? The AI revolution is well-underway and, I don't know about you, I've been feeling a little overwhelmed by it all! In this first part of a two-episode series, we'll unpack some of the key terms around AI and explore the idea of how to use artificial intelligence as a co-pilot in your teaching. ? Become a #PhysEdU Community Member! #PhysEdU is the professional growth community that I've launched for physical educators earlier this year. Its purpose is to help you unlock and grow your potential to be an outstanding physical educator! Community members enjoy benefits such as exclusive ..read more

? Ok, I get that not everyone feels super excited about going back to school. That said, after three years of being away from teaching, I can't wait to start the latest chapter in my teaching career! In this episode, I'll share the four things that have me feeling fired up about getting back into teaching. ? Become a #PhysEdU Community Member! #PhysEdU is the professional growth community that I've launched for physical educators earlier this year. Its purpose is to help you unlock and grow your potential to be an outstanding physical educator! Community members enjoy benefits such a ..read more

? In this episode, I'm trying something new! Let me walk you through a lesson that I recently designed and delivered at a local middle school. The lesson kicked off the students' fitness unit and focused on helping them explore the health-related components of fitness in a way that did not involve fitness testing or hitting up the fitness centre. ? Become a #PhysEdU Community Member! #PhysEdU is the professional growth community that I've launched for physical educators earlier this year. Its purpose is to help you unlock and grow your potential to be an outstanding physical educato ..read more

? Earlier this spring, I got to check one of my goals off of my teaching bucket list. For years, I've dreamed of teaching a skateboarding unit as part of my physical education program. Well, after several twists and turns, I finally managed to make that dream come true! In this episode, I'll walk you through the process I used to design and deliver a meaningful series of skateboarding lessons that empowered the middle school students at our local school to turn our town's skatepark into their own personal playground! ? Become a #PhysEdU Community Member! #PhysEdU is the professional ..read more

The school year is coming to an end. If you're an elementary school teacher, that means that Field Day season is about to begin! Having taught elementary school physical education for the past ten years, I've had the responsibility of planning a whole-school Field Day event each school year. Planning an event of this size - with all of its moving parts - can be intimidating. That being said, I decided to sit down and create a walkthrough on how I went about planning my take on Field Day: The Interplanetary Games. In this episode, you'll learn about: • The context and origin of my Field Day mod ..read more

? Here is my first-ever Q&A episode! After hesitating on doing one of these forever, I finally decided to dive in and give this a go. In this episode, I do my best to answer the following three questions (and shout out to the three awesome listeners who shared!): 1. What are your favourite forms of assessment? (submitted by Hector/@hrico90 from Chicago, IL) 2. What are the main skills a student should have when they finish a #physed programme? (submitted by Liam/@olivertwist_2 from the UK/Malaysia) 3. How have you successfully developed meaningful and productive professional relationships ..read more

This is a pretty personal episode for me. I'll be opening up and letting you into some of the health issues that I have been living with. I'll also be sharing what I've done in order to prioritize my health and my family. You can find a transcript of this podcast here: https://thephysicaleducator.com/2021/01/18/begin-again/ Here are some important resources for anyone who may be suffering from the state of their mental health: Canada Suicide Prevention Service Phone: 833-456-4566 SMS: 45645 US National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Phone: 1-800-273-8255 Thank you for your support and kindness ..read more

In this episode of The #PhysEd Show Podcast, I'll be sharing the strategy that we developed to help ensure that our students had access to engaging, fun, and safe recess experiences as they returned to school this fall in the middle of the COVID-19 global pandemic. By the end of this episode, you will be able to: Understand why recess needs to be a part of the school day at your school. Know what the experts are saying in regards to COVID-19 recommendations for recess. Be able to list a few key strategies/considerations for implementing safe, meaningful, and fun recess at your school in this ..read more

Learn more about the standards-based striking and fielding games unit that I designed for my grade 6 students in this episode of The #PhysEd Show Podcast! This episode will walk you through - step-by-step - the process I use to design standards-based units for my physical education program. In it, you will learn: The SHAPE America grade-level outcomes that I built this unit around. How I determined the evidence of learning I would seek out throughout the unit. The assessment tools I created/used to capture that evidence. The learning activities I built to help students develop the skills, kno ..read more

❤️ Kyle Bragg is a celebrated physical educator out of Scottsdale, Arizona. If you follow the #physed hashtag on Twitter, then there is no doubt that you have caught glimpses into Kyle's teaching already. Kyle does an incredible job of sharing best practices and insights from his teaching, and lately has been doing all of this through the #ICIH hashtag (which stands for In Case It Helps). In this episode, we explore what got Kyle into teaching, how he develop such an intentional approach to social and emotional learning in physical education, and how he continues to build a physical education ..read more