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Physical Education Blog. 12/02/16 17:17 Categories: How I Teach The more I teach, the more I realize how lucky I am to be a part of the #physed community. Every day, I find myself being inspired and wowed by this group of amazing teachers from around the world. That’s why I’ve decided to take a second each week and highlight one of these incredible educators. This week’s post comes from an amazing teacher (I’m serious… wait until you see his teaching schedule) from Iowa: Name: Bart JonesWhere Are You From: Aurelia, IowaWhere Do You Teach: Van Meter Community School DistrictOne word that best describes how you teach: Passionate Read More...

By: Joey Feith 02/02/16 19:30 Categories: Lil' Help If you are new to “Lil’ Help?” That being said, here is the latest issue I’d ask you to tackle (submitted anonymously by a member of our community): Read More... 01/02/16 18:42 Categories: Campaigns That response is usually followed up by the question "what's physical literacy? " 31/01/16 22:32 Categories: #PEChat Name: Dr. Ready? 1. Chris Horner's PE Blog – A PE & School Sport Blog without the self-promotional rubbish! Evsport | Reflections of a PE department. PE and Me | My Physical Education & Teaching Blog – by Graham Mallen. The 13 MUST Know Professional Development Websites for Teachers. 1- Education World This is a great website that offers all the resources you need to grow professionally. It has different sections with each one full of PDFs, books, articles an many more . 2- Discovery Education There is no way that you did not hear about this awesome website. 3- Staff Develop This is another great resource for professional development.It provides articles, books, workshops, and many resources links. 4- Ed Week Ed Week is a also one of the leading websites in education. 5- Educators Professional Development The title says it all. 6- Read Write Think This has a separate section dedicated to professional development resources . check it out , it is really great. 7- Teacher Vision Teacher Vision provides a wide range of professional development resources for educators such as articles, lesson plans, links and many more. 8- Teachers Domain This is a free digital media service for educational use from public broadcasting and its partners. 9- Getting Smart 10- Common Sense Media.

School and Education Technology Webinars. eSchool News is proud to present a variety of webinars on the hottest topics in education technology. Our webinars are a great place to learn about new technologies, how your colleagues are solving concerns you may have and more. All of our webinars are free, just click on the links below to register. All you’ll need on the day of the event is internet access. After you register, you’ll be supplied with a link to log-in at the scheduled time. Can’t make the date or missed a previous webinar — don’t worry, our webinars are also recorded and archived.

Introduction to 3D Printing Modules in the Classroom Tuesday, November 24th, 2015 1:00 pm EST / 10:00 am PST Date: Tuesday, November 24th Time: 1:00 pm EST / 10:00 am PST About the Event We are thrilled to be offering this upcoming webinar on how to incorporate 3D printing course content into your own K-12 classroom! How to Deploy a 1:1 iPad Program in Education Tuesday, October 20th, 2015 2:00 pm EST / 11:00 am PST.

Educational Technology Webinars | Collaborize Classroom. Free Webinars For Teachers | Free Educational Webinars | Free Workshops For Teachers. Personal Learning Networks: The Future of Learning Presenter: Will Richardson Learning is social, we've all known that. Now, the Internet has made it globally social. To flourish as learners in a connected world, we need a network that we can trust – and one that we can turn to when we need answers, inspiration, or direction. While we've always crafted these Personal Learning Networks in our face-to-face spaces, achieving the same online is quite a bit more nuanced and complex.

This session looks at what PLNs are, how they can influence our learning lives and future success. Learn how to begin to construct PLNs using various Web tools Understand the implications for our students, schools, and professional practice Look at how diversity, balance, and safety enter into the learning equation online How can differentiation be achieved—without putting too much burden on teachers? Presenter: Dr. How can differentiation be achieved—without putting too much burden on teachers? Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr.

Professional Development | EdTech Center @ World Education. The EdTech Center provides professional development through World Education’s E-Learning, webinars and face-to-face workshops. Integrating Technology with Project-Based LearningThis course reviews the concepts of project-based learning (PBL) and guides participants in learning how they can integrate new and emerging technologies into instruction. Introduction to Integrating Technology into the ClassroomThis multimedia self-paced course helps guide teachers who are new to integrating technology into teaching and learning. To view a webinar, click its title and then click the “play” button. Assessing Core Tech Skills For Adult Learners With NorthstarThe Northstar Digital Literacy Project defines basic skills needed to perform tasks on computers and online.

It assesses foundational skills through 10 online, self-guided modules: Basic Computer Use, Internet, Windows Operating System, Mac OS, Email, Word, Social Media, Excel, PowerPoint, and Information Literacy. The New and Improved USA Learns. Healthy kids. Health. Ten rules for a healthy life. KidsHealth - the Web's most visited site about children's health.

Hamster Dance (Elementary PE Fitness Routine) Free Elementary School (K-6) Physical Education Lesson Plans. SPARK Elementary Physical Education (PE) The original SPARK Elementary PE study was funded by the National Institutes of Health to create, implement, and evaluate new and innovative approaches to physical education content and instruction, then test them in “real world” settings. SPARK Elementary PE was designed to be more inclusive, active, and fun than traditional PE classes. Today, after lessons learned from more than 20 years of ongoing research and field testing nationwide, SPARK PE is the most researched and field-tested Physical Education program in the world – a true solution to our growing problem of overweight and obese children.

For more information on SPARK Elementary Physical Education, Click Here for K-2 PE and Click Here for 3-6 PE. SPARK Elementary PE Lesson Plans Below is a collection of free SPARK Physical Education lesson plans for elementary students. K-2 PE Instructional Units The 12 instructional units in the SPARK K-2 PE Manual are listed below.