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Is teaching Physical Education (PE) a tough job? Why I have stopped trying to be a better teacher and revert to wanting to make sense of what I am doing and why.

Reinventing the Game

It has been many months of not visiting my personal blogging habit as a way to delve more comprehensively into a job that can very easily take on an event or activity management role. You can imagine the dilemma when in such an environment, the same expectations overflow into subjects like Physical Education (PE).

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Unpacking Student Motivation

The Physical Educator

It robs students of their natural love for learning and the feelings of joy, enthusiasm, and interest that once came with it. Self-determination theory looks at human motivation and tries to understand the factors that push or prevent people from wanting to learn and grow. There is more than one way to reach a learning target.

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What Physical Educators Can Learn From Norway’s Olympic Success.

The Physical Educator

What makes Norway so successful at the Olympics and what can we – as physical educators – take away from their approach? Take a listen to the episode by using the player below or subscribe to the show in your favourite podcast app! Subscribe to The #PhysEd Show in all of its formats to make sure you never miss out!

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Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility in Physical Education (Part Two)

The Physical Educator

This is part two of my three-part blog post mini-series on the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) model. summer camps, after-school programs, and physical education). Let’s take a deeper look at each one of those strategies and see what they can look like in a physical education context.