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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

SHAPE America

In this article, I share how daily outdoor physical education can be used as an academic and behavioral intervention. Bringing Bikes to Our School About six years ago, I developed a biking curriculum for my PE program. Teachers recommended 24 fifth-graders and 24 sixth-graders, who were then split into two groups per grade.

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Introducing Students to New Lifetime Sports in a Mobile PE Class

SHAPE America

My name is Casey Page and I am a physical education teacher in Shelby County, Kentucky, which is a suburb of Louisville. I also coach golf and am an assistant athletic director at our school, but I have always thought of myself as a teacher first. As a PE teacher, you already know the gym gets stolen from you all the time.

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Using the City as Your Physical Education Classroom

SHAPE America

My focus in physical education centers on equity and inclusion in fitness, particularly access to fitness options in underserved communities of color. To teach my students about these activities, I often go beyond my school’s traditional PE space — and use the city as my physical education classroom.

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Mike Graham, PE Teacher, Partners with PLT4M

PLT4M

Mike Graham, PE teacher and founder of PE 4 Every Kid, is joining forces with PLT4M to enhance elementary physical education for students and teachers alike. Mike Graham, a dedicated PE teacher and founder of PE 4 Every Kid. The obvious choice? Mike won Elementary P.E. Follow Mike Graham on X!

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Health and Physical Education Leaders Seek Election to SHAPE America Board

SHAPE America

SHAPE America serves as the voice for 200,000+ health and physical education professionals across the United States, and the organization is committed to diverse leadership on its Board. She also coordinates the Physical Education Master’s Certification Program at the University of Maryland College Park. She has an Ed.D. He has a Ph.D.

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Why I Embrace a More Inclusive and Empathetic Teaching Style in Physical Education

SHAPE America

As American society and schools experience growing diversity and interconnectedness, our responsibilities as teachers must embrace pedagogical approaches that nurture and celebrate diversity, inclusion, and empathy. Reflection and Self-Evaluation Being an anti-racist educator requires continuous learning, self-reflection, and advocacy.

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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. Teachers as Leaders and Lifelong Influencers One part of the course that stood out to me was the importance of teachers as change agents. Our job as PE teachers is not a simple one.