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Will is a veteran elementary Physical Education teacher who presents on the Meaningful Physical Education framework across the United States. Additionally, Will has a background in Human Motor Learning, research, sports coaching, and strength & conditioning. All these experiences put together give Will a unique ability to make movement science practical. Come listen to how Will tries to make his class a place where students are "Moved to Move".

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Show Notes:

• Beni, S., Fletcher, T., & Ní Chróinín, D. (2017). Meaningful experiences in physical education and youth sport: A review of the literature, Quest, 69(3), 291 - 312. (See all the MPE publications here on the LAMPE site.)
• The Captain Class, Sam Walker
• Health and Physical Education MEd Cohort - accepting applications for a Summer 2026 start!
• Doug Lemov - Teach Like a Champion.
• Justen O’Connor, Laura Alfrey & Dawn Penney (2024) Rethinking the classification of games and sports in physical education: a response to changes in sport and participation, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 29:3, 315-328. https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2022.2061938 
• O’Connor, J., Jeanes, R., Magee, J., Spaaij, R., Penney, D., & Miyashita, S. (2025). What is Informal Sport? Negotiating Contemporary Sporting Forms. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 49(2-3), 153-174. https://doi.org/10.1177/01937235251321855 
• Kilborn, M., Lorusso, J., & Francis, N. (2015). An analysis of Canadian physical education curricula. European Physical Education Review, 22(1), 23–46.
• Wikipedia: Nudge Theory

Thanks to Isaiah ([email protected]) for the guitar pieces, SSHRC for some funding and our guests for sharing!

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