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Gamifying Physical Education: How Game-Based Learning Sparks Fun and Meaningful Engagement

Gopher Sport

In todays fast-paced educational landscape, it is more critical than ever for physical educators to be intentional and purposeful in lesson planning. By thoughtfully integrating a variety of skills and activities, we ensure that every studentespecially those who identify as non-PE or non-athletehas the opportunity to achieve success, develop confidence, and ultimately discover their unique movement niche.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Seeking School Nurse Voices – Help Shape FGM/C Education and Awareness

Relentless School Nurse

Here is a research opportunity from Abrar Sharfi, a 4th-year nursing student at the University of Virginia, who is conducting a study (IRB-SBS 7201) to assess school nurses awareness, knowledge, and confidence regarding Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C). This study is evaluating baseline knowledge, providing educational resources, and measuring changes in awareness and confidence after an educational intervention.

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School Assumptions… School Revelations

The Everlearner

I remember it really well: It was my first time walking into a GCSE PE classroom as a teacher in my NQT year and I had a strange mix of feelings such as responsibility, fear and trepidation. I looked around the classroom at the Centre Site of my first school employer in Oxfordshire (Im not going to name the schools as I haven't let them know in advance that I would be mentioning them) and questions streamed across my mind.

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STRIKER BALL and PADDLE STRIKER BALL

Keeping Kids in Motion

STRIKER BALL Im sure many of you have heard about or even played striker ball with your classes. My students enjoy playing paddle striker ball with a couple of modifications. How we play STRIKER BALL and PADDLE STRIKER BALL Setup: For 20 students I set up two neighboring octagons with cones.

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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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My Top Takeaways from the Master PE Teacher Course

Gopher Sport

The Master PE Teacher course is an engaging and informative learning experience for educators of all levels and backgrounds. Although the course is geared specifically towards PE teachers at the elementary and middle school levels, there is certainly much to take away regardless of what you teach and the age of students you work with! Reflection, Takeaways, and Real-Time Application At the end of each module, there are 6 takeaways that summarize the video you just watched as well as 5 reflection

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Skeletal System Posters for PE Teachers

PE Scholar

These anatomical skeletal posters are designed to support students in learning the correct names and locations of major bones in the human body.

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Top Tips for Toddler Parents

RC Families

Toddler parents are in an exhausting season of life, full of fun, challenge, temper tantrums, laughter and new words and behaviors every day, some that make mom and dad laugh and some that make them pull their hair out. If you are in the toddler stage, here are some top tips to help you navigate.

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How One District Used Master PE to Train Their Teachers

Gopher Sport

At Gopher, we love highlighting teachers who bring energy and purpose to PE. So when we found out that Michelle Jenkins, Kauai Complex Area Resource Teacher, and her team used the Master PE Teacher course to level up the teachers in their district, we had to learn more! A New Way to Learn and Grow Michelle and her team were building a special training program for their teachers.

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Understanding PCK Can Transform Your PE Teaching

PE Scholar

Pedagogical Content Knowledge is the bridge between what we teach (content knowledge) and how we teach it (pedagogical knowledge).

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How Myzone empowers coaches and personal trainers

My Zone

In the ever-evolving fitness industry, personal trainers and coaches are constantly seeking innovative tools to enhance their clients' experiences and deliver tangible results.

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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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The Relentless School Nurse: Grandparents for Vaccines – Protecting the Next Generation Through Advocacy and Action

Relentless School Nurse

Grandparents for Vaccines is a national, nonpartisan organization dedicated to protecting the health of children through the proven power of immunization. Founded by grandparents who understand both the joys and responsibilities of their unique role, the organization harnesses the collective voice of older adults to advocate for strong vaccination policies and to combat misinformation about vaccines.

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New Lungs Give Young Girl Her Laugh Back

Stanford Childrens

If you meet 7-year-old Sadie Jackson, the first thing youll hear is her laugh. Her mom, Carrie, calls her a giggler. Its full of life and bright, and will bring anyone who hears it joy. But a sudden onset of symptoms and a rare, progressive lung disease took away that giggle. It got to the point where even laughter would make her sick, Carrie remembers.

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Reconceptualising Disabilities and Inclusivity for the Postdigital Era: Recommendations to Educational Leaders

PE Scholar

Inclusive education in the dimension of technological disability should be explored to enable the leadership of education systems.

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How 3x Olympian Shallon Olsen Turns Pressure into Performance

Complete Performance

Pressure is part of the game in gymnastics, but how do the best in the world handle it? On this episode of the PerformHappy podcast, I sit down with three-time Olympian Shallon Olsen from Canada to talk about just that. Shallon is known for her The post How 3x Olympian Shallon Olsen Turns Pressure into Performance appeared first on Complete Performance Coaching.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Lifelines and Leaders – The Evolving Impact of School Nurses

Relentless School Nurse

School Nurses: The Relentless Lifelines in Our Schools School nurses are the lifelines for students and families navigating the complexities of acute and chronic illness while pursuing an education. We are often the first responders when a student experiences a mental health crisis and the advocates pushing for resources that ensure equitable access to healthcare for every child.

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At Stanford Children’s, a Young Patient Battles Heart Failure—and Rediscovers Joy in Movement

Stanford Childrens

Puuwai was just 4 years old when he arrived at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health in November 2024. His heart was failing. The medical team in the Betty Irene Moore Childrens Heart Center acted quickly, implanting a ventricular assist device (VAD), a mechanical pump designed to keep his heart working while he awaited a possible heart transplant.

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Neurodiversity series Part Four: The importance of understanding dyslexia for PE teachers

PE Scholar

Importance of understanding dyslexia for PE teachers: the characteristics of dyslexia and adaptive teaching strategies to support learners.

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Bridging the Gap: Supporting Youth-to-First Team Transition with Internal Load Monitoring

First Beat

Wednesday 14 May 2025 @ 15:00 BST | 16:00 CEST | 10:00 EDT How can coaches help youth players thrive in first-team soccer? Join us for an exclusive webinar with Dr. James Malone, Sport Scientist and Founder of Malone Performance, as we explore how internal load data can support the physical development and well-being of youth players transitioning to elite-level play.

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Wellness Essentials: The Role of Key Nutrients in Women's Health at Every Stage

Designs for Health

Women's health and nutritional requirements are dynamically evolving throughout the different life stages. This may be driven by different biological and hormonal factors that occur during the reproductive years (e.g. menstruation, pregnancy, breastfeeding) and menopause. Finding the right balance of essential nutrients at every life stage plays an important role in supporting womens physical and mental well-being and promoting overall health and longevity.

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The Relentless School Nurse: A Campus Shooting, CDC Layoffs, and the Fragile Future of Gun Violence Prevention

Relentless School Nurse

The mass shooting at Florida State University in Tallahassee, where two people were killed and at least five others injured, is another painful reminder of the crisis we live with every day as school health professionals. What happened on a college campus has happened over and over again in K12 schools. There are students at the FSU shooting who lived through the Parkland shooting.

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How to Measure Internal Load in Strength & Conditioning?

First Beat

How do you measure a training session? By the hours you put in? Maybe the distances racked up? Or asking an athlete for verbal feedback? These are useful guides, but how much does this information really tell you about how each athletes body reacts to the training schedule it is being put through? In this article, well examine how to measure internal load in professional sports, why it matters, and how you can use internal load to: Provide a clearer picture of an athletes response to training He