Matthew Bourke - Speaker
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Dr. Matthew Bourke works as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Physical Activity Promotion in Childcare Settings and is responsible for the management of the Training Early-Childhood Educators in Physical Activity (TEACH) study. He received his PhD in Human Movement in 2021 from Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia. Matthew’s post-graduate research focused on the relationship between physical activity, mental health, and wellbeing in young people.
Matthew Bourke's Sessions
Workshop
Regular physical activity is important for healthy child development. The early childhood education setting is highly influential on young children's movement behaviors. Increased effort is warranted to integrate more movement into early learning settings, given movement behaviors track from early childhood to later childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. This session will cover the importance of physical activity promotion in early childhood education and how we can implement best practices to ensure sufficient integration of movement into childcare programming.
Date: October 28, 2022
Time: 10:15 am - 11:45 am