Learning Through Sport

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Players down the other end of the field from the ball are chatting, dancing, or jogging on the spot to keep warm! South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation , 38 (1), 43-57. Gorman, A. Headrick, J., Renshaw, I., McCormack, C. & Topp, K.

Sports

Learning Through Sport

JUNE 9, 2025

Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance , 85 (1), 9-15. Available here and a few years later to collaborate with Amy Price on the papers: Can Gee’s good (digital) game design features inform game-based sport coaching.

Coaching

SHAPE America

MARCH 14, 2023

Each year, our school’s Gone Fishin’ trip combines physical education with outdoor recreation. Whether the activity is basketball or fencing, dance or “circus arts,” it generally has well-defined rules, a time-driven structure, and adults to studiously facilitate.

Recreation

SHAPE America

JUNE 4, 2024

Young educators are often deterred from joining professional organizations because they can be viewed as expensive or a waste of time to someone who is already stretched thin, trying to put their best efforts into their classroom each day. I was eager to learn from the best and brightest in the field of health and physical education.

Physical Education

SHAPE America

AUGUST 11, 2022

At one such lunch with Mary Henninger, professor in the PETE program at Illinois State University, we began jotting down notes on a napkin — strategies for launching a successful career as a health and physical education teacher. You’ll find a broad network of health and physical education professionals on Twitter.

Physical Education

Montessori Physical Education

MAY 4, 2025

The Māori are renowned for their warrior culture, exemplified by the powerful haka—a ceremonial dance performed to convey challenge, unity, or celebration. The game was traditionally used not just for recreation but also for training, storytelling, and strengthening community bonds.

Dance

Arizona Health and Physical Education

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Please share the information with other colleagues in the physical education, recreation, health, as well as the dance field. PLEASE REGISTER for our Autumn virtual program , Broadening Dance Education (BDE) , Saturday, October 29! Attached is information to share and more is on the Website.

Dance

PLT4M

MARCH 6, 2023

Adapted physical education and adapted physical activity programs play a critical role in promoting physical activity and overall well-being for individuals with disabilities. He specializes in creating training and physical resources for physical education teachers to promote the inclusion of students with disabilities.

Physical Education

Arizona Health and Physical Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

If you are a certified physical education teacher, chances are you were required to take one 3-credit class in working with students with disabilities in your physical education classes. Let me see if I can provide a (kinda) clear picture of a day in the life of an adapted physical educator. .

Physical Education

The Physical Educator

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Dance is a polarizing subject in the world of physical education: some teachers love to teach it, other teachers can’t even imagine themselves teaching it. Regardless of your personal comfort level with the activity, I believe dance should be a part of every student’s physical education experience.

Dance

Association for Physical Education

JUNE 30, 2023

30/06/2023 A new report published by the Sport and Recreation Alliance demonstrates the role movement and dance can play in creating a healthier and happier nation and why it should […] The post The Social Value of Movement and Dance to the UK appeared first on Association for Physical Education - Association For Physical Education | P.E.

Dance

Arizona Health and Physical Education

APRIL 21, 2024

We are currently seeking proposals on a wide range of topics within these categories: Adapted Physical Education Advocacy Coaching Dance Fitness and Conditioning Health Education Higher Education Jump Rope For Heart/Hoops For Heart Physical Activity Physical Education Recreation School Health Education Technology Presentation Proposal Link

Recreation

Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 3, 2023

And as Physical Educators, we can, and should, serve in making recess the best possible experience for our students. How Can Physical Educators Enhance Recess? So what can we do as Physical Educators to enhance our students’ recess experiences? Because we are the movement experts.

Physical Education

Arizona Health and Physical Education

JULY 21, 2023

Greetings Arizona Health and Physical Educators! Being an adapted physical educator, the first couple weeks of school for us is all about trying to figure out which schools we will be covering, who the physical education teachers are at that school and what the PE schedule will be for the kids on our caseload.

Physical Education

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D. Be on the lookout for lots of great content from Sean as he helps take the academic angle of physical education best practices. The personalized system of instruction in fitness education. The Physical Educator, 72 , 23–39.

Physical Education

Learning Through Sport

JUNE 30, 2021

Sport Coach, 31 (1), available here This blog is extracted from the paper Shane Pill & Brendan SueSee (2017) Including Critical Thinking and Problem Solving in Physical Education , Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 88:9, 43-49 For further reading on this topic, please see the paper available here

Convergent Discovery

PLT4M

JULY 19, 2022

Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D. In this article, Sean explores technology use in physical education. Be on the lookout for lots of great content from Sean as he helps take the academic angle of physical education best practices. get the free e-book now.

Physical Education

Spark PE

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Physical education classes today are more diverse and heterogeneous than ever before. Examples of UDL in Physical Education. Universal Design for Learning in Physical Education, Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. PDF on Universal Design for Learning in Physical Education. Lieberman, L., Grenier, M.,

Physical Education

What's New in Adapted Physical Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Grenier is the past President of the National Consortium for Physical Education for Individuals with Disabilities (NCPEID) , and professor of physical education at the University of New Hampshire. In this discussion they also discuss UDL principles and training physical educators to work with children with disabilities.

Physical Education

Human Kinetics

JUNE 20, 2022

In the presentation below, Human Kinetics author Hans Van der Mars discusses critical issues in physical education, sport coaching, dance education, fitness instruction, health education, and recreation. . . . . Presented by Hans Van der Mars, PhD, Arizona State University. . Professional Development.

Physical Activity

Spark PE

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

It helps to stay informed of the latest trends, best practices, and to build your support community in physical education. We can’t believe how quickly time has passed, but we’re still giving back, we want to share our experiences, pass along the knowledge, fun, and friendship.

Recreation

Human Kinetics

MAY 9, 2022

Jacalyn Lund, Professor Emeritus at Georgia State University, was awarded the Luther Halsey Gulick Medal at the 2022 Society for Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) America annual convention held in New Orleans, LA. S he is currently writing an all new and innovative physical education curriculum textbook for Human Kinetics. . .

Physical Education

What's New in Adapted Physical Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Michelle Grenier, President of the National Consortium for Physical Education for Individuals with Disabilities (NCPEID) , about the importance of advocacy for quality Physical Education resources for individuals with disabilities, and the effo rts of NCPEID to spread information and awareness.

Recreation

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D. In this article, Sean explores student centered learning examples in physical education with the use of technology. Many physical educators would agree, learning in physical education (PE) should be relevant to the lives of students.

Assessment

Learning Through Sport

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Associated with that, is commentary suggesting generally a declining participation in physical activity as part of one’s valued ‘way of life’. There is limited evidence of sport teaching in physical education transferring to physical activity participation 'beyond the school gate' in any numerical sense of significance.

Teaching

Skillastics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Key Three: Inclusion Studies across the globe have shown that communities who engage in recreation together develop stronger bonds, are healthier, and happier. It’s also important for recreation, afterschool, and exercise facilities to have options for reusable, durable equipment that isn’t a one-time use.

Fitness

PLT4M

JULY 18, 2023

The landscape of physical education has evolved significantly over the last decade and it is critical that PE teachers adapt accordingly. With that call to action, let’s dive into curriculum mapping for physical education.

Physical Education

Spark PE

JANUARY 14, 2022

Across the globe, efforts to promote social distancing directly affected physical activity of youth by closing schools, which affected physical activity opportunities including physical education, recess, after-school sports and activities, and walking and biking to school.

Physical Activity

What's New in Adapted Physical Education

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

In this episode of What's New in Adapted Physical Education , we sit down with Dr. David Adams from Humboldt University. Implementing Action Research in Physical Education: A Guide for Physical Educators. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance , 94 (8), 14-21.

Recreation