Tim Fletcher

Instructor

Tim Fletcher is an instructor in the Master of Teaching program at OISE/UT. He teaches the Health & Physical Education component of the Arts in Education course for students in the Primary/Junior and Junior/Intermediate programs.

Tim is a doctoral student in the Dept. of Curriculum, Teaching & Learning. His dissertation investigates the experiences of pre-service elementary classroom teachers as they learn to teach HPE.

Recent publications:

Fletcher, T. & Temertzoglou, C. (2010). Looking forward, looking back: Shaping professional visions of HPE through critical reflection. Physical & Health Education Journal, 76(1): 20-24.

Kosnik, C., Beck, C., Cleovoulou, Y. & Fletcher, T. (2009). Improving teacher education through longitudinal research: How studying our graduates led us to give priority to program planning and vision for teaching. Studying Teacher Education, 5(2): 163-175.

Kosnik, C., Cleovoulou, Y. & Fletcher, T. (2009). The use of interviews in self-study research. In C. Lassonde, S. Galman & C. Kosnik (Eds.). Self-study research methodologies for teacher educators. (pp. 53-69). Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sense Publishers.

Fletcher, T. (2009). Elementary physical education: Fitness sessions or whole-child development? Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education, 2(1):         

Fletcher, T. (2008). Grouping students by ability in physical education: The good, the bad, and the options. Physical & Health Education Journal, 74(3): 6-10.