PLT4M

JUNE 19, 2025

The high school physical education curriculum plays a critical role in shaping students’ long-term relationship with health and fitness. For many, high school physical education class marks the final formal experience with structured physical education before transitioning to an independent, active lifestyle beyond the walls of school.

High School

Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 20, 2025

The landscape of education and community support is changing rapidly, and my school district, along with many others, finds itself at a critical intersection of policy, protection, and principle. Together, we will work to ensure every student feels supported, valued, and empowered to achieve their dreams.

Schooling

Gopher Sport

APRIL 16, 2025

In todays fast-paced educational landscape, it is more critical than ever for physical educators to be intentional and purposeful in lesson planning. In the realm of elementary physical education, this means transforming routine activities into engaging, interactive experiences that resonate with every student.

Physical Education

SHAPE America

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Be sure to take things one step at a time and focus on small, achievable goals rather than trying to tackle everything at once. RESILIENCY FOR STUDENTS Physical education provides many benefits for developing resiliency. Break down your tasks into parts and manage each piece methodically. Find out more about Promoted Content.

Strength

Relentless School Nurse

JUNE 10, 2025

Like many school nurses, I have witnessed the frontlines of vaccine advocacy and education. He warned that the move could lead to chaos and distrust, jeopardizing public health achievements. But let’s be clear, this wasn’t about reform. This was about control. We coordinated vaccine clinics. We fought for equity.

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

JULY 25, 2025

These were not just lofty ideals—they were the foundation for programs that lifted millions out of poverty, dismantled barriers of discrimination, and opened doors to education, healthcare, and civic participation. The Higher Education Act opened doors to college for millions. Walking through the exhibits, I felt awe and grief.

Government

PE for Parents

JUNE 6, 2025

NourishEd Our NourishEd program is a comprehensive approach to nutrition education and improved food access. Parents, educators, policymakers, and community leaders all have a role to play. Healthier Students Are Better Learners: A Missing Link in School Reforms to Close the Achievement Gap. But we can’t do it alone.

Wellness

What's New in Adapted Physical Education

JANUARY 7, 2025

Welcome back to another exciting episode of What's New in Adapted Physical Education (APE) where we sat down with Dr. Adam Forbes, a new faculty member at Norfolk State University, to discuss his insights and research on parental perceptions of APE and the critical role parents play in enhancing these services.

Physical Education

Gopher Sport

JANUARY 15, 2025

Heres how Boardball can be adapted for younger students, why its a great fit for PE, and what educators are saying about it. Testimonials From our Educators, Coaches, and Olympians! Teamwork and Inclusivity Boardball emphasizes collaboration, making it a fantastic tool for fostering social and emotional learning in PE classes.

Fitness

Learning Through Sport

MARCH 23, 2025

The school also entered teams in after-school and during school time sport opportunities such as the state 'all-school' competitions, and had x2 50 minute lessons of physical education for all students to Year 12 as well as elective PE for senior secondary 'leaving certificate-tertiary admitance score' study. Keane, F., & Keane, F., &

Sports

Better Coaching

DECEMBER 24, 2024

This approach, which Ive labeled More, Younger, insists that increased time on the field, in the gym, or on the court is the surest path to success, scholarships, and lifelong athletic achievement. They are not educated or trained to understand whats necessary to properly develop our youth.

Sports

Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 31, 2025

In my last post here , I considered what it means to teach physical education for effective learning. In this blog, I connect back to an idea I have discussed before in relation to games based teaching here , that is making a physical education program meaningful. Daryl Siedentop extensively researched physical education curriculum.

Physical Education

Gopher Sport

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Few sports give you a true, measurable way to achieve perfection, but in bowling, its real. Sharing My Passion for Bowling Education Bowling is more than just a sport to meits something I actively work to share with educators nationwide. The perfect game. I take my steps. I release the ball. A pocket hit. Perfection. Perfection.

PE

Rennie Center

JUNE 30, 2025

For years, the Rennie Center has worked to build the capacity of educators, leaders, and community members to use research and data to drive meaningful improvements in education. They identified actionable solutions and presented their ideas to peers and educators. “It

Middle School

Rennie Center

MARCH 31, 2025

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education recently proposed amendments to the states competency determination regulations to provide clarity for schools and districts while long-term changes remain under discussion.

Flexibility

Rennie Center

JULY 23, 2025

Officials including Governor Maura Healey , Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler , and Attorney General Andrea Campbell have recently called for a ban on access to electronic devices throughout the school day. However, it excludes school-issued devices that serve an educational purpose.

Health

Stanford Childrens

MAY 14, 2025

Finding the right medication Because there isnt a cure for ulcerative colitis, the goal of therapy was to keep Mo healthy and ideally to achieve remission by controlling symptoms and inflammation. The pharmacist can also provide detailed medication education for families.

Immune system

MSU

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Her research interests include coach education, online teaching and learning, positive youth development through sport, and modified youth sports. Physical education and sport pedagogy , 12 (1), 77-87. Physical education & sport pedagogy , 10 (1), 19-40. Achievement goal theories in sport. Fraser-Thomas, J.

Psychology

Magnus Health

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Recently, educators have shifted their approach to well-being due to a renewed focus on mental health and its correlation to student motivation and behavior. Previously, you would often think about student motivation in terms of achievement and behavior management.

Health

Rennie Center

JULY 17, 2025

Each year since our founding, our team has adapted our work to meet the changing needs of students, educators, school leaders, and state policymakers. This year our research team explored and evaluated critical issues facing public education, from early education funding, to STEM learning opportunities, to early college expansion.

Conditioning

Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 5, 2025

The goal of physical education teaching is student learning and it is the teacher who has the responsibility for directing the learning through their curriculum (program design), pedagogy and assessment decision-making. Physial education teaching is therefore a goal directed activity.

Physical Education

Relentless School Nurse

MAY 19, 2025

Now more than ever, we are bearing witness to a dangerous unraveling of public health and education infrastructure, driven by policy decisions at the highest levels of government. A Dismantled Department of Education = A Dismantled Future The situation is compounded by the active dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education.

Schooling

S&S

JULY 15, 2025

When it comes to student achievement, there are several fundamental factors, and one that is often overlooked is showing up to class. Regular attendance and punctuality form the foundation for academic success, positive relationships, and lifelong habits.

Academics

The PE Geek

JANUARY 7, 2025

While debates around its role in education will likely continue, one thing remains certain: fitness testing is an invaluable tool in many contexts, from designing and analyzing training programs to tracking individual progress over time. Fitness testing has always sparked passionate discussions in PE and sport science.

Fitness

PLT4M

JANUARY 27, 2025

Elementary physical education teachers have a lot to cover! We have put together a free sample of elementary PE lesson plans that are sure to spark excitement with elementary students in physical education class. Educators are left deciding whether to pay out of pocket or rely on limited free options.

Elementary

Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 25, 2025

This fear threatens not only the educational prospects of migrant children but also the overall attendance rates in schools, which directly impact funding for public education. The policy change raises significant legal and ethical questions for educational institutions.

Schooling

Athletic Director U

MAY 24, 2025

One reason is the belief that NIL does not support athletes’ educational success, a shift from traditional fundraising strategies. It also needs to outline the role donors will play in achieving success. This represents a shift in fundraising strategy. Combating Donor Fatigue Not all donors have embraced the NIL era.

Motivation

Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 1, 2025

School nurses serve as educators, advocates, and crisis managers at the critical intersection of health and education. School nurses are responsible for monitoring these conditions, administering medications, and educating students on self-care practices.

Wellness

Montessori Physical Education

MAY 4, 2025

Too much protection limits growth, and in the story, the parents had to be literally separated to achieve room to flourish. The same qualities warriors needed for battle were also needed in the Whānau (family), Hapū (sub-tribe), and Iwi (tribe) to work together to achieve a common goal where cooperation and unity are crucial.

Dance

SHAPE America

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

No matter how you refer to it, lacrosse is a great game to teach your students in physical education class! SHAPE America and USA Lacrosse recently collaborated on an updated, comprehensive physical education lacrosse curriculum. UDL and SEL complement and overlap one another in physical education.

Physical Education

Slow Chat PE

APRIL 2, 2023

The incredible part of what I saw this weekend was not that there was an education conference; it was the precision and vision that was created first in her mind and then willed into existence. Educators usually aren’t treated like this! Our hearts were open and vulnerability was achieved. The moon glistened off the ocean waves.

Education

SHAPE America

JULY 27, 2023

Educators feel the pressure all around them. This leaves educators feeling overwhelmed and frustrated, searching for something to take off their plates. This leaves educators feeling overwhelmed and frustrated, searching for something to take off their plates. As a principal, I certainly do as well. Don’t do it!

Wellness

SHAPE America

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Health Literacy Is an Everyday Issue Health Literacy Month is an opportune time to consider the role you play in helping and educating people, especially youth, on making healthy choices. Helping Students Educate Themselves FDA’s efforts to deliver tailored and understandable health content includes a focus on students.

Health

Aspire-Ed

MARCH 27, 2024

We are thrilled to announce that following an extensive quality assurance check by CIMSPA (Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity) — Aspire Training Solutions and Aspire:ED has been awarded “ Enhancing ” status—the highest level of quality ratings that an education provider can achieve.

Achievement

SHAPE America

AUGUST 2, 2023

How do you know what to teach in your physical education classes? I am a National Board Certified elementary physical education teacher with more than 13 years of experience. In 2022, I was honored to be named the SHAPE America National Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year. Let me tell you a little bit about me.

Physical Education

Relentless School Nurse

MARCH 21, 2023

.” I listened to the circular conversation several times and could not help but feel that the disconnect between health and learning is the crux of the problem that stands, like a huge brick wall between school health services and educational services. You cannot have learning without health.

Health

Reinventing the Game

AUGUST 11, 2024

The Perfect Physical Education (PE) classroom – What does it look like? Is PE a guilt-trip subject for education systems to ensure there is a balance in their existence? The macro education environment seems to believe in its presence and its deserved existence but the worry for me is its micro presence in schools.

Physical Education