What is Teaching Games for Understanding?
The Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) approach was developed by researchers at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom to tap into children’s inherent desire to…
Category: Pedagogy
Teaching Games for Understanding @ Home
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…
The Future of Physical Education
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…
Gamification in Physical Education
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…
The PE Specialist | Ben Landers
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…
Developing Physical Literacy through Dance
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…
Game Centred Approaches with Dr Stephen Harvey
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…
Creating A Tag Game using Cooperative Learning
During my visit to the 2015 National PE Institute in Asheville I was lucky enough to meet and spend some time with University of Loughborough lecturer…
Giving the Gift of Physical Literacy
As physical educators we are lucky to be able to go to work every day and assist in helping our students develop their physical literacy.…
Unlocking Student Thinking with Concept Keys
At my recent Inquiry in #PhysEd 101: The What, Why and How? session at the amazing 2015 National PE Institute in Asheville I shared the…