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		<title>Elemetary School Uses Movement for Learning</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an interesting article about how one elementary school has embraced movement as a way to enhance learning.
&#8220;Every day starts with movement and singing,&#8221; said Alexis Cohen, a spokeswoman for the private school that opened in the former Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School on Ebbtide Road six months ago. &#8220;All of the energy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Part Two: Teaching Class Expectations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Matthew Bassett
Part 2 of a 2 part series. 
m Option #2 (Movement Oriented Activity)
A second way to cover your expectations has a movement focus.  Students are given the expectations handout at the start of class (with lots of blank lines on the handout) and told that they will be completing a scavenger hunt for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A New Approach to Teaching Class Expectations</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Matthew Bassett
Part 1 of a 2 part series. 
The start of the year is right around the corner or has already started for some of us.  Its the yearly trek down expectation lane for every teacher.  In the first week of class we always cover our rules/expectations, grading, absence procedures, dress code, non-participation rules [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dressing for Physical Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By John Kruse
September is almost here.  This means that teachers will be working on class descriptions, class rules and communicating expectations to students.  So it only seems fitting to discuss the subject of dressing for physical education.
Dressing for physical education seems to be a real pet peeve with our profession.  I&#8217;m amazed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six Things to Consider Before Purchasing Pedometers for Your Classroom</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
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Part 4 of a 4 part series. 
While teachers may find pedometers to be a valuable way to incorporate technology and to provide motivation, there are a few drawbacks.  All of these should be considered before purchasing a class set and when developing lessons.

Accuracy. Pedometers are not always 100% accurate. A pedometer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Tale of Two Whistles</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Have you ever thought about what the best whistle is for a physical educator?  I can&#8217;t say I&#8217;ve tried them all, however, I have tried two of the more popular makes.
On my first day of student teaching I showed up without a whistle and my master teacher handed me &#8220;The ACME Thunderer&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eight Helpful Hints for using Pedometers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matthew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Matthew Basset
Part 2 of a 4 part series.
After purchasing pedometers you should spend a lot of time learning how to use them yourself.  After you&#8217;ve become familiar with this new piece of technology, you should think about teaching cues that will be necessary.
Here are some helpful hints to think about:

 Storage. Make sure that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four Benefits to Splitting Activities while Increasing MVPA</title>
		<link>http://www.fitmet.com/2009/05/four-benefits-to-splitting-activities-while-increasing-mvpa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 04:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Matthew Basset
As physical education teachers, it is often our goal to maximize movement time for students.  Ideally, we would like to have one piece of equipment for every student.  Sometimes, this is difficult and thinking outside the box can help with this dilemma. Using additional equipment can help maximize students’ movement times.
Recently, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seven Elementary Ways to Reward Behavior</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Matthew Bassett
As a physical educator in elementary school, I&#8217;ve discovered that sometimes the best way to detour negative behavior is to reward positive behavior.  There are many things that you can do to brighten a student’s day. Most require little to no time to prepare.  Let’s take a look at a few of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Trio of Classroom Management No-Nos</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Matthew Bassett
As a follow-up to my last entry on Eight Easy Ways to Deal with Behavior Issues in Your Physical Education Class, I thought it would be a good idea to point out a few classroom management no-nos.  So here&#8217;s a list of things to avoid when it comes to punishment.

Never punish with exercise.  [...]]]></description>
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