You can get more work done in less time if you apply these productivity tips. Have you felt what’s it like to be in a rut where you’ve felt busy but not productive; tired and underachieving? Many teachers have. So this post will explore multiple ways to improve how you work so that you can […]
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Are you looking for productivity tools to help increase your teaching performance? We’ve got your back. As a teacher, time is a highly priced commodity! Any little extra tool or trick to increase how much we can get done in limited time is definitely good to know. That’s why we’re bringing you our 10 favorite
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What is more important than content in a physical education class? What matters more than physical activity? Is there anything we should focus on more than the grade level outcomes created by SHAPE America? A student’s self- identity is more important than anything else. This is what shapes their thinking which will influence every decision
Opposites attract. I have sat through many weddings and have heard how the bride or groom is so Type A and their partner is the opposite. It makes a lot of sense. How crazy would it be if both partners were uptight! Even worse would anything ever get accomplished if both partners didn’t care about
A ‘how to guide’ for short and extended response questioning for the study of senior exercise or sports science. Tennessee Williams once said ‘Life is an unanswered question, but let’s still believe in the dignity and importance of the question’. When I speak to HPE teachers from a range of schools, sometimes their biggest struggle
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The other day I received a message from Jarrod Robinson (@mrrobbo) telling me to listen to this part of Dr. Dean Dudley’s ConnectedPE session. When Jarrod takes the time to tell me something I listen! Right away I knew I was listening to something groundbreaking. Dr. Dudley had just laid out not only why we
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I am writing this blog specifically for administrators or educators to bring to their administration because I am hoping that the reason public education has not endorsed creating physically active students is out of the ignorance of the overwhelming evidence that has been steadily flooding the academic and research world. It is my hope that
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This year I have been involved with a Teacher Development Program. This program is compulsory for all teaching staff members at my school to be involved in and has a number of levels to it to ensure that staff maintain their commitment to best practice. This year I completed the “full” teacher development program, which
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Andrew Milne thought he knew everything about teaching. Twenty years into his teaching career, he realized that learning how to be an exceptional educator is actually a lifelong process. Learn how Andrew Milne became a teacher of teachers by blogging and consistently stepping up his game. Andrew Shares Tips and Raises Funds for Other Teachers
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Have you ever been frustrated by a textbook because it is not quite right? Do you have that printed out folder with learning experiences from multiple resources? Wouldn’t it be great if you could create your own digital work and textbooks with all of the resources you have found valuable? Well look no further, OneNote
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To this day I remember heading over to the Pharmacy next to my mother’s Restaurant and borrowing comics. I read Spiderman, Iron Man and the X-men. My favorite Comic ever was DP7. To me it was a little more realistic than the others, it tended to be normal people that had powers that were not
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I believe in “heroes”. Heroes like Lincoln, Edison, Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, and Bono (U2 was my favorite growing up!). I also believe in sports heroes. I have a 7 year old son as well as a 5 year old daughter (but let’s focus on boys for this piece), and I’ve been thinking
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