Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 25, 2024

The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) is launching the President’s Endowment Challenge for the academic year 2024-2025, and the theme couldn’t be more crucial: “Advocating for Equity.”

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Active Schools Us

MARCH 30, 2022

Incorporating movement into the classroom can be stressful without the proper routines to calm and refocus students. Steve is a National Board Certified elementary teacher, author, and champion for bringing movement into the classroom. Academic Accelerators. Featured Presenters: Virginia Chief Movement Officers Cadre.

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Academics Physical Activity Movement Elementary 130

Open Phys Ed

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This module does address development of movement concepts, movement patterns, and strategic knowledge commonly associated with invasion sports. All participants are given the opportunity to explore the movement concepts in a fun and engaging environment where everyone can feel successful.

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High School Schooling Academics Movement 136

Learning Through Sport

MARCH 23, 2025

Research consistently shows a link between low physical activity in adulthood and low movement competence (World Health Organization, 2024). In Year 12, a new principal decided to stop this program so more time could go ito academics. School sport and academic achievement. 1999; Westerbeek et al., Keane, F., & McTeer, W., &

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Better Coaching

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Rather, this article advocates for an evidence-based, developmentally appropriate approach that aligns with guidelines championed by experts such as the Aspen Institute, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and academic researchers. This phase also triggers changes in bone density and joint architecture. This is the age of proprioception.

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Reinventing the Game

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

This means that precise movements are needed in push-ups and sit-ups to trigger the automatic count. Lately I have been wondering if my own efforts in wanting to know more could be a waste when the organic development of the subject over decades still seems to move towards movement for the sake of moving and little consideration for learning.

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Drowning in the Shallow

JANUARY 29, 2022

Children and young people will not automatically improve their movement, health, academic success or their pro-social behaviours just by participating in the subject. Physical Education is not inherently good. To achieve that we need to become more intentional with how we shape PE, what we fill it with and how we offer it. →

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Reinventing the Game

AUGUST 11, 2024

It is difficult subject, wanting to enhance, educate, improve life skill movement that is almost unique to everyone through a generalised approach. The adjective perfect is too subjective to/for the teacher and potentially contrarian to the learner centred ideals of movement development. What is its form?

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Physical Education Education Education PE 162

Open Phys Ed

AUGUST 11, 2022

These activities provide an opportunity for teachers to integrate rhythmic movement in a fun and engaging way. Personal enjoyment, social engagement, and having an appreciation for all movement forms will teach and reinforce skills and concepts while keeping the magic of movement alive. Academic Language Cards: [PDF, WORD].

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Fitness Fitness Physical Activity Academics 110

Moving Minds Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

So you've implemented classroom movement breaks, but are they working? Learn more about the study and how to know if classroom movement breaks work for your students. In our study on The Walking Classroom, which is a series of audio recordings of academic content students listen [.]

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Movement Academics 52

Skillastics

APRIL 21, 2025

Whether you’re running an Expanded Learning physical activity program or seeking movement-based enrichment activities, the right approach can empower any staff member to confidently lead physical activities. Kids need movement. Creating a Positive Movement Culture Motivation is contagious.

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Active Schools Us

OCTOBER 9, 2024

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 activity is a health-enhancing movement that provides opportunities to apply the skills and concepts learned in physical education.

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Aspire-Ed

MAY 1, 2024

What if pupils could achieve higher academic attainment while ticking off their daily movement and exercise targets? Boosting results with physically active learning Physically active learning challenges traditional, desk-based teaching methods by injecting movement into lessons. With physically active learning (PAL), they can.

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Physical Activity Movement Primary School Academics 52

Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Research shows that the motor skill development associated with consistent participation in physical education/activity can improve academic performance, cognition, visual-perceptual skills, attention, memory, and problem-solving skills ( CDC, 2010 ; de Greeff et al., 2018 ; Fernandes, et al., 2019 ; Kolovelonis & Goudas, 2023 ).

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Relentless School Nurse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Shot in the Arm explains the history of the anti-vax movement and weaves in social constructs that have impacted the waxing and waning of vaccine confidence. In the realm of keeping our children safe, vaccines win, hands down. But why have they become such a lightening rod for conflict?

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

MARCH 18, 2023

He is also the coauthor of the Corwin Bestseller The Kinesthetic Classroom: Teaching and Learning through Movement, a book and philosophy that has changed the view of teaching and learning around the world. The Kinesthetic Classroom 2.0 Corwin) was released in the summer of 2017.

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Academics Physical Education Movement Teaching 109

Open Phys Ed

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

This module provides lead-up activities and small-sided games aimed at developing the movement concepts, movement patterns, and strategic knowledge commonly associated with flag football. All participants are given the opportunity to explore the movement concepts in a fun and engaging environment where everyone can feel successful.

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Middle School Dance Schooling Academics 86

Open Phys Ed

JANUARY 15, 2024

Created by: Jenna Knapp & Aaron Hart Special Contributions: Deedi Boland Design: Jennifer Truong For thousands of years, children have been jumping rope as a form of movement-based fun. Demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns. Analyzes movement situations and applies movement concepts (e.g.,

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Motor Skills Movement Physical Activity Dance 98

Montessori Physical Education

AUGUST 27, 2023

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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PLT4M

JUNE 17, 2023

Movement breaks, or brain breaks, are opportunities for students during the school day to get up out of their seats and move. In this article, we explore the benefits of movement activities and provide 15 different free movement breaks for the classroom. First, movement breaks promote increased focus and attention span.

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Open Phys Ed

OCTOBER 20, 2023

This module builds on the Invasion Basics module for grades 3-5 and provides lead-up activities and small-sided games aimed at developing the movement concepts, movement patterns, and strategic knowledge commonly associated with invasion sports. Register for FREE today to access all of the modules.

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Middle School Schooling Dance Academics 89

Skillastics

JUNE 23, 2022

Studies have proven that physical movement helps kids improve their memory, increase their motivation, and improve motor skills. Movement and physical activity truly helps kids think and learn differently. We are so excited to have partnered with physical education leaders, bringing joy and fun back to movement for two decades!

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Reinventing the Game

JUNE 15, 2021

This paper explore the ecological perspective to the complexity existence that skills learning takes place in, i.e. why and how movement emerges. This is perhaps opposed to the more palatable perspective of skills learning as solely mechanical and existing in a ‘simple’ environment of learner and teacher, i.e. how movement is created.

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Active Schools Us

APRIL 1, 2022

Kids are whole beings whose daily educational experience needs to include academic, social-emotional, and physical learning. That’s what the Active Schools Movement is all about. And there are schools successfully using them – just not enough. Which makes this a health and educational equity issue that must be addressed.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In fact, banning phones opens the door for more purposeful and innovative uses of technology to enhance student learning and academic performance. For example, each lesson starts with a warm-up for students before diving into the main movements and activities of the day.

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Open Phys Ed

MAY 8, 2023

Manipulative Skills: (Grades 9-12) Demonstrates competency and/or refines activity-specific movement skills in two or more lifetime activities.

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High School Schooling Academics Physical Activity 98

Skillastics

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Movement is defined as changing the position of one’s body parts relative to each other. Physical activity is defined as intentional voluntary movement directed toward achieving a goal. The definitions of movement and physical activity are different, but we use the words interchangeably.

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Physical Activity Movement Schooling PE Teacher 52

Reinventing the Game

MAY 1, 2021

I have been lamenting on this for our practise for some time, i.e. how we introduce movement evaluation cues directly as teaching cues to our learners. Much of the cues we derive from ideal movement solution may mean little to novices who are still exploring their own range of movement adaptations.

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Open Phys Ed

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Academic Language Cards: [PDF, WORD]. MOVEMENT SKILLS & CONCEPTS. Students demonstrate skill competency and can apply concepts and strategies to movement and performance. Module Documents. Complete module packet: [PDF, WORD]. Module Overview: [PDF, WORD]. Required Materials: [PDF, WORD]. All Module Activities: [PDF, WORD].

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Physical Activity Physical Education Assessment Movement 98

PLT4M

AUGUST 22, 2023

Academic Performance – Average scores for students in 2022 declined 5 points in reading and 7 points in mathematics compared to 2020. Academic Performance – Improves attention and memory. Physical education is an academic subject, just like math or science.

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Physical Education Health Education Education 98

Open Phys Ed

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

The activities in this module are designed to teach students how to move safely around a track (running loop) while exploring different locomotor movements and having imaginative fun with their classmates. Concepts introduced include physical activity in and out of school, basic nutrition education, safety and locomotor movements.

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Reinventing the Game

OCTOBER 23, 2020

This is usually the point where a whole year’s of effort culminates and everyone sort of wind down from an intense academic calendar. In the old days, this is done as quickly as possible, without worrying about regulation, motivation, movement related sciences, etc. This paper was done almost a decade ago but still valid in its value.

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Open Phys Ed

MARCH 21, 2023

Grade 8) Combines locomotor skills with movement concepts in dance, fitness, and sport environments. Locomotor Skills: (Grade 6) Safely and purposefully uses mature locomotor skills in rhythms and patterns in dance, fitness, and sport environments.

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Physical Education Ideas

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Physical literacy involves holistic lifelong learning through movement and physical activity. Today’s environment and increasingly sedentary lifestyles mean many children are missing out on learning fundamental movement skills, like how to run, throw, kick, catch or jump.

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PLT4M

OCTOBER 23, 2023

These include: STATE GOAL 19: Acquire movement and motor skills and understand concepts necessary to engage in moderate to vigorous physical activity. Example 1: STATE GOAL 19 “Acquire movement and motor skills and understand concepts necessary to engage in moderate to vigorous physical activity.”

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PE Motor Skills Physical Education Assessment 105

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

As a result, students will have better physical health, mental health, and improved academic performance. Movement breaks in class can increase daily physical activity time and help to improve concentration and attention for any grade level, from elementary through high school.

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Physical Education Education Education Schooling 98

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Physical activity defined by Shape is “any bodily movement that results in energy expenditure.” ” Past the wide range of skills, knowledge, and behaviors developed, physical education and physical activity have proven to improve physical health , academic performance, and mental health. appeared first on PLT4M.

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