Remove Physical Activity Remove Physical Education Remove Secondary Schools
article thumbnail

ASU professor emeritus awarded physical education society’s highest honor

Arizona Health and Physical Education

April 18, 2023 Hans Van der Mars , professor emeritus at Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, received the 2023 Luther Halsey Gulick Award at the Society of Health and Physical Educators, or SHAPE, America National Convention and Expo on March 30.

article thumbnail

Teaching Health & Physical Education - Everyday is the way

Physical Education Ideas

In a world where technology and innovation dominate, the importance of Health and Physical Education is often overlooked. In this blog post, we will explore the reasons why teaching Health and Physical Education is crucial and how literacy is the foundational skill upon which all knowledge is built. The answer is simple.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Participation In PE – A Playbook For Success

PLT4M

Report Card on Physical Activity For Children and Youth from the Physical Activity Alliance has long served as a trusted resource for measuring and monitoring data surrounding overall physical activity and more specifically, physical education. Grade 10: 53.3% Grade 11: 40.2% Grade 12: 33.0%

PE 109
article thumbnail

Promoting Lifetime Activities in Secondary Schools

Gopher Sport

This month the PE Huddle will focus on “Promoting Lifetime Activities in Secondary Schools.” For the past 40 years, physical education professionals have talked about the importance of graduating students who will be physically active throughout their lifespan.

article thumbnail

O Captain! My Captain! Looking to the Leadership of School Principals in Supporting Active Schools

Active Schools Us

However, several recent studies foreground principals’ perceptions about active schools, bringing to light a “top down” perspective that warrants closer consideration in efforts to create more physically active school environments. Analysis of survey data collected from a national sample of principals in the U.S.

Schooling 130
article thumbnail

Is it Time for Homework in KS3 Physical Education?

The Everlearner

Core PE in secondary schools has very rarely been associated with the experience of home learning (or homework). Perhaps the greatest value of the physical activity completed in PE lessons is that it may motivate or inform a young person to participate in a greater amount of physical activity optionally, now and in the future.

article thumbnail

Thoughts on Connected Curriculum and Physical Education

Learning Through Sport

Concept based learning and thematic curriculum for physical education have been suggested for reconceptualisation of PE curricula that is more educatively focused and strengths-based. Basketball as a concept might be the focus of one term of PE which is dedicated to the theme: education in movement.