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Episode ZERO introduces listeners to the Meaningful Podcast Experience. Ty and Doug introduce themselves, share the purpose and goals of the podcast, talk a bit about how they came to Meaningful PE. The episode closes with their advice and a hint about who’s coming on next.

Douglas Gleddie is a Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta. He teaches physical education curriculum and pedagogy to undergraduate students. He also teaches graduate courses in health and physical education, reflective practice, physical literacy and research methods. Dr. Gleddie’s research foci include: narratives of physical education; school sport; physical literacy praxis; meaningful physical education and; teacher education.

Ty Riddick is a Physical Education teacher at Strathcona-Tweedsmuir school in Okotoks, Alberta. He is currently pursuing a Doctoral degree at the University of Alberta with an emphasis on meaningfulness in Physical Education (PE) and is interested in how applying the MPE framework can impact student experiences in PE. Ty writes and shares about his attempts at implementation and other ideas related to meaningful PE on his blog.


Show Notes

• Blankenship & Ayers (2010) The Role of PETE in Developing Joy-Oriented Physical Educators 
• Learning About Meaningful Physical Education Website
• Meaningful Physical Education: An Approach for Teaching & Learning (Amazon)
• Run Your Life Podcast w/ Scott Kretchmar
• Kretchmar (2000) Moving and Being Moved: Implications for Practice
• Kretchmar (2008) The Increasing Utility of Elementary School Physical Education

Acknowledgements
Thanks to Isaiah Gleddie for the beauty guitar intro!

This podcast is partially funded by SSHRC.

Thanks to Isaiah Gleddie for the guitar pieces, SSHRC for some funding and our guests for sharing!

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