Open AccessWhen Gym Met Dewey: The Unexpected Collaboration of the Library and Physical Education
Author(s) -
Breon Derby,
Emily Benvenga
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
children and libraries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2374-7641
pISSN - 1542-9806
DOI - 10.5860/cal.17.1.21
Subject(s) - discipline , meaning (existential) , mathematics education , cross disciplinary , pedagogy , psychology , sociology , computer science , data science , social science , psychotherapist
A whole-school approach to education integrates multiple components of the school system to create balanced, well-rounded students who can transfer and apply knowledge and skills into their current, and future, lives.Supporting and incorporating cross-disciplinary units, lessons, and ideas fosters student engagement, helps students build connections and form relationships between topics and disciplines, provides students a chance to explore and discover a deeper meaning and understanding of multiple concepts, and allows students to apply their knowledge and skills. One cross-disciplinary connection not often considered—or seen—is how the library can support the physical education classroom.