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QUALITY PHYSICAL EDUCATION ADVOCACY

• ​The Importance of Physical Education​​
• What Does Quality Physical Education Look Like?
• ​​​​​​Advocacy Resources and Toolkits

• ​How to Engage Families in Your Curriculum​
• ​Join the Coalition for Quality Physical Education

EFFECTIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES

• Teaching Strategies
• Planning
• Assessment
• Class Management

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• Effective Teaching Strategies - General
• Effective Teaching Strategies - English Language Learners
• Effective Teaching Strategies - ​Adapted Physical Education
• ​​​Examples of Cross Disciplinary Activities
• Facilitating Discussions and Debriefs

• ​Growth Mindset and Multiple Intelligences​​​
• Social Justice and Diversity Resources
• ​Advice for New Teachers
• Miscellaneous Articles and Videos​

• Planning Physical Education Units​
• Domains of Learning and Writing Learning Objectives

• ​​Instructional Models in Physical Education
• Teaching Styles in Physical Education​​​

• Assessment in Physical Education
• ​Rubric Guidelines and Examples

• ​Grading in Physical Education
• Fitnessgram Guidelines and Resources

• Class Management Guidelines​
• ​Tools for Assessing Behavior​

• ​Resources for Building Character and Conflict Resolution​
  
• ​Strategies for Forming Groups​
  

TEACHing tools and RESOURCES

• Teacher Resources
• Fitness
• Instructional Videos
• Professional Development
• Technology

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• Physical Education Related Organizations
• Resources for Physical Education Lessons
• ​​​Safety Related Resources​

• ​​Resources for Physical Education DIY and Hacks​​
• Physical Education Related National Observances​​
• ​​​The Importance of Recess, Play, and Active Classrooms​​

• Examples of Creative Fitness Activities
• ​​​​Strategies for Activity Promotion and Adherence​

• Resources for Stress Management​
• 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​

• Information and Resources for Professional Development​
• ​Social Media Resources for Physical Educators​​

• ​Teaching Evaluation Forms for Physical Educators​

• ​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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Physical Education Related National Observances

• Overview
• Related Pages

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National observances are a great way to reinforce your curriculum: activities, student projects, themes, etc. Additional national observances can be found at National Day Today and/or National Day Calendar.

• ​Physical Education Related Organizations
• Resources for Physical Education Lessons​

• ​​​Safety Related Resources​

• ​​Resources for Physical Education DIY and Hacks​​
• ​​​The Importance of Recess, Play, and Active Classrooms​​

 

January

• National Compliment Day (#NationalComplimentDay)

• The Great Kindness Challenge (#GreatKindnessChallenge)

february

• ​American Heart Month (Example Activities) (#AmericanHeartMonth)
• Black History Month (#BlackHistoryMonth)
• Global School Play Day (#GlobalSchoolPlayDay)
• National Eating Disorders Awareness Week​ (#NEDAwareness)
• National Girls and Women in Sports Day (#NGWSD)

• National No One Eats Alone Day (#NoOneEatsAlone)
• National Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention (#TeenDatingViolence)
• Random Acts of Kindness Week (#RandomActsofKindnessWeek)
• World Day of Social Justice (#WorldDayofSocialJustice)

march

• International Women's Day (#EachforEqual)
• National Nutrition Month (#NationalNutritionMonth)
• National School Breakfast Week

• ​Read Across America (#PhysEd Activities) (#ReadAcrossAmerica)
• Sleep Awareness Week (#YourDayBeginsWithSleep)

April

• ​Earth Day (#EarthDay)
• Every Kid Healthy Week​ (#EveryKidHealthyWeek)
• Kid's Yoga Day
• Move More Month
  
• ​National Biomechanics Day​​

• ​​National Dance Week​ (#NationalDanceWeek)
• National Park Week (#NationalParkWeek)
• National Public Health Week​ (#NPHW)
• National Superhero Day (#NationalSuperheroDay)
• ​​Park Rx Day (#ParkRX)

May

• Bike to School Day (#BiketoSchoolDay)
• Kids to Parks Day​ (#KidsToParks)
• Mental Health Month
• National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day​​

• National Physical Fitness and Sports Month (#MoveInMay)
• National Physical Education and Sports Week (#SHAPEteachOn)
• ​Project ACES (#ProjectACES)
• ​Screen Free Week (#ScreenFreeWeek)

June

• Global Running Day (#GlobalRunningDay)
• National Get Outdoors Day​ (#GetOutdoorsDay)

• National Safety Month (#NationalSafetyMonth)
• Stop Cyberbullying Day (#StopCyberbullyingDay)

July

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August

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September

• Exercise US
• International Day of Peace (#PeaceDay)
• ​National Childhood Obesity Month​ (#NationalChildhoodObesityMonth)
• National Dance Day​ (#NationalDanceDay)

• National Public Lands Day (#NationalPublicLandsDay)
• Take Your Parent to PE Week (#ParentsLovePE)
• ​Worldwide Day of Play (#WorldwideDayofPlay)

october

• International Walk to School Day (#WalkToSchoolDay)
• ​Lights on Afterschool​ (#LightsOnAfterschool)

• National Bullying Prevention Month​ (#BullyingPreventionMonth)
• ​​World Day of Bullying Prevention​ (#BlueUp)

NOVEMBER

• Family Health History Day (#FamilyHealthHistoryDay)
• International Day for Tolerance​ (#ToleranceDay)
• National Eating Healthy Day (#NEHD)

• ​National S.T.E.M./S.T.E.A.M. Day (#NationalSTEMDay) (Example Activities)
• Outdoor Classroom Day (#OutdoorClassroomDay)
• World Kindness Day (#WorldKindnessDay) (SHAPE America Resources)

December

• International Day of Persons with Disabilities (#IDPD)