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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

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In this article, I share how daily outdoor physical education can be used as an academic and behavioral intervention. Teachers recommended 24 fifth-graders and 24 sixth-graders, who were then split into two groups per grade. Bringing Bikes to Our School About six years ago, I developed a biking curriculum for my PE program.

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Using the City as Your Physical Education Classroom

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My focus in physical education centers on equity and inclusion in fitness, particularly access to fitness options in underserved communities of color. I wanted to create a space my students could connect to “uncommon-to-them” physical fitness activities, such as yoga, boxing, weight training, cycling, and mountain biking.

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Introducing Students to New Lifetime Sports in a Mobile PE Class

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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. Students learn to swim and kayak at the local Family Activity Center.

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How Professional Associations Have Made Me a Better Health and Physical Education Teacher and Leader

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When I started teaching, I had heard a little bit about the South Carolina Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (SCAHPERD), but at the time had no idea how this association would help me grow personally and professionally, transforming me into the educator I am today.

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How Physical Education Plays a Core Role in Student Development

Speaker: Shane Pill PhD, MEd, BEd, LMACHPER, FACHPER - Physical Education and Sports Researcher, Professor, Consultant, and Speaker

Physical education is an important part of the development of the whole person: physically, socially, emotionally, and cognitively.

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5 Tips for Teaching Physical Education Without a Gym

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At some point, most physical education teachers have had to give up the gym for a concert, rehearsal, assembly, construction, or other school/community activity. I once taught physical education classes outside — in Minnesota — for a full school year (and a month into the next year) when our gymnasium was being renovated.

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5 Tips for Moving Your Career Forward as a Health and Physical Education Teacher

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What I’ve learned from these conversations is that even though our PETE programs may be different, our students are almost all struggling with the same issue — their professional transition from students to teachers. Running the Race. As the clock ticks toward graduation, those innocent, every-once-in-a-while thoughts gain strength.