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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. As a PE teacher, you already know the gym gets stolen from you all the time.

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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

SHAPE America

Teachers recommended 24 fifth-graders and 24 sixth-graders, who were then split into two groups per grade. 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. So, I made a presentation to our school team, and they were on board to do a study.

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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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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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PE Teacher With a Flatulence Problem

Physical Education Update

The following video, entitled “Simmer Down,” portrays a PE teacher with a flatulence problem. Dick Moss, Editor, PE Update.com To check out the PE Update.com website, Click Here! To subscribe to the free Fun Stuff for PE Newsletter, Click Here! tags]physical education teacher,pe teacher [/tags]

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Meet Heather: The PE Teacher Who Redefines Resilience and Empowerment

Gopher Sport

By: Gopher Community Physical Education teacher Heather Burd is not just an educator; she’s an example of resilience, compassion, and empowerment. It’s something I’ve faced every day of my life, from being unable to walk until age two, to figuring out how to play sports in elementary school with only one good hand.

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

Gopher Sport

Growing up as an active sports enthusiast, she took her passion to the next level by earning a Physical and Health Education Degree and completing Teacher’s College in Canada. 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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