Blogs Posts in Physical Education category; 24 blog posts

'Physical education curriculum needs to be modernized'

NAGPUR: Just last week Anil Karwande completed three decades in the field of physical education. The principal of Ishwar Deshmukh College of Physical Education sees bigger challenges ahead. Eastern Vidarbha is known as the hub of physical [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Physical Education Teaching job in Kent

An exciting role for a PE Teacher is now available from January 2012 to cover a maternity leave. The ideal candidate should have QTS and be committed to achieving high standards and able to engage and enthuse students across the ability r [...]

Posted On : Nov, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

W-JCC awarded grant for physical education program

Williamsburg-James City County Schools will receive more than $547,000 from the U.S. Department of Education to improve physical education programs for students in grades K-12. The department awarded 77 grants totaling more than $3 [...]

Posted On : Oct, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

How Joel Klein insulted physical education teachers

Physical education teachers across the country are not taking kindly to New York City Schools Chancellor Joel Klein's televised comment that they shouldn’t earn as much as math and science teachers. Klein appeared on the & [...]

Posted On : Oct, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Hilltop Country Day School teams up with Ashton Athletics fo...

When Hilltop Country Day School needed to staff their Upper School physical education program they turned to local coach and sports training expert Steve Ashton, owner of Ashton Athletics located in Hardyston. Ashton is familiar to Hillt [...]

Posted On : Sep, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Why overweight little people generally don't enjoy physical ...

Why overweight little people generally don't enjoy physical education because they are often insulted by fellow pupils - as the usual view is that overweight children are not athletic. This, though, is not always the case, but this n [...]

Posted On : Sep, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

Physical education teacher to wear Poland blue

Kristi Rider needs to get herself a whole new wardrobe this school year. The Boardman graduate will be trading Spartan maroon for Poland blue as she starts her new job as a physical education teacher for Union, North and Dobbins Elementa [...]

Posted On : Sep, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Exercise: Does it make kids smarter?

While public schools' budgets for physical education get slashed, new research shows that exercise makes kids smarter. Are we cutting the wrong programs? I picked my son up from school the other day and asked my usual question, " [...]

Posted On : Sep, 21 2010 | Comments : 0

Schools, sweating test scores, cut Physical Education requir...

Some southern Idaho school districts are dropping physical education requirements for high schoolers in favor of more time sweating over math problems and science experiments. Idaho Falls School District 91 spokeswoman Margaret Wimb [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2010 | Comments : 0

Physical education gets makeover in local schools

A new physical education curriculum in Community Consolidated School District 93 has middle-school students working out their bodies and their minds. School officials are combining the historically separate health and physical educ [...]

Posted On : Sep, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Pocatello Elementary Schools Differ on Physical Education (V...

"Healthy kids make healthy adults," says The Academy Physical Education teacher Lester Stewart. "I can't explain it in any better way."Sounds simple enough. However, the physical education teacher says he still se [...]

Posted On : Sep, 14 2010 | Comments : 0

Fun key element to physical Education now

Physical education is not the same as it was 20 years ago, said Taf Morphis, assistant principal at Hilldale Elementary School. It's a whole lot more fun -- particularly for Hilldale students who received a grant from the City of Mus [...]

Posted On : Sep, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Minneapolis Schools Work to Improve Physical Education and N...

Minneapolis Schools have made numerous changes in order to create better physical education and nutritional programs with the goal to make the healthiest schools in the state. Minneapolis Schools were honored for the many steps that they [...]

Posted On : Sep, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

Bowling In Physical Education Class

Bowling In Physical Education Class: Bowling in physical education class is a fun way to teach kids cooperation and coordination skills. Physical Education bowling is different from regular bowling in many ways but the biggest diff [...]