Do you want to help your middle and high school students become more resilient and patient, acquire new skills, and sharpen their problem-solving abilities while feeling competent and good about themselves? If you do, then Teaching Lifetime Outdoor Pursuits is the ideal tool for you.
Editors Jeff Steffen and Jim Stiehl are nationally known physical educators with extensive experience in outdoor education teaching and teacher training. They brought together some of the nation’s foremost experts in specific outdoor pursuits—such as bouldering, caving, rock climbing, and orienteering—to craft a book designed for physical educators who either have outdoor programs or who want to use outdoor activities in their traditional PE programs.
The 12 topics included in Teaching Lifetime Outdoor Pursuits represent the outdoor pursuits that show the greatest growth in traditional PE programs. With each pursuit, students can challenge themselves and spend time outside of the customary classroom context while sharing an adventure with their teachers that can create a profoundly different student–teacher relationship.
Teaching Lifetime Outdoor Pursuits is a comprehensive resource whose ideas and content can be incorporated into a traditional PE program regardless of geographic location. The activities for each pursuit align with NASPE content standards. For each pursuit, you are given detailed information on equipment needed, basic skills and techniques required, teaching strategies, safety considerations, and additional resources.
In addition, Teaching Lifetime Outdoor Pursuits offers
clear instruction on what to teach, how to teach it, and how to assess student learning;
an attached CD-ROM that supplies objectives, sample lessons, sample assessments, and universal programming ideas for each outdoor pursuit presented in the book; and
information to help you advocate for adding outdoor activities to your program.
This authoritative resource will help you “leave no child inside” as you teach pursuits that not only get kids outside now but also help them develop a lifetime habit of outdoor enjoyment.
Chapter 1. Introduction to Outdoor Pursuits
Jeff Steffen and Jim Stiehl
Outdoor Pursuits Defined
Benefits of Outdoor Pursuits
Why So Much Inactivity?
Support by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education
What to Expect From This Book
Shared Topics
Conclusion
References
Chapter 2. Overnight Hiking
Dan Chase
Equipment
Overnight Hike Planning
Basic Skills and Techniques
Safety Considerations
Environmental Considerations
Conclusion
Recommended Web Sites
Chapter 3. Bouldering
Kristen Csiacsek
Equipment
Rock Features
Basic Skills and Techniques
Safety Considerations
Environmental Considerations
Conclusion
Recommended Readings
Chapter 4. Rock Climbing
Ryan Hammes and Ryan Olson
Equipment
Rock Features
Skills and Techniques
Safety Considerations
Conclusion
Recommended Readings
Recommended Web Sites
Chapter 5. Caving
Steve Eggerichs
How Caves Are Formed
Cave Decorations and Features
Equipment
Basic Caving Techniques
Planning a Trip
Conclusion
References
Recommended Web Sites
Chapter 6. Canoeing
Mark Zmudy
Equipment
Canoe Basics and Rescues
Paddles and Strokes
Forward Travel and Turning
Reverse Travel
Stroke Combinations: Putting It All Together
Safety
Conclusion
References
Recommended Readings
Chapter 7. Coastal Kayaking
Mike Odberg
Instructional Environment
Equipment
Basic Skills and Techniques
Paddle Strokes
Bracing
Rescues
Enhancements and Advancements
Safety Considerations
Conclusion
Recommended Web Sites
Chapter 8. Orienteering and Geocaching
Dan Chase, Jeff Steffen, and Jim Stiehl
Introduction to Orienteering
Equipment
Basic Skills and Techniques
Designing a Course
Conclusion
Introduction to Geocaching
Equipment
Basic Skills and Techniques
Safety Considerations
Conclusion
References
Chapter 9. Mountain Biking
Jeff McNamee and Stacy Birdsall Claus
Evolution as a Sport
Benefits of Mountain Biking
Equipment
Basic Skills and Techniques
Sustainable Trail Use and Trail Ethics
Safety Considerations
Conclusion
Recommended Readings
Recommended Web Sites
Chapter 10. Cycling
Gay Timken and Amy Lutz
Cycling Terminology
Equipment
Bike Fit
Basic Skills and Techniques
Safety
Conclusion
References
Recommended Web Sites
Recommended Readings
Chapter 11. Snowshoeing
John Saunders
Equipment
Basic Skills and Techniques
Safety Considerations
Environmental and Ethical Considerations
Conclusion
References
Recommended Readings
Recommended Web Sites
Recommended Resource
Chapter 12. Basic Nordic Walking
Malin Svensson
History
Benefits
Equipment
Basic Skills and Techniques
Safety Considerations
References
Recommended Resources
Chapter 13. Knot Tying
Tim Taylor
Benefits of Teaching Knot Tying
Introduction to Knots
Knot Terminology
About Teaching Knots
Five Things to Remember About Knots
References
Recommended Web Sites
Recommended Readings
Jeff Steffen, PhD, is a professor in exercise and sport science at the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse (UWL). He has worked in outdoor physical education for more than 20 years, and over that time he has developed and supervised numerous outdoor programs while having the opportunity to influence both practicing and prospective teachers. He has many publications in outdoor physical education and has presented at conferences and workshops on outdoor topics.
Steffen is director of the UWL adventure program and the graduate physical education program, is past chair of the AAHPERD Outdoor Education Council, and has received the AAHPERD Julian Smith Lifetime Achievement Award. In his leisure time, he enjoys hunting and fishing, backcountry travel, and rock climbing and mountaineering.
Jim Stiehl, PhD, is a professor in the school of sport and exercise science at the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) in Greeley. Like Steffen, Stiehl has more than 20 years of outdoor physical education experience as well as experience in developing and supervising outdoor programs. He has authored other outdoor titles and presented at workshops and conferences on a variety of outdoor topics.
Stiehl is director of the UNC challenge course and has served as coordinator of the UNC outdoor program. He is past chair of the AAHPERD Outdoor Education Council and has received the AAHPERD Julian Smith Lifetime Achievement Award. He enjoys hiking and backpacking, backcountry skiing and snowshoeing, and rock climbing and mountaineering.