How recess plays into student learning

Courtesy of Indiana Public Media

The August 23rd airing of Noon Edition on WFIU in Bloomington focused on how important recess is for children and how instructors are finding ways to fit everything into the day. Donetta Cothran, Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Kinesiology Department at the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington was joined by Mary McMullen, Professor of Early Childhood Education and Associate Chair, Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the IU School of Education, and Abbie Oliver, Principal at Sprunica Elementary School.

The discussion focuses on how many new classroom requirements are inching out time for recess—something researchers say is a key component in children’s academic, social and physical well-being.

Listen to the archive of the broadcast.