Quality lesson plans for outdoor education / Kevin Redmond, Andrew Foran, Sean Dwyer.
By: Redmond, Kevin.
Contributor(s): Foran, Andrew | Dwyer, Sean.
Material type:
BookPublisher: Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, c2010Description: xiii, 434 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780736071314; 0736071318.Subject(s): Recreation leaders -- Training of -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Outdoor recreation -- Study and teaching -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Outdoor education -- Study and teaching -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Experiential learning -- Study and teaching -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Active outdoor pursuits | Outdoor PursuitsDDC classification: 796.507 RED Summary: Here, outdoor leaders will discover an abundance of ideas that can make their jobs easier, enrich their teaching knowledge and broaden their current programmes. A CD-ROM also accompanies the book and allows users to search for and print only the lessons they plan to use.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main | 796.507 RED (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 38888000815617 | |
| General lending | MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main | 796.507 RED (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 38888000815633 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Outdoor activity and adventure is a growing field, but unfortunately, many teachers and recreation leaders and outdoor instructors find themselves without adequate resources to plan and deliver an effective outdoor program. Quality Lesson Plans for Outdoor Education is a flexible, easy-to-use reference that helps physical educators, youth and outdoor recreation leaders, and camp and resort leaders deliver effective outdoor activities.
This resource presents the following features:
* 21 units with 140 sound lesson plans that are field tested and flexible--meaning they can be adapted for any leader's use
* Quick and easy yet thorough and systematic planning and delivery of outdoor topics
* CD-ROM with printable lesson plans, worksheets, assessment tools, and more to help leaders deliver a complete, individualized program
Quality Lesson Plans for Outdoor Education is useful for experienced professionals and veteran practitioners. Outdoor leaders will discover an abundance of ideas that can make their jobs easier, enrich their teaching knowledge, and broaden their current programs.
The CD-ROM allows users to search for and print only the lessons they plan to use. The CD-ROM contains all the units featured in the book in addition to 8 units that are not included in the book.
The book provides additional information for teaching in the outdoors, the core skills needed for successful experiences, and 21 activity units composed of 140 lessons. Each chapter presents the purpose of the lessons, the learning outcomes, equipment required, operating principles, skill sets, and risk management. This overview is followed by a series of detailed lesson plans. The resource contains everything needed for delivering each activity.
Quality Lesson Plans for Outdoor Education is a great resource for teachers and outdoor leaders, grounding them in the essentials of outdoor education, streamlining their preparation, and paving the way for a smooth delivery of effective outdoor education.
Formerly CIP. Uk
Includes bibliographical references.
Here, outdoor leaders will discover an abundance of ideas that can make their jobs easier, enrich their teaching knowledge and broaden their current programmes. A CD-ROM also accompanies the book and allows users to search for and print only the lessons they plan to use.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Unit 1 Core Camping Skills
- Unit 2 Navigation
- Unit 3 Environmental Ethics: Caring for Resources
- Unit 4 Hiking and Backpacking
- Unit 6 Mountain Biking
- Unit 7 Flatwater Canoeing
- Unit 8 Whitewater Canoeing
- Unit 12 Archery
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Kevin Redmond, MPF, Is a physical education teacher at Gonzaga High School in St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He served as national chairperson for Paddle Canada's Technical and Program Development committees and was the second person in Canada to be awarded Master Canoe Instructor as senior instructor trainer in the disciplines of lakewater canoeing, moving-water canoeing and canoe tripping.Andrew Foran, PhD, is an associate professor and chair of the teacher education programme at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Dr. Foran is a wilderness and remote first aid instructor trainer for the Canadian Red Cross and is certified as a canoe tripping instructor and canoe flatwater instructor by the Canadian Recreational Canoeing Association.
Sean Dwyer is a physical education teacher with Western School District in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. He completed a physical education degree at Memorial University of Newfoundland and completed a master's degree at the University of Alberta. He is a member of the Provincial Curriculum Committee for Physical Education. Sean worked closely with Kevin Redmond, among others, to introduce mandatory outdoor adventure components to the provincial curriculum.