Margaret Stran

Assistant Professor, Sport Pedagogy
Department of Kinesiology
105C Moore Hall
(205) 348-7991
stran007@bama.ua.edu
Appointed in 2007

Recent Courses Taught:

HPE 305: Analysis and Teaching of Movement III & IV: Dance and Gymnastics in Grades P-6
HPE 487: Physical Education Teaching Methods and Practice

Areas of Research:

Preservice teachers learning and implementing curriculum models
Teaching students with disabilities in regular physical education

Academic Degrees:

Ph.D., University of Alabama, 2007. Sport Pedagogy.
M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2000. Kinesiology.
B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1996. Teaching of English.

Professional Experiences:

Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology, The University of Alabama, 2007 – Present.

Instructor, Physical Education Teacher Education, Department of Kinesiology, The University of Alabama, 2005 – 2007.

Graduate Student, Department of Kinesiology, The University of Alabama, 2004 – 2007.

Physical Education Teacher, RISE school, The University of Alabama, 2004 – 2005, Summers 2004 and 2005

Instructor, State University of West Alabama, 2002 – 2003.

Activity Coordinator, Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation, 2000 – 2002

Selected Publications:

Stran, M. & Curtner-Smith, M.D. (in review). Impact of Different Types of Knowledge on Two Preservice Teachers' Ability to Learn and Deliver the Sport Education Model. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy.

Stran, M. & Curtner-Smith, M.D. (in review) Influence of Occupational Socialization on Two Preservice Teachers’ Interpretation and Delivery of the Sport Education Model. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education.

Stran, M. & Curtner-Smith, M.D. (in review) Influence of Two Preservice Teachers' Value Orientations on their Interpretation and Delivery of Sport Education. Sport, Education and Society

Hardin, B., Stran, M., & Jones, D. (2003). Teaching students in wheelchairs how to shoot a basketball. Teaching Elementary Physical Education, 14(5), 31-33.

Stran, M., & Hardin, B. (2002). Teaching dance to children with ambulatory disabilities. Teaching Elementary Physical Education, 13(5), 33-35.

Selected Presentations:

Stran, M. & Curtner-Smith, M. (2007, October). Impact of different types of knowledge on preservice teachers' ability to learn and deliver the sport education model. Presented at the History and Future Directions of Research on Teaching and Teacher Education in Physical Education Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.

Curtner-Smith, M. D., Woodruff, E. A., Stran, M. E., Zmudy, M., Oh, J. I., & Zengaro, F. (2007). Preservice Teachers' Conceptions of Teaching within Skill Theme, Games for Understanding, and Sport Education Units. [Abstract]. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, Supplement to 78(1), 55.

Hardin, B., Stran, M., & Lorenzi, D. (2007, April). Wheelchair athletics: An overview of university wheelchair programs in the United States. Presented at the American Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Convention, Baltimore, MD.

Stran, M. & Curtner-Smith, M. (2007, April). Learning to teach sport education. Presented at the American Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Convention, Baltimore, MD.

Stran, M. (2006, March). Wheelchair basketball basics. Invited presentation at the National Disability Sport Conference, Athens, Georgia.