attentive without getting enough physical activity. If schools decided to eliminate recess programs, students grades, standardized test scores, and overall behavior would be at a decrease. “For many children, especially those who are hyperactive or potentially so, recess is an opportunity to blow off steam. Outside, children can engage in behaviors (loud, messy, and boisterous) considered unacceptable and annoying inside.” (Pathways To Family Wellness) Brain studies have been done and distinctively show the difference between students brains when they have been sitting for 20 minutes,...
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...This paper explores research articles in regard to the importance of recess and other structured outdoor activities in relation to a child’s development. The education system in the United States is constantly changing and with the many more emerging academic pressures schools have integrated; children may be stripped of recess time altogether. These articles allow insight on the many beneficial factors of recess or other structured outdoor daily activities through a child’s development. Keywords: Pediatrics, Recess, Unstructured Outdoor Activity. Children Need Recess Numerous studies have found that recess and other unstructured outdoor activities need to be integrated into the system for many reasons. Recess or unstructured outdoor...
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...activity, including physical education, and academic performance. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2010. TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary . 5 Introduction . 8 Methods 10 Conceptual Definitions . 10 Inclusion Criteria . 10 Identification of Studies that Met the Inclusion Criteria . 11 Classification of Studies . 11 Study Coding Process . 12 Data Analysis . 13 Results . 14 School-Based Physical Education Studies . 16 Recess Studies . 19 Classroom Physical Activity Studies . 21 Extracurricular Physical Activity Studies . 24 28 Summary . Overall Findings . 28 Findings for Physical Activity by Context . 29 Findings by Gender, Other Demographic Characteristics, and Research Design . 30 Strengths and Limitations of Review . 30 Implications for Future Research or Evaluation . 31 Implications for Schools . 32 References . 34 Appendices . 39 Appendix A: Database Search Terms . 39 Appendix B: Coding Sheet...
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...Annotated Bibliography Cynthia Beckner South University Online PSY2002: April 30, 2013 Topic 1: Early Childhood: 1). Linda Knight (2009). Dreaming of other spaces: What do we think about when we draw? The Psychology of Education Review, Vol. 33, No. 1, March 2009 The article focuses on the enhancement of the learning process during early childhood development by the engagement of adults with children as they draw, and the interpretations of these drawings. By being engaged with young children as they express themselves on paper, allows the visualization of the child’s “thought” process as they are drawing. Along with the many applications of childhood developmental theories, the interpretation of a young child’s doodling is now perceived through Deleuzians and Guattarians dreaming concepts and Foucauldians heterotopic space concepts (Knight, 2009). Foucault’s concept of heterotopic space suggests that the young drawer visits his own imaginary space while doodling. This is a place where the child is free to imagine, free to choose, and free to express. Deleuzian’s and Guattarian’s concept suggests the child be free to be chaotic and unpredictable. Being able to dream allows the child to disconnect from the work and make his own connections. Examining and interacting with a child and his artwork can give us insight to emotional, cognitive, and physical development to the child. To a small child, scribbling can aid in muscle coordination, emotional release and...
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...Effects of Technology on Classrooms and Students * Change in Student and Teacher Roles * Increased Motivation and Self Esteem * Technical Skills * Accomplishment of More Complex Tasks * More Collaboration with Peers * Increased Use of Outside Resources * Improved Design Skills/Attention to Audience Change in Student and Teacher Roles When students are using technology as a tool or a support for communicating with others, they are in an active role rather than the passive role of recipient of information transmitted by a teacher, textbook, or broadcast. The student is actively making choices about how to generate, obtain, manipulate, or display information. Technology use allows many more students to be actively thinking about information, making choices, and executing skills than is typical in teacher-led lessons. Moreover, when technology is used as a tool to support students in performing authentic tasks, the students are in the position of defining their goals, making design decisions, and evaluating their progress. The teacher's role changes as well. The teacher is no longer the center of attention as the dispenser of information, but rather plays the role of facilitator, setting project goals and providing guidelines and resources, moving from student to student or group to group, providing suggestions and support for student activity. As students work on their technology-supported products, the teacher rotates through the room, looking...
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...Just remember to properly support them. Build on Introduction – 25 to 35 seconds Kevin really wants to have his paper about video gaming taken seriously. He feels that his topic is controversial. Because of the controversy, he wants to support his claims with sources that are so reliable, they cannot be disputed. One of Kevin’s buddies offered to be a reliable source for him. He wanted to share how video gaming has improved his math skills. Kevin respected his friend’s input, but the opinion of another teenager did not sound very credible. Kevin knew that the best way to support his claims is by including scientifically backed evidence from credible sources. Build on Clip B – 25 to 35 seconds Audio Today Kevin is on the hunt to find sources that validate his claim that video games aid brain development. He feels that his claim would be best supported by scientific research. Before he begins his search he wants to exclude less reliable resources like the opinions of his friends or unverifiable websites. For reliable, credible sources, Kevin is going to access printed books in the library, scientific journals, and educational...
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...obese, which is triple the rate it was in 1963 (American Heart Association, 2014). Childhood Obesity is not limited to the United States it is becoming more of a problem for every child all over the world. Childhood obesity is defined as having excess body fat, and being overweight means that having excess body weight from fat, muscle, bone water or a combination of these factors (CDC, 2013). A way to determine if a child is overweight is by using the body mass index chart. This chart can determine if a child is at an unhealthy weight, healthy weight, overweight, or obese (CDC, 2013). There are many health issues for those who are overweight or obese such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and more. There has been a lot of research conducted on childhood obesity from kindergarten to middle school, whether or not appetite is linked to obesity, and whether or not children should have bariatric surgery to remove the fat. Obesity is a major problem because it causes many health problems. Children that are overweight or obese are more likely to suffer from high blood pressure or high cholesterol (CDC, 2013). In a sample of obese children 70% hat at least one risk for cardiovascular disease (CDC, 2013). Children who suffer from obesity are also more likely to suffer from joint and bone problems (CDC, 2013). Being overweight or obese also leads to an increased risk of cancer which includes breast cancer, thyroid cancer, colon and more (CDC, 2013). A new study showed that...
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...Bullying at School What is Bullying and How Does It Differ in Boys and Girls? What is bullying?1 * An intentional act. The child who bullies wants to harm the victim; it is no accident. * Characterized by repeat occurrences. Bullying is not generally considered a random act, nor a single incident. * A power differential. A fight between two kids of equal power is not bullying; bullying is a fight where the child who bullies has some advantage or power over the child who is victimized. Strategies students use to bully others:1 * Physical - hitting, kicking, beating up, pushing, spitting, property damage, and/or theft. * Verbal - teasing, mocking, name calling, verbal humiliation, verbal intimidation, threats, coercion, extortion, and/or racist, sexist or homophobic taunts. * Social - gossip, rumor spreading, embarrassment, alienation or exclusion from the group, and/or setting the other up to take the blame. * Cyber or electronic - using the Internet, email or text messaging to threaten, hurt, single out, embarrass, spread rumors, and/or reveal secrets about others. Bullying and gender:2 * Boys tend to be physically aggressive. * Boys may be more accepting of bullying than girls. * Boys are more likely to both bully and be bullied than girls. * Girls tend to bully other girls indirectly through peer groups. Rather than bully a targeted child directly, girls more often share with others hurtful information about the targeted child...
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...(Spring 2003). Observation Report Kelly Koss Note to the reader: The names within this paper have been modified to protect the identities of the children involved in my observations. Observation #1: “John” and aggression Date and time: Wednesday April 16, 2003; 11:25-12:50 Setting: Playground for 1st/2nd grade recess 11:25-11:50, 3rd/4th grade 11:55-12:20, Kindergarten recess 12:25-12:50 Activities observed: Children climbing across the climbing rings, watching children pretend play at the tire mountain and under the large wooden play structure with the blue plastic slide. My interaction with the children: I spent a lot of time answering questions about my name and where I am from for the children. Example A: There was one child named “John” on the first recess who was racing across the rings with another child, lost the race and fell to the ground. He then started to cry and called himself a loser. I pulled him aside to try to talk to him to find out what was wrong. He kept telling me that he was a loser because he didn’t win the race and he never wins, and that “all my friends think I am a loser because I cry all the time. They make fun of me because I cry. They beat me up. I am a loser.” I tried to reassure him and tell him I did not think he was a loser. I explained how I thought one of the reasons he lost the race was because he had been climbing across the rings for most of recess was tired from racing. He continued to cry even after his friends came over and tried to...
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...Educational Debate Persuasive Paper As school teacher’s jobs become scarcer it is imperative that each student get the proper education and respective needs that they each deserve while in the classroom to ensure that the schools are committed to providing a better way of life for our future. Since there are so many students in one classroom it becomes difficult for teachers to work individually with each child. Recent research shows electronics to have a significant impact on student’s academic behavior in the classroom and at home. Techniques for creating an environment for students to advance in would be incorporating technology into their everyday hands on structured learning environment. With all the new technologies out there today from cell phones, to iPads it is extremely rare to see a child who is not plugged into technology. Just from looking around and watching children advance in computer or video games it is safe to say that technology has some form of lasting effect on the way children in this generation learn. If that same technology is put into the classroom environment of each child maybe just maybe there would be a positive change in the outcome of a students learning. ("Teen Ink", 2011). Technologies such as Smartboards are interactive computerized chalkboards. This device allows students and teachers to participate as they would in a normal classroom except with the ability to save lesson plans written on the Smartboard just as you would save items on a...
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...multi-ethnic, multi-cultural classrooms? • develop and use classroom rules and routines? • use classroom consequences that work? • design positive behavioral supports for challenging behaviors? • avoid career- and health-threatening frustration and burnout? The establishment and maintenance of safe and supportive classrooms that contribute to high quality student achievement are critical skills that are rarely taught at the university. Consequently, those skills must be crafted and honed “on the job.” Each school and each classroom presents its own unique challenges, and because every year brings a new group of students, teachers must become lifelong learners. The foundation of this learning lies in just a few research-supported principles and actions, TeachSafeSchools.com and the Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment have condensed the information for ready consumption. Everything starts with TEACH: T.E.A.C.H. T – Tailor for diversity. Make it a point to know as much as possible about your students, including their diverse cultural, ethnic, behavioral, and learning characteristics, along with stressors they may experience outside of school. E – Encourage positive behavior. Aim for a 4:1 ratio of positive comments to negative corrections for all the students. A – Arrange the environment for success. Teach your behavioral expectations directly and immediately through collaboratively-established classroom rules and well...
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...multi-ethnic, multi-cultural classrooms? • develop and use classroom rules and routines? • use classroom consequences that work? • design positive behavioral supports for challenging behaviors? • avoid career- and health-threatening frustration and burnout? The establishment and maintenance of safe and supportive classrooms that contribute to high quality student achievement are critical skills that are rarely taught at the university. Consequently, those skills must be crafted and honed “on the job.” Each school and each classroom presents its own unique challenges, and because every year brings a new group of students, teachers must become lifelong learners. The foundation of this learning lies in just a few research-supported principles and actions, TeachSafeSchools.com and the Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment have condensed the information for ready consumption. Everything starts with TEACH: T.E.A.C.H. T – Tailor for diversity. Make it a point to know as much as possible about your students, including their diverse cultural, ethnic, behavioral, and learning characteristics, along with stressors they may experience outside of school. E – Encourage positive behavior. Aim for a 4:1 ratio of positive comments to negative corrections for all the students. A – Arrange the environment for success. Teach your behavioral expectations directly and immediately through collaboratively-established classroom rules and well...
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...Obama announced, “The physical and emotional health of an entire generation and the economic health and security of our nation is at stake” (M. Obama, 2010). The following paper will answer the question of why children become obese and offers possible solutions to prevent obesity. Without proper moderation and knowledge of nutritional values the current generation and future generations will continue to have their lives at risk. Exercise is also a key factor in attaining the correct body weight for the specific age and height of the child. It is important to prevent childhood obesity because it can cause many health problems for our children now and as they get older. Changing the following will decrease or maintain a healthy body weight: increase in activity, better nutrition, exercise and habits. Past generations were limited in technology, leading to youth spending more time physically playing outside. Today with so many technological options children no longer need to go outside to have fun. If children spent at least an hour doing a physical activity outside they will be one step closer to starting a healthier lifestyle. After school and on the weekends, children are inside playing video games and watching television. Technology has taken the place of the after school extracurricular activities. Research from the Department of Pediatrics at Louisiana State University...
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...Hodges 1 [Amber Hodges graduated from Kalamazoo College in June 2003. She was a senior Sociology/Anthropology major and Psychology minor when she wrote this Observation Report in Spring of 2003]. Observation Report Amber Hodges Introduction Siefert et. al describe children’s play as intrinsically motivated, process oriented, creative and nonliteral, governed by implicit rules, spontaneous and self-initiated, and free from major emotional distress(1997 p. 221-222). For example, the rules of a made-up game that children play cannot be discerned from a rulebook that stands independently of the activity; rather, one can discern rules by either observing or being actively involved in the play process. For children, play is the arena where they ultimately control what is going on, through communication and negotiation with each other, and as such, it is an arena where they are able to gain mastery over problems in their life, learn adult skills and roles, and further develop cognitive abilities (Siefert 1997). But, often times, children do not have complete hold over their environments. They can’t shape what and how they play through their own design. Wardle introduces the concept of an environmental press, “the forces at work in a setting which shape the behavior of people in that setting” (1999 p. 245). One principle of the environmental press is that of progressive conformity, where people’s behavior tends to become congruent with the press of the environment. Accordingly, the...
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...Elementary School Teacher Research Paper An Elementary teacher is responsible for instructing students in school from grades K-5. They create lesson plans, administer praise and constructive criticism, instruct students on subjects such as science, literature, and math, and create a well-rounded, comprehensive instructional program. Tasks: The primary responsibilities consist of a large list. They must create instructional for use in the classroom. They have to plan, prepare, and distribute instructional activities. Create a positive climate for the students to learn in. Meet the course and student-wide performance goals. Participate in on-going training sessions. Create lesson plans and modify accordingly throughout the year. Maintain the grade books. Grade papers and perform other administrative duties as needed. Create projects in order to enhance lectures. Read and stay abreast of current topics in education. Create lesson plans. Utilize various curriculum resources. Utilize curricula that reflect the diverse educational, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds of the students served. Observe and evaluate student’s performance. Manage student behavior in the classroom by invoking approved disciplinary procedures. Conditions: The general working conditions can be quite ideal depending on certain circumstances. You get summer off, and always are out of the school building around 5pm, depending on how late you plan to stay at the school after class session has ended for...
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