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Introducing Students to New Lifetime Sports in a Mobile PE Class

SHAPE America

I also coach golf and am an assistant athletic director at our school, but I have always thought of myself as a teacher first. In March 2024, I was lucky enough to be named the 2024 SHAPE America National High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year!

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Using the City as Your Physical Education Classroom

SHAPE America

at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C., Additional Resources Prime Ability Trek Pathfinders Scholarship Outride Grants Alex Clark Alex Clark, the 2024 SHAPE America Eastern District High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year, is a physical education teacher at Dunbar High School, located in Ward 5 of Washington, D.C.

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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

SHAPE America

How many physical activity minutes does your school have in a day? SHAPE America recommends 225 minutes for middle and high school students (150 minutes for elementary). A before-school club is a good place to start. All students should get at least 60. How many physical education minutes do students get each week?

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My Title IX Story: Speaking Up for Equal Opportunity as a High School Student

SHAPE America

My dad was a soccer player in high school and helped found a rec league in our community in East Hampton, CT, which my brother and I both played in. When I started middle school, there was no girls soccer team, and it didn’t occur to me that I wouldn’t be allowed to try out for the boys team — so I did. It’s Official.

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Health and Physical Education Leaders Seek Election to SHAPE America Board

SHAPE America

Nilo was a preK-8 PE teacher and coach before going to higher education. Nilo Ramos Nilo Ramos is an assistant professor and program coordinator of physical education at Coastal Carolina University. He has a Ph.D. in kinesiology (sport pedagogy) and an M.S. degree in health and physical education.

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Participation In PE – A Playbook For Success

PLT4M

.” And when it comes to data on student participation in PE, a few numbers from the report stand out. The percentage of high school students who attend physical education on one or more school days drops dramatically each year of high school: Grade 9: 71.1% Grade 10: 53.3% Grade 11: 40.2% Grade 12: 33.0%

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Why Bowling Deserves a Spot in Every PE Curriculum

Gopher Sport

I have had the privilege of leading workshops at the **NYSAHPERD Conference**, where I guided PE teachers in implementing bowling units effectively. But more importantly, Ive seen how bowling can bring people togetherbetween a father and son, between teammates, between a PE teacher and their students.

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