SHAPE America

MAY 23, 2023

As an elementary physical education teacher in the Bronx, NY, I’m always looking for ways to stretch my PE budget and introduce my students to new physical activities. Here are some examples of the types of grants I’ve received, along with my advice on how you might find similar grants for your physical education classes.

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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.

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SHAPE America

JULY 25, 2024

Teaching media literacy in skills-based health education can do just that. While media and technology evolve and change, the skills students develop through media literacy education last a lifetime. When considering the definition of media literacy above, it’s easy to see a lot of connections to skills-based health education.

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Reinventing the Game

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Precision in Physical Education (PE) – What is its role? Also recently, the strangle hold of fitness testing looms large in my professional life. It is something that once was a mainstay in the country I come from but now a subset of the bigger physical literacy push. Or is it not?

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Physical Education Update

JULY 25, 2022

And to kick off our new look (which I may change at any minute, by the way) here’s a video demonstrating the latest fitness craze. OK, maybe not a “craze,” but this workout combines walking and dancing and can be done by people of all ages and fitness levels. Physical Education Update.

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SHAPE America

AUGUST 2, 2023

How do you know what to teach in your physical education classes? I am a National Board Certified elementary physical education teacher with more than 13 years of experience. In 2022, I was honored to be named the SHAPE America National Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year.

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Open Phys Ed

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

This interactive event is designed for both the classroom and physical education. Each day, students will take part in engaging activities that encourage collaboration, kindness, and creativity, whether in the classroom or during physical education.

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SHAPE America

OCTOBER 10, 2023

There are fewer sunlit hours after school for children to be outside and physically active. This time of year, it is increasingly important to incorporate physical activity into the school day. Adding more movement — through physical education, recess and active classrooms — is essential for beating the almost-winter blues.

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SHAPE America

OCTOBER 3, 2023

As a middle school health and physical education teacher, I know first-hand that initiatives impacting the whole school and surrounding community can be powerful. But if you need financial support to make something really pop, consider making a pitch to your Parent Teacher Association or to local education support groups.

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SHAPE America

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

RESILIENCY FOR STUDENTS Physical education provides many benefits for developing resiliency. Meet Gysgt Omanahernandez: Gunnery Sergeant Edwin Paul Omanahernandez has been a Force Fitness Instructor in the Fleet Marine Force for three of his 11 years of service. Don’t hesitate to lean on your support system for guidance.

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Gopher Sport

MARCH 3, 2025

Key reasons why bowling is beneficial in PE: Inclusive Nature: Bowling can be adapted to accommodate different physical abilities, making it accessible to students with varying fitness levels. Bowling in Physical Education can look, feel and play out like being at a bowling alley, but it doesnt have to.

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SHAPE America

MARCH 23, 2023

On February 15, 2023, more than 130 dedicated health and physical education professionals from 33 states attended SHAPE America’s SPEAK Out! At this annual event, members of the HPE community meet with representatives of Congress to advocate for continued support and robust funding for health and physical education.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

. >>> Free Download: Lifetime Fitness Playbook with 12 Free Lessons Participation In PE By The Numbers The U.S In the most recent report from 2024, the overall grade and key findings have stayed disappointingly the same: “The 2024 Overall Physical Activity Grade remains a D-. .” Grade 10: 53.3% Grade 11: 40.2%

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SHAPE America

APRIL 20, 2023

And with the celebration of healthy lifestyles, active minds and bodies, let’s reflect on the importance of physical education and sports. Imagine the fun and excitement you will have playing five different games in five different days, trying to become the ultimate fitness winner. Spoiler alert!

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Reinventing the Game

AUGUST 11, 2024

The Perfect Physical Education (PE) classroom – What does it look like? Is PE a guilt-trip subject for education systems to ensure there is a balance in their existence? The macro education environment seems to believe in its presence and its deserved existence but the worry for me is its micro presence in schools.

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SHAPE America

MARCH 21, 2023

As a physical educator in northern Minnesota, I have to be prepared for long winters with lots of snow! Here are a few winter activities for elementary PE that include opportunities to practice personal responsibility, cultural studies, and physical fitness outside. She also serves on the MNSHAPE Board of Directors.

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Physical Education Update

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Here’s an excellent example of politicians not understanding the benefits of physical education – cutting physical education as a way to reduce costs, but penalizing the taxpayer millions of dollars as a consequence. Well, unless it’s a marching band, there’s not much fitness involved in playing the flute.

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Physical Education Update

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Not long ago, while rubbing the sleep from my eyes and nudging the dog off the bed, I overheard the Romanian announcers discussing the state of physical education and youth fitness in their country. tags]physical education problems,Romania [/tags]. The situation sounded familiar, yet different.

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Physical Education Update

JANUARY 20, 2023

When it comes to physical education, it seems that Uganda is more advanced in its thinking than many North American school boards. Rather than firing PE teachers and cutting PE from school curricula, Uganda’s ministry for education has announced that they’ll be recruiting 3600 new physical education teachers over the next two years.

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Physical Education Update

AUGUST 12, 2022

A trend in physical education has been to make PE classes less difficult so that every student can enjoy them. It uses a fitness program called CrossFit to make special classes more difficult and challenging. Physical Education Update. So here’s a concept that bucks that trend. Dick Moss, Editor, PE Update.com.

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Physical Education Update

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Here’s one idea with a fitness slant. “Fun” is a theory that physical education teachers have been practicing for decades. One of the main goals of good physical educators is to make fitness fun, because that’s the best way to motivate students into making physical activity part of their daily lifestyle.

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Physical Education Update

AUGUST 20, 2022

Although physical educators have long realized the importance of Quality Daily Physical Education, the need for such programs is still not a priority for parents and policy makers. This is highlighted by the fact that many school boards still use block-scheduling for physical education classes. Ridiculous?

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Physical Education Update

MARCH 30, 2023

In Ontario, Canada, students are required to take physical education only in their first year of high school. PE head, Joe Amicarelli, a physical educator for 15 years, now offers a new physical education stream that includes fitness activities such as bowling, golf, squash, yoga, and pilates.

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Gopher Sport

APRIL 16, 2025

In todays fast-paced educational landscape, it is more critical than ever for physical educators to be intentional and purposeful in lesson planning. In the realm of elementary physical education, this means transforming routine activities into engaging, interactive experiences that resonate with every student.

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Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 31, 2025

In my last post here , I considered what it means to teach physical education for effective learning. In this blog, I connect back to an idea I have discussed before in relation to games based teaching here , that is making a physical education program meaningful. This is because physical education teachers are educators.

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Reinventing the Game

AUGUST 27, 2021

Another, was a request by a committed teacher-training establishment from a infighting suffering country requesting for help in wanting to implement a more comprehensive physical education (PE) training programme and lastly, a local nation-wide sharing opportunity that is yet to take place (at point of writing this paragraph).

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Physical Education Update

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

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? tags]physical education,dance,agility,fitness,tumbling, routine/code> [/tags] If so, show them this video.

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Physical Education Update

DECEMBER 3, 2022

. “As public health officials wring their hands about the obesity epidemic, there’s a solution that is relatively low-cost, ready to implement and obvious to anyone involved in school health and physical education. Implement quality daily physical education in every school! Physical education isn’t a frill.

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PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

So should physical education be required? Suppose the big-picture goal of education is to equip students with a robust set of skills and knowledge to live successful lives. In that case, a quality physical education program should be a staple of any comprehensive educational system.

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

APRIL 21, 2023

April 18, 2023 Hans Van der Mars , professor emeritus at Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, received the 2023 Luther Halsey Gulick Award at the Society of Health and Physical Educators, or SHAPE, America National Convention and Expo on March 30.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Christi Meyer is a long-time advocate for quality physical education programs. Over her career, she helped secure over $200,000 of grant funding for implementation of heart rate technology, fitness equipment, and PLT4M. Check out her actionable steps to funding physical education programs.

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Physical Education Update

JANUARY 18, 2023

When we think of physical education classes, we automatically envision students exercising in a gym. Three PE Update.com articles that describe in-class physical education activities are: Non-Elimination Musical Chairs , Fitness Breaks , and Favourite Sports Routines. mov” version.

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

MARCH 24, 2025

Calling all shamrock shakers and fitness fanatics! As March rolls in, the spirit of celebration is in the air, and what better way to join the festivity than by recognizing the incredible contributions of our amazing physical education (PE) teachers, health teachers and administrators?

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PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

There are countless fitness trackers and smartphone apps available for individual use. And with the rise of wearable devices and fitness apps, schools have reimagined what a data-driven approach to physical education can look like. See more on SMART Goals for Physical Education ).

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PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Finding the right grants for physical education can help take your PE department to the next level. Physical education grants can fund new curriculum, technology, professional development, and equipment. The Need For Physical Education Grants Physical education is a subject worth investing in!

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PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

As technology becomes more prevalent in the classroom, physical education teachers must create classroom technology rules to ensure students use technology appropriately and safely. But, integrating technology in the classroom for physical education requires a unique set of classroom rules.

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PLT4M

OCTOBER 15, 2024

While one-to-one technology has become the norm in many subjects, physical education programs are grappling with the role of technology in the classroom. Digital Literacy : Exposure to technology helps students develop essential digital skills, preparing them for future educational and career opportunities in a tech-driven world.

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