PLT4M

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Physical education electives offer an opportunity for students within a physical education program to select from a wide variety of different course options that suit their goals and interests. And this also comes at a time where physical education has been a hot topic of discussion in schools.

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SHAPE America

MARCH 14, 2023

Each year, our school’s Gone Fishin’ trip combines physical education with outdoor recreation. The day would feature lots of hands-on learning and physical activity, coupled with learning to navigate an unfamiliar environment. We needed teacher chaperones, ones who embrace the trip’s laissez faire spirit.

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SHAPE America

MAY 23, 2023

As an elementary physical education teacher in the Bronx, NY, I’m always looking for ways to stretch my PE budget and introduce my students to new physical activities. Open, I told some other New York City physical education teachers in a Facebook group. In 2021, Jim received the Dr. Doris R.

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PLT4M

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

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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PE Teacher Teacher PE Elementary 111

Open Phys Ed

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

This interactive event is designed for both the classroom and physical education. Activities and lessons bring students together through fun, snowman-inspired challenges that build leadership skills, foster community, and strengthen school spirit. Works independently and safely in self-selected physical activities.

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Physical Education Physical Activity Creativity Academics 131

SHAPE America

OCTOBER 3, 2023

As a middle school health and physical education teacher, I know first-hand that initiatives impacting the whole school and surrounding community can be powerful. Be prepared to talk to parents, teachers, and administrators about why health literacy should be a focus for all students — not just the students in health class.

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SHAPE America

AUGUST 2, 2023

How do you know what to teach in your physical education classes? I am a National Board Certified elementary physical education teacher with more than 13 years of experience. In 2022, I was honored to be named the SHAPE America National Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year.

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Physical Education PE Teacher Teacher Education 221

SHAPE America

MARCH 21, 2023

As a physical educator in northern Minnesota, I have to be prepared for long winters with lots of snow! Here are a few winter activities for elementary PE that include opportunities to practice personal responsibility, cultural studies, and physical fitness outside. They all asked me, “How do you build a snowball?”

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Report Card on Physical Activity For Children and Youth from the Physical Activity Alliance has long served as a trusted resource for measuring and monitoring data surrounding overall physical activity and more specifically, physical education. Grade 10: 53.3% Grade 11: 40.2% Grade 12: 33.0%

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SHAPE America

JULY 27, 2023

Educators feel the pressure all around them. This leaves educators feeling overwhelmed and frustrated, searching for something to take off their plates. This leaves educators feeling overwhelmed and frustrated, searching for something to take off their plates. As a principal, I certainly do as well. Don’t do it!

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SHAPE America

MARCH 23, 2023

On February 15, 2023, more than 130 dedicated health and physical education professionals from 33 states attended SHAPE America’s SPEAK Out! At this annual event, members of the HPE community meet with representatives of Congress to advocate for continued support and robust funding for health and physical education.

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SHAPE America

APRIL 18, 2023

SHAPE America’s National Physical Education & Sport Week (May 1-7) is a celebration of the importance of physical education and sport in the lives of kids of all ages. The week also serves as the kickoff to National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. Include foundational skills (e.g.,

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PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

And with the rise of wearable devices and fitness apps, schools have reimagined what a data-driven approach to physical education can look like. This article explores the benefits and challenges of physical activity tracking in physical education. See more on SMART Goals for Physical Education ).

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Physical Activity Physical Education Education Education 105

Arizona Health and Physical Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Mark has been in the field of education since 1976. Mark’s journey in education brought him to Arizona in 1982 where he began teaching adapted physical education at the Arizona Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.

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Gopher Sport

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

In the world of international education, there are those who simply teach, and then there are educators like Allison Deakin, Head of Department for Elementary PE and Swimming, JV & Varsity Badminton Coach, and former Activities Coordinator at GEMS Dubai American Academy (DAA).

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PE PE Teacher Elementary Physical Activity 98

Active Schools Us

MAY 24, 2022

By now, everyone knows the extensive benefits of physical activity. Schools, in particular, seem to be becoming more aware that they need to take a wholistic approach to education based on a Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model (WSCC; Lewallen et al., University of Northern Colorado.

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Active Schools Us

AUGUST 3, 2022

Similar challenges were reported among the indicators of child well-being: a large proportion of parents reported that their children experienced decreases in physical activity, decreased time spent outside, and decreased time spent with friends.

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PE Scholar

APRIL 25, 2024

Physical education teachers predicts objectively measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) of adolescents.

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Physical Activity Physical Education Motivation Education 109

Gopher Sport

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

By: Gopher Community Physical Education teacher Heather Burd is not just an educator; she’s an example of resilience, compassion, and empowerment. Born with right hemiplegia, a partial paralysis on her right side—a condition as rare as she is unique—Heather has faced physical challenges from day one.

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PE Teacher Teacher PE Teaching 59

Gopher Sport

APRIL 19, 2024

For people who have not yet had a chance to look at the new SHAPE America Standards and Grade-Span Learning Indicators , they present a clear outline of what a student should know and be able to do at key points of their education as a result of an effective and high quality PE program. We need our young people to meet Standard 4!

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Physical Activity Movement Motivation Physical Education 124

Active Schools Us

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Physical education (PE) is critical to students’ overall development. Having well-trained, passionate PE teachers is essential to the success of any physical education program. Physical education can get confused with physical activity. PE and recess are not the same!

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Active Schools Us

JANUARY 11, 2023

5 Ways Teachers Can Support Workday Wellness While Improving their Practice and the School Culture . Do this to the extent that your own practices and methods are improved as a teacher within your content area but allow yourself the breaks necessary to keep your focus during work times. By: Lisa Paulson. Kristian Ellingson.

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Reinventing the Game

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Now, the students have an altogether different expectation when involve in a fun physical activity of their choice. For them, my attitude was to hear them out and present activities that was planned for by their original teacher. These two experiences are identifiable for many teachers. to this activity.

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PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Exercise and academics are often seen as two completely separate things in education. But the relationship between physical activity and academic performance could not be more intertwined. Does Physical Activity Influence Academic Performance? Physical activity can help. Students feel overwhelmed.

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Academics Physical Activity Elementary School Physical Education 98

Skillastics

APRIL 21, 2025

Lets be honest most after-school and expanded learning programs arent staffed with certified fitness trainers or PE teachers. The wonderful people running these programs are often educators, childcare professionals, or part-time, young adults who wear many hats, and leading physical activity might not be their comfort zone.

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Hello Arizona Health and Physical Education members! Working with students with disabilities, whether they be cognitive or physical, I understand the importance of physical activity for all students. Oftentimes, these are the students who need physical activity the most! I say bring it on!!

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Physical Activity Physical Education Academics Teacher 86

Arizona Health and Physical Education

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Our team at Arizona State University is working with the Arizona Department of Education to administer our annual survey. Please share information about physical activity policies and practices at your school. Stay tuned for another survey opportunity for secondary teachers this spring. Thank you for your interest!

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Gopher Sport

APRIL 16, 2025

In todays fast-paced educational landscape, it is more critical than ever for physical educators to be intentional and purposeful in lesson planning. In the realm of elementary physical education, this means transforming routine activities into engaging, interactive experiences that resonate with every student.

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Physical Education Motor Skills Education Education 52

Arizona Health and Physical Education

MAY 7, 2024

You are being invited to participate in a research study titled Teacher Attitudes toward Curriculum in Physical Education. This survey/questionnaire will ask you to prioritize the four physical education curricular approaches listed above, and it will take you approximately 30 minutes to complete.

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Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 31, 2025

In my last post here , I considered what it means to teach physical education for effective learning. In this blog, I connect back to an idea I have discussed before in relation to games based teaching here , that is making a physical education program meaningful. This is because physical education teachers are educators.

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PE Scholar

DECEMBER 15, 2022

A new and broader definition of physical activity is needed for educators, researchers, and policy makers ,to build a case for change.

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Physical Activity Teacher Education Education 98

SHAPE America

MARCH 24, 2022

Students around the field are throwing and catching discs, learning movement skills, encouraging one another, and enjoying physical activity in the process. The teacher watches, supervises and offers students feedback, reflecting on the effectiveness of their lesson plan in real time. We’ll get the next one,” says the receiver.

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Physical Education PE Elementary Movement 221

Arizona Health and Physical Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

If you are a certified physical education teacher, chances are you were required to take one 3-credit class in working with students with disabilities in your physical education classes. Let me see if I can provide a (kinda) clear picture of a day in the life of an adapted physical educator. .

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Physical Education Teacher Education Education 92

Arizona Health and Physical Education

APRIL 21, 2023

April 18, 2023 Hans Van der Mars , professor emeritus at Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, received the 2023 Luther Halsey Gulick Award at the Society of Health and Physical Educators, or SHAPE, America National Convention and Expo on March 30.

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Physical Education Education Education Secondary Schools 126

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

So should physical education be required? Suppose the big-picture goal of education is to equip students with a robust set of skills and knowledge to live successful lives. In that case, a quality physical education program should be a staple of any comprehensive educational system.

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Active Schools Us

APRIL 1, 2022

Data from CDC pretty much tells the story: less than one-quarter (24%) of children 6 to 17 years of age participate in 60 minutes of physical activity every day. This 60-minute recommendation comes from the federal government’s Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans which is grounded in the most current scientific evidence.

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Physical Education Update

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

“Fun” is a theory that physical education teachers have been practicing for decades. One of the main goals of good physical educators is to make fitness fun, because that’s the best way to motivate students into making physical activity part of their daily lifestyle.

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