115 - A conversation exploring the importance and role of physical activity, physical education, and well-being in international schools.

Three educators from around the world, share their expertise, approach, perspectives, and guidance on how this area of learning continues to be an essential ingredient to supporting students and schools, and in some ways even more in an age of 24/7 connectivity 

About Leticia Carino

PYP (Primary Years Program) PE teacher at the International School of Phnom Penh, Cambodia

20 years teaching Physical Education from EY to high school. Also taught bilingual kindergarten (Spanish and English) and Grade 3

Lived and worked internationally since 2007 in the US, Holland, China and Cambodia.

Passionate about wellness and leader of a small committee at school to encourage teachers and staff to be well

Twitter: @leticarino

About Mohamad Houran

Director of Community Engagement at the American Community School in Amman

Taught PE from 2004 to 2012. Athletic & Activities Director from 2012 to 2022. Currently Director of Community Engagement. 

Worked at the following international schools: 

• American Community School Beirut, Lebanon
• Dubai American Academy, UAE
• ICARDA International School of Aleppo, Syria
• Amman Baccalaureate School, Amman, Jordan.
• ACS Amman

Twitter: @HouraniEDU 

About Aaron Beighle 

Professor, University of Kentucky

Author of nearly 150 articles, books,  chapters and blogs related to youth physical activity and physical education

20+ years teaching physical education at the pre-K through university levels having worked with teachers in North America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. Frequent keynote and workshop leader.

Twitter: @aaronbeighle

Resources

INSPIREDBYMOVEMENT
https://inspiredbymovementblog.wordpress.com/ 

Meaningful PE Conference (Ty Riddick, Jo Bailey, Mel Hamada, Leticia Cariño)
https://youtu.be/jHTYvgSFdFA?si=VDkY_bTzTBJllW-V 

Teachers’ sensemaking in implementation of Meaningful Physical Education
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17408989.2023.2260388 

Stephanie Beni,Déirdre Ní Chróinín,Tim Fletcher,Jo Bailey,Leticia Cariño Fraisse,Marcus Down,Mel Hamada,Ty Riddick,Milena Trojanovic & Kristen Gross

Is Physical Activity key to our Wellbeing?
https://www.hoddereducationmagazines.com/magazine/psychology-review/27/4/is-physical-activity-the-key-to-our-wellbeing/ 

Josie Booth explores the relationship between exercise and psychological outcomes

Don’t panic, pandemic PE
https://www.ecis.org/pandemic_pe/    

Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary School Children 20th Edition
https://us.humankinetics.com/products/dynamic-physical-education-for-elementary-school-children-20th-edition 

DYNAMIC PE ASAP
https://www.dynamicpeasap.com/pages/   

Free online resource for teachers to create lessons and yearly schedules for physical education. This site includes lesson ideas, instructional signs, learning outcomes, videos of real teachers teaching real students, and much more

John Mikton on Social Media
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmikton/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jmikton
Web: beyonddigital.org

Dan Taylor on social media:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/appsevents 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/appdkt
Web: www.appsevents.com

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