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How to Teach Students About Death in the Health Education Classroom (or Any Classroom)

SHAPE America

When we teach students about death in health education, we can help them understand life, empathy, and resilience. Here are five tips on how to teach students about death in the health education classroom (or any classroom). Jessica shares lessons, assessments, and curriculum suggestions on social media ( @CoachMatheson ).

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Teaching Lacrosse in Physical Education Using the New USA Lacrosse Curriculum

SHAPE America

No matter how you refer to it, lacrosse is a great game to teach your students in physical education class! Using the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework while teaching lacrosse in PE will allow you to provide multiple options within the learning environment, thus creating equity and accessibility for ALL students.

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Practical workshop: Assessing within a PE lesson

Aspire-Ed

Effective assessment supports pupils to succeed. It can enhance both teachers’ teaching and children’s learning. Take part in Jon Davies practical workshop at this year’s conference to see and experience effective assessment in action. Discuss the importance of assessment in PE.

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Beyond Fitness Assessment: The Importance of Relevant Physical Education for Student Well-being

Physed n Health

Traditionally, physical education has focused on fitness assessment, such as measuring students’ physical capabilities and comparing them to established standards. However, in doing so, teachers must also ensure that what they teach in the classroom is relevant to a student’s lifestyle outside the school grounds.

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How Physical Education Plays a Core Role in Student Development

Speaker: Shane Pill PhD, MEd, BEd, LMACHPER, FACHPER - Physical Education and Sports Researcher, Professor, Consultant, and Speaker

It's when teachers are educationally purposeful and strengths-based in their planning, teaching, and assessment that physical education achieves the three dimensions of education in, through, and about movement.

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The PE Hub Assessment Portal

The PE Hub

Brand new PE Hub Assessment Portal. We are excited to share the launch of our online assessment tool. Previously at The PE Hub, assessment has been undertaken and saved on an excel spreadsheet. We have evolved to our new online assessment portal, and this post takes you through some of the features and benefits.

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Review of Teaching Fundamental Motor Skills, Fourth Edition

Human Kinetics

Teaching Fundamental Motor Skills, Fourth Edition , is the one must-have book for all new and veteran elementary physical education teachers! As added bonuses, two types of partner skill check assessments (one using pictures and the other using words) allow for all elementary students to easily assess each other.