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      • Online Resources
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        • 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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Information and Resources for Professional Development


Professional development is key to becoming/staying up to date with current practices. Below are some ways one can expand their expertise:
  • Achieving National Board Certification
  • Attaining Graduate Degrees
  • Attending Conferences
  • Checking Professional Websites
  • Conducting Online Searches and Alerts
  • ​Engaging in Social Media and Chat Groups​​
  • Getting Involved with Professional Organizations
  • Journaling
  • Listening to Podcasts
  • Participating in Discussion Boards​
  • Participating in Workshops
  • Reading and/or Writing Blogs
  • Reading New Books
  • Reading Professional Journals​​
  • Reading Translated Research​
  • Reflecting on your Teaching Practices
  • Soliciting Peer Feedback
  • Visiting Shape America's P.D. Page
  • Watching Videos and Webinars
  • Working with Student Teachers

SHAPE AMERICA APPROPRIATE PRACTICES
  • 5.1.1 The teacher continually seeks new information to stay current (e.g., reads journals, attends conferences and in-services).
Articles on Professional Development
General
  • ​5 Tips for Moving Your Career Forward as a Health and Physical Education Teacher
  • ​​Bringing Students Into Professional Development
  • ​​Developing a Growth Mindset in Teachers and Staff
  • ​​​How Pineapple Charts Revolutionize Professional Development
  • Question Everything
  • Professional Learning Communities in Physical Education: Preparing Teachers to Thrive
  • ​​The Power of Vulnerability in Professional Development​
  • Why Teachers are Turning to Twitter​​​​​​​

​Contributing to the Profession
  • Answering the Call: Elevate Your Career with These Volunteer Leadership Roles
  • Be a Change Agent: Join a Task Force and Shape the Future of Health Education
  • Kicking over the Ladder
  • ​Twenty Seconds of Courage!
  • Why I Podcast
  • Why I Present
  • ​Why Join A Professional Organization?
  • ​Why You Should Participate in Your State Association … at Every Phase of Your HPE Career​​​

​Additional Degrees/Certifications
  • 5 Reasons I’m Pursuing My PhD
  • Board Certified
  • Our PE Future is Bright
  • Why Become National Certified in Health Education?
  • ​Why You Should Consider Becoming a National Board Certified Teacher​​​

ARTICLES ON GETTING FEEDBACK
  • ​​End of Year Surveys With Google Forms
  • How Actions are Perceived
  • ​​Just Taught My Last PE Class This Year. Now What?
  • ​​Never Let your Kids Leave Without…(Surveying)
  • Reflecting on the Year's Accomplishments
  • Student Feedback In Physical Education
  • The Final Push: End-of-Year Reflections and Activities​​
PHYSICAL EDUCATION BLOGS
Use the search bar below to search topics from the blogs listed here.

  • #SlowChatHealth
  • ​Cap'n'Pete Power PE
  • Down with PE
  • ​​​drowningintheshallow
  • ​​​Edutopia - Physical Education​
  • Essential PE
  • ​GOPHER​
  • Housel Fun and Fitness
  • ​​Human Kinetics​
  • I Teach More than Gym...
  • Just Adapt It
  • LAMPE
  • ​​OPHEA​​
  • PE Office
  • PE Scholar
  • ​​PEPRN
  • PHE America
  • PHYSEDagogy
  • ​​​SHAPE America
  • ​Socially Just Physical Education & Youth Sport
  • ​SPARK PE
  • The HPE Website
  • ​The Physical Educator
  • Tin Can Physical Education
  • What's New in Adapted Physical Education

PHYSICAL EDUCATION PODCASTS
Use the search bar below to search topics from the podcasts listed here.

  • ​​Believe Move Grow: My name is Daniel Elias, a Physiotherapist with a mission to improve the health of children and young people to facilitate a healthy, happy existence. Every week I’ll be interviewing experts in the field of exercise, cognition, mindset training, psychology, nutrition and sleep, with the aim to find out what the leading clinicians, researchers and teachers are working on to allow children the chance to reach their full potential in a healthy, balanced way.​​​​​​​​​​

  • ​CoachPatChat: Coach Pat talks about physed, play, fitness, and mindfulness.

  • Global PhysEd: The Global PhysEd Voxcast is dedicated to providing health and physical education teachers around the world a platform to learn and share best practices. We showcase some of the top minds in our field and attempt to analyze their success and learn from their experiences.

  • ​OPENForum: We are here to provide you with the news, helpful insight and more from the world of Physical Education! Released on a semi-monthly basis, we will be tackling an immense number of topics, including ones that you the audience suggest!

  • PEPRN: This podcast explores PE practitioners' views of research. I set out to achieve this by discussing the previous week's PEPRN Blog with pre-service and in-service physical education teachers and physical eduction teacher education (PETE) practitioners. The aim of the podcast is to better understand the impact and the take home messages that emerge from research on practice in PE.

  • PE Express: Teaching kids to live an active and healthy life isn’t an easy task, and one that leaves physical educators with little time to focus on their own growth. That’s why we gathered PE experts to share a quick tip, activity idea or teaching strategy in 3-minute episodes that you can listen to anytime and anywhere.

  • PE Insights: Conversations about Physical Education with Nathan Walker.

  • ​PhysEdCast: Stories from around the #PhysEd world to inspire and innovate your practice. Join host Nathan Horne from iPhys-Ed.com as he explores the world of physical education and coaching.

  • ​​PhysEquity​: The current teaching workforce is not representative of the young people that we teach; one of our aims are to raise the profile of physical education through the voices that are often not represented within the field. We hope to drive change through encouraging more global majority physical educators into the field, engaging global majority physical educators in research and new experiences and making changes in physical education to promote equity.

  • ​Pizza and PE​​: Just a group of friends eating pizza while discussing PE.

  • ​Playing with Research in HPE: We discuss research, theory and current issues in the fields of health and physical education in an easy to understand way. Our aim is to make research accessible to educators and university students from all over the globe.

  • ​Run Your Life Show with Andy Vasily: Host Andy Vasily interviews inspiring leaders from professional sports, the field of education, and the health and wellness industry to unpack what striving for excellence means and to learn more about the guiding principles that shape their work.​​​​

  • Scaling the Summit: Join us for candid conversations with movers and shakers within the physical and health literacy fields as a resource provided from the National Academy of Health and Physical Literacy.​

  • SHAPE America: The SHAPE America Podcast offers exclusive content from the world of Health and Physical Education. This professional development tool features interviews with SHAPE America Teachers of the Year and other Health and Physical Education champions discussing relevant topics in the field. The goal of the podcast is to provide the audience with tips from leaders in the profession, challenge their thinking, and offer new ideas to try in their setting.

  • SHAPE America Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: SHAPE America’s EDI Podcast will explore a variety of topics relating to equity, diversity, and inclusion in health and physical education. Each episode will feature insightful interviews and discussion with invited guests, podcast host Sean Nevills, and the rest of the EDI Podcast team.

  • Shapes of Identity: The Shapes of Identity Podcast is a collaboration between SHAPE New Jersey and SHAPE Philly. This podcast is dedicated to discussing identity, how identity impacts us as humans, and how we felt like the topic area was not being sufficiently addressed within our professional organizations. This podcast series is dedicated to the breaking down the topic of identity to learn how it is shaped and how it impacts us as humans.​​​​​

  • ​​SuperSized PhysEd: The Supersized Physed Podcast is dedicated to providing new ideas, activities and inspiration to our physical education field. Each week a new episode about various physed topics comes out, sometimes with a guest, sometimes it's just me! My goal is to offer inspiration to all sized PE groups, but especially to large groups grades K-5.Our Around the Horn Health and Physed podcast is an ESPN-style show in which panelists answer questions for points in a set amount of time. A winner is declared at the end of each show!

  • ​​The Daily PhysEd: A daily #physed podcast with Nathan Horne from iPhys-Ed.com. Daily reflections, tips, techniques and ideas for making physical education more purposeful.

  • ​​The PE Geek: The PE Geek Podcast is the number one destination for anyone interested in utilising technologies within their Physical Education classroom. The Podcast explores current tools, trends and classroom proven ideas.

  • ​The PE Umbrella: After months planning, the PE Umbrella Podcast was born in October 2015 with the simple aim of providing actionable advice that could be implemented immediately and make a difference around the world on a weekly basis. Now, over 200 episodes later we continue to fly the flag for outstanding Primary PE around the world through our interviews, reflections and free resources.

  • ​​The #PhysEd Show: The PE Geek Podcast is the number one destination for anyone interested in utilising technologies within their Physical Education classroom. The Podcast explores current tools, trends and classroom proven ideas.

  • The Talking Adapted PE Podcast: Focuses on adapted PE.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION PRACTITIONER JOURNALS
Use the search bar below to search topics from the journals listed here.

  • ​Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
  • ​​​Journal of Sport Psychology in Action
  • PALAESTRA (Adapted PE)
  • PHE Journal (Canada)
  • Physical Education Matters (UK)
  • Quest
  • Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators
  • The Active + Healthy Journal (Australia)
  • ​​The Physical Educator​​​

PHYSICAL EDUCATION RESEARCH JOURNALS
Use the search bars below to search topics from the journals listed here.
Physical Education
  • Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly
  • American Journal of Health Education
  • ​Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education
  • Disability and Health Journal
  • European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity
  • European Physical Education Review​
  • ​Journal of Health and Physical Literacy
  • Journal of Teaching in Physical Education
  • Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy
  • Sport, Education and Society

Coaching and Sport Psychology
  • International Sport Coaching Journal
  • Journal of Applied Sport Psychology
  • Journal of Physical Education and Sport Management
  • ​Journal of Sport and Social Issues
  • ​Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science
  • ​Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
  • ​​Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal​​​

Additional Research List from Risto Marttinen

PHYSICAL EDUCATION WEBINARS
Use the search bars below to search topics from the webinars listed here.
  • ​#PhysEdSummit by #ESPEChat
  • ​#PhysEdSummit by Physedagogy
  • Action for Healthy Kids
  • ​​GOPHER
  • Human Kinetics Virtual Conference
  • ​​National Academy of Health and Physical Literacy​​​​
  • ​OPEN Teacher Learning School
  • ​SHAPE America
  • ​SPARKecademy
  • ​Thompson Books
  • ​What I Have Learned
Benefits of attending conferences
  • Attain professional development units for your resume.

  • Gain inspiration and motivation from peers who share your vision.

  • Network with other teachers and professionals (potential job opportunities are available).

  • ​Present a session and share your expertise.

  • Reunite with peers from college and new friends you meet every year.

  • Stay up to date with current practices.

  • Additional information: Top 3 Reasons To Attend Workshops & Conferences and​ Why Attend Your State Conference?

EXAMPLE TOPICS
  • Adapted Physical Education
  • Advocacy
  • Appropriate Practices
  • Assessment
  • Coaching
  • Current Issues and Trends
  • Dance
  • Designing Curriculum
  • Innovative Fitness
  • Motivating Students
  • New Sports and Activities
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • Social and Gender Issues
  • Standards Based Instruction
  • Teaching Strategies
  • Technology

TIPS AND RESOURCES
  • Be active in sessions and volunteer when opportunities are presented.

  • Bring a tablet or an alternative to take photos, videos, notes; and use the conference app!

  • Check the conference homepage for justification toolkits.

  • Look at the program schedule ahead of time and take note of sessions you want to attend.

  • Pace yourself and rest. Its a marathon, not a sprint.

  • Save your lanyards (good for non-participants, bathroom passes, etc.) and conference bags for your physical education program.

  • Traditionally, the first day (pre-conference) is not necessary to attend unless there is a session/workshop that you are interested in.

  • Travel in small groups as larger ones tend to be more off task :)​

  • 5 Lessons from SCAHPERD
  • 5 Ways to Enhance Your Conference
  • A Conference Survival Guide
  • From Back Row to Center Stage
  • Fueling Your Teaching Fire: Tips for Post-Convention Reflection and Action
  • Keep the Post-Conference Fire Burning
  • ​Maximizing Your Time at #SHAPECleveland
  • Name It, Frame It, Claim It at #SHAPECleveland
  • Physical Education Professional Development and Workshops
  • SHAPE Seattle from a First Timer
  • ​​​Tips for Maximizing Your Convention Experience: A Guide for Health and Physical Educators
  • To Present or to Be Present​​​​​

For Conference Hosts
  • David vs. Goliath (Local vs. SHAPE)
  • Progressing Forward: Three Vital Changes for SHAPE America and State AHPERD Organizations

undergraduate experiences from 2022 National conference
What's it like for a preservice teacher to go to the SHAPE America National Convention? This episode documents University of West Georgia preservice physical education teachers' experiences and reflections from the SHAPE America National Convention in New Orleans.
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Doctoral P.E.T.E. programs in the u.s.
Check the Intellectual Commons for D-PETE Programs website for information on PETE doctoral programs in the USA. Below are links to the programs' pages that are participating in the directory, as well as links to programs that are not.

Participating Programs
  • ​Arizona State University
  • George Mason University
  • Old Dominion University
  • Springfield College
  • Texas Woman's College
  • The Ohio State University
  • ​The University of Texas at Austin
  • ​University of Georgia
  • University of Kentucky
  • University of New Mexico
  • University of Northern Colorado
  • University of South Carolina
  • University of Utah
  • West Virginia University

Non-Participating Programs
  • Columbia University​
  • ​Georgia State
  • Iowa State University
  • Louisiana State University
  • The University of Alabama​
  • ​​​Wayne State University

RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH
  • 12 Steps for Understanding Research: Widely used tool for analyzing research studies.

  • AIESEP Conference: International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education (podcast about this conference).

  • Connected Papers: Explore connected research papers in a visual graph.

  • Dictation.io: Use the magic of speech recognition to write emails, narrate essays and long documents in the browser without touching the keyboard.

  • Formatically: Free online citation service.

  • Google Alerts: The service sends emails to the user when it finds new results (ie. web pages, online articles, or blogs) that matches the user's search term.

  • Open Access Websites: Academia, Google Scholar, ResearchGate, Science Direct, and Semantic Scholar.

  • ​Physical Education Practitioner Research Network: A space where practitioner research can be published.

  • ​VassarStats: Free browser-based statistics program.

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online RESOURCES for P.E.T.E. Programs
  • 2017 National Standards for Initial Physical Education Teacher Education: National standards from SHAPE America.

  • Active Schools: PETE program implementation guide for their program.

  • ​Dr. Robert Pangrazi's Lesson Plans and ​​PE Central Video Center: Full length videos that can be assessed by PETE students.

  • Glickman's Supervision Models: Supervising models for student teachers, based on their developmental level.​

  • Pedagogical Cases: Physical education based case studies.

  • PE - Essential Skills: Free online course is designed to help elementary teachers build the skills and confidence to deliver purposeful and engaging PE. They are based in Australia.

  • PETE Club Website Template: An example of what to include in a PETE club's website (which helps with continuity).

  • PETE Collaborative: The purpose of this website is to help share ideas with the PETE/HETE community.

  • ​​​PETE & HETE Conference: Conference for teacher educators in PETE and HETE.​

  • PETE/HETE in Health and Physical Education for Teacher’s Toolbox: Resources from SHAPE America.

  • Social Justice in PETE/HETE: Guidance document from SHAPE America.​​


text based RESOURCES FOR P.E.T.E. PROGRAMS
  • ​Handbook of Physical Education: A literature review for all things physical education.

  • ​​Journal of Teacher Education: Provides a vital forum for considering practice, policy, and research in teacher education.

  • ​​Teaching and Teacher Education Journal: Concerned primarily with teachers, teaching, and/or teacher education situated in an international perspective and context.

Recruitment Resources for P.e.t.e.
  • A Snapshot of Recruitment in Health and Physical Education Teacher Education: Results from a National Survey
  • Breaking from Traditionalism: Strategies for the Recruitment of Physical Education Teachers​
  • Developing a Future Teachers’ Club to Facilitate Physical Education Teacher Recruitment
  • ​Diversity Matters: Recruitment Into the Health and PE Profession
  • How to Increase Enrollment in Undergraduate PETE Programs
  • If You Build It, They Will Come (or Not): Going the Distance in Teacher Candidate Recruitment
  • Mirrors and Windows: How Cross-sector Collaborations Can Unlock Potential for Students and Communities
  • PETE Recruitment Monograph
  • ​Recruiting Students Into PETE Programs - Part 1
  • Recruiting Students Into PETE Programs - Part 2
  • Recruitment of Future Physical Education Teachers Will Require All Hands on Deck
  • ​Recruitment of Undergraduate Students In Kinesiology: Implications For Physical Education
  • Recycling and Resistance to Change in Physical Education: The Informal Recruitment of Physical Education Teachers in Schools
  • SHAPE America #CareerWhy Videos
  • SHAPE America Resources for Recruitment in Higher Education
  • Student Recruitment and Retention Efforts in PETE: Cloudy Skies or Silver Linings
  • ​Student Recruitment for Physical Education and Health Education Teacher Education Programs
  • ​​The HPE Teacher Recruitment Dilemma and How You Can Help


recruitment Resources for potential candidates
  • ​Becoming a Physical Education Teacher
  • Career Center for Health and Physical Educators
  • Careers in Kinesiology
  • ​​​Fields of Study - Physical Education
  • ​​How to Become a Phys Ed Teacher​​​​​​​​​​

  • FAFSA, Financial Aid and Student Loan Forgiveness for Teaching Students
  • Guide to Scholarships for Future Teachers


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