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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. Active learning strategies lead to less boredom and more intrinsic motivation to learn. In addition, there is convincing evidence to support the benefits of physical activity on learning. Active and healthy students are better learners.

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Creativity and Healing With Art and Music Therapy

Stanford Childrens

Its an opportunity to celebrate the important role these Creative Arts therapists play in combining the benefits of creative expression and psychological support. They may play music to assess a child for their response to it. Music can be a great motivator, says one of the music therapists.

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Unpacking Student Motivation

The Physical Educator

Early on in my career, I had no idea how to motivate students in my teaching. Knowing this impact, how can we best support student motivation in our lessons? Self-determination theory looks at human motivation and tries to understand the factors that push or prevent people from wanting to learn and grow. Supporting Autonomy.

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Understanding Motivational Theories in Physical Education

PLT4M

In this article, Sean explores motivational theories in physical education. Understanding Motivational Theories in Physical Education Often the responsibility for motivation is placed solely on the student in physical education (PE) classes. Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D.

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Physical Literacy - Your 2024 Physical Education Development Goal

Physical Education Ideas

It delivers physical, psychological, social and cognitive health and wellbeing benefits. Physical literacy is about developing knowledge and behaviours that give children the motivation and confidence to enjoy active healthy lifestyles. Physical literacy involves holistic lifelong learning through movement and physical activity.

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Preteen Beats ACL-Meniscus Tear With Grit and Great Care

Stanford Childrens

I was there to show that I was motivated and to keep up with my team,” Aiden says. Aiden was motivated and determined to return to play, setting a goal of an upcoming tournament the following June—nine months after surgery. My mom and dad helped me stay motivated.” I’m a very motivated person,” Aiden says. “I

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Student Centered Learning Examples Using Technology

PLT4M

3) Identify curricular models, including the activities that will allow students to reach the outcomes stated in the standards Aligning the student learning objectives, assessment strategies, and learning activities is known as instructional alignment (Lund & Tannehill, 2015).