Active Kids Do Better!

Active Kids Do Better!

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Active Kids Do Better! episodes

  • UNC Active School Institute - Advocacy and Sustainability

    Welcome to a special edition of this podcast. Today I will be joined by Jaimie McMullen from the University of Northern Colorado Active Schools Institute.

    This is the final episode of the three-part series themed around Active Classrooms Month. This episode focuses on advocating for and sustaining active classrooms. Jaimie offers some truly great insight and advice on these topics. Stay tuned! You do not want to miss this.


    Here is a LINK reference at the very end of this episode.

    25 min
  • UNC Active School Institute - Strategies & Resources

    This podcast focuses on practical strategies for creating an active classroom, as well as some resources that are available for both the implementation of and justification for classroom-based physical activity. This is the second episode of a three-part series.


    These links were referenced during this episode:

    • CDC Classroom Physical Activity (other CDC Guidance documents are linked on this page)
    • Springboard to Active Schools Classroom Physical Activity (JOPERD article linked)
    • JOPERD: MI (my) Wheelhouse: A Movement Integration Progression Framework for Elementary Classroom Teachers (Moon & Webster, 2019)
    • 25 min
    • UNC Active School Institute (Introductions)

      Welcome to this special edition of this podcast. Today I will be joined by a team of professionals from the University of Northern Colorado Active Schools Institute. After introductions from each member of the team, we will dive into some of the research they have published and hear their perspective on classroom-based physical activity. This is the first episode of a three-part series so there is more to come. Stay tuned! You do not want to miss this.

      Here is some of the research that is mentioned:

      Pulling Kuhn, A., Stoepker, P., Dauenhauer, B., & Carson, R. L. (2021). A systematic review of comprehensive school physical activity program (CSPAP) interventions. American Journal of Health Promotion. https://doi.org/10.1177/08901171211013281

      McMullen, J. M., Hodgin, K., Krause, J. M., Dauenhauer, B. & Carson, R. L. (2021). “It makes you fly to the moon” – Stakeholder perceptions of physical activity in the school environment. European Journal of Environment and Public Health, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.21601/ejeph/9372

      Stoepker, P., & Dauenhauer, B. (2020). Secondary student and teacher perspectives of classroom movement integration. Physical Educator, 77(5). https://doi.org/10.18666/TPE-2020-V77-I5-10108

      von Klinggraeff, L., Hodgin, K. L., Dauenhauer, B., & Carson, R. L. (2020). Effects of a 16-week online classroom physical activity integration course on student-level outcomes. American Journal of Health Education. 1-10. doi:10.1080/19325037.2020.1795752

      Hodgin, K. L., von Klinggraeff, L., Dauenhauer, B., McMullen, J. M., Pulling Kuhn, A., Stoepker, P., & Carson, R. L. (2020). Effects of sharing data with teachers on student physical activity and sedentary behavior in the classroom. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. Advance online publication. 10.1123/jpah.2018-0711.

      Stoepker, P., Dauenhauer, B., Moore, J. B., & Carson, R. L. (2020). Comprehensive school physical activity program policies and practices questionnaire (CSPAP-Q). Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. Advance online publication. 10.1080/02701367.2019.1711008

      Dauenhauer, B., Carson, R. L., Krause, J., Hodgin, K., Jones, T., & Weinberger, C. (2018). Cultivating physical activity leadership in schools: A three-tiered approach to professional development. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 89(9), 51-57.

      Stoepker, P., Dauenhauer, B., & McCall, T. (2018). Effects of a walking program on physical activity accrual and on-task behavior. Physical Educator, 75(3), 498-514.


      31 min
    • Charlene Burgeson Interview

      This is the inaugural episode and one that I am confident you will enjoy. I will interview Charlene Burgeson, executive director of Active Schools. Charlene describes the work that she has done throughout her career to support physical activity and physical education.

      20 min

    About Active Kids Do Better!

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    This podcast is from Active Schools and provides listeners with strategies to support physical activity.