Thank you to Cindy Schwartz for inviting me to be a guest on “Why I Teach.” I am posting a short clip of the show below. You can find the full episode, as well as the entire catalog of episodes, on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. #Education #Healtheducation #physed

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Clip from my talk at this years @NYSAHPERD conference. #Education #EducationalLeadership #HealthEd #Physed #Leadership

Thank you to the @LIASCD planning committee for having me as a presenter, all of the presenters for sharing their expertise and everyone who attended my session for the conversation and honesty. Great day of sharing and learning.

Super excited to be the keynote speaker at the Suffolk Zone Conference this November. Hope to see you there!!! #Physed #healthed #skillsbasedhealth #secphysed

Every page of this book is a great read no matter how many times the page has been read. #SATChat #healthed #physed

Happy Friday!

@NYSAHPERD let’s go! @mel_quig

Excited to present my session on “Relationship Authenticity” and being a “Warm Demander” in Cleveland Ohio this spring. @SHAPE_America #physed #secphysed #SHAPECleveland

Thank you @Mville_College #physed department for asking me to zoom in and meet with your PE and #healthed students. I had a lot of fun answering their questions and providing tips for master teaching. I can tell by their questions, they are clearly in very good hands!

Finishing up some details for my keynote at @MNSHAPE and you know I had to use hockey in some way. Looking forward to seeing everyone in a few weeks. #MovingForwardTogether #MNSHAPE23 #Physed #SecPhysEd #HealthEd

Thank you @KilleenISD_ for giving me the opportunity to spend the day working with your #SecPhysEd teachers! Your students are lucky to have such a dedicated group of professionals! Texas was hot, but very enjoyable! @KHSRoos @chskisd @ECHSKISD @HhhsKnights @ShoemakerHS #PhysEd

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Registration for the fall semester is open! Contact Mary Connolly for more information. Mary.C.Connolly@go.cambridgecollege.edu #healtheducation #SkillsBasedHealth

One of the first culture forming activities I would do is an idea I took from @carmelhealth called ROPES. For me, students would respond to this prompt, “What type of class do you want to exist in and contribute to?” Then, they would share words for each letter in ROPES #SatChat

During my career worked hard at creating connections between my #SecPhysEd classes and my #SkillsBasedHealth classes. This is a loose connection but one of my favorites because teaching self defense in PE came from a health student’s suggestion. “It’s On Us” in #HealthEd

Excited to be teaching another course for Cambridge College this summer. If you are looking for a self paced learning opportunity this summer, this course may be a good fit. #secphysed #physed #physicaleducation #espe

Love discussing the communities that exist in educational spaces. Districts, buildings, departments and classrooms. What communities do you belong to? How can you help to optimize their functionality to improve the student experience? #educacion #secphysed #physed #healthed

How do we measure engagement? How do we differentiate between engagement and compliance? In order to truly empower students, we must truly engage them in both what they are doing AND what they are learning. #PhysEd #SecPhysEd #HealthEd #Education

Those texts you get from former students. All grown up, making their own path, and maybe becoming teachers themselves. #physed #healthed #secphysed

That’s awesome. Looking forward to what’s next!

My man @carmelhealth doing what he does best with a packed room. #SHAPESeattle #healthed

Pretty sure I’m presenting once each day. Here’s my first session with Dr. Paulo Ribeiro.

I never read intro to teaching PE. The other two are good resources. I think recommendations would be depending but here are two I would recommend for a new teacher to read. One is PE specific one is not.

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Excited to be teaching for Cambridge College this spring. If you are looking for a deep dive into Model Based PE, this course could be exactly what you are looking for. The course is synchronous based on the students availability, with asynchronous work. #SecPhysEd #ESPE #PhysEd

Thank you @CoachMatheson for coming to the @NYSAHPERD conference. We loved having you as our guest. Hope you had a good time. A Minnesota tune for you! “Follow the dream doesn’t mean leave the love.” Also fitting for your journey. #HealthEd

@ConnorsShelly takes over as @NYSAHPERD President and unveils her theme for the upcoming year. #PhysEd #HealthEd

Super cool to see Stephanie present today at the @NYSAHPERD conference. She was a student of mine at Adelphi years ago and it was obvious then that she would do some great things. Great job @ShayHPE keep working, keep grinding and keep making all of us proud. #HealthEd

#SecPhysed throwback. The year before COVID I took my college credit #physed class out to test some of what they learned. You can hear the kids cheer me on, then say I cheated. I’d argue I didn’t cheat, with two banged up shoulders, I simply got it done.

Excited to have @SHAPE_America National #HealthED Teacher of the Year @CoachMatheson coming to @NYSAHPERD to present four sessions between Thursday and Friday. Jessica will also be at our first ever Ed Camp Thursday afternoon. Here is her Thursday schedule.

What is your “Physical Education Positioning System?” If you’re going to the @NYSAHPERD conference, come join me during my session “Let’s Get To Work” and explore this question with me. #PhysEd #SecPhysEd

Culturally Inclusive Classrooms. @DrPauloSRibeiro

Just In:🚨Excited to be presenting “Building a More Culturally Inclusive Classroom” with @DrPauloSRibeiro this spring in Seattle! Come discuss how to make cultural inclusiveness / responsiveness part of your class culture. #SHAPESeattle #Education #PhysEd #HealthEd #SecPhysEd

Still learning all the layers to what this actually means. Still beating myself up a bit when I realize I missed one. @KymmBallard #education #educationalleadership #principal #assistantprincipal #satchat

Saw this today in an #EducationalLeadership group I’m in. Many of you have heard me discuss the difference between doing a job and doing the work in my presentations and talks. This is doing the work. #Education #SATchat #Principal #AssistantPrincipal

Six books that frame much of my approach to teaching, learning and school / class culture. #PhysEd #SecPhysEd #HealthEd #AssistantPrincipal #Edu

A3: There is a long list of variables that impact retention. Culture, relevance, relationships, well-being, engagement, framing, assessment practices etc. Here is a collage of some great resources that touch on a variety of variables regarding retention. #satchat

Change can be hard, but worth it sometimes. Before you beat yourself up, and as you take some self inventory, assess your environment. #SecPhysEd #PhysEd #HealthEd

If you are a #HealthEd teacher, ESPECIALLY in New York, follow my Instagram. NOT looking for followers, but I am going to be using that account as a platform to advocate for more support for health education in NY and the more interactions the posts get the better! @NYSAHPERD

#AssistantPrincipal having lots of fun hanging out with the football team today. 6 bar horse against the three quarterbacks, then some 1v1’s capped off with a coaches challenge. Nice end to a day. Golf team clips forth coming. #MoreThanDiscipline #SecPhysEd

Saw this today. The message is that teachers don’t care about the mental health of their students, but that has not been my experience. Teachers care greatly!!! What may be lacking is more conversation or education on how to recognize the signs. #HealthEd #EducationalLeadership

Raise your hand if you love growing! 🙋🏼‍♂️ Nice to spend time this week exploring the 5 types of school cultures, and having conversations on how to best serve / lead effective learning communities. @DOHara_IslipSup #SkillfulLeader #EducationalLeadership #SecPhysed #Physed

Never forget why you do it. The first # is how many children are in our district, the second is how many are in our building, the third is how many are in the 10th grade, the grade that I’m going to be working with. Thanks @pomdr #SchoolLeadership #Physed #HealthEd #SecPhysEd

I relate much of what I consume on a daily basis back to education. Sometimes it fits, sometimes it doesn’t, but you can’t tell me this clip doesn’t align perfectly with education. Leadership, or simply the ways in which we interact, has a profound impact. #EducationalLeadership

What an event at Islip yesterday. Fall athletes took the field in the early morning darkness, watching the sunrise to a beautiful rendition of the Star Spangled Banner, before taking the field on day 1. Can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings. #IslipRising

It’s not pretending to be something you’re not, it’s believing you can accomplish things that may have initially felt impossible. Go get it this year! #PhysEd #SecPhysEd #HealthEd

Yup.

Love getting together with my @NYSAHPERD people. Three amazing days of meetings, collaboration and learning. #PhysEd #HealthEd

2/2 #SecPhysEd #HealthEd #PhysEd

I’M NOT GOING ANYWHERE, but I am moving to a new seat. I have accepted an assistant principal position, and I am very fortunate and excited to be working in an amazing district, with brilliant people, who have open minds and hearts. 1/2 #SecPhysEd #HealthEd #PhysEd

Excited to be presenting with my colleague and friend @DrPauloSRibeiro at the @SHAPE_America Back to School Summit!!! Here’s a small preview of our session. #Physed #SecPhysEd

Pulled up some old files and found some #SecPhysEd and lax pictures from a decade ago. #PhysEd

I wish everyone could know how special a #HealthEd room is. Closing this year by sharing a note from a student. The most valuable learning a student receives happens in that room, and although it is too often overlooked by some, the most important people (the kids) recognize it.

My next book. Thank you Central South Zone of @NYSAHPERD for starting this book club. Excited to get started. #PhysEd #HealthEd #SecPhysEd #ESPE