Connecting the Dots: A Guest Blog Series
During our two keynotes at the 2017 National PE and School Sport Institute, we continually touched on the idea of community. As Collin Brooks stated in One Word, One Community: This profession is a diverse landscape filled with individuals who have strengths that we must embrace. Physical education is not an individual sport. By leveraging our collective strengths we can accomplish the unthinkable…the unattainable…we can shift the paradigm. The opportunity to share our voice through blogging is something that has had a great impact on the professional growth of all of us at PHYSEDagogy…. Read More
Physical Activity in the Classroom Presentation
Today I had the opportunity to present on physical activity in the classroom to the staff at my school. I want to share my resources with you in case you are planing to present to your collegues in the future. Below you will find my slides. Here is a direct link. Also, here is a Resource eBook you can share with your staff as well. Furthermore, here is an outline of some talking points from my slides. Feel free to make a copy of my Google Slides and modify them any way you… Read More
Teacher evaluation: Are we failing our profession?
I am writing this blog post tonight filled with a wide range of emotions: anger, sadness, more anger, fear, and despair. I usually try to keep my emotions out of blogging, but I am taking a different approach with this post. Clearly, I am emotionally charged. My hope is that it will serve as a call to action for you. As you may already be aware, I am out of the classroom this year. Currently, my job is managing a grant in my district helping to facilitate teacher led reform in four focus areas:… Read More
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