Unfinished Thoughts is a podcast that is dedicated to providing educators around the world a platform to learn and share best practices. We use our podcast to showcase some of the top educators in our field and attempt to analyze their success. Unfinished Thoughts has included topics such as standards-based instruction, neuroscience, mindfulness, and social justice. We attempt to bring you topical issues that will improve your teaching and ultimately help our students live happy, healthy and active lives.
Wayne Schultz is a physical education teacher and coach in Melbourne, Australia. In this episode we discuss some of the innovative ways Wayne introduces his students to striking and fielding games, including cricket. Follow Wayne on twitter, @wschultz44
Justen has research experience that utilises systems thinking, social ecology and strengths-based approaches to explore curriculum and pedoagogy associated with health, physical education, sport and lifetime physical activity. Justen also has an interest in social justice within education as well as informal forms of participation in movement. Checkout Dr. O'Connors Blog at http://healthphysicaleducation.blogspot.com.au/
Ben Landers is a K-12 certified Physical Education teacher and has been teaching K-5th Phys Ed since 2007. He has completed National Board Certification in PE and also has a Masters in Education from Southern Wesleyan University and a Masters in Educational Leadership from University of South Carolina. Ben also serves as a Clinical Model Teacher for the University of South Carolina, helping to mentor future Physical Education teachers as part of their graduation requirement. Ben started this web...
missphysicaleducation.com Message from Christina. I have been a PhysEd Educator for 8 years now where I have been the Health and P.E coordinator. I teach in Melbourne, Australia. I pursued this career with a passion for making a difference and impact. I hope the resources and techniques I’ve created can help you in also making a difference in the classroom. We have the greatest opportunity to make a difference every day. I am a very driven and determined learner and human being....
A Bay Area native, William Potter grew up always wanting to become a teacher. He accomplished his dream when he graduated from San Francisco State University, obtaining his B.S. in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Physical Education. Currently, William is the Physical Education Teacher at Serendipity School in Belmont, California. William has been teaching Elementary and Middle School Physical Education since 2002.
Mike Graham @pe4everykid https://pe4everykid.weebly.com I am starting my 21st year of teaching Physical Education. While this is my second year at Williamsburg Elementary, I have spent the last 15 years here in Geneva split between some of the other elementary buildings within the District. I am truly blessed to be working in a profession I love within a district that prides itself in a deep "tradition of excellence" in education. In addition to teaching, I coach wrestling at St. Charles North H...
My Name is Kari Bullis. I have been teaching at Williamsburg since 2005. I currently teach 9-12 Personal Wellness and Lifeguarding, 8th Grade Exploratory Personal Wellness, as well as 7-12 adapted physical education. I also coach Jr. High Swimming. My swimming experience started really early in life. Some of my first memories are of being at the pool. I started with lessons as an infant and quickly moved to competitive swimming by the age of six. I swam competitively until college where I taught...
A Philosophy of Health: A Health Educator's Approach to Teaching by Andy Milne. Check out Andy's guest blog post at https://thephysicaleducator.com/2017/10/29/health-educator-teaching-philosophy/ Special thanks to Joey Feith, founder of thephysicaleducator.com Andy teaches in Illinois and is the current SHAPE America National Health Teacher of the Year. Check out his blog SlowChatHealth.com
Nick Endlich is a health and physical education teacher from York, Pennsylvania. Nick was an original member of the Voxcast team and was recently named the Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year for the state of Pennsylvania. In this podcast we discuss technology, social media and student voice and choice.
Ryan Armstrong is a health and physical education teacher in Missouri. He is a state and national presenter and enjoys sharing his innovative ideas on social media. Check him out on twitter, @RArmstrongPE and on YouTube,https://www.youtube.com/user/ArmstrongPE/playlists?shelf_id=0&sort=dd&view=1&app=desktop
Sheehan Lynch: I am a 27 year old doctoral student at the University of Alabama studying Sport Pedagogy. I moved to the United States in 2015 after teaching Physical Education in an inner London school, England. I played almost every sport growing up and am one of those annoying sports people who is just ‘lucky’ enough to pick up new sports. I keep myself fairly active by running and swimming regularly. I have learnt an incredible amount throughout my time at the university and my thoughts on ed...
Keeping Active in Mind and Body to Enhance Student Opportunities in Education. MrHairPhysEd.weebly.com Andy Hair: I am a Physical Education and Physical Literacy Coach based in Geelong, Australia. My goals in life are to see students excel and achieve their dream and be able to be confident to enjoy everything they do. My PE moto is DREAM, BELIEVE, ACHIEVE. Outside of the Gym I live a very active life. I am passionate about Ironman Triathlons pushing myself to my own personal goals each day of t...
Andy Horne: This is my 12th year teaching high school health and physical education. In 2015, I had the honor and privilege to be recognized as SHAPE America’s National Health Education Teacher of the Year. Graduating from Indiana University, I taught in Bloomington, IN for year before coming to New Trier High School in 2003. My goal is to help students develop feelings of self-confidence and self-worth, and to empower them to believe they can accomplish their goals. I try to passionately lead w...
Best selling author, John J. Ratey, MD, is an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and an internationally recognized expert in Neuropsychiatry. He has published over 60 peer-reviewed articles, and 11 books published in 15 languages, including the groundbreaking ADD-ADHD “Driven to Distraction” series with Ned Hallowell, MD. With the publication of "Spark-The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain," Dr. Ratey has established himself as one of the world...
Adam is a physical educator originally from England, but has taught in England, China and Saudi Arabia across all ages. He has presented at a number of conferences across the world sharing his love of physical education and meaningful technology to educators from all subjects, not just PE. When Adam is not teaching he enjoys collaborating on projects with educators from across the globe and sharing his knowledge, via his blog or social media. Adam is a Google Certified Educator and Google Innova...
Kelly Kennedy is the 2016-2017 SHAPE Central District Adapted Physical Education Teacher of the Year. She has just finished her 25th year of teaching and works for the Greeley-Evans School District 6 in Colorado to provide quality physical education services for students with disabilities, grades K-12. She also provides community recreation opportunities for her students such as adapted aquatics and Special Olympics bowling, basketball, snowshoeing, and track & field. She received her Bachel...
