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Fitness Through Play: How to Reimagine Physical Education for Lifelong Wellness

SHAPE America

dance, yoga, aerobics) that meet the need for self-expression. It might look like dancing in your room, walking the dog, shooting hoops with friends, riding a bike, or playing tag at recess. Highlight Mental, Social and Emotional Benefits Fitness through play benefits various dimensions of health and wellness beyond physical.

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Fishin’ for Change: Combining Physical Education and Outdoor Recreation

SHAPE America

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.

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5 Tips for Moving Your Career Forward as a Health and Physical Education Teacher

SHAPE America

These notes became the foundation for a two-part series we would later write for the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), “Transitioning From Students of Teaching to Teachers of Students.”. A well-crafted resume and cover letter can be extremely influential in landing the “perfect” job.

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National Dance Society Fall Mini-Conference – Invitation to Register

Arizona Health and Physical Education

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.

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School sport participation

Learning Through Sport

While recreation sport in curriculum time didn't feature in any of the schools I worked in, when I started my teaching career in the late 1980s, in many jurisdictions school sport was still in curriculum time. In Year 12, a new principal decided to stop this program so more time could go ito academics.

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Meaningful physical education programs and a 'main theme' curriculum model

Learning Through Sport

However, a well-designed and thoughtfully pursued program comprising a coherently connected curriculum may be able to achieve specific goals because that program has a core focus. Sport, Dance, Outdoor Pursuits, Active Recreation) areas in achieving the "physically educated" goal of the curriculum framework.

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Teaching Rhythm and Dance In Physical Education

The Physical Educator

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. Let’s dive in!

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