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Just found this program for those who might be interested in learning more about the TGfU approach… much of this methodology has been adapted by John and I into our Game Intelligence Training pedagogy!

Teaching Games for Understanding 2012 Summer Institute

The TGfU Summer Institute has been designed to provide teachers with an integrated approach toward curriculum planning and instruction by utilizing principles of kinesthetic learning and concepts of movement education. We will deal with a wide range of curriculum-related topics and issues including:

Examining research in the development of physical literacy and a developmental approach
Analyzing the social, economic, and political forces affecting the physical education curriculum
Exploring the historical roots of the PETE curriculum field
Examining current issues in physical education and curriculum studies
Investigating curriculum constructs and their impact on learner ability

Program Description

This 5-day institute will include the examination and implementation of instructional models such as Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU), Sport Education, and Personal and Social Responsibility. We will also explore links to the National Canadian Sports Centre, which has recently adopted a new long term Athlete Development Plan (LTAD). The LTAD encourages the development of skills across a number of different sports and games and, much like TGfU, encourages a developmental approach (rather than chronological age) to fostering skill development and tactical awareness. This course will also provide an opportunity to debate how physical education might be interpreted from critical perspectives, and raises questions about what forms of discourse have been dominant and have influenced practice in PE for the last fifty years. This will raise some of the complex, interrelated, social, political and environmental perspectives that influence the field of physical education today.

It is an assumption in this course that as an educator you must play a role in making decisions that best facilitate optimal educational experiences and growth for your students. To do this, an educator must be committed to a process of researching and discovering what knowledge is, debating what knowledge is valuable and determining why it is valuable, and sharing our own wealth of experiences and practices.

-Instructors

Dr. Joy ButlerDr. Joy Butler, UBC Faculty of Education

Dr. Joy Butler is an associate professor and Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) Coordinator in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy at the University of British Columbia and just completed a 3-year term as the department undergraduate coordinator. Her research interests include curriculum innovations, teacher education, TGfU, democracy in action and ethics in sport. Born in the United Kingdom, Dr. Butler taught secondary school Physical Education there for ten years, as well as well coaching basketball teams to national finals level.

Dr. Jamie MandigoDr. Jamie Mandigo, Brock University

Associate Professor, Dept. of Physical Education & Kinesiology. Jamie's research interests include children's motivation in physical activity; developmentally appropriate physical activities; Active Schools, Teaching Games for Understanding.

Location

UBC Vancouver
Forest Sciences Centre – Room 1003 (FSC1003)
2424 Main Mall (map)

-Registration

EDCP 530/96A – Curriculum Innovations in Physical Education (3)

Contact Tracey Pappas to register in this section

EDCP 467D/96A – Special Topics in Curriculum and Pedagogy (3)

Register through the Student Service Centre in this section

Apply to UBC

All non-UBC students wishing to take the course must first be admitted to the UBC Faculty of Education. For admission, visit the Teacher Education Office or contact Maureen Shepherd. Download the application form here.

http://teach.educ.ubc.ca/admissions/forms/Dipl-ProDev-Uncl-Visitor-Application-2012.pdf

-Tuition & Fees

Unclassified Students – $460.83
Visiting Graduate Students – $1,085.55

The Western Deans' agreement does not apply to this institute program.

Tuition fees are subject to review by The University of British Columbia.

Tuition Fee Certificate – please note that you can use your Tuition Fee Certificate for this program, contact our office for more information (604-822-2013, eplt.educ@ubc.ca).

http://eplt.educ.ubc.ca/events/teaching-games-understanding

Program Summary

Start Date: Jul 3, 2012
End Date: Jul 7, 2012
Time: 8:30am-4:30pm
Registration Deadline: Jun 1, 2012
Department: Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP)

Contacts

Dr. Joy Butler, Program Advisor
Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
604-822-4974
joy.butler@ubc.ca

Jo-Anne Chilton, Senior Program Assistant
External Programs & Learning Technologies (EPLT)
604-822-3999 or toll-free 1-888-492-1122
joanne.chilton@ubc.ca

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