When Joey Feith asked me to write a guest blog post for his awesome site http://www.ThePhysicalEducator.com he suggested that I might like to consider writing about my teaching philosophy. I have to admit, I hadn't really taken much time to sit down and reflect on the related beliefs that shape the way that plan my …
This week's blog post presents you with 5 reasons to attend your state AHPERD convention. Although I have used my state of Illinois as the subject of the post, feel free to copy, paste and adapt it to suit the needs of teachers in your state. It's conference season, so let's encourage as many of …
I recently discovered Podcast Brunch Club, which is like a book club but for podcasts. Each month they collate a themed playlist of podcasts and provide discussion questions to help you discuss your thoughts. Some recent themes of note have included: Representations & Stereotypes in Pop Culture The Future of the Human Body Climate Change …
Health Literacy Month is a time for organizations and individuals to promote the importance of understandable health information and this week, SHAPE America introduced its first ever Health Education Youth Empowerment Series to help students develop the skills they need to make decisions and implement change in their own lives and the lives of others. The first unit, …
Fall sees a drop in temperatures, baseball playoffs, the return of ice hockey (Go Blackhawks!) the chance to wear the latest #sendateacher hoodie and also a glut of #physed conferences! And for many #physed and #healthed teachers it's time to renew membership of your state organization because, well, you have to be a member to …
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