Empowering Social Justice in Teacher Education: Two Free Toolkits You Should Know About

Empowering Social Justice in Teacher Education: Two Free Toolkits You Should Know About

If you're a teacher educator passionate about equity, inclusion, and social justice—or even if you're just getting started in this space—you’re going to want to bookmark this.

In a recent episode of our podcast, I was joined by three amazing colleagues from the University of Limerick in Ireland: Prof. Elaine Murtagh, Dr. Carmen Barquero Ruiz, and Dr. Antonio Calderón. Together, they’ve helped create not one, but two freely available, research-informed toolkits to support social justice in teacher education. And honestly? They’re gold.

Let me walk you through what these toolkits are, where they came from, and why they’re game-changers.

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Rethinking Physical Education: How Teachers Are Positioned in Models-Based Practice

Rethinking Physical Education: How Teachers Are Positioned in Models-Based Practice

What happens when PE teachers are viewed as technicians versus craftspeople? That’s a central question behind a recent Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy article co-authored by Robin Fjellner, Dean Barker and Valeria Varea from Örebro University in Sweden. I sat down with Robin on the podcast to dive deep into his scoping review titled "How Physical Education Teachers Are Positioned in Models Scholarship."

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“So, What Is the Point of PE?” – Unpacking Purpose, Practice, and Pedagogy in Physical Education By Aussie Book Club (Brendan SueSee, Dave Robinson & Michael Davies)

“So, What Is the Point of PE?” – Unpacking Purpose, Practice, and Pedagogy in Physical Education By Aussie Book Club (Brendan SueSee, Dave Robinson & Michael Davies)

In this month’s Aussie Book Club, Brendan SueSee, Dave “Robbo” Robinson, and Michael “Mickey D” Davies dug into a provocative read from Sweden, asking a very real question many teachers and students have asked before:

“Why don’t you really learn anything in PE?”

To Use or Not to Use? Artificial Intelligence (ChatBots) in PETE/HETE.

To Use or Not to Use? Artificial Intelligence (ChatBots) in PETE/HETE.

The purpose of this blog is twofold.

1.     First, we aim to summarize the conversation that occurred during the PETE Collaborative virtual meeting that occurred on October 5, 2023, entitled To Use or Not to Use? Artificial Intelligence (ChatBots) in PETE/HETE.

2.     Second, we have compiled an initial bank of resources on the topic, as offered by call participants and suggested by the PETE Collaborative organizing group.

Generalization of Participation in Fitness Activities from Physical Education to Lunch Recess by Gender and Skill Level

Generalization of Participation in Fitness Activities from Physical Education to Lunch Recess by Gender and Skill Level

This blog discusses the article Generalization of Participation in Fitness Activities From Physical Education to Lunch Recess by Gender and Skill Level. We talk about the effects of a recess sport education fitness season on students’ participation in fitness activities from PE to lunch recess by gender and skill level.

Game-Based Approach to Teaching and Learning Martial Arts

Game-Based Approach to Teaching and Learning Martial Arts

Physical education (PE) teachers have insecurity about teaching martial arts to their students. There are places where martial arts, combative activities, or self-defense are part of PE standards and other places where they come up as electives. Either way, combative sports, and martial arts are lifelong physical activities and can bring varied emotional, psychological, and physical benefits. In this blog, I will discuss different ideas that have been developed by Marcelo Antunes and me (Alba) in our research, professional development courses, workshops, and engagement with academic peers. Our proposal focuses on the relationship between games and combat. Rethinking martial arts pedagogy through a game-based approach can be a way to support PE teachers to develop the confidence to teach their students without needing to become an expert. Additionally, through combat games, martial art coaches can find new ways of teaching children and youth enhancing their enjoyment and engagement in practice.

Spectrum of Teaching Style-Lerner-Designed Individual Program Style (I)

Spectrum of Teaching Style-Lerner-Designed Individual Program Style (I)

This is the tenth out of a series of blogs explaining Mosston & Ashworth's Spectrum of Teaching Styles. In this blog, I explain the Lerner-Designed Individual Program Style of teaching from the Spectrum of Teaching Styles.

Spectrum of Teaching Style-Divergent Discovery Style (H)

Spectrum of Teaching Style-Divergent Discovery Style (H)

This is the ninth out of a series of blogs explaining Mosston & Ashworth's Spectrum of Teaching Styles. In this blog, we explain the Divergent Discovery Style of teaching from the Spectrum of Teaching Styles.

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