PE Express | Physical Education Quick Tips

About PE Express | Physical Education Quick Tips

Join us for a genuine conversation about the issues teachers face. Dr. Robert Pangrazi and guest(s) share strategies, techniques, and ideas that will help you thrive.

Publisher

Gopher Sport

Category

education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Aug 2020

Latest episode

10 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 122 episodes have a transcript.

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   10 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Changing the Narrative in Secondary PE | The PE Huddle

   Lisa Smith and Sarah Gietschier-Hartman join Dr. Aaron Beighle for an energizing episode of the PE Huddle focused on the evolving landscape of secondary physical education. Drawing on their experiences in health, PE, adapted PE, and unified PE, Lisa and Sarah explore how the field is shifting from traditional, sport-dominated models toward more student-centered, meaningful, and inclusive experiences. Their conversation highlights the importance of changing the narrative around PE, creating spaces where students feel safe and supported, and designing programs that engage all learners, especially those who may not have seen themselves reflected in traditional physical education settings. Throughout the episode, the conversation digs into practical ways teachers can move secondary PE forward, including giving students more voice, choice, and ownership, using the Meaningful PE framework to guide instruction and assessment, and rethinking outdated practices that no longer serve today’s learners. Lisa and Sarah also share honest reflections on disruption, innovation, inclusion, and professional growth, offering encouragement for educators who want to create joyful, relevant, and responsive programs for adolescents. This episode is a thoughtful and inspiring look at what secondary PE can become when teachers are willing to challenge the status quo and center student experience.

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   24 Sept 2025

   Starting the Year Strong + Reflections on Fitness Testing | The PE Huddle

   Kick off the school year with inspiration, fresh ideas, and practical strategies to set yourself and your students up for success. In this episode of The PE Huddle, we revisit the “why” behind physical education, explore routines and systems that build meaningful learning, and share ways to create a positive classroom culture. We’ll also touch on recent developments in fitness testing and what they might mean for the field. Join us as we set the tone for a purposeful, optimistic, and impactful year ahead. Jason Semanoff is a third-generation educator and past president of SHAPE Maryland with a career dedicated to advancing physical education. He spent 16.5 years as a health and PE teacher before moving into state leadership. Jason now serves as the Director of Comprehensive Health and Physical Education at the Maryland State Department of Education, where he provides guidance and technical assistance to Maryland's 24 school systems and works closely with community partners to strengthen programs statewide. As an adjunct lecturer at the University of Maryland, he prepares the next generation of teachers while staying at the forefront of research and best practices. Jason is passionate about meaningful, high-quality PE and the critical role fitness testing and standards-based assessments play in building physically literate students. Dr. Aaron Beighle (beat-lee) is an internationally recognized expert on physical education and school-based physical activity promotion at the University of Kentucky. With extensive global experience, Aaron regularly collaborates with schools seeking to elevate their P-12 physical education and physical activity promotion efforts. He has written more than 100 research-based and practical articles as well as six books, most notably Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary School Children, now in its 20th edition. He also contributes extensively to Dynamic PE ASAP (dynamicpeasap.com), a leading resource for evidence-based physical education and activity promotion.

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   14 Mar 2025

   Coaching: A Profession of Rewards and Challenges - Finding Success in the Balance

   Coaching is a profession filled with both significant rewards and notable challenges. On the rewarding side, coaches often experience satisfaction from helping individuals achieve personal and professional growth, fostering self-confidence, and improving communication and teamwork. Coaching also comes with challenges, such as the emotional demands of players and parents, maintaining work-life balance, and navigating the competitive nature of the field. Join Josh and Jessica on the PE Huddle as we discuss the many sides of the coaching profession.

Inside a recent episode

Changing the Narrative in Secondary PE | The PE Huddle

Published 10 Apr 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But you're also, what, 21 or 22 years old. And so even if you've been taught something slightly different in college, you're just trying to survive at that point and figure out teaching, right, figure out life. But now what we do is... We use the meaningful PE framework to kind of outline what we do, but we think that we have kind of a newer like flip or take on it. So the meaningful PE framework is a pedagogical model that you can use as like a clear overlay that you place on everything you do. So when you're designing a game or designing a lesson or creating an experience for your students, You can try to use the components of Meaningful PE like fun and competence and is it challenging enough for them and socialization. […]

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• Ryan McKinney
• Tari Garner

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

31 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

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85

Social presence

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Engagement

90

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