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No Excuses! - A Documentary on Quality Physical Education
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QUALITY PHYSICAL EDUCATION ADVOCACY
  • ​The Importance of Physical Education
  • ​Health Organizations' Statements about Physical Education​​​
  • The Benefits of Physical Education​
  • The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Academic Performance​
  • What Does Quality Physical Education Look Like?
  • ​Resources for Evaluating a Quality Physical Education Program
  • ​​​​​​Advocacy Resources and Toolkits
  • ​​​​​​Advocacy Infographics​​
  • ​​Pledge your Support for Quality Physical Education
EFFECTIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES
  • Teaching Strategies
  • Class Management
  • Assessment
  • Miscellaneous
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  • General Teaching Strategies
  • Teaching Strategies for English Language Learners
  • ​Adapted Physical Education Resources
  • Teaching Styles in Physical Education​​
  • ​​Instructional Models in Physical Education
  • Planning Physical Education Units​
  • Domains of Learning and Writing Learning Objectives
  • Strategies for Asking Questions
  • Debriefing ​​Information and Guidelines
  • Debriefing Techniques
  • ​​Examples of Cross Disciplinary Activities
  • Growth Mindset and Multiple Intelligences​​​
  • Class Management Guidelines
  • Class Management Techniques
  • ​​Strategies for Learning Student Names
  • ​Strategies for Forming Groups
  • ​Tools for Assessing Behavior
  • Resources for Building Character
  • Resources for Bullying and Conflict Resolution
  • Assessment in Physical Education
  • Types of ​Assessment with Examples
  • Authentic Assessment Guidelines and Examples​​
  • Rubric Guidelines and Examples
  • Grading in Physical Education
  • Fitnessgram Guidelines and Resources
  • Advice for New Teachers
  • How to Engage Families in Your Curriculum
  • Physical Educators as Role Models
  • ​​​Safety Related Resources
  • Social Justice and Diversity Resources
  • Miscellaneous Articles
  • Miscellaneous ​Videos
TEACHER RESOURCES
  • Teacher Resources
  • Fitness
  • Instructional Videos
  • Professional Development
  • Technology
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  • Physical Education Organizations
  • Resources for Physical Education Lessons
  • Resources for Grants and Fundraising
  • ​​Resources for Finding and Landing Jobs
  • ​​Resources for Physical Education DIY and Hacks
  • Physical Education Related National Observances​
  • ​​​The Importance of Recess and Play
  • Guidelines and Resources for Recess
  • ​Resources for Brain Breaks and Class Based Activities
  • ​Inspirational Education Videos
  • Web Links and Articles for Parents
  • Examples of Creative Fitness Activities
  • Examples of Incorporating Fitness and Fitness Concepts
  • ​​​​Strategies for Activity Promotion and Adherence
  • Resources for Weight Training and Conditioning
  • Resources for Stress Management
  • Fitness Facts for Students 
  • Online Resources for Health, Fitness, and Nutrition
  • Icebreakers, Teambuilding, and Conflict Resolution
  • Dance - Overview and Resources
  • Dance - Folk and Line
  • Dance - POCO LOCOs
  • Dance - Ballroom and Social Dance
  • Dance - Additional Youtube Playlists
  • Information and Resources for Professional Development
  • ​Information and Resources for Attending Conferences
  • Journals for Physical Education and Sport​
  • Social Media Resources for Physical Educators​
  • Teaching Evaluation Forms for Physical Educators
  • Resources for P.E.T.E. Graduate Students​
  • ​Technology Guides for Physical Education
  • Apps for Physical Education
  • Online Technology Resources
  • ​Projector Uses in Physical Education
  • ​Virtual Reality in Physical Education
  • 360 Degree Photos and Videos in Physical Education
  • Augmented Reality and QR Codes in Physical Education

Debriefing Techniques


4 Corners
After a statement is read, each participant moves to a corner labeled as strongly agree, agree, disagree and strongly disagree.
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Apple and Onion
​An Apple is a positive comment about themselves, a group member, the group, or the activity. An Onion is something they did not like about the experience
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Beach Ball
Write questions on a beach ball. Throw the ball to whoever wants it. The person who catches the ball answers whichever question is closest to them.
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Chiji/Expression Cards
Students choose a card that best represents an experience, feeling, thought, or emotion that they had during the activity. Each person/group will show their card(s) and share what it/they represents to them. 
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Complete the Sentence
During the activity I felt...
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Crumpled Paper
Students write anything they want about the activity, themselves, or the group and throws it into the center circle. After mixing up the crumpled papers, everyone takes a piece of paper and reads it aloud to the group.
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Faces (Emojis)
​Pass around laminated sheets and each student will choose one picture that represents how they currently feel or how they felt during the activity.
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​​​Headliners
​The students create a headline about the activity that they just completed. 
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Index Cards
Write debriefing questions on index cards and pass them out. Have the participants reflect and answer the question as part of whole group, in partners, in small groups, or silently.
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One Word
Students use one word to characterize how the group conducted itself.
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Quick Toss
Toss an object around the circle and when caught, participants answer a predetermined question or can share a thought, compliment, or experience.
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Rocks
Pass around a bag of rocks and tell students to take as many as they want from the bag (at least one). For each rock they took they will explain one thing about the activity to the group. 
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Rose, Bud, and Thorn
Each person shares their rose, bud, & thorn. Rose is something they enjoyed about the activity, thorn is an area that needed improvement, and bud is something they took away from the activity.. 
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Skill Lists (Top --)
Students brainstorm a list of skills they use in an activity and write them down.
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Snapshot
Students are asked: "If you were to take a picture at any moment during the activity, what would have taken a picture of and how is it representative of your experience?"
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​Thumbs Up, Thumbs to the Side, and Thumbs Down
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​Rate how the group (or you) did, and explain why you rated it that way
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​Traffic Light
​​Each student chooses either the red, yellow, or green light to represent what they thought about the activity and then explains why. Green light = full speed ahead, yellow = proceed with caution, red = stop!
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​Web of Compliments
​The group passes an object to each member. When they receive the object, that person must pick a person, say why they are proud of them, and then pass them the object.
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What Part are You?
Ask each person to choose the part of (insert here) that best represents their role within the group or particular activity. For example, what part of the house best described your role in the last activity? 
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​Yard Stick or Ruler
​Each student shows how they rated the activity by touching a number on the ruler and sharing why they touched that number.
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Resources for this Page

  • The New PE. Cummiskey, M. (2012). ​
  • Tips And Tools: The Art of Experiential Group Facilitation. Stanchfield, J. (2008). 

Our Related Pages

  • ​General Teaching Strategies
  • Teaching Strategies for English Language Learners
  • ​Adapted Physical Education Resources
  • Teaching Styles in Physical Education​​
  • ​​Instructional Models in Physical Education
  • Planning Physical Education Units​
  • Domains of Learning and Writing Learning Objectives
  • Strategies for Asking Questions
  • Debriefing ​​Information and Guidelines
  • Debriefing Techniques
  • ​​Examples of Cross Disciplinary Activities
  • Growth Mindset and Multiple Intelligences​​​
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