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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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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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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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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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Unlocking the Power of Recess

Gopher PE

The benefits of recess (particularly unstructured recess) are well documented. It might take some time and planning, but it is well worth the effort. This is a cute circle game where the child in the middle gets to make up a dance/movement that the others copy, all while singing the song “Punchinello” together.

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Curriculum Mapping For Physical Education

PLT4M

Not only is physical wellness on the decline, we are also seeing an increase in mental illness a, declining academic performance, and troublesome classroom behavior issues. Desired Outcome: Students improve their motor skills and movement patterns, and apply them in a recreational setting.

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Universal Design for Learning and Training General Physical Educators to Work with Children with Disabilities: A Conversation with Michelle Grenier

What's New in Adapted Physical Education

Dr. Michelle Grenier has an extensive background in both the Physical Education and Adapted Physical Education (APE) field , having worked with students at every level as well as students with disabilities in b oth regular and adapted environments.