Editorial Calendar

*Schedule is subject to change without notice. Contact the Strategies editor at (703) 476-3451 for the latest information.

March/April

Considerations for Pursuing a Doctoral Degree in PETE – Emily Jones and Karen Lux 
Provides insight into the issues students have faced so that those contemplating a career in teacher education may have critical information and insight to assist in making this decision.  

Coaches as Fitness Role Models – Randall Nichols and Ronald Nichols 
Describes one of the areas that youth/scholastic coaches can be a positive influence on students.  

Do as I say not as I Do: Improving the image of our profession – Timothy Baghurst and Lance G. Bryant 
Highlights new ideas that might improve the image of physical educators, including suggestions on fitness testing, methods, and discussions on different types of testing. 

The Physical Educator as a Language Teacher – Conrado L. Gomez and Margarita Jimenez-Silva 
Provides physical educators with the skills necessary to incorporate activities that develop language in the physical education classroom. 

Strategies to Promote Fitness in Middle and High School – John Acquaviva 
Compliments several articles on the Transtheoretical Model and identifies specific ways physical educators can apply the model in their classes. 

Tips for Dealing with Behavior Management Issues – Pamela A. Bechtel, Lisa A. Stevens, and Christine E.W. Brett
Presents information that is useful for teachers across the spectrum of teaching experience (from novice to experienced). Presents various tips to consider when dealing with behavior issues and suggests several techniques that have been successfully utilized.  

May/June

Incorporating Two Square into your Elementary Physical Education Program – Tim Meyler and Sandy Wilson
Discusses various striking methods, dimensions of a two-square court, rules, how to construct a court, task analysis, and example activities. 

Designing and Using a High School Cardio Room – Carol Wilkinson and Amber Hall
Examines many high schools that are moving away from offering traditional sports and moving toward the fitness center environment. Describes funding opportunities and how to build and run a cardio room in high schools. 

A Purposeful Dynamic Stretching Routine for Distance Running Athletes and Coaches – Craig Leon, Hyun-Ju Oh, and Sharon Rana
Reviews the benefits of dynamic stretching for distance runners and provides distance runners and coaches with a detailed dynamic stretching routine that can be adopted by coaches and runners alike.

Applying Response to Intervention in Physical Education – Brian D. Dauenhauer 
Describes the Response to Intervention (RtI) Model and helps physical educators apply the model in their classes. 

Developing Confidence with Girls and Young Women through Self-Defense Education – Aaron L. Banks
Provides physical educators a useful tool to generate confidence with girls and young women through self-defense education. 

Closure: It's More than Just Lining Up – Charles A. Duncan and James M. Clemons
Focuses on lesson closure strategy and effective modifications for use in physical education classes.  

July/August

Recommendations for Teaching Physical Education to Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders – Shawna Young
Examines a pilot PE program which was developed to work primarily with students with emotional and behavioral disorders. 

Coaching Techniques and Play Therapy Responses: A New Communication Pattern – Joel H. Muro and Hayley Stulmaker 
Makes the argument that by using techniques germane to child-centered play therapy, a relationship can be created between coach and athlete that is respectful and addresses the child's need for validation.  

Integrating Nutrition into the Physical Education Curriculum – Heather L. Green
Provides the physical educator with information on how to develop nutrition lessons and presents sample lessons that physical educators can use to incorporate nutrition into their curriculum. 

Utilizing the Bicycle for Non-Traditional Activities with a Physical Education Curriculum – Michael P. Maina, Ludek Sebek, Jana Hofmanova, Jennifer Jackson Kane, and Julie Schlegel Maina
Examines the bicycle as not simply a means of transportation or as an exercise device, but rather as a vehicle for many adventures which may include team building problem solving activities within a physical education curriculum. 

Strategies to Reduce Negative Socialization in the First Years of Teaching – Glenn Hushman and Gloria Napper-Owen
Offers strategies that can be utilized by beginning teachers, mentors of new teachers and administrators that may help decrease the influence of negative socialization during the first few years of teaching. 

Active Gaming: Is "Virtual" Reality Right for your Physical Education Program? – Lisa Hansen and Stephen W. Sanders
Addresses the central questions and concerns presented by physical education teachers regarding the implementation of active gaming in their physical education programs.  

September/October

Rubrics: A good solution for assessment in physical education – Beth Birky
Examines the importance of establishing rubrics to use for assessment in the physical education setting. Also offers an example on how to develop a rubric.   

Teaching Football in Physical Education: Constraints theory in practice – Shane Pill
Examines a constraints-led process of exploring, modifying, experi9menting, adapting and imagining game possibilities in order to learn Australian Football.  

Identifying Diverse Means for Assessing Physical Activity – Dana J. Perlman & Phil Pearson
Provides teachers with an overview of diverse techniques and equipment to measure physical activity within their dynamic physical education class. Discusses how physical activity can be assessed through: a) teacher observation, b) self-monitoring, c) self-reporting, and d) activity monitors. 

Strategies for Teaching Healthy Behavior Conceptual Knowledge through Physical Education Programs – Tiffany Kloeppel and Pamela Hodges Kulinna
Provides teachers with seven strategies for teaching and to hold students accountable for HRF/healthy behavior knowledge in K-12 physical education programs. 

Physical Activity Strategies: The mind/body connection – Marybeth H. Fede
Assists school faculty and administration in helping students achieve higher test scores, by providing practical advice, whether employed as a physical educator or a classroom teacher. 

Preparing Teachers for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners – Brian Culp and Robert Schmidlein
Describes how focusing on the needs of CLD learners through PETE preparation and innovative assignments can inspire and empower future teachers.