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Introducing Students to New Lifetime Sports in a Mobile PE Class

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In my award application, I wrote about introducing students to new lifetime activities in my, what I think is unique, advanced PE class. A Different Type of PE Class This is my 13th year of teaching physical education, but I have also taught other subjects along the way, such as health, wellness and weightlifting.

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Creating an Effective Health and Wellness Club at School

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As a physical education teacher at Hebron High School in Carrollton, TX, I developed a Health and Wellness Club for our ninth-grade campus as an initiative to reduce obesity and related comorbidities that are associated with sedentary lifestyles and a lack of physical activity. The results were promising: 63.2% learned about the U.S.

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Fitness Through Play: How to Reimagine Physical Education for Lifelong Wellness

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They open the door to a more student-centered, purposeful PE environment where everyone feels seen and heard. When we teach both the why and the how of physical activity, we move beyond compliance we create connection. This is how I teach the intensity as it relates to the FITT principle.) We are not just teaching games.

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5 Tips for Teaching Physical Education Without a Gym

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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! Teach your students about boundaries and that outdoor PE class is different than recess.

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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

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Bringing Bikes to Our School About six years ago, I developed a biking curriculum for my PE program. During that year, I had a well-meaning principal who told our staff, “If it’s not related to math or reading, it’s potentially on the chopping block.” At the same time, we had started our first after-school mountain bike club.

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Wellness Warriors: Stepping up for Our School Staff

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For that reason, I check out every new article, blog and podcast that comes out about staff wellness. Staff wellness is not something we can talk about only at our monthly staff meetings, but something that we must cultivate and support daily to create a healthy environment that will trickle down to our students.

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Tips for Teaching Media Literacy in Skills-Based Health Education

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Teaching media literacy in skills-based health education can do just that. Digital wellness education addresses the physical and emotional health impacts of media use, with attention to helping develop the conscious, balanced use of media that aligns with an individual’s goals for their health and well-being.