Teaching the Nuts and Bolts of Physical Education - 2nd Edition: Ages 5 to 12
Vonnie Colvin, EdD,is an associate professor in Longwood University's department of health, recreation and kinesiology. In addition to her teaching duties, she works with student teachers in the schools and is the program coordinator for the physical and health education teacher education program in her department. Before coming to Longwood University in 2004, Colvin was a member of the department of kinesiology and health promotion at the University of Kentucky for nine years. During her tenure in Kentucky, she received the Outstanding University Physical Educator Award and an Outstanding Service Award from the Kentucky Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance in 2002.Colvin is a member of both the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) and the Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. She served as vice president of physical education for the Kentucky state organization in 1999. In addition, Colvin served on the Strategies editorial board from 1999 to 2002.Before moving to higher education in 1995, Colvin taught physical education in Louisa County, Virginia, for 21 years—8 years at the elementary level, 2 at the middle school level, and 11 at the high school level. During that time she also worked with student teachers from Norfolk State University and Virginia Tech.Colvin lives in Farmville, Virginia, and enjoys hiking, gardening, and reading.Nancy Markos, MEd, CAPE, is the 2002 National Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year for the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) and the 2003 Outstanding Elementary School Teacher for the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. Markos has been an elementary physical education and health specialist in Albemarle County school system in Charlottesville, Virginia, since 1984. She has been a clinical instructor for the University of Virginia since 1985, where she mentors students in the physical education and adapted physical education programs. Before coming to Virginia, Markos taught physical education at the elementary level for three years in Maryland and at the middle school level for five years in Maryland and Rhode Island.Markos is a member of the National Education Association; AAHPERD; Virginia Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; the education sorority Delta Kappa Gamma; and the professional education fraternity Phi Delta Kappa. She is past president of the Albemarle Education Association. Markos was a member of the writing and revision teams for the Standards of Learning for Physical Education and for the Physical Education Resource Guide for the Virginia Department of Education. She received two grants, one from Dominion Virginia Power and the other from Albemarle County. The Dominion grant is for promoting kinesthetic learning for all students and the Albemarle grant is for promoting the use of personal digital assistants in the gym.Markos lives in Earlysville, Virginia, and enjoys spending time with her family as well as running, mountain biking, and playing racquetball and golf.Pam Walker, Med, has been an elementary physical education and health specialist in the Albemarle County school system in Charlottesville, Virginia, for 29 years. She has spent the last 24 years at Red Hill Elementary in North Garden, Virginia. Walker has been a clinical instructor at the University of Virginia, where she works with practicum students and student teachers. Currently she works with student teachers from Longwood University. Walker was named the 1995 Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year by the Virginia Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.In addition to her membership in the state association, Walker is a member of AAHPERD, the National Education Association, the education sorority Delta Kappa Gamma, and the professional education fraternity Phi Delta Kappa.In 1997, along with coauthor Nancy Markos, Walker cofounded Physical Education for All Kids (PEAK), an organization committed to educating parents, teachers, and administrators on the importance of providing effective daily physical education to all students.Walker lives in Schuyler, Virginia, and enjoys swimming, golfing, and camping.