PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Arguments Against Physical Education in Schools To thoroughly explore the question “should physical education be required” let’s start with the arguments against PE. Because there is certainly no shortage of physical education critics. ” PE can't seem to shake the dogeball stereotype. .”

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Active Schools Us

MARCH 24, 2021

After a couple weeks of reflecting on this coaching/fatherhood experience, I have been reminded about the many reasons I cherished this experience and the many reasons I so value youth sports, physical education (PE) and physical activity in all its forms.

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PLT4M

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

For example, the United States recently received a D- on a recent report for overall physical activity for children and youth. However, physical education classes are far from the gym class stereotypes portrayed in popular movies and TV shows.

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Montessori Physical Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

When I was a kid, I thought the point of PE was having fun. What are we really trying to do with physical education classes? Is the goal of PE to learn the rules of basketball and baseball? The answer to all of these is yes, but they are not the goal of PE. These are all objectives that should be addressed in PE.

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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. What kinds of facilities are available to be physically active? How can someone’s culture affect how they might take care of their health?

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PLT4M

DECEMBER 28, 2022

School districts are investing and prioritizing athletic PE, especially at the high school level. Check out the rising tide of athletic PE, examples from schools across the country, and how your school can take steps to add more athletic physical education classes! Physical Education Program Offerings Are Changing!

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Aspire-Ed

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Over 90 primary school PE teachers, senior leaders, business managers and governors booked to join us at Millennium Point, all on a mission to boost their PE, school sport and physical activity offering. PE Deep Dive. Drawing from his experience and expertise, Greg shared: How to prepare for a PE deep dive.

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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. Elementary students get the majority of their movement during the school day in physical education (PE) and recess.

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PLT4M

JUNE 15, 2023

Over ten years ago, researchers first set out to answer the question, “What is physical literacy?” ” “Physical literacy is the ability to move with competence and confidence in a wide variety of physical activities in multiple environments that benefit the healthy development of the whole person.”

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Fitness education empowers students to explore physical activity and practical skills that support a healthy lifestyle. Through a comprehensive fitness curriculum , students can explore different types of physical activity and exercise programs that best support their interests and goals. What is Fitness Education?

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PLT4M

AUGUST 18, 2022

At Canton High School, every student has the opportunity to explore and try out yoga during physical education class. In this article, we take a closer look at how Canton is incorporating yoga into its’ pe curriculum. . Teaching yoga in physical education class allows all students to safely explore yoga for the first time.

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PLT4M

JUNE 7, 2022

Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D. In this article, Sean explores motivational theories in physical education. Be on the lookout for lots of great content from Sean as he helps take the academic angle of physical education best practices. PLT4M Classroom.

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PLT4M

JUNE 13, 2023

But functional training is not reserved just for traditional gym and fitness center workouts. A teacher explains the points of performance of an air squat during physical education class. Moreover, Only half of adults get the physical activity they need to help reduce and prevent chronic diseases.

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Aspire-Ed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Gymnastics is known as a foundation activity, meaning those fundamental movement skills and other key qualities we just mentioned come in extremely handy when tackling other sports and physical activity. And it’s not just scary for the children learning, gymnastics can be scary for the teacher delivering the lesson.

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PLT4M

APRIL 17, 2023

Historically, sport coaches and strength coaches have worked with high school athletes, but now physical education teachers are getting involved. A physical education teacher works with a student in a high school strength and conditioning class.

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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. What kinds of facilities are available to be physically active? How can someone’s culture affect how they might take care of their health?

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SHAPE America

MARCH 21, 2023

Here are a few winter activities for elementary PE that include opportunities to practice personal responsibility, cultural studies, and physical fitness outside. When snowplows create large piles of snow outside our school, each PE class gets a hill of snow to create a snow fort.

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Learning Through Sport

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Concept based learning and thematic curriculum for physical education have been suggested for reconceptualisation of PE curricula that is more educatively focused and strengths-based. Basketball as a concept might be the focus of one term of PE which is dedicated to the theme: education in movement.

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PLT4M

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Making a Case for Physical Education Funding Even with ESSER III funds available and physical education considered an eligible subject for funding, there still needs to be a compelling argument made for PE. Therefore, physical education can be the conduit for promoting happier and healthier students.

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Elementary PE Teacher

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Butthere are always a handful of students in every PE class who dread physical activity. Perhaps you have one (or many) of these unmotivated students, and you’re trying to find new ways to get them excited, engaged, and active. Get to Know Your Students Outside the Gym. American kids face an obesity crisis.

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Physical Education Ideas

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Whether you’re officially starting your new school year or or even part way through it and still battling COVID, it can be challenging for both student and teacher. If your students can’t be within six feet of each other, try incorporating a socially distant PE unit. 2021 can only get better, right? We are only human after all.

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PE with Palos

MARCH 11, 2022

Limited physical activity is an obvious reason excessive screen time is unhealthy, but the ads that come with the media they are consuming can be harmful as well. School Health can provide your schools with equipment from Palos Sports that provides unique and engaging activities in gym class.

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School Yard

MARCH 19, 2019

Teachers know, however, that activities reinforcing focus and mindfulness have been useful and beneficial for students for many years. Practicing self-awareness and emotional acceptance in physical education classes can be an important part of helping students to improve and maintain their health and well-being.

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The Physical Educator

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

As physical educators, we should focus on developing meaningful relationships with our students and creating a positive learning environment for every child and youth that walks into our gym. All students should feel that they are welcomed, safe, and able to achieve success in PE. Keep Joy In Physical Education.

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Montessori Physical Education

MAY 22, 2022

When I create my integrated classroom PE games, I purposely design them so there is little to no down time for any student. If I were put a goal on each end of the gym, make two teams and say, “Let’s play lacrosse,” it would have been utter chaos, and very little fun for the majority of the class.

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The Physical Educator

MARCH 3, 2022

The fund was created to help future PE professionals attend their state conference. There are three key factors that we need to think about when trying to intentionally design an environment that can support a growth mindset: the physical environment , peer attitudes and behaviours , and the teacher’s beliefs.

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Heartzones

MAY 11, 2022

We Needed a Change… During a district wide physical education collaboration, our staff noted that we needed a change and physical education needed to be made a top priority in the Farmington School District. High School PE Teacher Josh Hoehn. Grading is now based on statistics and not the teacher’s opinion.

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The Physical Educator

MARCH 26, 2022

TARE’s first section – observable teaching strategies – involves nine unique strategies that represent a variety of teacher behaviours that promote or foster personal and social responsibility. Let’s take a deeper look at each one of those strategies and see what they can look like in a physical education context.

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