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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

SHAPE America

In a school era focused on technology and standardized tests, might the key to some students’ success lie not in more academic work on a device, but in the opportunity to move their bodies outdoors? In this article, I share how daily outdoor physical education can be used as an academic and behavioral intervention.

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Physical Activity And Academic Performance

PLT4M

Exercise and academics are often seen as two completely separate things in education. But the relationship between physical activity and academic performance could not be more intertwined. Does Physical Activity Influence Academic Performance? Does Physical Activity Influence Academic Performance?

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

SHAPE America

As the American College of Sports Medicine puts it, Exercise is Medicine. Brain scans show that bouts of aerobic exercise enable students’ brains to activate and be more ready to learn. Students who have the opportunity for regularly scheduled physical activity and more classroom movement benefit academically, physically, and socially.

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

SHAPE America

From an academic standpoint, it’s interesting to watch the metamorphosis of rather carefree students to individuals sprinting toward the finish line. As the clock ticks toward graduation, those innocent, every-once-in-a-while thoughts gain strength. The heat really gets turned up as students enter the internship or student teaching phase.

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School sport participation

Learning Through Sport

In Year 12, a new principal decided to stop this program so more time could go ito academics. Wretman (2017) found participation in school sport had a significant standardised effect on academic achievement. School sport and academic achievement. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise , 54 (2), 299-306.

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The Relentless School Nurse: School’s Out For Summer (Almost) – Time to Renew for 2023-2024!

Relentless School Nurse

Develop health promotion campaigns, conduct workshops, and disseminate information on topics like nutrition, exercise, mental health, and hygiene. Highlight the growing demands and the positive impact that increased resources can have on student well-being and academic success.

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Want Smarter Kids with More Brain Cells? Give Them Daily Physical Education in School!

Physical Education Update

However, exercise does. In simpler terms, at Naperville HS, daily physical education classes were making new brain cells and the academic classes were filling those new brain cells with knowledge. Not only has academic performance improved school-wide, so has behavior and childhood obesity levels. Physical Education Update.