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No Excuses! - A Documentary on Quality Physical Education

• Watch our Free Documentary No Excuses!
• What People Have Said About No Excuses!
• ​​Documentary Clips with Discussion Prompts

• Advocacy Clips from the Documentary
• Bonus Footage from the Documentary
• Documentary Team and Contributors

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

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 Icebreakers, Teambuilding, and Conflict Resolution Videos

• Overview
• Additional Resources

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Icebreaker and teambuilding activities are a great way to start off the year with new students. The small investment of time that these activities take is returned exponentially. Benefits include:

• Creation of a warm social climate
• Students and teachers learn each other's names quicker

• Improved social skills
• Higher participation levels

• Greater student enjoyment 
  
• Decrease in off task behaviors

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​​All of the activities on this page come from the "Ice Breakers & Openers CD-ROM of The Inspire! ​Youth Series" from Learning Support
​which graciously allowed this site to use some of their content free of charge.

• Facilitating Discussions and Debriefs​​

• Learning Names

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• Drama Games for Kids
• DramaNotebook

• #Physed Team Building Adventure Ed Challenges
• ​Teampedia

Conflict Resolution Activities

Click Here to Download Instructions for Conflict Resolution Activities
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General Icebreakers

Click Here to Download Instructions for Name Games and Icebreakers
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Name Games

Click Here to Download Instructions for Name Games and Icebreakers
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Teambuilding Activities

Click Here to Download Instructions for Teambuilding Activities
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