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You Don’t Need Innovative Equipment to Be Creative in Physical Education

Physical Education Update

Do you suffer from a lack of physical education equipment? Are your students always complaining that they can’t perform physical fitness activities because of that lack of equipment? If so, show them this video. While innovative equipment can make classes more fun – and I wouldn’t advise your students to try these moves – here’s an amazing example of an incredible gymnastics-dance-tumbling-agility routine performed using nothing but a partner and some benches.

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The Most Popular Sports in Spain

The Sporting

The 7 Most Popular Sports in Spain Sports are deeply rooted in Spanish society and they play a crucial role in Spanish people's daily lives. The country has produced extraordinary sporting talents like Rafa Nadal, Xavi and Miguel Indurain, but which sport is the most ppular amongst Spaniards? Spain starting 11 against France (Euro 2012) Spaniards enjoy lots of different sports, and each region has its favourite game engulfed in the local culture and community.

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Pi Day Movement Resources (K-8)

Open Phys Ed

Created By: Mary Driemeyer, Daniel Hill, Nichole Wilder Special Contributions: Aaron Hart, Andrea Hart Are you looking for fun and engaging ways to recognize and celebrate Pi Day in your physical education class? OPEN’s Pi Day instant activities collection was designed just for that! These fun and engaging activities for students in grades K-8 help promote cooperation and teamwork, while integrating the mathematics celebration of Pi that occurs annually on March 14th.

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Understanding the Basics of Pawn Structures

The Sporting

Pawn Structures: The Basics For someone just starting out in chess, understanding how a pawn moves isn’t always the whole story. Let’s take a look at the basic theories around pawn structures. Ready to go! Pawn structures are the backbone of any chess position. It’s paramount to protect pawn chains if you want to get a winning position. Let’s take a look at how the pawns work and then we’ll talk about how to create pawn structures that make sense.

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Reimagine the Role of PE to Reconnect With Your Students

Speaker: Jeremy Kellem, M.Ed. - Educational Strategist, Former Athlete, and CEO/Founder of W.I.N. (We Impact Now, LLC)

For many students, physical education is critical to becoming active and developing healthy routines. But how is this possible anymore with the repercussions of the pandemic? Years of COVID-19, social distancing, and virtual learning have all had a profound effect on students, which means educators need to adjust their classes accordingly. The good news is that P.E. can still play a vital role in helping students intellectually, emotionally, physically, and socially.

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ADE special guest Joey Feith, will host a 90 minute webinar March 9th, 2023 5:00-6:30pm

Arizona Health and Physical Education

Designing Games for Learning: Designing Games That Students Love To Learn Through When most people think about physical education, one of the first things that comes to mind are games. Games provide students with opportunities to move, sweat, and have some fun. However, when a game fails to go beyond those elements, it fails to meet its potential to transform students into players who have the capacity to turn the world into their own personal playgrounds.

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Training Load Guide for Soccer

First Beat

New Addition: Exclusive Soccer Reference Values The post Training Load Guide for Soccer appeared first on Firstbeat.

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Embracing Gender Diversity in PE

PE Scholar

Are you Embracing Gender Diversity in PE? Are you creating a safe and supportive space for ALL? Could you be better LGBTQ+ allies?

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Transplant Patients Honored at Golden State Warriors’ Game

Stanford Childrens

During the national anthem, two Stanford Medicine Children’s Health patients stood on the floor of Chase Center next to their favorite NBA players during the Golden State Warriors vs. Portland Trailblazers game. The patient families were being celebrated as they all went through a transplant journey. In conjunction with African American Heritage Night at the game, the aim is to raise awareness for the importance of organ donation and celebrate Black excellence in health care.

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ABCD Funding Formula to Acquire Health and PE Funding

PE with Palos

By: Dr. Kim Morton Did you know hundreds of federal dollars go unspent every year in school districts ? Some of the reasons include delayed access to the funds, a nationwide teacher shortage, and a desire to make the money last. When I served as a district health and PE coordinator for a large urban school district in North Carolina, I never bought into the common excuse made by most school leaders: “We don’t have the money.

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Exit Tap Cards: Reflecting On The Learning Process In Physical Education

The Physical Educator

You’ve seen them before. Heck, you probably use them in your teaching! Ben Landers (the great guy behind The PE Specialist and also the one who popularized these) calls them Daily Self Assessment Posters. I call them by a different name: Exit Tap Cards. Tap Cards are popular in the world of PE, and I get why: they’re quick, simple, and easy to bake into your classroom routines.

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How Physical Education Plays a Core Role in Student Development

Speaker: Shane Pill PhD, MEd, BEd, LMACHPER, FACHPER - Physical Education and Sports Researcher, Professor, Consultant, and Speaker

Physical education is an important part of the development of the whole person: physically, socially, emotionally, and cognitively. By providing education in movement competency, education on using movement to develop the ability to be self-regulated and motivated, and education through movement to develop ‘habits of mind’ for positive and constructive engagement with others, PE provides a basis for personal and community health and wellbeing.

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ESSER Funds For Physical Education

PLT4M

ESSER Funds are a great way to fund physical education programs in schools. This article will explain what ESSER Funds are, how they are used, and how schools can apply for them. We will also discuss the benefits of using ESSER to fund physical education programs in schools. What are ESSER Funds? The Elementary and Secondary Education Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds are a major component of the American Rescue Plan Act.

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Five tips on training women going through the menstrual cycle

My Zone

In the past year, we’ve seen a lot of media time focusing on “girl’s stuff” affecting elite athlete performance, and training leading into competitions. However, it’s not just elite athletes who are affected by menstrual cycles, but all women who are looking to train and maintain physical activity. It's important that trainers and staff understand the impact of menstrual cycles in training.

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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

Within this podcast, friends of the show (Amanda Young and APE graduate students at California State University-Long Beach) lead a very professional IN-PERSON discussion with Dr. Michelle Grenier about her background, journey through her career, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Dr. 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.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Hospitals United.com – “It Doesn’t Kill to Ask” About Safe Storage of Guns

Relentless School Nurse

The call for safe storage of guns is getting louder and gaining significant traction. It is encouraging to see more than 200 hospital systems joining together to promote a public safety campaign that calls for families and friends to ask “the question.” According to Northwell Health CEO, Michael Dowling , “Northwell Health is investing heavily in a public education and awareness campaign with about 200 other health systems.

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Bill Analysis: An Act to expand access to high-quality, affordable early education and care

Rennie Center

Bill Analysis: An Act to expand access to high-quality, affordable early education and care catherine-rauseo Tue, 02/28/2023 - 14:55

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Premier League Primary Stars Teacher Webinars

Association for Physical Education

28/02/2023 In this series of webinars, using the power of football to inspire positive conversations, a panel of teachers and industry experts will provide insight and tips that will enable […] The post Premier League Primary Stars Teacher Webinars appeared first on Association for Physical Education - Association For Physical Education | P.E.

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The 5 Greatest Female Tennis Players Ever

The Sporting

The Best Female Tennis Players of All-Time There have been many incredible female tennis players throughout the years and seven female tennis players have accumulated over ten Grand Slam singles wins. All of these greats have achieved big wins and had a huge impact on the world of tennis. Tennis icon Billie Jean King Billie-Jean King , with 12 Grand Slam wins, must surely get an honourable mention here.

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