PE Archives

Choice, Options, & Exposure – Middle School PE

Doug Curtin 03 Nov 2020

Middle school PE has always been about choice, options, and exposure. Check out what Quimby Oak teachers did to transition to remote PE!

Continued Success Through Covid

Doug Curtin 20 Oct 2020

Stephanie Fornander and Rachel Ryden have championed a fitness and S&C program at Boise that they were determined to continue through Covid.

Remote Physical Education – From Plan To Practice

Doug Curtin 05 Oct 2020

Monte Vista High School PE has taken a detailed plan and put it into action for remote learning during the 2020 school year.

Middle School Physical Education

Doug Curtin 27 Oct 2020

Glenwood Middle School PE has always been about variety and choice. See how during Covid they have focused in on fitness choices through PLT4M.

Hybrid Wellness – Challenge Accepted

Doug Curtin 16 Oct 2020

Hybrid wellness challenges teachers to manage students in-person and at home, all during one class. See how Canton is doing it with the help of PLT4M.

School-Wide S+C – Trial & Error

Doug Curtin 09 Mar 2020

High school S+C is constantly evolving. See how one school united Athletics and PE to provide the most opportunities for student achievement!

Mixed Physical Education Classes – Personalized Learning

Doug Curtin 27 Jan 2020

North High School in Evansville, IN is making the most of mixed bag Physical Education classes by having a plan, process and purpose in strength training!

Weightlifting For Everyone – Female Athletes Want In

Doug Curtin 06 Nov 2019

‘The weight room is often open to anyone, but just football uses it.’ Emmett HS decided to take action so that tradition was not continued. They made weightlifting the culture for everyone.

Multi-Grade PE: Controlling the Chaos

Doug Curtin 26 Apr 2019

Teaching fitness and weight training to a class of mixed-grades and abilities is quite the challenge. Glenwood High School needed to find a way to provide individualized weight training for every student within one class period.

From “Gym” Class to Physical Education

Doug Curtin 23 Mar 2022

For decades, “Gym Class” became associated with a school subject looked at with pity and derision. Instead of hard work and self-empowerment, it was the class to skip, the one less important than “academic” subjects. Here’s how Jeff Drake, PE Teacher at Hightstown, and his industrious team of teachers, set out to rewrite the curriculum.

School Spotlight: Wisconsin Dells (WI)

Doug Curtin 15 Feb 2019

Location: Wisconsin Dells, WI Who’s using PLT4M?: All athletic teams, the 6 elective weight training classes, and Freshman PE classes. Interviewee: Brad Rohling Q: What

A Shift from Fortnite to Fitness Education: Smartphones in PE

Doug Curtin 31 Oct 2018

Smartphones tend to be a distraction for high school students, but with PLT4M, Diego Matorras has found a way to leverage a mobile app to educate, train, and motivate his students.