Sat.Jun 04, 2022

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Why I have 'latched on to' the Spectrum of Teaching Styles

Learning Through Sport

I am fortunate to have been invited to give hundreds of workshops, talks and presentations the past 20 years. Many of these are at professional development events. Professional development is 'big business' with globally billions of dollars annually invested in teacher and educator continuing learning (Kraft et al., 2018). The rationale for this spend is improvement in student outcomes (teacher PD) and player outcomes (coach PD).

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FEED THE FROGS/SWAT THE FLIES – Game of the Week

Keeping Kids in Motion

Feed the Frogs is another fun throwing game which includes throwing, striking, strategy, shooting, and fun. I play this game with 1st-5th grades. It’s based off the game Oscar the Grouch where students attempt to throw balls into the opposing team’s garbage can. In.