Physical Literacy, Inclusiveness, and The Spatial Imaginary: A Summer Challenge

At the SHAPE America national convention in Seattle, I finally had the opportunity to meet, and participate in a session with Dr. Brian Culp. Alongside John Strong and Dr. Brandy Lynch, their presentation titled 'Keys to Unlocking a Diverse and Socially Just HPE Space' shared resources, provided space for deep self-reflection, and reminded attendees that …

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I Quit

I quit…. being the positive encourager. I quit being the positive encourager. I have chosen to go to the dark side. I will allow my critical nature to fully take hold and spend my career calling out malpractice and positioning myself to take down every teacher employed to teach who fails to meet the basic …

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#TeachingReflection

Bringing the school year, and our #Microblog event to a close, I'm delighted that the effervescent educator who is Chris Walker, AKA, @CoachWalk has recorded a personalized message for us. Chris shares his #teachingreflection videos regularly on social media, and I always look forward to these upbeat and insightful recordings. Chris' reflections are full of …

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Prime Time

When I ask my middle school students to think about what they want to do, be, see and achieve throughout their lives, athletics are often a large part of their goals for the immediate future. But at this age, many tweens and teens also see athletics (especially professional sport and extreme sports) as a career …

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Teaching about Abortion Access – With the National Sex Education Standards

This post uses the recommended ‘Best Practices’ from the Educate US “So You Want to Speak Up For Sex Education” Claim your power: Before becoming a licensed Health Educator, I worked for Planned Parenthood for five years. My work as a ‘Clinic Assistant’ in the health center included delivering ‘pregnancy tests and options counseling’ visits, …

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Assessing Students’ Progress in a Skill-Based Health Education Classroom

Most school courses are content-based, and assessing students’ knowledge through formative assessments is simple: solve the equation, define the vocabulary word, and list the facts.  In a Skill-Based Health Education classroom, how do we ensure students are progressing toward the learning target, and what do we do if they are not?  The goal of formative …

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