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5 Tips for Teaching Physical Education Without a Gym

SHAPE America

And, although teaching PE without a gym is not ideal, it is possible. At times it was a challenge, but the experience proved to be great for my mental health, creativity, and growth as a teacher. Here are some of my favorite tips for teaching physical education without a gym. Have a Growth Mindset and Set Expectations.

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How to ‘Spring’ Into Physical Activity During National PE & Sport Week

SHAPE America

National PE & Sport Week (May 1-7) is just about here. And with the celebration of healthy lifestyles, active minds and bodies, let’s reflect on the importance of physical education and sports. SHAPE America’s National PE & Sport Week allows us to showcase, promote, advocate, and show off our best ideas. Spoiler alert!

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7 Ways to Turn Health Literacy Month Into a School-Wide Celebration

SHAPE America

When a school is celebrating a sports championship, they often go big: rallies, trophies, and loud cheers all around. During Health Literacy Month this October, it’s a good time to ask: What if we celebrated health literacy like we celebrate sports? Get creative and use your connections! Be sure to check them out!

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How can AI 'power up' sport teaching and learning in PE and sport coaching settings

Learning Through Sport

This study showed that personalised teaching with a focus on mastery learning leads to two standard deviation improvement in student learning outcomes as it enabled teachers to give more attention to student ‘higher mental processes’ – problem-solving, application of principles, analytical skills, and creativity. AI makes it possible.

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Teaching sport in PE: A hybrid TGfU:Game Sense and Sport Education Model - Sport Literacy

Learning Through Sport

Engaging in this contested space, I did my doctoral study on curriculum and pedagogical innovation for sport teaching, which I termed sport literacy as I theorised sport teaching in PE using multi-literacy theory (Drummond & Pill, 2011; Pill, 2009, 2010). if interested, see here ).

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Game-Based Teaching and Coaching as a Toolkit of Teaching Styles

Learning Through Sport

There are many versions of game-based approache s to sport teaching and coaching. However, it is more accurate to think of a GBA as a range of teaching styles or a “toolkit” of styles. We show a GBA can be many teaching styles to players, which invokes the metaphor of the GBA as a pedagogical toolkit.

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Wanna Teach PE?: An A-Z guide for the next generation of aspiring teachers

PE 4 Learning

Overview Wanna Teach PE is an A-Z guide to PE teaching. From the sports hall to the field, from extra-curricular to examinations, PE teaching is one of the broadest, most challenging, yet most rewarding roles within education, and Wanna Teach PE provides insight into the realisms behind being a PE teacher.