Making PALS Through Partnerships

Engaging Students in Physical Education: Key Challenges and Opportunities for Physical Educators in Urban Settings

“…Partnerships with these institutions can enhance PE by: training future leaders through PETE programs;providing professional development opportunities to current teachers and coordinating the development of professional learning communities (Hemphill, Richards, Blankenship, Beck, & Keith, 2012; Tozer & Horsley, 2006) and teacher mentoring programs (Cothran et al, 2009; Hemphill et al, 2012; Martin, McCaughtry, Kulinna, Cothran, & Faust, 2008);piloting and evaluating new programs and curricula to help build the evidence base (McCaughtry, Krause, McAuliffe, Miotke, & Price, 2012); andcollaborating on competitive grant applications (Hemphill et al, 2012; O’Sullivan, Tannehill, Knop, Pope, & Henninger, 1999). …”

“…providing professional development opportunities to current teachers and coordinating the development of professional learning communities (Hemphill, Richards, Blankenship, Beck, & Keith, 2012; Tozer & Horsley, 2006) and teacher mentoring programs (Cothran et al, 2009; Hemphill et al, 2012; Martin, McCaughtry, Kulinna, Cothran, & Faust, 2008);…”

“…collaborating on competitive grant applications (Hemphill et al, 2012; O’Sullivan, Tannehill, Knop, Pope, & Henninger, 1999). …”

“…Engaging preservice students in professional development opportunities with practicing urban PE teachers can yield mutual gains (Hemphill et al, 2012; LaMaster, 2005). Through such partnerships, preservice students have gained more experience in school settings and have learned from veteran teachers who, in turn, were exposed to new activities and teaching approaches (LaMaster, 2005).…”

“…Realistically, these collaborations take years to develop and multiple iterations to refine and troubleshoot (Hemphill et al, 2012; LaMaster, 2005; McCaughtry et al, 2012; O’Sullivan et al, 1999). One example of an urban university–public school partnership is the Detroit Healthy Youth Initiative between faculty and staff at Wayne State University and the PE teachers and administrators at Detroit public schools.…”