Research shows that girls’ confidence in physical activities often declines as they enter adolescence. Health and physical educators can empower girls in physical education classes.| SHAPE America Blog
When we connect classrooms through interdisciplinary collaboration in Health and PE, the learning becomes even more powerful. One way to highlight the value of health and physical education is to partner with colleagues in other disciplines and tap into their expertise.| SHAPE America Blog
As I enter my 12th year of teaching elementary physical education, I’d like to share the tips I’ve used to start the year strong. With intention and a little planning, this can be the year you keep the fire burning instead of burning out.| SHAPE America Blog
What if students could build fitness and lifelong wellness through joyful, purposeful movement? As physical educators, we have the opportunity — and responsibility — to rewrite the narrative by connecting fitness to fun and purpose.| SHAPE America Blog
Physical education teachers need to have equipment ready to address the needs of ALL our students, which includes adapted PE tools. That’s the idea behind the “Adapted PE Bucket.”| SHAPE America Blog
Using simple equipment modifications in PE can help you support students with disabilities or just make activities more interactive. This article includes 10 PE modifications grouped by function.| SHAPE America Blog
As a PE teacher at Dunbar High School in Washington, DC, I wanted to teach my students about “uncommon-to-them” physical fitness activities, such as yoga, boxing, weight training, cycling, and mountain biking. To do this, I often use the city as my physical education classroom.| SHAPE America Blog
Many schools have a Response to Intervention class schedule that helps provide engagement and enrichment activities for students. Spooner Middle School is finding success by using daily outdoor physical education as an academic and behavioral intervention.| SHAPE America Blog
