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5 Ways to Celebrate PE & Sport Week in Your School … All Year Long!

SHAPE America

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. Open the club to all students and faculty/staff.

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Understanding Motivational Theories in Physical Education

PLT4M

Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D. In this article, Sean explores motivational theories in physical education. Be on the lookout for lots of great content from Sean as he helps take the academic angle of physical education best practices. PLT4M Classroom.

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ISBE PE Standards & Curriculum Alignment

PLT4M

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) provides leadership, resources, and best practices for school districts across the state. In addition, they provide Illinois learning standards for a diverse range of subject areas, including physical education.

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

Reinventing the Game

This expectation can come from internal to the school and external stakeholders, including PE teachers ourselves. Which led me to reflect on what exactly do we want from our learners when they leave the schooling system, other than hoping for a neat linear extrapolation of what we expect of them while in school.

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Physical Literacy - Your 2024 Physical Education Development Goal

Physical Education Ideas

To be clear, when talking about physical literacy, we are not talking about teaching kids the ABCs whilst getting them active. Herein lies the significance and increasing challenge of our job as a physical educator. The best we can do in this is provide quality Physical Education that embraces daily play and physical activity.

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Funding Physical Education Programs

PLT4M

Challenges Of Funding Physical Education Programs School districts have a lot of different school programs they need to consider funding. Therefore, it can often feel like there is a lack of funding for physical education in schools. Check out the full professional development webinar hosted by PLT4M.

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School Tennis; It’s More Than Tennis!!

Gopher Sport

By incorporating tennis into your physical education curriculum, you can help boost their academic performance, improve their behavior, and encourage them to engage more with their community. Academic, Behavioral, and Lifelong Benefits: School tennis programs provide a wealth of benefits beyond physical fitness.