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    • Current Projects >
      • Active Equipment Library Program
      • PETE Doctoral Program DIrectory
      • Zambia Project
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      • Paradise U Project​
      • SPARTAN Races
      • Teacher Appreciation
      • Other Projects
  • Advocacy
    • Importance of Physical Education
    • What is Quality Physical Education?
    • "No Excuses!" Documentary
    • Advocacy Guidelines and Resources
    • Research on the Benefits of Physical Activity for Schools
    • Importance of Recess, Play, and Active Classrooms
  • Pedagogy
    • Physical Education Pedagogy >
      • General Strategies
      • Adapted Physical Education
      • English Language Learners
      • Cross Disciplinary Examples
      • Facilitating Discussions and Debriefs
      • Miscellaneous Articles and Videos
    • Physical Education Pedagogy Continued >
      • Social and Emotional Learning
      • Social Justice and Diversity
      • Growth Mindset
      • Engaging Families
      • Advice for New Teachers
    • Assessment >
      • Assessment in Physical Education
      • Rubrics for Assessment
      • Grading in Physical Education
      • Fitnessgram Guidelines and Resources
    • Class Management >
      • Class Management Overview
      • Class Management Videos
      • Tools for Assessing Behavior
      • Techniques for Forming Groups
    • Planning >
      • Planning Physical Education Units
      • Domains of Learning
      • Teaching Styles in Physical Education
      • Instructional Models in Physical Education
  • Resources
    • Physical Education >
      • Activities and Lessons
      • Physical Education Related Organizations
      • Physical Education DIY and Hacks
      • National Observances Related to Physical Education
      • Safety Related Resources
    • Fitness >
      • Activity Promotion and Adherence
      • Creative Fitness Activities
      • Stress Management Techniques
      • Health, Fitness, and Nutrition Resources
    • Instructional Videos >
      • Icebreakers, Teambuilding, and Conflict Resolution Videos
      • Instructional Dance Videos
      • Dance Resources
    • Professional Development >
      • Information and Resources for Professional Development
      • Social Media Resources
      • Teaching Evaluation Forms
    • Technology >
      • Technology in Physical Education
      • Online Resources
      • Mobile Apps
      • Projector Uses in Physical Education
      • AI Uses in Physical Education
      • 360 Degrees, AR, and VR >
        • 360 Degree Photos/Videos in Physical Education
        • Augmented Reality in Physical Education
        • Virtual Reality in Physical Education
  • ​Welcome
    • About Us
    • Join the Coalition for Quality Physical Education
    • For Parents and Administrators
    • Search and Sitemap
  • Service
    • Current Projects >
      • Active Equipment Library Program
      • PETE Doctoral Program DIrectory
      • Zambia Project
    • Completed Projects >
      • Paradise U Project​
      • SPARTAN Races
      • Teacher Appreciation
      • Other Projects
  • Advocacy
    • Importance of Physical Education
    • What is Quality Physical Education?
    • "No Excuses!" Documentary
    • Advocacy Guidelines and Resources
    • Research on the Benefits of Physical Activity for Schools
    • Importance of Recess, Play, and Active Classrooms
  • Pedagogy
    • Physical Education Pedagogy >
      • General Strategies
      • Adapted Physical Education
      • English Language Learners
      • Cross Disciplinary Examples
      • Facilitating Discussions and Debriefs
      • Miscellaneous Articles and Videos
    • Physical Education Pedagogy Continued >
      • Social and Emotional Learning
      • Social Justice and Diversity
      • Growth Mindset
      • Engaging Families
      • Advice for New Teachers
    • Assessment >
      • Assessment in Physical Education
      • Rubrics for Assessment
      • Grading in Physical Education
      • Fitnessgram Guidelines and Resources
    • Class Management >
      • Class Management Overview
      • Class Management Videos
      • Tools for Assessing Behavior
      • Techniques for Forming Groups
    • Planning >
      • Planning Physical Education Units
      • Domains of Learning
      • Teaching Styles in Physical Education
      • Instructional Models in Physical Education
  • Resources
    • Physical Education >
      • Activities and Lessons
      • Physical Education Related Organizations
      • Physical Education DIY and Hacks
      • National Observances Related to Physical Education
      • Safety Related Resources
    • Fitness >
      • Activity Promotion and Adherence
      • Creative Fitness Activities
      • Stress Management Techniques
      • Health, Fitness, and Nutrition Resources
    • Instructional Videos >
      • Icebreakers, Teambuilding, and Conflict Resolution Videos
      • Instructional Dance Videos
      • Dance Resources
    • Professional Development >
      • Information and Resources for Professional Development
      • Social Media Resources
      • Teaching Evaluation Forms
    • Technology >
      • Technology in Physical Education
      • Online Resources
      • Mobile Apps
      • Projector Uses in Physical Education
      • AI Uses in Physical Education
      • 360 Degrees, AR, and VR >
        • 360 Degree Photos/Videos in Physical Education
        • Augmented Reality in Physical Education
        • Virtual Reality in Physical Education
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Parents and Administrators


Welcome parents and administrators! You are reading this because you care about your students’ wellness. More than ever before we see the need for physical activity and fitness to relieve stress and anxiety, improve immune system effectiveness, build resilience, and boost brain function and learning in our children. 

The physical benefits of exercise are numerous, and more important than ever. We know that an inactive lifestyle plays a major part in most of the causes of premature death in the US, such as heart disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes. On the other hand, people who are active and fit have a better immune system, and are more able to fight off infections, influenza and viruses. But there may be other benefits you have not yet learned about, including the positive effects of physical activity on the brain and learning. You may also not be aware that the point of school-based physical education is to help all children become physically literate, and that there are standards and learning indicators for each grade level that teachers should aim to meet. 

In our opinion, Physical Education is the most important class your child takes (assuming of course that it is quality and standards-based). No other place provides children with the knowledge, self-management skills, virtues, fundamental motor skills, and specialized motor skills in a vast variety of physical activities, -all tools needed to be physically active and healthy for life.

Our website has information that will help you understand what students should be learning in physical education, and tools to help teachers provide quality lessons. ​You may be surprised what the National Standards and Grade-Span Learning Indicators are and what quality physical education looks like today.

Did You Know

  • Learning skills in a variety of physical activities is important, but team sports alone will not do the trick.
  • Physical activity can help with stress, anxiety, depression, and ADHD.
  • Physical activity (especially when it is COMPLEX, VIGOROUS and SOCIAL) leads to improved focus, attention, motivation and learning.
  • Quality physical education that is meeting the research-based national standards and grade-span learning indicators will lead to a physically literate person.
  • Students need to learn a variety of skills that they can do throughout life, such as: dance, pickleball, self-defense, tennis, fitness activities, yoga, rock climbing, backpacking, and many more.
  • ​When people have the skills, knowledge and desire to be physically active we call it PHYSICAL LITERACY.​​​​​​​
  • Your immune system is stronger when you are regularly physically active.

Recommended Pages

You will find a lot of information on our pages that can help you decide if a physical program is of high quality. We encourage you to support teachers in providing quality physical education. Let them know that you know they are REAL teachers, and encourage them to Join the Coalition for Quality Physical Education if they have not already.  And should you find that the program is not of high quality, we have resources to help them make needed changes:
  • ​Importance of Physical Education​​
  • Quality Physical Education​
  • Importance of Recess, Play, and Active Classrooms​
  • Research on the Benefits of Physical Activity for Schools​​​


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