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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. Active learning strategies lead to less boredom and more intrinsic motivation to learn. Active and healthy students are better learners.

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Having Trouble Sticking to Your Exercise Program? Stay Motivated With These 13 Exercise Adherence Strategies

AASP

<p>From AASP Members and Authors: Gabrielle Salvatore, MS, Sheila Alicea, PhD, CMPC, Cynthia Clarke, EdD, CMPC, and Michael Sachs, PhD, CMPC</p> <p>The benefits of exercise are well-known, but in order for people to reap the most benefits from exercise they need to adhere to a program.

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Understanding Motivational Theories in Physical Education

PLT4M

student at the University of New Mexico in the Health, Exercise, and Sports Science Department. 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: Co-curricular or Extracurricular?

Montessori Physical Education

experiences that are connected to or mirror the academic curriculum.” ” — Glossary of Education Reform This means that while we have our own classroom, we should not act as an independent entity from the academic classroom. However, a co-curricular complements and connects to the academic curriculum.

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10 SEL Activities For High School

PLT4M

The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) is the nation’s leading organization advancing the development of academic, social and emotional competence for all students. This article will explore 10 SEL activities for high school students. What Is Social Emotional Learning?

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Evidence Based Practices In Education

PLT4M

Physical education, as defined by Shape America , is just like any other subject in school, “Physical education is an academic subject and serves as the foundation of a CSPAP and, as such, demands the same education rigor as other core subjects. Long term health benefits depend on a continuation of the physical activity.

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Redundancy and Degeneracy in Teaching for Physical Education (PE)

Reinventing the Game

This further exploration as teachers is nothing new and something we seem to always endeavour to in paper exercises but always not having the time to in reality. We are also aware that understanding a concept creates the motivation to want to ‘learn’ more and thus will do well to offer it in our lesson designs.