PLT4M

JULY 31, 2023

By tracking their progress, teachers can identify individual student learning needs and tailor their teaching methods to suit each student better. Measuring Learning Outcomes: Student progress tracking enables the assessment of learning outcomes and whether educational goals are being met.

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Physical Education Education Education Assessment 90

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. This is an extremely popular way of teaching for many. This brings to the forefront for me the role of cognition and its influence on how we teach.

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Gopher Sport

AUGUST 14, 2023

In this blog, we’re featuring 5 of our brand new, innovative products for the upcoming school year that are sure to excite and motivate your students! The AssessPro Jump Board is here to take your vertical jump assessments to the next level. With Rainbow Set magnets, they can even compete with a burst of colorful motivation.

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Gyms Motivation Assessment Creativity 98

Physical Education Ideas

DECEMBER 30, 2023

To be clear, when talking about physical literacy, we are not talking about teaching kids the ABCs whilst getting them active. If you can teach a student a game that gets them off a device – that’s physical literacy. If you can teach a student a game that gets them off a device – that’s physical literacy.

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Physical Education Education Education Physical Activity 98

Skillastics

MAY 23, 2022

Some educators use the words motivation and engagement interchangeably, but they’re very different. Motivation, from the Latin word motivus–meaning moving–is the force or thing that prompts you to act where engagement is a feeling of belonging, commitment, or purpose towards an organization or idea.

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PLT4M

OCTOBER 23, 2023

STATE GOAL 20: Achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness based upon continual self-assessment. Schools introduce and teach units like general fitness , weightlifting , yoga , dance, bootcamp , and other physical fitness units with PLT4M to address the 6 ISBE PE standards.

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PE Motor Skills Physical Education Assessment 105

The Physical Educator

MARCH 26, 2022

This is part two of my three-part blog post mini-series on the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) model. Part Two: Nine Teaching Strategies That Support TPSR In The Classroom. Visuals can help you communicate expectations in your teaching. Part Three: How To Structure A TPSR Lesson.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

While Christi has retired from teaching after over 30 years in the field, she is still sharing insights and ideas for PE programs across the country. Complete A Needs Assessment Next, it is important to create a needs assessment for your PE programs. Check out her actionable steps to funding physical education programs.

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Physical Education Education Education Assessment 111

PLT4M

JUNE 15, 2023

” And beyond just ability, people have started to look at the importance of motivation and attitudes toward physical fitness and activity. A quality physical education program goes beyond skill building and teaches students about healthy lifestyles through fitness, nutrition, health, and more. ” (Whitehead M. link] 2014.)

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Aspire-Ed

OCTOBER 12, 2022

As a result, it’s seen as a difficult and dangerous sport to teach, with teachers left apprehensive about delivering lessons. So how do you move from fearing the sport to making it one of your favourite to teach? The course gives you the skills, knowledge and confidence to plan, teach and assess primary gymnastics.

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PLT4M

OCTOBER 15, 2024

School districts saw technology as a powerful tool to improve everything from curriculum integration to assessment. But now, schools have access to trusted resources like PLT4M to implement curriculum, assessment, and more in physical education. Here, teachers can see any assessments or other tasks logged during the day by students.

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Gopher Sport

JULY 12, 2024

This approach increases student engagement and fosters more organized and efficient teaching for you! I am a big believer in teaching through gameplay! Find games that incorporate your objective and teach it to your students. This allows you to track progress and assess whether students meet the set goals you’ve outlined.

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Reinventing the Game

APRIL 14, 2022

In approaching a teaching scenario, the above diagram, Fig 1 , seems to suggest a possible start with Learner Outcome consideration before moving on to decide our intervention strategy, Teacher Input. We add to this challenge by also wanting to be very specific with our teaching outcomes, e.g. values, affective, skills , etc.

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The Physical Educator

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

This is part one of my three-part blog post mini-series on the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) model. Part Two: Nine Teaching Strategies That Support TPSR In The Classroom. Throughout my career, my teaching has been influenced by pedagogical models. Part Three: How To Structure A TPSR Lesson.

Physical Education 52

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PLT4M

JULY 19, 2022

Technology can be useful at enhancing teaching and learning in physical education by increasing physical activity (PA) levels (Melton et al., 2015), motivation (Melton et al., Specific teaching strategies to accompany technology can be helpful for teachers to ensure efficacy. 2015) and motor performance (O’Loughlin et al.,

Physical Education 52

Physical Education Education Education Motor Skills 52

Arizona Health and Physical Education

MARCH 20, 2023

This month’s blog hopes to provide you all with helpful information on how to implement the concept of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) into your current teaching environment. The learning environment can include other barriers such as the goals of the class, the way assessments are conducted, or the way the students are organized.

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PLT4M

JULY 18, 2023

In order to move the profession forward and cater to student needs, we must constantly assess our curriculum and explore new pedagogies, curricula, and technology. This entails teaching fundamental prerequisites and implementing an elective model that enhances student participation by offering a more comprehensive range of choices.

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Physical Education Education Education Motor Skills 98

Heartzones

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

For 10 years, we would take breaks during our activities to assess our heart rate by palpation. ” After a decade of teaching, Brian began using Heart Zones’ wearable fitness technology in 2016. It’s also a strong motivator for students and also gives the teachers the ability to gamify their lessons.

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The Physical Educator

DECEMBER 5, 2022

When I made the jump from teaching to full-time instructional coaching and content creation, I knew that I needed to get crystal clear in regard to the philosophy that would guide my work. Throughout my career, I constantly invested in my pedagogy and teaching practice (Empowered Teaching). Self-Assessment.

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Gopher Sport

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Teaching is undeniably a demanding and often stressful profession. Unlike many other occupations that allow moments of solitude or mental relaxation, teaching rarely provides such opportunities. There always seems to be students or colleagues nearby, leaving little time for personal reflection and self-assessment.

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PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

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).

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Open Phys Ed

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Each academic language word are reinforce in a new SEL Vocabular Journal modeled after the journal charts described in Marine Freibrun’s example in her blog post – 5 Tips for Teaching Academic Language ( [link] ). Student Assessment. Mange stress, control impulses, motivate oneself. Module Documents. SELF-MANAGEMENT.

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Academics Physical Activity Physical Education Assessment 63

The Physical Educator

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Heck, you probably use them in your teaching! Ben Landers (the great guy behind The PE Specialist and also the one who popularized these) calls them Daily Self Assessment Posters. Does that motivate her to do so? teachers who teach a lot of students in a short amount of time). Thanks for reading and happy teaching!

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Physical Education Education Education Assessment 52

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

2-4). Teaching strategies are ways to organize the learning environment for large group instruction Rink (2013). Additionally, look at Mosston and Ashworth’s (2002) spectrum teaching styles which describe ten teaching styles from direct instructional strategies (i.e. learner initiated, self-teaching).

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The Physical Educator

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Using success criteria in your teaching is a high-leverage practice that has a significant effect on student learning. By building success criteria in partnership with your students, you can help increase student ownership, motivation, and engagement. That said, how can we bring this practice into a physical education setting?

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FACTS Management

MAY 21, 2024

Here’s how: Setting Goals Just as Olympic athletes set their sights on medals and personal bests, educators establish objectives to improve student outcomes and refine their teaching or leadership strategies. Both processes begin with setting clear, measurable goals that provide direction and motivation.

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Heartzones

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

“ What I like most about using Heart Zones is being able to refocus my time, attention, and efforts on teaching rather than crowd control.” “By adding Heart Zones to our PE program, we have seen an increase in student motivation, cognitive skills, and even laps for the pacer test.”

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Spark PE

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework that uses a variety of teaching methods to eliminate barriers and increase access to learning and provides ALL students equal opportunities to learn and succeed. when embedded into a lesson can add to their engagement and motivation.

Physical Education 52

Physical Education Education Education Assessment 52

Aspire-Ed

AUGUST 3, 2023

PE, school sports, and physical activity enhance physical and mental well-being and teach valuable life skills. Straying away from traditional teaching methods: As a coach, it's essential that your teaching techniques are inclusive and captivate pupils' attention since a disengaged pupil is more likely to exhibit behavioural issues.

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PLT4M

JULY 21, 2023

It is for this reason, school districts must reinvest in Physical Education, while at the same time, physical education teachers must ensure that their physical education curriculum is teaching students how to live healthier, more active lifestyles. For example, many high school physical education classes are elective offerings.

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Physical Education Education Education Assessment 52

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Personalized system of instruction has been proven to be an effective method of teaching and learning within courses focusing on health-related fitness and weight training. Scoring rubrics, video recordings, and evaluations can be useful in the assessment process. 29 Hannon et al.,

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PLT4M

JULY 18, 2022

It is also low stakes because all movements are basic and foundational that anyone can do in some capacity. From a teacher’s perspective, although the movements are basic, you can quickly start to assess and evaluate the way students move in your class. Motivating students in physical education is far from simple!

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Physical Education Education Education Motivation 73

The Physical Educator

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Additionally, look into adopting teaching models that promote social interaction (e.g. These types of strategies can help every student feel that they are a valued member of their classroom community (which can also work wonders for boosting their motivation in class ). Thanks so much for reading and happy teaching!

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Physical Education Education Education Motivation 52

FACTS Management

OCTOBER 30, 2023

This allows teachers to adjust their teaching methods and materials accordingly, creating personalized learning plans that help students reach their full potential. Assessment and Feedback Effective assessment and feedback are essential for student development.

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Schooling Assessment Academics Strength 52

Open Phys Ed

MARCH 20, 2022

This new instructional module provides over 100 pages of fitness running instructional tools with fun and cooperative learning activities that teach students about the physical, social and emotional benefits of fitness running as a lifetime fitness activity. Assessments. Self-Assessment Worksheet: [PDF, WORD].

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TinCan Physed

JULY 24, 2021

There is where you can start to see an impact on the way your program assesses and gives feedback to your students and establishes best practices for all of the teachers who are involved in making the program run smoothly and encourage progress. Connect your BIG IDEAS, VALUES and ACTIONS to your Curriculum Now comes the fun part!

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Assessment Physical Activity Movement Agility 52

TinCan Physed

JULY 24, 2021

There is where you can start to see an impact on the way your program assesses and gives feedback to your students and establishes best practices for all of the teachers who are involved in making the program run smoothly and encourage progress. Connect your BIG IDEAS, VALUES and ACTIONS to your Curriculum. Now comes the fun part!

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Assessment Physical Activity Movement Agility 52