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What PE Teachers know that School Leaders Ignore!

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The American Heart Association, the CDC, and other groups consistently promote the importance of physical activities and the impact on students’ academic performance, behavior, emotional balance, and overall well-being. Before the pandemic, 81% of students received their daily dose of physical activities during PE class.

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ISBE PE Standards & Curriculum Alignment

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STATE GOAL 20: Achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness based upon continual self-assessment. Plus other physical literacy and nutrition units help to address the health education components of the ISBE PE standards. Want to see how PLT4M aligns to all 6 ISBE PE standards?

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Quality Physical Education

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Not only is physical wellness on the decline, but we are also seeing an increase in mental illness, declining academic performance, and troublesome classroom behavior issues. The material being taught in each course aligns with the learning standards and assessments established by the school district or state.

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Understanding Motivational Theories in Physical Education

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Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D. Be on the lookout for lots of great content from Sean as he helps take the academic angle of physical education best practices. Allow students multiple options for a summative assessment (i.e. Avoid framing activities as “required.” Bonus Content!

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Student Centered Learning Examples Using Technology

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Be on the lookout for lots of great content from Sean as he helps take the academic angle of physical education best practices. Student centered learning places the focal point of instruction on the individual needs of the students, rather than the teacher. Formative assessments help guide future instruction with student input.

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So what now in Physical Education (PE)? A personal reflection.

Reinventing the Game

Being a philosophically guided teacher is not a popular choice in a busy school environment. Many of us are driven by the explicit love of selected sports with an unclear jump to needing to teach movement as a broad life skill, resulting in PE teachers finding joy in teaching only certain games.

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5 Tips To Technology Use In Physical Education

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Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D. Be on the lookout for lots of great content from Sean as he helps take the academic angle of physical education best practices. Many teachers can use technology to quickly deliver assessments and surveys. 2015), motivation (Melton et al.,