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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

SHAPE America

Many schools today have an RTI (Response to Intervention) or WIN (What I Need) class schedule that helps provide intervention, engagement and enrichment activities for students. In this article, I share how daily outdoor physical education can be used as an academic and behavioral intervention.

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Fitness Through Play: How to Reimagine Physical Education for Lifelong Wellness

SHAPE America

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. Applies the principles of exercise in a variety of self-selected lifetime physical activities.

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Why I Embrace a More Inclusive and Empathetic Teaching Style in Physical Education

SHAPE America

I am a proud alum of the New York public school system who was nourished and supported by the amazing efforts from teachers, coaches, professors, and community members who guided me. As a child, I was privileged and fortunate to have attended elementary school and middle school in one of New York City’s most diverse districts.

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From Parachutes to Swimming Pools: How PE Thrives at GEMS Dubai American Academy

Gopher Sport

The foundation of their ES PE Program is based on Physical Literacy, encouraging students on their lifelong journey pursuing physical activity and health and wellbeing. Her advice to other PE teachers? “Be Be innovative with the equipment you have.

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Participation In PE – A Playbook For Success

PLT4M

. >>> 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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Middle School Physical Education Units

PLT4M

Filling up an entire semester of middle school physical education units can be challenging. But there are plenty of fun and engaging middle school physical education units to choose from. The Need For Variety With Middle School Physical Units Middle school physical education is unique!

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Model School: Mabry Middle School

Heartzones

” ~ Chad Oates, PE teacher at Mabry Middle School “Prior to Heart Zones, it was almost impossible to utilize instructional strategies that created commonality amongst all types of students.” ” What was your first experience with Physical Education technology?