Relentless School Nurse

JULY 31, 2025

That’s why the latest news from the American Lung Association alarms us—and why it should concern every parent, teacher, and policymaker. These have the power to demonstrate the scale of public opposition and draw media and government attention. What’s at Risk?

Schooling

SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Each year, SHAPE America members vote for candidates to the SHAPE America Board of Directors, which is the organization’s governing body composed of 11 professional members. Nilo was a preK-8 PE teacher and coach before going to higher education. He has a Ph.D. in kinesiology (sport pedagogy) and an M.S.

Physical Education

SHAPE America

MARCH 23, 2023

Many HPE teachers and supporters struggle with finding ways to advocate at the local, state and national level. Strains of marginalization continue to exist, and the call for teachers and teacher educators to serve as policy actors is critical. Who should serve as a policy actor?

Health

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. Open, I told some other New York City physical education teachers in a Facebook group. One of the teachers was really excited about the information about the U.S.

Physical Education

SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

They are cautionary tales for teens and their teachers about the importance of avoiding vaping and living nicotine free. Many teens will face similar challenges, but youth vaping is preventable, and teachers like you can help. Mention the topic during parent-teacher conferences, pickups and drop-offs, or PTA meetings.

Physical Fitness

Drowning in the Shallow

JUNE 15, 2024

Firstly it takes a society to physically educate a child – parents, teachers, schools, youth sports clubs, government departments, public health, … Continue reading Stand for something → My position is that it is to ‘nurture the physically educated person.’ Can PE (the school subject) do this by itself?

Government

PE Scholar

JANUARY 16, 2024

The following free-to-access resources produced by National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of sport are potentially of great use to physical education

Physical Education

Physical Education Update

JANUARY 20, 2023

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. Reference: Paul Watala and Joseph Wanzusi, “Government Eyes 3600 to Train Physical Education,” AllAfrica.com, April 8, 2010.

Physical Education

Physical Education Update

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Michael Phelps, because of his ADHD in school, was once told by a teacher that he’d never be able to focus on anything. Apparently, with Phelps winning eight gold medals in swimming, that teacher was wrong. Slow motion video of the competitors leaving the Olympic stadium showed a number of them cheating in this manner.

Government

Arizona Health and Physical Education

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Salt River Project (SRP) invites Arizona teachers to apply for Classroom Grants of up to $5,000 beginning October 1, 2024. The grants are available for teachers looking to incorporate creative ways to keep their students engaged in STEM and social science projects. DETAILS: Teachers can apply now through February 28, 2025.

Education

PE 4 Learning

JUNE 6, 2022

@Cambridge_Uni @PESSP_PD_study are conducting a study about teacher professional development in England for Physical Education. Overview of the research study The UK government provides funding via the Primary PE and Sport Premium to primary […].

Physical Education

FACTS Management

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

If you’ve worked in the education industry in any capacity, you likely know how much teachers have on their plates. A recent study by EdWeek Research Center found that teachers are spending an average of 5 hours per week on grading and feedback, amounting to 140 hours for a 28-week school year. math vs reading standards).

Teacher

Aspire-Ed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Funding, teacher training, curriculum pressures, facility access, just to name a few. Speedo’s Swim United campaign is calling on the Government to invest in primary school swimming to affect real change. Primary schools are faced with a multitude of challenges when it comes to delivering swimming and water safety lessons.

Primary School

Reinventing the Game

JUNE 15, 2021

This is perhaps opposed to the more palatable perspective of skills learning as solely mechanical and existing in a ‘simple’ environment of learner and teacher, i.e. how movement is created. It is more a journey taken together with the teacher through carefully thought out lesson designs that consider task-learner-environment.

Physical Education

Physical Education Update

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

You may have been involved in a such a debate – whether your local government should invest in local sports facilities – perhaps to be housed on your school property. And that cost greatly outweighs the cost of prevention investments such as multi-use sports facilities and qualified physical education teachers.

Recreation

The PE Hub

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The Government has implemented these changes to: Support children more effectively. Reduce teacher workload freeing up time to spend with children. We want to highlight the main changes that have been made to the Government statutory guidance for EYFS early years framework to help anyone concerned about future learning.

Government

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Physical education teachers have long tried to leave the term and memories of “gym class” behind them and spotlight their quality physical education programs. It should not be the sole burden of physical education teachers to solve the problem of sedentary students, childhood obesity, and other physical and mental health problems.

Physical Education

Heartzones

MAY 5, 2023

Free & Quick Money for YOU, as a PE or Health Teacher Don’t let money stand in the way of getting your very own Heart Zones Move Solution! There are government funds that you can use for PE technology. As a health and physical education teacher, you may ask for a portion of the $30.8 Who is on my team?

Charter Schools

Learning Through Sport

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Teacher ability to teach for and subsequently expect movement skill attainment seems less obvious. Australian governments should make sport in schools an ongoing priority and agree that physical education must be delivered by each school as if it were a separate key learning area in the national curriculum".

PE

PLT4M

MARCH 6, 2023

He specializes in creating training and physical resources for physical education teachers to promote the inclusion of students with disabilities. Teachers must provide instruction supported by Universal Design for Learning (UDL). This article is part of an on-going partnership between PLT4M, Lakeshore Foundation, and NCHPAD.

Physical Education

Aspire-Ed

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Recognising the exceptional ability of physical activity to bring happiness, health and success, Crichton’s passion drives his esteemed work in the sector as teacher, advisor, researcher, author and consultant. Crichton is a curriculum designer with a specialism in Physical Education. What will the workshop cover?

Assessment

Gopher Sport

APRIL 10, 2024

So impactful, that Topeka School District decided to create a whole day of Professional Development and purchase BlazePod for each elementary Physical Education teacher in the district. There are also many teachers who are dealing with these same issues during game play and P.E. A $489 Value!) Contest ends May 31, 2024.

Motivation

Arizona Health and Physical Education

JANUARY 24, 2024

Poulos’ team, which largely consisted of students in the College of Health Solutions and the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College — Professor Pamela Kulinna worked with Poulos as well — conducted a survey of parents and caregivers of students attending the three schools (St.

Government

The PE Hub

MARCH 29, 2023

The Primary PE and Sport Premium is a government initiative that aims to improve the quality of physical education (PE) and sport in primary schools in England. This is part of the Government’s new objective for equal access to sports for all children in England. What is the Primary PE and Sport Premium?

PE

Montessori Physical Education

JUNE 23, 2023

The Chilean Rodeo Federation has continued to lobby the government to increase funding as the Chilean Rodeo is more popular than almost any other sport in Chile and has a rich tradition within all parts of the country. When the teacher says, "Go," the calf will dribble in the direction not being blocked by a huaso. Here is a diagram.

Sports

Physical Education Ideas

APRIL 17, 2020

There is so much creativity and wonderful teachers doing wonderful things in the Physical Education space. The teacher in me wanted direction. During this time, our government made the call that all schools would be going to online learning after the holiday for 5 weeks. As someone who has been through socially distant P.E.

Teaching

MSU

OCTOBER 18, 2023

I started my career as a secondary teacher and swimming coach in Springfield Township (Montgomery County) just outside of Philadelphia, PA. Faculty life involves lots of service committees in our department and college, like job searches, promotion reviews, and other governance functions. What’s your favorite course to teach?

Government

MSU

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Often coaches are pulling double- or, even triple-duty working as coaches, administrators and maybe teachers, and they are often thrown into the “deep end” and tasked with “figuring things out as they go along”. What is your favorite class to teach? That’s a hard one! I’ve taught A LOT of different courses over the years.

Psychology

Sports for Schools

DECEMBER 10, 2021

His quiet, totally unselfish but endlessly determined ambition to use his good-fortune for the good of others is why he persuaded the Government into 2 U-turns and has changed the lives of so many. Our mission is to Activate, Educate, Motivate and Innovate schools and parents through a series of events and workshops.

Primary School

Sports for Schools

DECEMBER 10, 2021

His quiet, totally unselfish but endlessly determined ambition to use his good-fortune for the good of others is why he persuaded the Government into 2 U-turns and has changed the lives of so many. Solidarity – there is no room for ‘I’ in sport.

Primary School

Montessori Physical Education

MAY 28, 2022

When the students make it to the final cone, they should wait until the teacher is watching (especially lower elementary students). The teacher will be witness to the throw and catch, and can either help keep score, or even just act like a hype-man. · Government Printing Office, 1907. The fastest player does not always win.

Gyms

Informed Practitioner in Sport

DECEMBER 29, 2020

It is similarly crucial that we understand the true purpose of teaching and the role of teachers, master coaches and mentors in guiding the process. Developing true expertise is contingent upon having a grasp of the fundamental principles that govern practice.

Coaching

Informed Practitioner in Sport

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

CONTEMPORARY LEADERSHIP ROLES IN ELITE SPORT… The high performance director role is a relatively new innovation, albeit most national sports organisations or governing bodies now have a performance director or equivalent position.

Coaching

SHAPE America

JULY 25, 2023

In Oregon, there are over 20 laws and mandates that govern and/or influence K-12 health education. You can do this by working with your schools and talking to teachers, counselors, social workers, students, and families. She began working in education in 2003 as an elementary school teacher. These are your non-negotiables.

Health Education

Relentless School Nurse

JULY 25, 2023

I was so encouraged to read that the National Parent-Teacher Association has passed a resolution on the safe storage of firearms. In the pursuit of promoting safe firearm storage, the synergy between school nurses and local and National Parent Teacher Associations (PTA) is a powerful and essential partnership.

Schooling

SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

If you are a health and physical education teacher who would like to celebrate Black History Month in your classes, take a look at the five ideas below. Reese Ryzewski, SHAPE America’s 2020 Midwest District High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year, used the story of Jesse Owens to discuss discrimination in athletics.

Physical Education

Arizona Health and Physical Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

If you are a health and physical education teacher who would like to celebrate Black History Month in your classes, take a look at the five ideas below. Reese Ryzewski, SHAPE America’s 2020 Midwest District High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year, used the story of Jesse Owens to discuss discrimination in athletics.

Physical Education