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5 Strategies for Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth in School

SHAPE America

It is, I believe, an essential part of our work as health and physical educators. LGBTQ+ students most commonly avoided school bathrooms, locker rooms, and physical education or gym classes, with approximately 4 in 10 students avoiding each of these spaces because they felt unsafe or uncomfortable (45.1%, 42.6%, and 39.4%

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Top 5 Benefits of Technology in the Classroom For PE

PLT4M

Top 5 Benefits of Using Technology in Physical Education. Learn how physical education departments are benefiting from embracing technology in their classrooms. Technology In The Classroom Doesn’t Apply to Phys Ed Though, Right? Top 5 Benefits of Using Technology in Physical Education.

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Adapted Health Education: A discussion with Dr. Maria Lepore-Stevens

What's New in Adapted Physical Education

Lepore-Stevens points out the lack of guidance in health education around teaching children with disabilities and the importance of this curriculum for children with disabilities. What's New In Adapted Physical Education Adapted Health Education: A discussion with Dr. Maria Lepore-Stevens