A teacher checklist is a fundamental tool for teachers when they're using assessments. It is particularly useful for immediate feedback for students and a great value for making curriculum changes and modifications.

Learn how to implement this skill assessment tool in Physical Education by listening to this episode of the podcast.

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In this episode, Jessica Shawley, talks about using the jigsaw cooperative learning method as a teaching strategies in Phys Ed.

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If you’re looking to add a go to activity to your teaching arsenal, you’ll definitely want to stay tuned into this podcast. 

First things first, we have to identify some characteristics of a go to activity. For me a go to activity is quick to set up, has few rules, and is a fan favorite of your class.

Second, we have to identify those times when you need to rely on that go to activity. I used Ultimate Ball Passing Tag during shortened class periods, recess, intermural, field day and even those occasional sick days. This is an excellent activity for your sub plans.

Here’s a brief description of Ultimate Ball Passing Tag. It’s basically Blob tag with ultimate frisbee rules. In blob tag players add on to the tagging team when tagged and ultimate frisbee players may only pivot when holding the flying disc. Put those together and you have Ultimate Ball Passing Tag. In this activity a team of two begins as taggers with one ball. Together they pass back and forth trying to reach and take somebody with a ball in hand. 

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Dr. Robert Pangrazi shares why kids are not little adults. PE Teachers have adapted adult activities to kids, oftentimes without lowering baskets, shrinking the size of the balls, ect... This podcast shares a little bit more on how different their body proportions are.

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We all recognize the importance of getting our students active in Phys Ed class. And I think we all do a very, very great job of doing that on a regular basis. The one thing that we are always trying to figure out is new ways to get students to be more active throughout their school day.

Jason Gemberling shares a few tips for getting students active throughout the entire day, outside of PE! Learn more from Jason at https://www.gophersport.com/blog/author/jason-gemberling/

 

Derek Severson shares with you five tips that will instantly engage your students as they enter your classroom.

Instant activities are activities that students will do in the first five minutes of a PE class. I strongly believe these first five minutes are the most pivotal minutes of your entire lesson. Learn how to engage your students by listening to this new podcast from Derek Severson.

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We recently had our hundred day celebration at our campus and we worked with the librarian to create an event that was good for everyone involved at our school. I started off each class with a book "A hundred days of school" by Trudy Harris. After reading that book to the students, I then proceeded to create activities and my physical education setting that tied in to that day.

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I want to present a pretty cool strategy for assessment in physical education and we call it a bike rack. To provide a little bit of background, most adult education trainers use what's called a parking lot in their trainings and essentially a parking lot is a large sticky note or a whiteboard and anytime an attendee has questions or comments that don't quite fit in with what currently being discussed, they go to the parking lot and jot down their notes and then the trainer can review those when needed.

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Whether you're new to teaching net games altogether or are just needing more for your net games unit. I have a resource that I'd love to share with you today.

Net Games are a wonderful lifetime activity and an important part of my physical education program. I love teaching them! I know that the skills that they learn in games such as volleyball, pickleball, badminton and tennis transfer to other physical activities and provide my students an excellent opportunity to interact with others for a positive social experience.

Net Game Resources

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I was talking with a friend the other day and we got chatting about how kids influence teachers sometimes more than teachers influence kids and thought I'd share a couple of thoughts with you on that today. Dr. Robert Pangrazi shares tips for working with students with behaviors and how to not let it affect your teaching.

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