Arizona Health and Physical Education

APRIL 21, 2023

Van der Mars regularly hosts workshops for K–12 teachers in physical education and served as co-editor of the Journal of Teaching in Physical Education from 1998 to 2002. He served as a member of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition Science Board from 2011 to 2014.

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The Everlearner

DECEMBER 17, 2024

If you are a secondary school or college PE teacher, theres a pretty good chance that the concept of biomechanics teaching has crossed your mind. Perhaps youve taught it at GCSE or A-level or perhaps youve heard conversations about how hard it is and how people avoid teaching it.

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Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 31, 2025

In my last post here , I considered what it means to teach physical education for effective learning. In this blog, I connect back to an idea I have discussed before in relation to games based teaching here , that is making a physical education program meaningful. Teaching personal and social responsibility through physical activity.

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Gopher Sport

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Time should be set aside at the start of the year to teach students movement competence concepts related to walking. This was developed for middle school students (grades 6-8), it is easily adapted and would be encouraged for all ages, especially secondary schools. What to Teach? This is intentional walking.

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PLT4M

JANUARY 27, 2025

Some focus heavily on teaching individual skillslike dribbling or jumpingbut lack engaging, fun activity ideas. Others offer exciting games but fail to connect those activities to broader goals, such as physical literacy or teaching foundational skills. Another significant challenge is the cost of high-quality resources.

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Learning Through Sport

MARCH 23, 2025

While recreation sport in curriculum time didn't feature in any of the schools I worked in, when I started my teaching career in the late 1980s, in many jurisdictions school sport was still in curriculum time. In Year 12, a new principal decided to stop this program so more time could go ito academics.

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Learning Through Sport

OCTOBER 10, 2021

There is limited evidence of sport teaching in physical education transferring to physical activity participation 'beyond the school gate' in any numerical sense of significance. Teaching for understanding argument. The shortfalls of this curriculum model for secondary school PE are well documented.

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Learning Through Sport

JUNE 13, 2021

Engaging in this contested space, I did my doctoral study on curriculum and pedagogical innovation for sport teaching, which I termed sport literacy as I theorised sport teaching in PE using multi-literacy theory (Drummond & Pill, 2011; Pill, 2009, 2010). if interested, see here ).

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The Everlearner

MAY 31, 2023

I am James Simms, a PE and biology teacher who has dabbled with the teaching of MFL. I have taught full-time in five different state secondary schools and colleges in England and Wales over a 22 year career and have held positions such as PE Teacher, Course Manager, Head of PE, Assistant Director T&L and Assistant Heateacher.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

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. Over her career, she helped secure over $200,000 of grant funding for implementation of heart rate technology, fitness equipment, and PLT4M.

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The Everlearner

JUNE 22, 2022

Core PE in secondary schools has very rarely been associated with the experience of home learning (or homework). PE lessons are almost universally homed within the defined curriculum, with extra-curricular provision providing further extension and applied learning in practical performance.

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Better Coaching

DECEMBER 24, 2024

A well-designed sports program has the capacity to teach teamwork, sportsmanship, grit, leadership, and many other life skills, as well as a lifelong love for their game. Its important to note that sports can be incredibly positive for youth.

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Aspire-Ed

APRIL 26, 2022

And why teaching? Having been fortunate to attend great educational establishments – Thomas Telford CTC and Worcester University – Liam wants to replicate in his own school what he has seen and experienced for it to be the best place it can be for learning.?. All this means most of Liam’s days are taken up by sport.

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Learning Through Sport

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Basketball as a series of concepts to enable technical and tactical teaching as complimentary pairings Figure 2. I blogged on this challenge in thinking about sport teaching in PE here and whether physical education's curriculum marginalisation might be a problem of its own making here.

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FACTS Management

MAY 13, 2022

At the same time, staff shortages have meant that even when school counselors are on campus, they may be drafted to teach classes or substitute instead of providing dedicated mental health services. These problems have only been exacerbated by the pandemic – which has been reflected in the mental health of students.

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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. TEACHING AND LEARNING… In our quest for expertise it is important that we differentiate between education and learning. It should be the primary purpose of our public schools.

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Heartzones

AUGUST 17, 2021

Darrel Salmi, Stillwater High School, MN teaching physical literacy using Heart Zones Methods. Funding is readily available for your school physical and health education program. This is federal not local funding which has already been allocated to your school. It is easy to request. It is easy to get it. 2] [link]. [3]

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Active Schools Us

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Keating tells his students, “Now in this class you can either call me Mr. Principals who are lukewarm about physical activity promotion may be more likely to support an active school environment if they understand and see the benefits of quality physical education in their schools. In Dead Poets Society, Mr.

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Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 30, 2021

Published 12/03/2012 Updated 30/01/2021 In my role as a teaching and coaching 'academic' I get to see a lot of physical education and sport teaching/coaching, at both primary and secondary school level and in community coaching settings.

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