Mr. Suarez's Physical Education
JULY 13, 2021
This week's WOW (workout of the week) is a 20 Minute AMRAP No equipment needed for this WOD, just bring yourself. As always, email me [tsuarez@musd.org] if you have any questions/concerns/suggestions.
Open Phys Ed
JULY 28, 2021
It’s time to ReImagine what physical education means for students and families. It’s time to ReEngage our relationships and heal as a community. Let’s Bridge the Gap together. The free resources provided below are designed to help your students build relationships, build routines, and rebuild a love of health-enhancing physical activity.
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Mindful PE
JULY 28, 2021
As a new PE teacher, coming from the classroom, I was not prepared for the number of times I would need to reestablish the ground rules and expectations for PE class. It was my first year with them and their first year with me, so I think know it was a big learning curve for all of us. Plus, I saw each class for a full week, then wouldn't see them again for three weeks.
Growing Healthy Kids
JULY 28, 2021
"I believe dancing is the best stress reliever." --Dylan Lauren School is starting soon. Another school year living in the COVID-19 pandemic and life is going to get weird and possibly dangerous, especially now with the highly contagious Delta variant which targets kids. As you know, there is no COVID vaccine – yet – for kids under 12 years of age. O ur children are now among the most vulnerable to become infected and sick, some so sick they may be hospitalized, and some may die.
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.
RC Families
JULY 26, 2021
Good communication in any home is the glue that holds the family together. It is the grease that will keep family members moving in sync. It is the foundation that will help your family weather the storms. Conversely, there are habits and behaviors that will shut healthy communication down quickly. If you are wondering why. Read More.
TinCan Physed
JULY 24, 2021
Hello everyone and welcome back to our series on creating a vision for meaningful development in your programs. If you are just joining the series I am going to stop you right here and direct you to the very beginning, why do you need one and how to create a purpose that will drive your program. You really want to take a look at both of these posts so you can get the full picture and understanding of the value this process will bring to your programs.
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Open Phys Ed
JULY 28, 2021
Build class routines with fun and engaging activities designed to reinforce 3 simple classroom rules. 1) Respect Self; 2) Respect Others; 3) Respect the Things We Use. Build on these simple rules to create a safe environment where students are empowered to explore physical activity and movement while building meaningful relationships with trusting adults and supportive peers.
Mindful PE
JULY 26, 2021
Creating a daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly schedule as a PE Teacher is much different than creating one as a classroom teacher. Not only do you have limited amounts of time with each class, but you see every class and every student throughout the month. Keeping organized is essential and I am sharing some of my favorite ways to do that today, along with some time-saving and sanity-saving resources.
Learning Through Sport
JULY 22, 2021
Play with Purpose provides both a curriculum development template and lesson design by addressing teacher decision-making concerning what, why, and how to teach activities in the games and sport focus area of physical education. Play with Purpose is a response to game based approaches being 'rolled out' as the 'game is the teacher' with the anticipation that, like some sort of osmosis, learning occurs simply by getting students to play a form of modified, adapted, constrained, conditioned (choos
Growing Healthy Kids
JULY 21, 2021
"Issues like diabetes do, as you well know, have a knock-on effect to diabetes. So we all are better off if we invest in prevention." --Jacinda Ardern I hate diabetes. It can rob people of their sight, their limbs, their kidney function, their lives. It causes people to go on kidney dialysis. It puts people at 2-4 times higher risk for having a heart attack or stroke than someone without diabetes.
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.
TinCan Physed
JULY 24, 2021
Hello everyone and welcome back to our series on creating a vision for meaningful development in your programs. If you are just joining the series I am going to stop you right here and direct you to the very beginning, why do you need one and how to create a purpose that will drive your program. You really want to take a look at both of these posts so you can get the full picture and understanding of the value this process will bring to your programs.
RC Families
JULY 19, 2021
Sometimes it’s hard to ask for parenting advice. As moms and dads, it’s humbling to admit that we don’t’ have all the answers. But the honest truth is that parents have a huge learning handicap; there’s really no way to properly prepare for all the challenges that parenting throws at you. Our kids, after all, Read More.
Physed n Health
JULY 16, 2021
Teaching PE is very challenging. In fact, I will argue it’s the second hardest thing outside of parenting. It’s a lifestyle. One frustrating thing about PE is the broad framework of the Standards. There’s no uniformity of instruction even among teachers of the same school and same grade level. PE is only successful when it’s memorable and inspiring by bridging the students’ learning with their lifestyle.
Mindful PE
JULY 23, 2021
One of the biggest changes I experienced moving from a classroom teacher position to the PE teacher position was figuring out what to teach and when for all grades, K-5, for the entire year. It felt so overwhelming! In this post I am sharing some of the resources I found most useful when it came to deciding and planing out my scope and sequence for the school year.
Learning Through Sport
JULY 13, 2021
There are many versions of game-based approache s to sport teaching and coaching. Popular versions in PE include teaching games for understanding (TGfU; Bunker & Thorpe, 1982), the tactical games model (Griffin, Oslin, & Mitchell, 1997), tactical decision learning model (Grehaigne, Wallian, & Godbout, 2005), play with purpose (Pill, 2007), and the game sense approach (GSA; Australian Sports Commission [ASC], 1996).
Growing Healthy Kids
JULY 14, 2021
"I am a farmer. I will always be a farmer. When I die, I'll be a farmer. It's something I've wanted to do since I was 8 years old. I can tell you also that I see opportunity slipping away for our kids." --Jon Tester, US Senator from Montana My Saturday forays to the local farmers market are the highlight of my food adventures. Heirloom tomatoes are a beautiful, delicious food that make meal planning so easy.
Informed Practitioner in Sport
JULY 13, 2021
Observers have noted that the spirit of the age is trending towards safetyism , or the assertion that challenging situations and discomfiting experiences are something we should seek to protect young people from. Recent evidence suggests this trend is continuing apace; indeed the calls for such protections are coming from young people themselves - or at least from a vocal minority who claim to represent different sections of the population.
RC Families
JULY 12, 2021
Has your child been the victim of bullying with words? When I was a child, my mother always told me that sticks and stones would break my bones, but words could not hurt me. Though her intentions were good, the real truth is that words DO hurt. In fact, they can hurt a child just. Read More.
TinCan Physed
JULY 3, 2021
Hello everyone and welcome back to the series on creating a vision for meaningful development. If you missed out last post where we explored why you should be crafting a vision, you can always check it out here ! It explores some of the issues that our programs are facing, why we should create a vision and the potential outcomes of having/not having a crafted vision.
Mindful PE
JULY 22, 2021
This past year, during COVID, was my first year as a PE teacher after nearly fifteen years as a 3rd and 5th grade general education teacher. There are so many ways to describe how the year went, mainly because it felt like everything was changing by the week. But some of the main things I came back to, time and again, and am continuing to use this year as I head into my second year, I want to share with you in this series: New to PE?
Lampe
JULY 20, 2021
The following guest blog is from our series highlighting chapters from our recently published book Meaningful Physical Education: An Approach for Teaching and Learning. Thank you for taking the time to read our blog post!
ASHA
JULY 28, 2021
Masks Are the New Condoms for Public Health Education. Guest Blog Post by ASHA Fellow, Dr. Stephen Sroka. We live in an environment where new daily reports raise questions about the latest COVID variants which seem to move more easily and quickly and are spreading facts and fears wildly across the country. Schools are struggling with conflicting mask messages for their staff and students as schools prepare to open.
RC Families
JULY 5, 2021
Did you enjoy the fireworks this past weekend? Or maybe there were some fireworks in your home as well? Last week I discussed 5 rules for fighting when conflicts arise in your home. But obviously, cutting down on the amount of fighting would a more desirable goal. Yesterday, fireworks were part of a national celebration. Read More.
TinCan Physed
JULY 3, 2021
Hello everyone and welcome back to the series on creating a vision for meaningful development. If you missed out last post where we explored why you should be crafting a vision, you can always check it out here ! It explores some of the issues that our programs are facing, why we should create a vision and the potential outcomes of having/not having a crafted vision.
Mindful PE
JULY 14, 2021
One of the most impactful tools I use, both when I taught elementary, as well as now as a PE teacher, are Brain Breaks. We all know how much movement matters to children (and adults!) of all ages. To read more about how I used Brain Breaks in my third and fifth grade classes, you can read more on my classroom blog HERE. Brain Breaks in the gym are just as important.
Magnus Health
JULY 14, 2021
How do you keep track of your student’s health records? Whether your school uses paper recording, spreadsheets or has switched to multiple online platforms, there is a better way to organize and protect these vital health records. Let’s take a closer look at some of the reasons why protecting student online health records should be a priority for your school and ways this can be achieved.
Teen Health Mississippi
JULY 15, 2021
When it comes to the state of sex education in Mississippi and across the country, there’s much work to be done if we want to see real results—more contraceptive use, less young people living with HIV, higher numbers of teens getting information to make informed decisions for their life and health. But how did we get here? Let’s dive into four sex education stats that help explain the limits and opportunities of sexual and reproductive health classes in our schools.
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