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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!

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Episode SIX introduces Leticia Cariño, an Elementary (PYP) Physical Educator in Abidjan in the Ivory Coast. In this episode, we discuss opportunities and challenges related to implementation and how the way we implement MPE is contextual. Leti shares several reflective strategies she uses with her learners and how she uses those reflections to shape her instruction to meet her student's needs.

Leticia Cariño is a passionate physical educator from Spain, dedicated to promoting health and well-being among her students. Currently, she teaches Physical Education (PE) in the Primary Years Programme (PYP) at the International Community School of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Previously, Leti spent 7 years at an international school in Cambodia where she first became interested in the ideas of the Meaningful Physical Education framework. Leti shares her ideas on her blog Inspired by Movement to see examples of the way Leti applies the framework as discussed in the episode, check out a few of her blog posts linked below.

Links from Episodes

• Inspired by Movement - Individual Pursuits & The Meaning PE Framework
• Inspired by Movement - MPE Inquiry into Movement & Gymnastics
• Meaningful Physical Education: An Approach for Teaching and Learning (Amazon)

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• Meaningful PE Strategies (Google Doc)
• Learning About Meaningful Physical Education (LAMPE) Website

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

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Episode FIVE introduces Andy Milne and Megaera Regan, two outstanding Physical Educators from the United States. In this episode, we discuss the interest in Meaningful PE through their engagement in online discussions through social media, reflective practice, the new SHAPE America standards and as usual, we conclude the episode with some great advice from our guests.

Andy Milne has been a health and physical educator for the past 29 years and currently teaches in Illinois. He has been recognized for his innovative use of technology in the classroom and in 2017 was named SHAPE America National Health Education Teacher of the Year. Andy runs the #slowchathealth blog site that seeks to amplify the voice of health and physical education teachers across the globe.

Megaera Regan is a retired physical education teacher from the Port Washington School District in Long Island, New York. Megaera is the 2020 SHAPE America PE Elementary Teacher of the Year and 2018 New York State AHPERD (NYSAHPERD) Elementary PE Teacher of the Year. Currently, Megaera works with future PE professionals through Southern Connecticut State University.

Links from Episode

• Meaningful Physical Education: An Approach for Teaching and Learning (Amazon)
• Andy’s Blog - Backpocket Question Guide
• Andy’s Blog - Autobiography Assignment
• SHAPE America National Standards

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