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Teaching Lacrosse in Physical Education Using the New USA Lacrosse Curriculum

SHAPE America

No matter how you refer to it, lacrosse is a great game to teach your students in physical education class! Using the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework while teaching lacrosse in PE will allow you to provide multiple options within the learning environment, thus creating equity and accessibility for ALL students.

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5 Tips for Moving Your Career Forward as a Health and Physical Education Teacher

SHAPE America

These notes became the foundation for a two-part series we would later write for the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), “Transitioning From Students of Teaching to Teachers of Students.”. The heat really gets turned up as students enter the internship or student teaching phase. Running the Race.

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Lessons Learned From Decades of Advocating for Health and Physical Education

SHAPE America

At the booth, they connected to school board members and administrators, spoke about standards and assessments, and handed out printed materials. A principal has low academic scores so he wants to cut recess. In 2009, WHPE once again connected to both school board members and administrators through exhibit booth interactions.

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Add Movement to the School Day to Boost Student Physical Activity and Learning

SHAPE America

They perform better on standardized and functional assessments. Students who have the opportunity for regularly scheduled physical activity and more classroom movement benefit academically, physically, and socially. Teach students how to learn and to love learning. Active and healthy students are better learners.

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We Need Quality Physical Education

Active Schools Us

The definition of physical education varies, but most agree it is an academic subject that provides standards-based curricula and instruction that are part of a well-rounded education. Physical education teaches students essential life skills such as teamwork, communication, and problem-solving. PE and recess are not the same!

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Why teach gymnastics in primary school?

Aspire-Ed

Here we break down that impact and take a closer look at why gymnastics is an essential sport to teach in primary school. Teaching gymnastics develops key physical skills. Which leads us on to our next point… Teaching gymnastics is in line with the national curriculum. Gymnasts exercise body and mind.

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Teacher Table on Lock (An Easy Approach to Classroom Intervention)

Alexandra Lemm

At our last district professional development, I had the honor of presenting one of my very favorite teaching topics, stations with intervention ! In the teaching world, we define intervention as a teacher working independently with a small group (or one student) while assessing and helping specific students’ needs.

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