Category: Health & PE
From the start of any teacher certification program, preservice students are bombarded with recommendations on how to teach health education. Obviously, much of this advice is necessary. Professors help …
I have been a physical education teacher for 28 years and am currently teaching grades 6-8 at Cohoes Middle School, part of a small school district located just north …
Returning to school after the New Year is a great time to reflect on your classroom routines and strategies. If you’re looking for ways to improve, here are 7 …
Before December comes to an end and schools across the country close for winter break, we’d like to share some of SHAPE America’s most popular resources for health and …
As superintendent of the Watertown School District in South Dakota, I had the opportunity to attend the 2019 SHAPE America National Convention in Tampa last April. I was invited …
Have you ever heard other educators use negative language when referring to physical education teachers? I have — quite a bit. Some colleagues think our job looks easy and …
I have been a health and physical education teacher for more than 40 years and I know — using simple observation and some narrative feedback — that I am …
SHAPE America’s new service-learning program — health. moves. minds. — raises funds for schools and teaches kids how to thrive physically and emotionally. It can also increase mental health …
Now that physical education is identified as part of a student’s “well-rounded education” in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), physical educators have the opportunity to enhance the status …
The concept of inclusive physical education — teaching students with disabilities in general physical education settings — and the practical considerations of implementing effective instructional strategies that benefit all …
