The HPE Revolution
We chat about all things Health and Physical Education related. Our focus is on matters that matter in K-12 settings that can help pre-service and practicing teacher as well as teacher education faculty who are preparing future teachers.
Episodes
UNK Senior, Haley Becker, talks with Brandon Siegel (Fullerton Public Schools) about his experiences with being in leadership roles while still balancing being a teacher and having a life. Brandon shares some fantastic insights including, "be where your feet are at".
Like Glenn from Wilcox-Hildreth Public Schools shares insights with senior, Gavin Sheen, about conducting assessments and keeping students motivated.
Invited guest, Jennifer Greaves from Maxey Elementary School in Lincoln, joins senior, Mya Maxwell to talk about collaborations between health and physical education teachers and classroom teachers. By working together, we can share ideas with classroom teachers for movement breaks and we can learn from them about what they are teaching so we can integrate concepts into our lessons and reinforce what they are learning throughout th...
Pat Philippi (UNK Recreation Management) and Ryan Martin (Physical Educator in Hastings, NE) share their insights on collaborating with parks and recreation professionals to benefit your PE students.
This was our first live, group recording at the SHAPE Nebraska conference. Other speakers in the room include Dr. Mike Messerole (UNO), Jimmie Combs (PE teacher in Hastings, NE), Gregg Weibusch (PE teacher in Syracuse, NE), UNK Studen...
UNK Senior, Will Thoms interviews Eli Hammond of Omaha Northwest High School. Hear how Eli wakes up every morning and enjoys going to work! Topics covered in this episode include teaching strength, thoughts about grading and motivating students, and the use of fun technology in HPE classes.
In this episode, Fred Doscher, from Elkhorn North High School shares his insights about working with other teachers, creating connections with students, and finding success as a PE teacher. Joining the conversation are also Michael Messerole, Wyatt Morse, and Shannon Mulhearn.
Here's the article I mention at the end of the episode.
Mulhearn, S. C., & Wieck, C. (2023). Embracing hybridity to expand the public health reach of ...
Dr. Erin Sweeney (University of Nebraska at Kearney) and Holly Alperin (University of New Hampshire) share some great suggestions to get your health education classes going by being relevant to your students' needs and by making use of local and online resources.
Links noted in the episode:
In this episode, Pat and Pat discuss aspects of continuing your own education. Patrick Mattfeld, from Northeast Elementary in Kearney just completed his master's degree in physical education, and Pat Philippi is currently a lecturer in recreation at UNK but is also taking courses in the 'transition to teacher certification' program to be credentialed to teach in PK-12 schools.
In this episode, Tatum interviews Katie Hitz, health & physical education teacher at Schoo Middle School in Lincoln, NE about her approaches to assessing in classes that include students with disabilities.
Remember to make use of the Unified Physical Education Resource available on the SHAPE America website.
We are joined by Dr. Michael J. Messerole from University of Nebraska at Omaha who is a consultant with Special Olympics North America, co-authored the Unified Physical Education Resource manual, and is a wealth of knowledge due to the fact that he has been involved in serving his community through inclusive programming.
Link to the Unified Physical Education Resources: https://media.specialolympics.org/resources/community-bui...
In this episode, Keeshaun Hunt (graduating in May!!) chats with Charlie Shoemaker from Hastings High School who balances quite a few roles while also keeping up the energy and working to be a positive influence in the school.
In this episode, we get to hear from Kelly Snelling about how she got a head start on the job search process during her final semester at UNK while she was student teaching.
Article of interest that Kelly and I talked about related to her undergraduate research fellow project, and that I mention around the 5-min mark in this episode:
Ensign, J., Woods, A. M., & Kulinna, P. H. (2018). Entering the field of physical education: Th...
In this episode, senior, Keeshaun Hunt chats with Brian Itzen from Hastings High School about balancing the many roles that health and physical education teachers often find they have taken on.
In this episode, UNK senior Jacob Green sits down with Scott Hoffman to talk about considerations he keeps in mind when teaching college. Among several other courses in the KSS department, Scott teaches the Football Theory class and brings a wealth of knowledge (gained from personal experience) to his classes. Listen for one of the greatest quotes to date on our podcast, "If they're not engaged, they're not learning&qu...
In this episode, senior, Nolan Benjamin speaks with Amber Burson, Lexington High School's Strength and Conditioning Coordinator.
In this episode, we hear from Clayton Whalen who encourages us to apply some Ancient Greek philosophy to our current practices as we advocate for the value of health and physical education.
This is the article we talk about in the interview:
Whalen, C. (2023). An Arete-based philosophy of physical education. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 94(3), 24-28. https://doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2022.2156943
In this episode, senior, Zion Moyer, chats with an HPE teacher in Lexington, NE about formative assessments and assessment practices in health and physical education. It will leave you asking, "If you're not doing formative assessment, what are you doing?"
In this episode, Nathan talks with Teran Boyer from Adams Central in Hastings, NE. Teran shares about ways he uses ongoing and live assessments/observations with his students and student athletes to ensure they are progressing safely and motivated to give their best.
In this episode, Shaylee interviews her brother who has been in both Nebraska and Texas and gets him to reflect on some of the differences in programming that he has noticed.
In this episode, Alaina speaks with Pat Philippi who has been involved in recreation and outdoor activities "since the 1900's". You can check out Pat's recent publication from Strategies that she mentions in the interview through the link below. She shares some fun ideas for bringing adventure learning inside to a gym setting, or for taking your classes outside and using the natural geography around your school.
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