ThinkingPE

Knowing WHY allows us to adapt on the fly and still accomplish our goals.   

Knowing WHY will be important this year with all the unknowns that teachers are faced with. 

In this episode we ask PE teachers not only WHAT they are teaching on their first day back, but WHY they are doing those activities.   Listen in for some great insights into teaching the first day of school 2020.

Carver Elementary Physical Education Teachers (www.cvr.district112.org) Kendra Maus, Dan Ford, & Tom Becker found success with distance learning through collaboration, building on each others strengths, and a growth mindset.  We also dig deeper into #6FeetPE with 90 kids (that's not a typing error) in their gym at once.  We learned how Social Emotional Learning is used to transition these large sections to their next class and how it has become the foundation of a great program.

Buckle Up!  You are going to want to copy the link to the #6feetPE Notes after listening to this episode.         

https://bit.ly/6feetPE-Brainstorm_Notes   

There are a ton of resources around No-equipment games,  minimal equipment games, student interaction, gamefying as well as new ideas, and thought-provoking discussions all in one discussion.

So, where do we even start planning for fall?   

In this episode teachers from around the country share ideas on setting up your teaching space as well as how to keep the fun in setting expectations and routines.

The hallmark of great teaching is combining metacognition with reflection.  Add a creative mind and you have Randy Spring, or as known in the Twitter world: @MrSpringPE.  We dig deep into how Randy thinks about planning for distance learning, adjustments for #6FeetPE, Twitter, and Social Emotional Learning.

2019 SHAPE America Teacher of the Year Donn Tobin shares his journey being recognized with a National award.  His growth mindset and willingness to collaborate are displayed as we dig deeper into what makes a great teacher great.  We discuss his distance learning success, physical education vs physical activity, and the idea of teaching PE while respecting social distancing in what we call #6FeetPE.

MNSHAPE President Tom Roberts discusses all things PE.  We reflect on distance learning, discuss what #6FeetPE (teaching PE while respecting social distancing) might look like, and discuss the future of physical education including the support MNSHAPE provides to insure purposeful, meaningful, standards based lessons no matter what the setting.

Caryl is a professor at St. Cloud State University and she was a co-author of the MNSHAPE physical education standards.  She shares with us the genius behind the standards that made them clearly written and intentionally vague allowing you the PE teacher to be in control of your class.

Social-Emotional Learning is what Standards 4 & 5 are all about.   

This fun discussion takes us into the heart of teaching the full student, not just the physical.   

Feel free to check out the link to the notes we took during all 5  #6feetPE discussions.    https://bit.ly/6feetPE-Brainstorm_Notes   

This will be our last #6feetPE discussion until August, but we still have some great interviews coming to you in the July podcasts. 

Thanks for joining us.

Can invasion games be taught while social distancing?  Listen in as PE teachers from around the USA brainstorm how to teach Standards 2 & 3 while keeping kids a safe distance. 

https://www.focusedfitness.org/   was mentioned as an excellent resource for adding Health & Nutrition content to your PE lessons.