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Physical Education (PE) a guilt-trip subject for education systems

Reinventing the Game

I have to find some consensus as I have been a PE teacher for almost three decades and that is bound to mean something. If anything, the perfect classroom is the one with relevant interactions that allows that allows a more accurate prediction of strategy and response for teacher and learner. The struggle is real.

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Fitness And Mental Health – A Call To Action For Schools

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Reduce psychological stress and enhance various aspects of self-esteem. Fitness and Mental Health – Physical Education Is The Intervention As schools grapple with students’ psychological health, they should consider the powerful intersection between fitness and mental health.

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

Reinventing the Game

Many a times, I question the need to do that when expectations seems to tell us to be status quo in treating PE mainly as activity sessions. This expectation can come from internal to the school and external stakeholders, including PE teachers ourselves. Sport & Exercise Psychology Review, 12(1). Life after sport?

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California Model School: Albert Einstein Academies

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“I think Heart Zones is a very impactful tool that teachers can utilize to create a Universal Design for Learning (UDL) classroom…” ~ Brian Nassif, PE Teacher at Albert Einstein Academies What was your first experience with Physical Education technology?

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Understanding Motivational Theories in Physical Education

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Related Motivational Materials for PE In a PLT4M webinar, PE teacher Molly Collins broke down eight tips and strategies for motivating students in physical education. Contemporary Educational Psychology , 61 , 101859. Contemporary Educational Psychology , 25 (1), 54–67. Bonus Content! Eccles (Parsons) et al.

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The Perfect Storm of Learning Conditions in Physical Education (PE)

Reinventing the Game

The big assumption I made here (not the best assumption for a holistic picture of PE but adequate for what I want to share here) is that skill acquisition is a big part of our job as PE teachers and it is necessary for us to think about it in order to do better. Frontiers in Psychology. Raab, M., & Araújo, D. (7

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California State Standards For PE

PLT4M

” Therefore, when looking align physical education classes to the California state standards for PE, teachers can and should mold and adapt PE lesson plans , assessments, and technology to serve the unique demands and needs of their students and schools. But they don’t need to take on this task alone!

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