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Mentoring Models in Physical Education

PE Scholar

Introduction Mentoring in teaching is of immense value, benefiting not only the mentee but also the mentor.

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The Relentless School Nurse: A New Grandmother’s Wish

Relentless School Nurse

Click to view slideshow. My granddaughter Nora Cleo made her much awaited entrance right before Thanksgiving. I find that my new heart beats outside my chest for this little one and in spite of having much work to do, my mind wanders to thinking of her, and the future of this next generation. New babies bring new beginnings, renewal of hope for a world filled with peace and connectedness.

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Simle Middle School Raises $3,000 with health. moves. minds. Event. Here’s How!

Gopher Sport

Mission – Promote, Support, and Participate in Quality Physical Education. Key Understandings: Quality Physical education is provided every class period to students. We enhance students’ lives and provide them opportunities and education to become physically literate individuals for the rest of their lives. We select the month of March and the March Madness theme to extra emphasize and promote the importance and need for quality physical education.

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PE Classroom Formats - Which one to choose and why

The Everlearner

This blog is aimed at PE teachers and PE course managers of GCSE PE, A-level PE, BTEC Sport, Cambridge Nationals in Sport Science and Sport Studies and every other type of classroom-based PE colleague. My aim is to challenge you regarding how you set your classroom up and also challenge some of the assumptions that we might all make about PE classrooms and how they operate.

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Reimagine the Role of PE to Reconnect With Your Students

Speaker: Jeremy Kellem, M.Ed. - Educational Strategist, Former Athlete, and CEO/Founder of W.I.N. (We Impact Now, LLC)

For many students, physical education is critical to becoming active and developing healthy routines. But how is this possible anymore with the repercussions of the pandemic? Years of COVID-19, social distancing, and virtual learning have all had a profound effect on students, which means educators need to adjust their classes accordingly. The good news is that P.E. can still play a vital role in helping students intellectually, emotionally, physically, and socially.

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10 SEL Activities For High School

PLT4M

High school is an essential time for students to develop their social and emotional learning (SEL) skills. SEL activities can help students develop the skills they need to succeed in the classroom and life. From group activities to individual reflection, a variety of SEL activities can be used in the high school classroom. This article will explore 10 SEL activities for high school students.

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5 Essential Games and Activities for Outdoor Recess

Gopher Sport

We are all aware of the need for recess. Not only for our students to receive movement breaks to work their large body muscles, but also for opportunities for students to build and create friendships by communicating with each other freely, and have unstructured play time with their peers. Recess is also an opportunity for classroom teachers to be more productive in their teaching when they have students who are calm after movement.

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Superheroes – Masquerading as Window Washers – Visit Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital

Stanford Childrens

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… a window washer at Stanford Children’s Health ! Spiderman and his amazing superhero friends assembled and scaled the walls of Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford to lift kids’ spirits, while washing windows of the patients’ room. Equipped with squeegees, soap and buckets, window washers from Transpacific Building Maintenance and Century Pyramid Building Maintenance, changed into their secret identities as Batman, Flash, Mr.

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How to Have QUALITY Time with Your Child

RC Families

Perhaps you’ve discovered that quality time is your child’s primary love language. Or maybe you’ve decided that you need to get better at spending valuable time with your children. For some parents, knowing what to do and how to have quality time is easy and comes very naturally.

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5 Components Of Physical Fitness

PLT4M

Physical fitness is essential for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. It helps us to stay in shape, reduce the risk of illness, and increase our energy levels. There are 5 components of physical fitness that are essential for overall health and well-being. These components are cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition.

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How Physical Education Plays a Core Role in Student Development

Speaker: Shane Pill PhD, MEd, BEd, LMACHPER, FACHPER - Physical Education and Sports Researcher, Professor, Consultant, and Speaker

Physical education is an important part of the development of the whole person: physically, socially, emotionally, and cognitively. By providing education in movement competency, education on using movement to develop the ability to be self-regulated and motivated, and education through movement to develop ‘habits of mind’ for positive and constructive engagement with others, PE provides a basis for personal and community health and wellbeing.

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13 Winter-Themed Indoor Activity Ideas for PE!

Gopher Sport

As the winter season blankets much of the US in snow, it’s the perfect time to add the magic and joy of the season into your PE classes. Engaging students in winter-themed activities not only promotes physical fitness but also adds a festive twist to traditional activities. In this blog, we’ve compiled 13 creative and enjoyable winter-themed indoor activity ideas that you can do with your students, turning your gym into a winter wonderland of movement and fun!

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Netball Activity Prompt Card

PE Scholar

Netball activity prompt card outlining the essential rules, common misconceptions, key skills and teaching points.

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DIY Hanukkah Craft Ideas for Kids

S&S

Looking for some easy DIY Hanukkah crafts for your program? We’ve gathered some creative and kid-friendly ideas that will add a personalized touch to your celebrations. From menorah masterpieces to dreidel designs, these DIY projects are a great way to … Read More The post DIY Hanukkah Craft Ideas for Kids appeared first on S&S Blog.

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Pediatric Liver Team and Young Patient’s Family Help Him Thrive Three Years After Surgery

Stanford Childrens

By Andrew Schwartz A three-year survival rate is the gold-standard of success for pediatric liver transplant patients. Martin Alvarez’s case demonstrates why Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford has the best three-year patient survival rate in the U.S. In fact, Packard Children’s three-year survival rate is 75 percent greater than the average of all other centers in the nation, according to the most recent data from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients.

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2023 Most Important Books of the Year

Changing the Game Project

It’s that time of year for us to share our favorite, most important books of 2023. We were able to interview some amazing authors this year, and read so, so many good books, but a few books really stood out to us as exceptional. Many of these books have been impactful on both a personal The post 2023 Most Important Books of the Year appeared first on Changing the Game Project.

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Exploring the design of a sport for employability program: A case study

PE Scholar

Exploring the design of a sport as a suitable tool to develop soft skills and raise the level for employability program.

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Richard Rufus: The Bankrupt Premier League Footballer Jailed Over a £15m Pyramid Scheme

The Sporting

Richard Rufus: Football Icon Turned Scam Artist Richard Rufus: Surprise football fraudster. Credits: Premier League The Sporting Blog has covered countless stories of footballers who turned to crime , but there aren’t many tales of players cheating friends, family and fellow professionals out of millions of pounds… But that’s exactly what Richard Rufus did!

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Up, Down, and All Around: Connecting Directionality, Laterality, Sensation and Perception to the Importance of Sensory Health in Children

Fit and Fun Play

– Written By Dr. Timothy Davis Sensory health in children is crucial for their overall well-being and development. The sensory system, often thought of as only 5 senses (actually 8) includes sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. However, there are three additional senses critical to the overall sensory health and development of children. These include vestibular, proprioception and interoception.

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6 reasons to start heart rate training with wearable technology

My Zone

Myzone is an innovative, wearable heart rate system.

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Giving Tuesday

AKA Sports

My family's journey at Children's Hospital started when my younger sister JJ was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect. At 5 weeks old she had her first open heart-surgery. At 8 months she had her second open heart surgery. This was a really difficult time for my family. I was 6 at the time so the exact impact Children’s has had on our lives was lost on me.

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Wings of Victory: The Atlanta Falcons' Journey to Glory

The Sporting

NFL: Franchise Overview of The Atlanta Falcons Matt Lively profiles the Atlanta Falcons Welcome to The Sporting Blog franchise overview series. In this series, we will review each National Football League franchise and give you an in-depth history of who they are and how they came to be. Matt Lively is on the case and in today’s edition, we are talking about the Atlanta Falcons!

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#035 Stretch & support: finding the appropriate challenge.

Player Development Project

Reader,​​ One of the biggest challenges coaches face at all levels is ‘managing difference’. Players develop at different rates, they will have highs and lows when it comes to performance and within a team setting, players will need a different challenge point at different times throughout their youth football to maximise their potential.​So what does this mean in practice and how do we go about it?

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Performing Under Pressure with Retired Fighter Pilot Tammy Barlette

Complete Performance

Welcome to another empowering episode of the PerformHappy Podcast! Today, I have the privilege of sitting down with the remarkable Tammy Barlette, a retired fighter pilot whose journey takes us from the skies to the gymnastics arena. Tammy not only brings her extensive experience as… The post Performing Under Pressure with Retired Fighter Pilot Tammy Barlette appeared first on Complete Performance Coaching.

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How to Improve Your School’s Data Efficiency

FACTS Management

In the rapidly evolving landscape of education, the effective use of data has been a game-changer for K-12 schools. While we’ve previously written about the many benefits schools can experience when making use of their data , it’s also important that this data be used efficiently. After all, if your data management solutions are adding hours of tasks to your workday, they’re not truly serving their purpose.

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Transforming primary sports education: A must-attend PESSPA webinar

Aspire-Ed

Unlock the vast potential of primary sports education with our upcoming free webinar. Dive into the world of Physical Education, School Sports, and Physical Activity (PESSPA) in primary settings and discover how it can make an invaluable impact on children's lives. An Enlightening and Engaging Webinar We are thrilled to announce an enlightening and engaging webinar hosted by James Latham on the development of PESSPA in primary education.

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A Holistic Approach to Student Health at Eaglebrook School

Magnus Health

Student care is most successful when school departments work together to provide consistent treatment. For small teams with limited resources, this can be easier said than done. A dedicated student health management solution can help foster communication and collaboration across campus. Read this case study to learn how Eaglebrook School (Deerfield, MA) relies on Magnus Health to not only manage student health but achieve a holistic view of each student’s physical and mental health.

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