Explore Kinesiology research by taking a tour through the PLAY'd Lab. PLAY'd—Physical Activity in Youth With Disabilities Laboratory—is directed by Assistant Professor Janet Hauck. The lab is located in room 21A in the lower level of the IM Circle Building. Some information on the lab: The lab studies children and infant movement, development and body… Read More »
A talk from Dr. Gary Troia, associate professor in the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education at Michigan State University whose research interests include writing assessment, instruction, and standards; connections between oral language and literacy; and literacy professional development for teachers.
Join us on December 1st and 2nd, 2017 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center at Michigan State University for the Accessible Learning Conference. The conference will include two days of presentations, hands-on demonstrations, and networking opportunities. We hope you’ll join us again to explore and celebrate accessible content, course, and website design in education. We place… Read More »
Are you working on an outreach or engagement journal article, grant proposal, book chapter, thesis, dissertation, curriculum or portfolio? Would some quiet space and time away from your office help? Participants should plan to write for the full amount of time, bring their own laptop and power cord. Write-ins start with goal-setting for the day… Read More »
A talk from Dr. Joanne Marciano, assistant professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University whose work focuses on issues of literacy and educational opportunity/access for youth with emphases on urban education, culturally and linguistically diverse youth, secondary English education, and teacher education.
Title: Genetics Adaptation to Endurance Exercise Training: Understanding the role of the mitochondrial genome Abstract: Endurance exercise training leads to a multitude of health benefits toward the prevention and treatment of various chronic diseases. However, not all individuals respond well to exercise training. That is, some individuals have no response, while others respond poorly or… Read More »
Title: Should we teach young students domain general scientific thinking skills? Abstract: It is worthwhile to reconsider the relative advantages of regarding scientific thinking in young children through a domain general perspective or through a domain specific lens, especially with regard to how these differing views influence educational practice in the elementary grades. Domain-general frameworks… Read More »
Are you working on an outreach or engagement journal article, grant proposal, book chapter, thesis, dissertation, curriculum, or portfolio? Would some quiet space and time away from your office help? Join us for first Friday of the month for three hours of dedicated writing time to advance your community-engaged scholarship. Participants should plan to write… Read More »
"A Revised Youth Compendium of Physical Activities" About the speaker: Karin Allor Pfeiffer is an associate professor of kinesiology and member of the Center for Physical Activity and Health. She is an exercise physiologist with an interest in population-based investigations. Her research focuses on two major areas, both of which are related to physical activity in… Read More »
Are you working on an outreach or engagement journal article, grant proposal, book chapter, thesis, dissertation, curriculum, or portfolio? Would some quiet space and time away from your office help? Join us for first Friday of the month for three hours of dedicated writing time to advance your community-engaged scholarship. Participants should plan to write… Read More »
