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Unpacking Student Motivation

The Physical Educator

Early on in my career, I had no idea how to motivate students in my teaching. Knowing this impact, how can we best support student motivation in our lessons? Self-determination theory looks at human motivation and tries to understand the factors that push or prevent people from wanting to learn and grow.

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

The Physical Educator

It’s important to remember that our students are always learning from us, both inside and outside of the gym. Using RULER As A Framework For Intentional Social and Emotional Learning. For example, Cooperative Learning (including Jigsaw Learning ) improves students’ cooperation, teamwork and social relations.