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The Role of Health in Physical Education

Nathan Horne — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 04:56:48 GMT

As an early career teacher, physical education to me was about sports and getting kids active. But as my career has progressed and I’ve thought more about my role as a physical and health educator, I’ve started to wonder about whether the way that I teach health or engage my students in learning about health …

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A Sense of Games – Developing Thinking Players

Nathan Horne — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 05:00:19 GMT

The Game Sense teaching and coaching approach is a game-based and player-centred sport teaching pedagogy that champions the development of “thinking players.” One of the leading experts in this pedagogical approach is Shane Pill.

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2020 Vision – A Year in PhysEd

Nathan Horne — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 05:53:41 GMT

This time last year if I had told you that you would be forced to teach PhysEd from home in front of a computer, you would have laughed in my face. While 2020 no doubt held many challenges I also believe that a lot of positives came out of it as well.

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Teaching Games for Understanding @ Home

Nathan Horne — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 05:56:15 GMT

With COVID radically changing the way that education is being delivered, one of the biggest challenges for physical educators is how do we engage our students in meaningful games when they are learning from home? For anyone who has taught remotely in the past year, you will know that your students quickly tire of fitness …

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The Future of Physical Education

Nathan Horne — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 05:17:48 GMT

I think it would be fair to say that in 2020 the world has turned itself upside down and inside out. As a physical education teacher you have probably found yourself at some point in front of a computer trying to figure out how to teach your students. Despite all the craziness, stress, sleepness nights, …

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The PhysEd Library: Learn.Connect.Explore

Nathan Horne — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 05:37:30 GMT

For the past 8 years, I have been producing resources, teaching online courses, creating games and giving you assessment tools and templates to use in your classes. Sometimes finding what your are looking for to help you become a better teacher is really difficult, and at best downright confusing. Knowing where to go for Physical …

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Introducing the Purposeful Games Database

Nathan Horne — Tue, 07 Jan 2020 07:53:14 GMT

When planning my units and lessons I often create what I call “Game Sheets” to help me remember what, how and why I taught certain games within my classes. These Games Sheets are easy to follow one page documents which contain all the information I could possibly need to set up, teach and assess a …

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The Best of 2019: A Year in Review

Nathan Horne — Sat, 04 Jan 2020 05:51:23 GMT

Another year has come and gone. 2019 is in the history books as we move into 2020 and a new decade. The year 2019 was another hugely successful year, both professionally and personally. Our major focus for 2019 was helping teachers & coaches, and I feel very satisfied that we were able to achieve this …

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12 Days of #PhysEd Christmas

Nathan Horne — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 17:12:46 GMT

12 Days of #PhysEd Christmas! This Christmas we have 12 days of #PhysEd Giveaways to show our gratitude to you this holiday season!We Are Giving Away $1500 worth of Prizes! Starting on December 9th, each day we will be giving away an awesome #PhysEd resource to help in your teaching & coaching practice. To enter …

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Gamification in Physical Education

Nathan Horne — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 19:18:24 GMT

Any game is something where a player is set a challenge. The player may make choices to overcome the challenge, although chance dictates that the player cannot guarantee the choices they make will be successful. The choices the player makes change the state of the game, so that the player must constantly be re-evaluating the …

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The PE Specialist | Ben Landers

Nathan Horne — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 06:48:09 GMT

I was lucky enough to meet Ben Landers at the PE Institute in North Carolina back in 2015 and not only did I have a blast with him, I learnt a bunch of new tricks and tips from him. I had so much fun with him, I just knew I needed to have him on my podcast. …

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iPhys-Ed.com in 2018: A Year in Review

Nathan Horne — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 20:35:29 GMT

What a whirlwind 2018 was! It came and went and here I am writing another Year in Review blog post. Last year, I reflected on big year both professionally and personally and this year was no different. 2018 saw me finishing off my first year and starting my second as PHE Department Head at Meadowridge, as well …

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Developing Physical Literacy through Dance

Nathan Horne — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 20:42:43 GMT

Last year I was lucky enough to experience the incredible DancePl3y program in my school. I had heard about it so much through Twitter and the online #PhysEd community, and when I moved to Canada and began my role as PHE Department Head at Meadowridge School, I knew that I needed to get the program …

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Game Centred Approaches with Dr Stephen Harvey

Nathan Horne — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 03:56:50 GMT

Putting games at the centre of his physical education and coaching approach is something that Dr. Stephen Harvey excels at. Stephen is an Associate Professor in Coaching Education at Ohio University and his research is focused on teacher/coach pedagogy and practice and its influence on student/player learning. He has been invited to deliver presentations and workshops …

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Artie Kamiya | The Godfather of #PhysEd

Nathan Horne — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 03:25:22 GMT

To say that Artie Kamiya has dedicated his life to his profession would be a massive understatement. This man has had a massive impact not only on the students who were lucky enough to have him as their teacher, but indirectly tens of thousands of children and youth who’s teachers were lucky enough to meet …

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Wear It With Pride: #PhysEd Clothing

Nathan Horne — Mon, 30 Jul 2018 20:58:46 GMT

If you have been taking a look around iPhys-Ed.com recently you may have noticed that we recently branched out and started producing physical education clothing. The impetus behind this was to try and provide physical educators out there with opportunities to advocate for physical education through their fashion choices. Whether it be in the gym, …

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Making Sense of Physical Literacy: Building Confidence

Nathan Horne — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 17:50:20 GMT

In my previous post, Making Sense of Physical Literacy, I shared my experience of coming to terms with the concept of Physical Literacy and how it serves as the purpose behind my physical education program. Having been on this journey to discover and understand physical literacy and how it can serve as a foundation for …

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Should I Fitness Test in PE?

Nathan Horne — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 22:39:32 GMT

Fitness testing has traditionally been commonplace within schools and physical education curriculums, however in their research published in 2006, Cale & Harris found: In a previous blog post, Making Sense of Physical Literacy we explored how physical literacy serves as the foundation of physical education. It should be noted that physical literacy: is an inclusive concept accessible …

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Life is Athletic: An Interview with Ted Temertzoglou

Nathan Horne — Sun, 04 Mar 2018 04:56:00 GMT

A few weeks back I was lucky enough to catch up with a good friend of mine and all around nice guy, Ted Temertzoglou to chat all things physical education, as well as discuss his new book, Healthy Active Living 2.0. Ted Temertzoglou was a Health and Physical Education Teacher for the Toronto District School …

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iPhys-Ed.com in 2017: A Year in Review

Nathan Horne — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 05:04:50 GMT

As 2017 draws to a close it’s time again for a look back at all things iPhys-Ed.com in 2017. This past year has been a big one for me both professionally and personally and has involved a LOT of life changes. In the past 12 months alone I have become a father, lost a parent, moved …

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Reflecting on Practice: The Daily Physed Podcast

Nathan Horne — Sun, 26 Nov 2017 04:57:18 GMT

This year has been a one of change in my life. In the past 12 months, I suddenly lost my Dad, became a father to the most beautiful little girl, moved to Canada and started a new job as PHE Department Head at Meadowridge School (check out our amazing campus!) It’s fair to say the …

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Squad Member Spotlight: Rowan Turner

Nathan Horne — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 22:54:38 GMT

Rowan Turner joined The Squad in May 2017 and has been one of its most active members. Rowan is from South Africa originally but has spent most of his life in Hong Kong. He received his Sports Science Degree and PGCE in South Africa before getting his first teaching post in Shanghai, China. He spent 2 …

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What’s in Your #PhysEd Bag, Jace Ferguson?

Nathan Horne — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 21:07:01 GMT

Jace Ferguson grew up on a cattle ranch by a small town called Ponoka in Alberta, Canada. He always had a love for movement and being active. As a child you would find him running around outside playing with his brothers with no regard if it was a hot summer day or a frozen winter …

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Swimming Assessment Toolkit

Nathan Horne — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 14:15:12 GMT

Being confident and competent in the water is one of the most essential life skills you can have. It doesn’t matter if it’s in a pool, in a river or lake or in the ocean, having the ability to swim is not only essential for safety but it can be a hell of a lot …

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Making Sense of Physical Literacy

Nathan Horne — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 03:19:12 GMT

The concept of Physical Literacy is at the forefront of a lot of discussions within the physical education field right now. But what is Physical Literacy? Is it the same as Physical Education? Is it different? Are they mutually exclusive? Over the past year I have been seeking to define my thinking and make sense …

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Game Maps in Physical Education

Nathan Horne — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 06:11:06 GMT

Within the sports industry there has been an explosion of data visualisation, advanced statistics and analytics. It doesn't matter what the sport is, I am sure you have seen some fancy visualisation of game statistics pop up on your TV screen. Collecting, analysing and interpreting data in sports is big business these days, it could …

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Physical Education Online Learning

Nathan Horne — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 00:48:27 GMT

Over the past few years I have been incredibly lucky to travel all over the world and present workshops to physical educators. Presenting physical education workshops in Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Canada, USA, Germany and Dubai over the past 3 years has enabled me to share my ideas and connect with hundreds of …

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Physical Education Assessment Strategies & Tools Webinar

Nathan Horne — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 06:02:00 GMT

No more assumptions! Discover strategies and tools to help you assess student learning in physical education. This webinar will give you proven tools and techniques to help you collect and analyze data on student performance and learning.On Wednesday February 8, 2017 I will be presenting a webinar on Physical Education Strategies & Tools as part …

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What’s in Your #PhysEd Bag, Sarah Gietschier-Hartman?

Nathan Horne — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 10:16:32 GMT

Sarah Gietschier-Hartman is a physical educator at Wydown Middle School in St. Louis, Missouri. She is also a collaborator for PHYSEDagogy, a blog dedicated to discussing best practices in the modern physical education classroom. Their team organizes The #PhysEdSummit, a free, 24-hour online conference for health and physical educators. When she is not teaching 6th …

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iPhys-Ed.com in 2016: A Year in Review

Nathan Horne — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 13:07:47 GMT

As we close out another huge year for iPhys-Ed.com, I wanted to again take the time to reflect on the year just passed as well as share with you some of our plans for 2017. This year saw a complete redesign of iPhys-Ed.com as we moved across from a Weebly platform to a Wordpress platform, …

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