SHAPE America
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
In this article, I share how daily outdoor physical education can be used as an academic and behavioral intervention. An Extension of PE Along the way, I got to thinking about the intervention class as an extension of standards-based physical education rather than just an opportunity for physical activity.
SHAPE America
JULY 24, 2025
If you’re an educator, hopefully you’ve taken time to refuel yourself for the 2025–2026 school year! Teaching physical education is uniquely rewarding — and uniquely exhausting. As I enter my 12th year of teaching elementary physical education, I’d like to share the tips I’ve used to start the year strong.
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SHAPE America
JULY 29, 2025
Like most health and physical educators, I know that physical activity is integral to student success. Feedback from classroom teachers at the conclusion of the program proved that movement matters: On days when students participated in the physical activity intervention, they had far fewer behavior issues than on days they were sedentary.
SHAPE America
MAY 22, 2025
Traditional approaches in physical education can lack joy, choice and relevance to students lives. The negative association with fitness can affect students perception of physical activity and the value of physical education. What if students could build fitness through joyful, purposeful movement? Reflect and listen.
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. It's when teachers are educationally purposeful and strengths-based in their planning, teaching, and assessment that physical education achieves the three dimensions of education in, through, and about movement.
SHAPE America
DECEMBER 3, 2024
My focus in physical education centers on equity and inclusion in fitness, particularly access to fitness options in underserved communities of color. To teach my students about these activities, I often go beyond my school’s traditional PE space — and use the city as my physical education classroom.
SHAPE America
JULY 31, 2025
As a middle school physical education teacher, my goal is for all students to have a place where they feel valued, supported and motivated to participate. I teach my students that it’s not about being the best — it’s about lifting each other up and finding joy in movement. But don’t get me wrong: This is much easier said than done!
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