Physical Education

EduRef Lesson Plans:

* Physical Education
Lesson plans written by education students and teachers and submitted to AskERIC for inclusion on our website.
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Physical_Education
 

Archived Responses:

* Do you have information on teaching physical education?
http://eduref.org/cgi-bin/printresponses.cgi/Virtual/Qa/archives/Subjects/ Physical_Education/phys_ed.html

* Do you have any resources for National Physical Fitness and Sports Month?
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printresponses.cgi/Virtual/Qa/archives/Subjects/ Physical_Education/fitness.html
 

Internet Sites:

* Educational Standards and Curriculum Frameworks for Phys Ed
A collection of resources with information on national and state physical education standards.
http://edstandards.org/StSu/Health.html

* Physical Education Standards
These standards resources are provided by Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning.
http://www.mcrel.org/compendium/Standard.asp?SubjectID=18

* Promoting Better Health for Young People Through Physical Activity and Sports
This report to the president From the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education offers 10 strategies for promoting lifelong participation in physical activity and sports. It also suggests ways that communities, families, schools, media, afterschool programs, youth sports programs, & recreation programs can help implement these strategies.
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSDFS/physedrpt.pdf

* Public Attitudes Toward Physical Education: Are Schools Providing What the Public Wants?
This survey asked adults and teens if their schools are providing what they want in a physical education program. It was conducted by Opinion Research Corporation International of Princeton, NJ for the National Association for Sport and Physical Education. Available in pdf.
http://www.aahperd.org/NASPE/pdf_files/whatsnew-survey.PDF

* President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
Includes resources for coaches, teachers, kids, health care and fitness professionals.
http://www.fitness.gov/index.html

* PELINKS4U
Extensive collection of physical education resources; including K-12 phys ed sites, associations, discussion groups, standards, lesson plans, phys ed academic areas, and more.
http://www.pelinks4u.org/

* PE Central
Designed for physical education teachers, students, interested parents and adults, this site includes Assessment Ideas, PE Lesson Ideas, Health Lesson Ideas, Instant Activity of the Week, and Equipment Purchasing.
http://www.pecentral.org/

* Sports Media
Designed for physical education teachers, coaches, students, and anyone interested in PE, fitness, and sports.  Sections include lesson plans, coaching and training, associations/organizations, software, and research.  Also includes a message board for posting questions.
http://www.sports-media.org/

* Physical Education Lesson Plans
This site includes over 100 lesson plans organized by category and links to other physical education resources.
http://schools.eastnet.ecu.edu/pitt/ayden/physed8.htm
 

Online Communities:

* PE/Coaching Chatboard at Teachers.net
This forum is dedicated to discussions of issues related to physical education, coaching, and games in the classroom.
http://teachers.net/mentors/phys-ed/

* WISHPERD
"Women in Sport, Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance" discussion list. This list has been created to enable discussion of any issues of concern in these fields.
To subscribe, address an e-mail message in the following manner:
To:  listproc@listproc.sjsu.edu
SUBSCRIBE WISHPERD YourFirstName YourLastName

* ISCPES
"International Society for Comparative Physical Education & Sport" discussion.
To subscribe, address an e-mail message in the following manner:
To:  listproc@listproc.sjsu.edu
SUBSCRIBE ISCPES YourFirstName YourLastName
 

Organizations:

* National Association for Sport and Physical Education
1900 Association Drive
Reston, Virginia 20191
Tel: 703/476-3410
Toll Free: 800/213-7193
Fax: 703/476-8316
E-mail: naspe@aahperd.org
http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/template.cfm

* United States Physical Education Foundation
(Formerly the United States Physical Education Association and now affiliated with the Human Kinetics publishing company)
P.O. Box 5076
Champaign, IL 61825-5076
Tel: 217/351 5076
Toll Free: 800/747-4457
Fax: 217/351 2674
Contact Person: Linda Morford

* National Association for Physical Education in Higher Education
Gail Evans, Membership director
Department of Human Performance
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA 95192-0054
Tel: 408/924-3029
Fax: 408/924-3053
http://www.napehe.org/