This blog post is one that I feel very passionately about, so be warned I will be giving you my opinion. This is my personal opinion and it does not reflect all PE teachers, my school, or anyone else. These are just my views on fitness testing in PE. If you aren’t aware, the FitnessgramContinue reading “To Fitnessgram or not to Fitnessgram (or other fitness testing)”
Category Archives: Elliott’s Active Academy
One of my favorite units and activities to teach…MINI COUCH TO 5K
My philosophy in my classroom is to teach students activities they can do FOR A LIFETIME. Walking/jogging is one of those activities we all hope we can do for a long long time, no matter our age. During my Cardiorespiratory Unit my classes (all freshman in high school) do a mini couch to 5k program.Continue reading “One of my favorite units and activities to teach…MINI COUCH TO 5K”
My PE Philosophy and Structure
In my previous post I explained that my education and training wasn’t in education, so when I began teaching I was doing it from scratch. The teacher at my school before was no longer here, there wasn’t much equipment, and I was the only teacher in my department, and I also did not have aContinue reading “My PE Philosophy and Structure”
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