5 Strategies to Increase MVPA Outside of PE Class
As physical educators, we know today’s youth need 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) daily. However, students may receive physical education only
Find new methods of motivating students about Physical Education using trusted ideas tested and shared by other teachers! Whether it’s charting MVPA or tracking daily steps, discover how visual and verbal reinforcement serves as motivation to exercise, keeping students working toward big results. |
As physical educators, we know today’s youth need 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) daily. However, students may receive physical education only
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One of the biggest questions I get asked as a high school PE teacher is what do I do with the students who don’t dress out?
The Million Dollar Question:
Well guess what? This has been the million dollar question I’ve asked myself over the past 25 years.
To be honest with you, I’ve tried everything as some work just okay and most didn’t work at all. What I finally came up with is one that I thought I could live comfortably with and is yet so simple and so easy to manage.
My students like to have options, and they enjoy exploring new movement areas. So, this year when I began an educational gymnastics unit with my
Take 15-30 seconds and think of the all the feelings you have when you hear the word “assessment.” What words come to mind? Now…take 15-30
Maria Corte is an innovative teacher who has a passion for fitness in Phys Ed! She has developed activities and programs that have engaged her
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommends that children between the ages of 6-17 participate in at least 60 minutes of physical activity
Wearing chest straps, syncing heart rate devices, and calibrating pedometers can be extra work and very time consuming for your students. Tracking MVPA and activity
Motivation, and the fundamentals of motivating students, is something we know is important, but I think it’s something we don’t fully grasp and fully optimize.
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