Physiology and Teaching - Physical Education Pulse

Is teaching Physical Education (PE) a tough job? Why I have stopped trying to be a better teacher and revert to wanting to make sense of what I am doing and why.

Reinventing the Game

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

In my bigger teaching environment, much effort is also put into the character and citizenship development of the leaners and this role is expected of all teachers, including the academic teachers with clear examinable performance indicators. Teaching Games for Understanding is a multi-step process. Follow the steps and good to go?

Teaching

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Precision in Physical Education (PE) – What is its role?

Reinventing the Game

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

My personal belief is that the younger the age group of learners, the more worthwhile to understand better the physiological processes at work within the learner and the behaviour exhibited in response to task and environment. Example, pedagogy is strategy, theory is wishful thinking, models are blank frameworks, etc.

Physical Education

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The Relentless School Nurse: What Will School Nursing Look Like in 2050? Here is a Chance to Share Your Vision!

Relentless School Nurse

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

These programs will teach students about health and inspire them to actively engage in their own wellness. School nurses will regularly conduct mental health screenings using AI-driven emotional analytics , which assess student emotional states based on subtle cues in speech, behavior, and physiological data collected from wearables.

Schooling

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Physical Education (PE) a guilt-trip subject for education systems

Reinventing the Game

AUGUST 11, 2024

My personal dive (too shallow) into skill acquisition sciences is unsuccessfully not seeing the relationship/interaction aspect of classroom teaching environment, at least not so directly. For me, this relationship factor is a key driver of the teaching-learning environment that seemingly can make or break the context best-fit lesson.

Physical Education

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Meaningful physical education programs and a 'main theme' curriculum model

Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 31, 2025

In my last post here , I considered what it means to teach physical education for effective learning. In this blog, I connect back to an idea I have discussed before in relation to games based teaching here , that is making a physical education program meaningful. biomechanics, skill acquisition, exercise physiology, etc).

Physical Education

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Creating the opportunity to learn

Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 2, 2023

It has long been argued that teaching and coaching must be based on sound, rigorous research and systematic evidence of what works, how and why it works, where it works and for whom it works (Slavin, 2002).

Physiology

Physiology Coaching Teacher Teaching

What does Skills and Values look like in Physical Education (PE)?

Reinventing the Game

APRIL 14, 2022

In approaching a teaching scenario, the above diagram, Fig 1 , seems to suggest a possible start with Learner Outcome consideration before moving on to decide our intervention strategy, Teacher Input. We add to this challenge by also wanting to be very specific with our teaching outcomes, e.g. values, affective, skills , etc.

Physical Education

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Cause for Celebration—and Concern

Stanford Childrens

OCTOBER 1, 2024

There are a lot of physiologic changes in pregnancy, and for moms who have underlying disorders, including cardiac issues, close surveillance is recommended,” says Dr. Wu. We’re teaching them about their condition, what we need to do to get them through pregnancy and be OK, and we’re supporting them through that.”

Physiology

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Reasons Movement Teaches Kids to Think and Learn Differently

Skillastics

JUNE 23, 2022

Physiological Connections A researcher at Columbia University , found direct connections between physical activity and brain health. The post Reasons Movement Teaches Kids to Think and Learn Differently appeared first on Skillastics. But the connection to how the brain and physical activity work together goes much deeper.

Movement

Movement Teaching Teaching Motor Skills

Sleep Lesson Plans For Students

PLT4M

DECEMBER 14, 2023

By addressing sleep education within the context of physical education and health, students not only learn about the physiological benefits of sleep but also understand its relevance to their athletic performance, mood regulation, and overall lifestyle. Incorporating sleep lesson plans into PE and health is also a natural fit. Skein, M.,

Immune system

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Small Sided Games as a sport coaching training and conditioning tool

Learning Through Sport

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

During the 1960s and 1970s, there were several publications explaining how to use them, reasons for their use, and their teaching benefits, particularly in the sport of soccer/football (see e.g. Wade, 1967; Worthington, 1974) where they were used to teach attack, defence and transition principles of play.

Conditioning

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Self-Efficacy of PE Teachers to Work with Children with Disabilities

What's New in Adapted Physical Education

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In another exciting episode of What's New in APE, we interviewed Lindsey Nowland ( @LindseyNowland), a PhD candidate from Old Dominion University, about her research expertise in adapted physical education (APE), particularly focusing on self-efficacy when teaching students with disabilities in PE settings.

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The Full-Stack Physical Educator

The Physical Educator

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Many of you know me from my teaching, resources, speaking, and social media presence. Coaching teachers is where I turned my focus after stepping away from teaching in 2020. Coaching teachers is where I turned my focus after stepping away from teaching in 2020. pedagogy coach. The Full-Stack Physical Educator.

Physical Education

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From Athlete-to-Coach: Going the Distance From Being the Flower to Being the Gardener

AASP

JULY 3, 2024

Or individuals who quit coaching pretty fast because their wisdom won’t translate straightforwardly to things they can teach to others, or because they are still mourning the loss of their careers and can’t handle supporting someone else’s dream. What reputation could the coach have when only coaching for three months?

Coaching

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High School Strength and Conditioning Curriculum

PLT4M

APRIL 17, 2023

At PLT4M, our intro to strength training program teaches the following barbell movements: Back Squat Deadlift Bench Press Hang Clean Front Squat Strict Press We start every student with an empty barbell (or training bar) and begin to teach students how to safely and effectively add weight over time. Download Now!

High School

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Pull Up Modification Options

PLT4M

JANUARY 25, 2024

>>> Free Download: The Essential Guide To Teaching Weight Training The Pull – Foundational Human Movement For some reason, “Pulling”, as a fitness movement, is far less talked about than squats, presses, or a myriad of other bodyweight exercises. . >>>

Strength

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Adding the Physical to Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)

Heartzones

AUGUST 30, 2021

There is a way to measure each individual’s response to many physical experiences using a wearable sensor that can measure heart rate, respiratory rate, body temperature, and other physiological responses that measure emotional changes. Darrell Salmi, Stillwater High School teaching social-emotional-physical learning with his PE students.

Physical Education

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New courses in Sport Coaching and Leadership program will address sociocultural and financial aspects of running a sport program

MSU

MARCH 29, 2021

Physical Bases of Coaching (KIN 856) will address how knowledge from physiology, anatomy, biomechanics can help coaches create seasonal training plans and execute practice designs to develop athleticism in their players. This course will be taught by Dr. Jessica Wallace of the University of Alabama (and MSU Kinesiology PhD alumnus).

Coaching

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Health Education Lesson Plans

PLT4M

MARCH 4, 2024

There are so many different avenues health and physical educators can take when teaching health information to students. Challenges of Teaching Health Education Teaching health education is a challenging and rewarding field. Drugs change the brain in ways that make quitting hard, even when you want to. Skein, M.,

Health Education

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Ingredients for Progress: Heretics and Dissent

Informed Practitioner in Sport

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Beyond protecting status, another more simple motivation for individuals and institutions is simply sparing themselves the embarrassment of having the flaws in their teachings and writings exposed. Brooks and his 40-year quest to gain acceptance for lactate shuttle theory is one such cautionary tale in human physiology.

Motivation

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Physical Education Pulse

Is teaching Physical Education (PE) a tough job? Why I have stopped trying to be a better teacher and revert to wanting to make sense of what I am doing and why.

Precision in Physical Education (PE) – What is its role?

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Cause for Celebration—and Concern

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Sleep Lesson Plans For Students

Small Sided Games as a sport coaching training and conditioning tool

Self-Efficacy of PE Teachers to Work with Children with Disabilities

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From Athlete-to-Coach: Going the Distance From Being the Flower to Being the Gardener

High School Strength and Conditioning Curriculum

Pull Up Modification Options

Adding the Physical to Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)

New courses in Sport Coaching and Leadership program will address sociocultural and financial aspects of running a sport program

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Ingredients for Progress: Heretics and Dissent

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