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5 Tips for Teaching Physical Education Without a Gym

SHAPE America

And, although teaching PE without a gym is not ideal, it is possible. Here are some of my favorite tips for teaching physical education without a gym. Be positive and prepared — as well as flexible and creative! For example, as it got colder in the fall it was hard to play throwing and catching games, but soccer worked well.

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What Resiliency Means as a Marine

SHAPE America

Discipline and self-control keep me committed to my goals, while emotional intelligence, teamwork, and leadership remain keys to my teaching. I’ve learned to protect my mental well-being by implementing self-care practices that align with my values. It boosts mental strength, teaches goal setting, and promotes stress management.

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Add Movement to the School Day to Boost Student Physical Activity and Learning

SHAPE America

If we pause to take a panoramic view of our current landscape, we are reminded that our country has an obesity epidemic, rise in hypokinetic diseases, as well as mental health concerns. Active learning strategies lead to less boredom and more intrinsic motivation to learn. Over time, student health and well-being will develop as well.

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Precision in Physical Education (PE) – What is its role?

Reinventing the Game

Recent encounters very well meaning leaders in the profession suggest that the younger the age group, the more we need to just get about being efficient in daily school life and perhaps not worry too much regards ‘pedagogy’ and such. To what extent does motivation comes in when we start with precision? YES, said rather exasperatedly!

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Do Teachers Deserve All Their Holiday Time?

Physical Education Update

The alternative is a generation of burned out teachers – teachers who don’t have the energy to entertain, to motivate, to intrigue, to capture the attention of students. Bored students don’t learn as well. tags]teaching,holidays,teachers [/tags]. You betcha! Bored students drop out of school.

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Participation In PE – A Playbook For Success

PLT4M

This ensures that students of all ages and abilities are exposed to a steady stream of opportunities to enhance their physical well-being and develop a foundation of fitness for life. Focus on teaching lifelong skills in various domains and units to prepare students for an active future. We have female athletes doing strength training.

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Sometimes, Teaching Seems Small

Alexandra Lemm

The other night, I was eating dinner with my husband when we got onto the topic of certain teaching misconceptions. While we were mid-conversation, I began getting so frustrated tears unexpectedly welled up in my eyes. “My My most recent post featuring a coworker of mine summed it up well-. I bet that’s great!”.

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