Through physical education professional development, teachers can gain the skills and knowledge to create a safe and supportive learning environment, develop a comprehensive physical education curriculum, and use technology to enhance instruction. We break down the importance of physical education professional development and feature popular online professional development courses to explore. Better yet, all these courses can be used for your required continuing education hours. Let’s dive in!
Importance of Physical Education Professional Development
Every year, school districts require school staff to participate in teacher professional development or continuing education training. But most professional development opportunities are not specific to physical education professional development.
Instead, most teacher professional development offered throughout the school year is geared towards general teaching practices or other subjects like math, science, and english.
But physical education teachers must keep up with the best practices for today’s physical education classroom. Specific physical education professional development is crucial because it can support PE teachers’ pursuit of creating quality physical education for students.
So where can physical educators go for physical education professional development?
Physical Education Professional Development Opportunities
There are two main categories to consider when looking for quality physical education professional development:
In-Person Professional Development: These opportunities include on-site and off-site workshops. But as noted earlier, many school district workshops don’t typically address physical education. An alternative is to attend state and national conferences like Shape America, where like-minded physical education teachers share best practices.
Online Professional Development: Online resources are becoming increasingly popular for completing a professional development course. Online physical education professional development opportunities allow PE teachers to select specific and relevant materials for their PE program goals.
PLT4M’s Professional Development Services
PLT4M partners with over 1,000 schools nationwide as a trusted curriculum and technology provider for health, physical education, and total school wellness.
But our support goes beyond just delivering high-quality content and digital tools—we’re committed to empowering educators through professional development that makes implementation smooth and successful.
Every PLT4M subscription includes access to expert-led professional development designed to meet the real needs of schools and teachers. From onboarding to ongoing support, we provide live and on-demand training that helps educators feel confident and capable using PLT4M’s platform and curriculum.
Whether it’s getting started with a new fitness program or deepening instructional practices in health education, our team is here to support schools every step of the way.
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PLT4M Classroom – Physical Education Professional Development
With an increasing demand for online physical education professional development, PE teachers can look no further than PLT4M Classroom. PLT4M is a leader in physical education curriculum and technology and supports over 1,000 schools nationwide. While PLT4M is utilized in schools by teachers and students, PLT4M Classroom is an excellent opportunity for any physical education teacher to brush up on different topics like fitness, weightlifting, yoga, nutrition, technology use, and more.
A bonus to these courses is your certificate of completion after taking your class. These can be applied to your required continuing education hours. If you have questions about this, please feel free to reach out!
Explore some of our most popular courses below and find the right physical education professional development opportunity for you!
Modernizing The PE Classroom with Curriculum & Technology
In this course, we explore strategies to modernize the PE classroom, with a focus on enhancing student engagement and student agency.
Weight Vs. Health In Nutrition Education
Nutrition is a significant component of overall health and wellness. But, talking about nutrition to students can be challenging. In this course, we introduce how to teach and talk about the basic building blocks of nutrition.
In this physical education professional development course, we focus on how to put nutrition into the context of students.
Integrating PLT4M Throughout Secondary Physical Education
Two Former SHAPE Teachers of the Year discuss their curriculum map for secondary education and how they leverage the PLT4M digital learning system to support their goals.
This physical education professional development course is excellent for teachers looking hear from fellow teachings in the field on best practices. We often see physical education teachers expected to cover everything from fitness to social-emotional learning, so proper professional development can go a long way.
Key Takeaways on Physical Education Professional Development
As physical education evolves, PLT4M is excited to offer professional learning resources for PE teachers. Whether you are a brand new teacher or 30-year veteran, we hope these online resources can provide you with insights and best practices to return to your school districts and enhance student learning.
And while we featured a handful of our physical education professional development opportunities, we only scratched the surface. So be sure to check out the full offering at PLT4M Classroom for many more professional development workshops and offerings.
FAQ
Does PLT4M offer services other than professional development?
Yes, PLT4M partners with over 1,000 schools as a physical education curriculum and technology. Think of PLT4M as a learning management system for PE. School districts use PLT4M as their online textbook for everything physical education.
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