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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

SHAPE America

In this article, I share how daily outdoor physical education can be used as an academic and behavioral intervention. Bringing Bikes to Our School About six years ago, I developed a biking curriculum for my PE program. Attending the organization’s research summit at Stanford University was a transformative experience for me.

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Using the City as Your Physical Education Classroom

SHAPE America

My focus in physical education centers on equity and inclusion in fitness, particularly access to fitness options in underserved communities of color. I wanted to create a space my students could connect to “uncommon-to-them” physical fitness activities, such as yoga, boxing, weight training, cycling, and mountain biking.

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Introducing Students to New Lifetime Sports in a Mobile PE Class

SHAPE America

My name is Casey Page and I am a physical education teacher in Shelby County, Kentucky, which is a suburb of Louisville. I also coach golf and am an assistant athletic director at our school, but I have always thought of myself as a teacher first. Students learn to swim and kayak at the local Family Activity Center.

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Health and Physical Education Leaders Seek Election to SHAPE America Board

SHAPE America

SHAPE America serves as the voice for 200,000+ health and physical education professionals across the United States, and the organization is committed to diverse leadership on its Board. She also coordinates the Physical Education Master’s Certification Program at the University of Maryland College Park. She has an Ed.D.

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Physical Education Electives

PLT4M

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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Mike Graham, PE Teacher, Partners with PLT4M

PLT4M

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? Follow Mike Graham on X!

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5 Strategies for Using the National Physical Education Standards … and the Benefits of Being a Standards-Based PE Teacher

SHAPE America

How do you know what to teach in your physical education classes? If you often find yourself wondering or asking in an online community what you should do in PE this week or next week or how to start, then you picked the right article to read. Let me tell you a little bit about me.