{"id":1014,"date":"2015-12-02T11:24:03","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T11:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/?p=1014"},"modified":"2017-07-29T16:06:52","modified_gmt":"2017-07-29T16:06:52","slug":"collaborate-share-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tagtiv8.com\/collaborate-share-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Jump In – Why We Collaborate With Others"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Need to Collaborate<\/strong>
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Research – Why We Collaborate<\/p><\/div>\n

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We are always looking at ways to collaborate and learn more from people doing research into Active Learning. Last month, we were fortunate to catch up with Andy Smith<\/a>, Senior Lecturer in the School of Sport at Leeds Beckett University<\/a>. What followed was one pearl of wisdom after another…as well as a link to the original research article, \u2018Jump In!\u2019 which begins:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPhysical activity (PA) benefits children\u2019s physical and mental health and enhances academic performance. However, in many nations, PA time in school is decreasing under competing pressures for time during the school day. The present paper argues that PA should not be reduced or seen as incompatible with academic learning. Instead, the authors contend that it is critical to develop tools that incorporate PA into content learning during the school day.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

To read the full article, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last month, we also came across the news features and videos relating to action based classrooms:<\/span><\/p>\n