Teaching During COVID in Physical Education – PE Blog

My First Year Teaching vs. Teaching During a Pandemic [Interactive]

Chris Nichols April 5, 2021

Welcome to the PE Express podcast. Today, I would like to share some of the similarities I had for my first year teaching and teaching during the pandemic. Four years of college or maybe more… Some of us were on a extended plan and that didn’t include the master’s degree. Years of course work provided by college professors, all the practice from student teaching, they were all great building box for my education. You complete all that course work and then you receive your first teaching job. Man, the excitement of getting your first job. You’re on cloud nine and you’re ready to take on the world of physical education or so he thought.

The Role of Strength and Conditioning in Physical Education

Dr. Robert Pangrazi February 5, 2021

Episode Highlights:

– It’s important to get young kids to fall in love with movement.

– It’s crucial to build confidence at the middle school level. Motivation by education.

– At what age should students start lifting weights?

– Top priorities for teaching strength and conditioning to athletes.

– How do you get the best effort from your students?

4 Benefits of Cardio Drumming – Making P.E. ROCK in 2021!

Shannon Roentved January 20, 2021

Ready to integrate some fun new programming into your in-person and/or virtual P.E. curriculum? It can be tough to keep students engaged in normal times

Quick Assessment Strategies for Student Learning! [Interactive]

Ross Chakrian January 18, 2021

Hey, everyone. Today on the PE Express podcast, I wanted to talk about an important word, assessment. This word may bring up a variety of feelings within you upon hearing it. My hope is that by the end of the short podcast, you will have a quick assessment strategy that you can add to your teacher toolbox to help your students and yourself in the gym. Let’s get to it.

Student Accountability During HS Virtual PE [Interactive]

Brian Hull January 8, 2021

In talking with so many of my physical education colleagues from across the country. Many of us, including myself, have lots of questions and wonderings in terms of what the best methods are in holding our physical education students accountable during our virtual PE classes.

Exercise: The Stress Breaker!

Jason Gemberling December 22, 2020

For several years, my PE staff and I have been trying to relay the importance of stress relief to our students, parents, staff, administration, and

3 Tips to Increase Student Engagement During Remote Learning

Derek Severson December 15, 2020

Within the upper left of the United States, many school districts have fully embraced remote learning for the foreseeable future. This school year is new for me and I’ve been as much of a student as I am a teacher. Not only am I teaching middle school Physical Education for the first time in my 14 years of education, but I have to do so without any face-to-face interaction with my students.

Accepting the Challenges of Virtual Physical Education

Dr. Robert Pangrazi December 10, 2020

COVID-19 has created many challenges for physical education teachers in a virtual or hybrid setting. This month’s Huddle focuses on those challenges including large class sizes, minimal equipment, securing technology through grant funding, to increasing communication among fellow physical educators. In addition, motivating students in a virtual setting is an ongoing issue that continues to challenge teachers. Join us for a Huddle that will be hands-on and practical and about issues that impact the entire profession.

Lesson Design Advice During Virtual PE [Interactive]

Brian Hull December 2, 2020

Right now, I know many of us are having a really hard time trying to put our lessons and thoughts together when it comes to creating and implementing our virtual or hybrid PE lessons. There are so many different ways on how we can all be teaching our content right now. So today I have a few thoughts and reasons on why I designed my lessons the way that I do.

Be Prepared for the Unexpected [Interactive]

Jason Gemberling December 1, 2020

On today’s podcast, I want to take a moment to talk to you about making sure you’re prepared in case your school district where to go to a virtual learning platform.

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