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Physical Education Electives

PLT4M

Class options and names include: Mind Body Connection Movement Arts Total Wellness PE Let’s take a closer look at the Lifetime Fitness elective at De Pere High School in Wisconsin. When Nicole Haese first revamped the Lifetime Fitness course, she had 1-2 sections a year.

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Gymnastics Lesson Plans

PLT4M

Instead, PE teachers can introduce basic gymnastics skills in just about any gymnasium or space. From here, teachers can create stations where students can spread out into smaller groups and practice different types of exercises. Students can bend knees or bring legs further apart to modify the difficulty of the movement.

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No Cell Phones In Class, No Problem With PLT4M

PLT4M

By offering web-based programs and device-flexible solutions, embracing technology in education doesn’t have to come at the cost of productivity or focus. PE teacher Sue Mathewson displays PLT4M curriculum options on a smart board at Hammond Central High School.

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Students Designing Personal Fitness Plans In PE

PLT4M

Standard 2: Applies knowledge related to movement and fitness concepts. Sub-standard 2.12.8 : Designs and implements a plan that applies knowledge of aerobic, strength and endurance, and flexibility training exercises. PE teacher Sue Mathewson displays PLT4M curriculum options on a smart board at Hammond Central High School.

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Curriculum Mapping For Physical Education

PLT4M

The landscape of physical education has evolved significantly over the last decade and it is critical that PE teachers adapt accordingly. The purpose of this article is to assist PE teachers in exploring standards-based curriculum design that emphasizes a student-centered learning environment.

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Structures and Ecology: Linear facilitation processes vis-à-vis non-linear developmental processes in Physical Education (PE)

Reinventing the Game

The challenge now is to fill up the flexible spaces in between the structures with realities of how learners learn. This expectation can come from internal to the school and external stakeholders, including PE teachers ourselves. PE is sometime broken up to cognitive, affective and the physical in its delivery plans.

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What is the Purpose of PE?

Montessori Physical Education

Nothing brought shame quite like a week-long test that evaluated speed, strength, and flexibility. A goal PE in PE could be that a student love running and continues to do so life-long. It doesn't have to be running; many different movement modalities exist. We are still practicing gross and fine motor movements.

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