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Meaningful PE into Leadership
What would a PE teacher know about…(leadership)? Sometimes, PE teachers can be faced with bias and disrespect. As with any profession, PE teachers can be a mixed bag too. I have been very fortunate to work in schools where it is normal to be highly collaborative; to seek to be better professional every day; to have equal minutes in PE as students do in ‘core’ classes such as Math, Science and English and to have high expectations and support from leadership. I know that this is also not the case for every PE teacher, it is a mixed bag. In the quest to be better every day, I have worked…
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Online learning May 2022 – Challenge
My professional practice this year has been shaped by Meaningful PE tenets and reflections which are also underpinned by Dr Kretchmar’s work. I am also using the Tripod 7Cs as part of our school’s focus on professional growth and learning practices. I have focused on the concept Challenge with my PE classes this last Semester and as our school moves back to synchronous learning through technology – it has been good to continue our theme through different lenses. PE classes (online) for our students focus on: Taking Responsibility – I come to PE class prepared for learning. I am checking my communication channels regularly and taking responsibility to work with my…