To my right is my dog laying on top of the couch resting. Dolly, my 7-year-old 14-pound pug, has her eyes closed, a handmade blanket draped over her, and is drifting to sleep. She is enjoying having me around. Dolly … Read More
Category Archives: Professional Development
Building Community Relationships and Getting Free Stuff For Your PE Program
By Steve Lightman You know what’s super neat? Getting free stuff for your Physical Education program at school! What do you mean FREE stuff? I mean, free stuff!! Hockey sticks, jump ropes, balls, shirts, golf clubs and balls, and baseball … Read More
Preparing for Safer PE Instruction During a Pandemic
Submitted by: Dustin Yakobuian As PE teachers, we are always keenly aware of safety precautions in our instruction. From setting up our teaching space, thoughtfully considering which equipment to purchase/use, and the instructions and rules we create, we are responsible … Read More
3 Keys to a Successful Physical Education and Health E-Learning Environment
We have been put into a unique situation. At no other time in contemporary history did the world shut down, schools and businesses shuttered, and a majority of the world shut down due to a global pandemic. During the immediate … Read More
6 Tips To Bring Out The Super Teacher In You
Being a teacher can be an isolating experience. Often, we do not get the opportunity to connect outside of the beginning of the school year meeting or during professional development courses taken on our own time. Thus, I feel compelled to … Read More
The Importance of Professional Development
As a younger teacher, I had a strong interest in professional development. Anything I could get my hands on to read, watch, or listen to was never enough. I would dig into different curriculum’s and books by any teacher who … Read More
Tips For Teachers Preparing For Classroom Observations
A teaching observation is part of the checks and balances that ensures teaching and learning are occurring in the classroom. Whether you’re in year one or year twenty-five, you have to go through this process. This may inspire you to show … Read More
The Best Mobile Apps to Use in Your PE Class
Nowadays it seems like a common response to most problems is, “There’s an App for That”. Technology has become an important part of our culture and saves us a ton of time each day. Since I got a TV installed in my … Read More
International Symposium for Adapted Physical Education
My name is Justin A. Haegele, I am an assistant professor at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. I work in the health and physical education program in the Department of Human Movement Sciences, where I conduct research and teacher … Read More
How to Integrate Math into Physical Education
It seems like mathematics is a subject that falls into three categories: you like it, you know enough to get by, or you absolutely hate it. For those who love it, I applaud you all. Now you can learn how … Read More