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This episode introduces Dr. Hayley Morrison, an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta. She teaches health and physical education curriculum and pedagogy courses to undergraduate students and instructs graduate courses in educational research and inclusive health and physical education. Her research areas include inclusive/adaptive physical education, health and physical education teacher education, and professional development. Check out her faculty profile page for more about Dr. Morrison and you can also find her on X: @Ms_HMorrison.

In this episode, we talk about her inclusive HPE work with teachers, EAs and students; 'teaching for all'; connections between principles of inclusion and meaningful PE and much more!

Links mentioned in the episode:

• Morrison, H. & Gleddie, D.L. (2019) Playing on the same team: Getting teachers and educational assistants on the same page in physical education. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 90(8), 34-41. https://doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2019.1644257
• Morrison, H. & Gleddie, D.L. (2019). In-service teachers’ and educational assistants’ experiences of professional development for inclusive physical education. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2018-0271
• "Inclusion" definition: Spencer-Cavaliere, N., & Watkinson, E. J. (2010). Inclusion understood from the perspectives of children with disability. Adapted physical activity quarterly, 27(4), 275-293.
  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nancy-Spencer-Cavaliere/publication/47459781_Inclusion_Understood_From_the_Perspectives_of_Children_With_Disability/links/5756e1b008ae05c1ec169f63/Inclusion-Understood-From-the-Perspectives-of-Children-With-Disability.pdf
• Language and disability: Spencer, N. L., Peers, D., & Eales, L. (2020). Disability language in adapted physical education: What is the story?. In Routledge handbook of adapted physical education (pp. 131-144). Routledge.
  https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780429052675-10/disability-language-adapted-physical-education-nancy-spencer-danielle-peers-lindsay-eales
• Morrison, H. & Hickson, C. (2018) Teaching for all: Diversity and inclusion in physical education. In Gleddie, D. L., Hickson, C., & Bradford, B. (Eds). Physical education for elementary school teachers: Foundations of a physical literacy journey. Victoria: Ripon Publishing.
• Connor McDavid recovery documentary link (Amazon Prime)

Thanks to Isaiah Gleddie for the guitar pieces, SSHRC for some funding and our guests for sharing!