Physical education

into the nation, the composition of physical education classes is changing. However, there is another aspect to consider when examining the structure of today’s physical education class. A growing number of classes now have students with disabilities entering into the gymnasium, requiring instruction, expecting knowledge, and desiring full participation. Indeed, over the past two decades, the number of students with disabilities taught in general physical education classes has increased…

Over the course of the last 10 years, I have worked in low economic areas to provide an education for today’s youth. As a college senior, I worked at a community center in inner city Nashville. I then progressed to a charter school, and I currently teach Physical Education at a title one school. The culmination of these experiences shaped my views on how a student’s learning environment, educational and athletic exposure, can affect the student’s success. Through my teaching experience, I have…

friends perform an important part in learning therefore it is unhealthy for a learner not to enjoy playing with other kids of his age; physical education enhances a learner’ social aspect as some activities require team work and this helps the learners to get to know themselves well and develop a bond of friendship. According to “4 domains of learning in Physical Education – Refined”, (retrieved 06/08/2017), “How students interact with each other in PE has a massive impact on developing…

What is your value orientation for physical education? How will this influence your teaching? My value orientation for physical education is a student center approach where the students are doing meaningful activities each class period that they enjoy. I want students to participate in physical activities where they can learn to be a team player and build social skills while doing it. I want to be able to assess my students and see where they are so I can better each student on an individual…

aligned with state standards based on grade level. APE - Adapted Physical Education - An alternative course to standard P.E. classes. Where the student’s disability is taken into consideration and the activities are modified to accommodate the needs of each student. Can be used as a substitute for P.E. classes or in addition to. This component is required to be provided to students with disabilities by Federal Law. Adapted physical education…

Anxiety Physical Education is a class that, every year, I always dread. Not only do I absolutely suck at sports anything to do with teamwork, but am completely and utterly useless when it comes to any physical activity- and my anxiety really does not help with the fitness testing aspect of it. However, not long ago, I learned that I can talk to someone about it, explain my problems, and they will try to help me figure something out; doing this not only saves other people time, but it greatly…

For my classroom observation assignment, I had the pleasure to observe Tim Bradbury who teaches physical education at Lindhurst High School. Mr. Bradbury works at the same high school I coach baseball at so I have a pretty good relationship with him. I was very fortunate to observe Mr. Bradbury because he has been teaching physical education for over 10 years now and he gave me so much information that will help me become a successful teacher one day. I observed Mr. Bradbury on Wednesday,…

Becoming a physical educator seemed to be the natural route for me. My goal as a teacher is to educate the children how important it is to be physically active and being healthy. In order to achieve this goal, I want to create a joyful environment that allows a wide…

The avoidance of planning can ultimately crash a physical education program in a school. As it talks about in Graham, it can become not an enjoyable experience. When lessons are not planned out it can lead to injury and unhappy students. Once you get a mix of that it becomes unhappy parents and unhappy administration, which ultimately, takes away the value of your program. I can relate this to my high school physical education program, where it is the type of program where you roll the ball out…

to discuss the literature on national physical literacy interventions aimed at youth. The first section will address the definition of physical literacy (PL) and its philosophical roots, and the second section will develop the use of PL to guide several national sport and athletic performance development programs in youths, particularly in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom (UK). The final two sections provide a summary of evidence related to physical literacy interventions and…