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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Gopher Sport

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

SuperSafe Floor Hockey: A Unique and Safe Way to Teach Hockey in PE DOM Sports Hockey season is here! Incorporating floor hockey into a physical education curriculum is a great way to get kids motivated and involved in physical activity.

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Reinventing the Game

JUNE 15, 2021

These pair of words may sound simplistic and maybe even having negative literal connotations at first, especially if you have never encountered it with relation to learning and probably off-putting to someone who wants to teach better and got no appetite for seemingly obscure concepts. Rudd, Woods, Correira, Seifert, & Davids, 2021).

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SHAPE America

APRIL 18, 2023

SHAPE America’s National Physical Education & Sport Week (May 1-7) is a celebration of the importance of physical education and sport in the lives of kids of all ages. The week also serves as the kickoff to National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. Show how these skills are developed across sport.

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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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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Report Card on Physical Activity For Children and Youth from the Physical Activity Alliance has long served as a trusted resource for measuring and monitoring data surrounding overall physical activity and more specifically, physical education. Grade 10: 53.3% Grade 11: 40.2% Grade 12: 33.0%

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Reinventing the Game

AUGUST 27, 2021

The amount of administration to support teaching seems to have almost overwhelm actual direct teaching matters. Do we need more space and time to think of teaching and learning? It is space and time that comes with joy and satisfaction in teaching and learning for teachers. So recently, it has been crazy.

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Active Schools Us

JUNE 6, 2024

It teaches us valuable lessons, builds character, and can help us reach our highest potential. Adversity teaches us valuable lessons about ourselves, the power of endurance, and the importance of occasional discomfort. In one of my recent Physical Education classes, I posted a question for the students to reflect on.

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Physical Education Update

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

“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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Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 3, 2025

This is important for 'present' retention as players who are engaged in a positive sporting culture and climate show increased level of enjoyment, motivation and wellbeing. Routledge - available here The pedagogical (teaching) style of the coach may also be a factor in youth sport attrition. Annals of Leisure Research, 27 (5), 645-662.

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Reinventing the Game

OCTOBER 23, 2020

I was reminded recently to stop over-analyzing) to be true to our approach and planned content with what students think they should do in Physical Education (PE) classes. At every point in a teaching scenario, including before and after, the ideal situation will be a constant questioning of what we doing.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Christi Meyer is a long-time advocate for quality physical education programs. While Christi has retired from teaching after over 30 years in the field, she is still sharing insights and ideas for PE programs across the country. Check out her actionable steps to funding physical education programs.

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Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Lynne Kenney with Zainab Khokha Physical Education class is an optimal setting for students to develop and practice the precursor skills that precede learning. Moreover, Physical Education promotes cognitive development by stimulating neural pathways associated with socialization and learning. 2019 ; Hardy et al.,

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Reinventing the Game

MAY 1, 2021

Physical Education and Physically Educate. These are students who went through our Physical Education (PE) system and the cue/rule they used was a direct observable expectation of a pass which they conveyed without modification to their peers. This is an extremely popular way of teaching for many.

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

AUGUST 27, 2024

Jennifer Houston – Mesa Public Schools Greetings Arizona Health and Physical Educators and welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! We are starting off our adapted physical education (APE) blogs this year with some information about working with students with Autism. These ideas are not just mine.

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Physical Education Ideas

DECEMBER 30, 2023

We all know the importance Physical Education plays in nurturing well-rounded individuals. A key element that is gaining increasing attention is the concept of Physical Literacy. To be clear, when talking about physical literacy, we are not talking about teaching kids the ABCs whilst getting them active.

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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. First, the subject of physical education is rooted in movement. Here are five tips for maximizing one-to-one devices in physical education.

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Reinventing the Game

APRIL 14, 2022

It is a combination of work stress, doubts about alignment of what I want with what it should it be like to be a Physical Education (PE) teacher, fatigue, etc. We add to this challenge by also wanting to be very specific with our teaching outcomes, e.g. values, affective, skills , etc. So on and on the thoughts swirl.

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PLT4M

JULY 14, 2022

At times over the years, assessments and tests have mistakenly become interchangeable words in the world of education. In this article, we set out to better define assessments in physical education and how they can be utilized to empower student learning and provide better teacher insights. get the free e-book now.

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PLT4M

JULY 31, 2023

This article explores all things tracking student progress in physical education. Next, we break down the what, when, and how of tracking student progress in physical education. Identifying Learning Gaps: Tracking progress allows educators to identify learning gaps or areas where students are struggling.

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Physical Education Update

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The alternative is a generation of burned out teachers – teachers who don’t have the energy to entertain, to motivate, to intrigue, to capture the attention of students. tags]teaching,holidays,teachers [/tags]. In fact, most of a teacher’s vacation time is really just reimbursement for time worked outside of the classroom.

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PLT4M

JULY 18, 2022

Physical education ice breakers are a great way to get students comfortable when starting a new semester or school year. This article explores physical education ice breaker activities and gives teachers free content to use in class. The start of a new semester or school year can be intimidating for students.

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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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PE Scholar

JULY 31, 2024

Introduction Step into this week's podcast, where we explore the realm of physical education and its pivotal role in shaping the health and wellbeing of

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

MARCH 20, 2023

Hello Arizona Health and Physical Education members! This month’s blog hopes to provide you all with helpful information on how to implement the concept of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) into your current teaching environment. Physical education classes today are more diverse and heterogeneous than ever before.

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Gopher Sport

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

By: Gopher Community Physical Education teacher Heather Burd is not just an educator; she’s an example of resilience, compassion, and empowerment. Born with right hemiplegia, a partial paralysis on her right side—a condition as rare as she is unique—Heather has faced physical challenges from day one.

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

DECEMBER 10, 2024

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Better Coaching

DECEMBER 24, 2024

When children are pushed beyond their developmental limitsphysically, cognitively, and emotionallythey may fall out of love with sports, lose motivation to continue, or develop chronic injuries that hamper their future athletic endeavors. Burnout often unfolds in stages: Enthusiasm: The child begins with high motivation and excitement.

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Gopher Sport

MAY 1, 2025

Physical Education is more than just sportsits about teamwork, leadership, and lifelong fitness habits. Building Character Through PE Maryrose and her team focus on character development alongside physical fitness, ensuring students grow mentally and socially as well as physically.

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PLT4M

JANUARY 27, 2025

Elementary physical education teachers have a lot to cover! We have put together a free sample of elementary PE lesson plans that are sure to spark excitement with elementary students in physical education class. Another significant challenge is the cost of high-quality resources.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Planning effective physical education lessons can be challenging, especially when juggling a packed schedule with various courses. Whether you’re new to teaching or a seasoned pro, these PE lesson plan templates are your ticket to stress-free and successful PE instruction. ” Free Download!

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The Physical Educator

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Early on in my career, I had no idea how to motivate students in my teaching. Knowing this impact, how can we best support student motivation in our lessons? Self-determination theory looks at human motivation and tries to understand the factors that push or prevent people from wanting to learn and grow.

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The Physical Educator

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

This is part one of my three-part blog post mini-series on the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) model. Part Two: Nine Teaching Strategies That Support TPSR In The Classroom. Throughout my career, my teaching has been influenced by pedagogical models. Part Three: How To Structure A TPSR Lesson.

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The Physical Educator

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Many of you know me from my teaching, resources, speaking, and social media presence. Coaching teachers is where I turned my focus after stepping away from teaching in 2020. Coaching teachers is where I turned my focus after stepping away from teaching in 2020. The Full-Stack Physical Educator. pedagogy coach.

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The Physical Educator

MARCH 26, 2022

This is part two of my three-part blog post mini-series on the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) model. Part Two: Nine Teaching Strategies That Support TPSR In The Classroom. summer camps, after-school programs, and physical education). Part Three: How To Structure A TPSR Lesson. Modelling Respect.

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Gopher Sport

APRIL 19, 2024

Students should be seen to set movement goals and display an understanding of their motivation, preferences and emotional responses to physical activity which support the ability to reflect on their participation. This presents teachers with an opportunity to stay very true to the universal core values of physical education.

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PLT4M

JULY 19, 2022

Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D. In this article, Sean explores technology use 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. get the free e-book now.

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