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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

TARE’s first section – observable teaching strategies – involves nine unique strategies that represent a variety of teacher behaviours that promote or foster personal and social responsibility. Respect is a a pillar of positive teacher-student relationships and is fundamental to personal and social responsibility.