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Introducing Students to New Lifetime Sports in a Mobile PE Class

SHAPE America

In my award application, I wrote about introducing students to new lifetime activities in my, what I think is unique, advanced PE class. I’ll share some of those details in this article, and maybe you’ll find a few ideas for sharing lifetime sports with your students. This plays out in several ways.

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Using the City as Your Physical Education Classroom

SHAPE America

Too often, when I introduce new sports or fitness activities, my predominantly African American students say, “That’s a white sport.” NICA Competitive Mountain Biking : Our all-minority cycling team competes in mountain biking races, breaking barriers and challenging the norms in a predominantly white sport.

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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

SHAPE America

Over the last 5 years, I have raised $149,000 in grants, awards and donations for PE items, including the bike park and bike fleet. Riding For Focus and the Outride Fund are great places to start, as well as checking with your local hospitals/clinics, professional sports teams, and local businesses.

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Health and Physical Education Leaders Seek Election to SHAPE America Board

SHAPE America

in kinesiology (sport pedagogy) and an M.S. Nilo was a preK-8 PE teacher and coach before going to higher education. He is the chair of the SHAPE America Physical Education Council and chair of youth sports for SCAHPERD. He has a Ph.D. degree in health and physical education.

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From Parachutes to Swimming Pools: How PE Thrives at GEMS Dubai American Academy

Gopher Sport

Here’s a closer look at her journey, her innovative PE program, and how she continually keeps students engaged, even amid the unique challenges of teaching PE internationally. After a decade of teaching high school PE in Canada, she moved abroad, bringing her expertise to students around the globe.

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Why Bowling Deserves a Spot in Every PE Curriculum

Gopher Sport

Every Sport Has Its Defining Moment Every sport has its defining momentthat one skill athletes spend years perfecting. Few sports give you a true, measurable way to achieve perfection, but in bowling, its real. These experiences have reinforced how adaptable, inclusive, and engaging bowling can be in any PE program.

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One Field, Three Sports

Physical Education Update

Last week, I witnessed a great example of the optimal use of facilities and cooperation between sports teams. While the school has a great sports tradition, its outdoor facilities are limited to a single football field, bordered by houses, a rock outcrop, a parking lot and the back walls of the school itself.

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