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This mind map is my thought process of creating this Padlet and what I feel is important in creating a way to bring importance and value to communication with parents in a physical education setting.

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I have created a list of ways that I could create interest with parents about physical education.

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Three Tricks to Successful Communication with Parents

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Three Tricks to Successful Communication with Parents

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I really enjoyed this article because it started out with a scenario that told the parent's side of getting a phone call or email from a teacher about their child. Seeing the situation from that perspective made me reflect on how I could start a parent email in a way that doesn't sound like an attack on their child. This article in particular is one that I feel like I would reflect on when doing just that.

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Admittedly, it is not always easy to communicate with parents. Teachers are busy and can be responsible for more than a hundred students in extreme cases. Parents often work hours that are incompatible with the teacher's schedule.

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Parent's Views on Involvement with School/Children

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Parent's Views on Involvement with School/Children

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I thought this video was worthy of including because it involves the parent's perspective. It also touched on some safety with using phones and technology which is something that has recently been introduced into the curriculum of health in the safety standards.

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Educators in the ABC Unified School District believe that a partnership between parents and schools is central to the academic success of children. Through a variety of workshops, activities, and programs, targeting parents of students from pre-K up through high school, the district works to foster a high level of parent involvement.

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This video is a guide of how to have effective parent teacher conferences to make them successful for all parties involved. It was nice to see that conference before and after with the specialist to brainstorm ideas. Although a specialist might not be available to everyone, other educators are that might be able to assist as long as it is in a respectful and appropriate manner to the student.

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TEDTalk - Common Goals Among Parents and Teachers - Success for the Child

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TEDTalk - Common Goals Among Parents and Teachers - Success for the Child

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I thought this was a helpful video because it reminds us that when dealing with parents. It is important to keep in mind that we have the same goals, to better their children. I think it is also worthy to note that when discussing a parent's child to be conscious about the way we approach a parent that loves their child.

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Building relationships between parents and teachers: Megan Olivia Hall at TEDxBurnsvilleED

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I know many parents today are using social media and it would be an easy way to give a quick glimpse into the classroom. It allows for parents that want to know what is going on to follow and do just that!

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Why Twitter for Physical Education Teachers? Rob's #PhysEd Story

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Learn more at ThePhysicalEducator.com: http://www.thephysicaleducator.com I hope you enjoyed this video! It was created by Joey Feith, founder of ThePhysicalEducator.com. It was created with Apple's Keynote application (graphics & animations). If you decide to share this video, please be sure to credit Joey Feith and ThePhysicalEducator.com! ________________________________________ Connect with ThePhysicalEducator.com!

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Field days are a great opportunity to get kids moving in a fun way, but also a chance to have parents volunteer to run their favorite event.

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Please visit http://physedgames.com for more games! Get your copy of our full-color quality book: http://www.amazon.com/Physedgames-Top-Education-Ready-To-Use-Instructions/dp/1497422582/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397156129&sr=8-1&keywords=physedgames+top+99 Not only will you receive a great product and portable resource, but you'll also be supporting us here at Physedgames! This video lesson is one of many quick and easy physical education games that teachers can use in their own gym class.

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This article was helpful because it gave practical suggestions of getting parents involved with physical education. Many of these are things I could using in my classroom in the future.

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A common obstacle teachers face when starting a new school year is parent involvement in Physical Education. Check out a few of Aaron Beighle's ideas for how to involve parents in PE below!
As a young teacher with no children of my own, I was scared to death of parents. Parent-teacher conferences, writing report card comments, visits to class, saying, "Hello" in the car pool line....all frightening duties. I didn't know what to say or how to relate to them...people with kids were so old and unapproachable. Boy howdy was I wrong. The one thing I learned is that to truly impact the lives of students and teach them, parents were my best ally. I had to get them involved. Since that time, I have had the opportunity to work alongside, observe, and collaborate with some incredibly creative, energetic physical educators. For this blog, I will share just a few of the ideas I have garnered (aka stolen) to get parents involved in physical education. It is important to note that these activities can all be advertised via a physical education newsletter.

PE Nights/Demonstration Nights

PE nights and Demonstration nights are very similar. The goal is to get parents into the gymnasium to showcase what is happening in physical education. For PE night, parents and students participate in a physical education "lesson" together. For a demonstration night, parents observe and often participate in a fun culminating game or activity. Again, this is a time to showcase the fun activities students engage in during physical education and to educate parents about your physical education program. Common feedback from parents goes something like this, "PE wasn't like this when I was a kid."

Active Open House

Most schools have an Open House at the beginning of the year. What better way to promote PE? One strategy is to loan pedometers to parents to wear while at the Open House. When parents return the pedometers, provide them with an informational flier explaining the importance of physical activity and physical education. We used to include dinner table questions for families to discuss. Also during Open House, steering parents to the gymnasium to engage in activity stations works well. Stations tend to work better than a game. Getting into a game midstream can be uncomfortable for some parents. Stations allow them to work in. Also, stations allow the PE teacher to circulate and meet parents.

Fitness Self-Testing

I promote the use of Fitness Self-Testing for a variety of reasons. It allows teachers to communicate with parents, explain the terms "physical activity" and "physical fitness," and assess relevant PE content knowledge. Morgan and Morgan (2005) provide an in-depth discussion of how to implement fitness self-testing. Once complete, teachers can send home information about the importance of regular physical activity, the role of physical fitness in youth and explain the role of fitness in physical education. This holds true for other assessments as well. I think any time we can reach out to parents with thoughtful fliers, newsletters, and feedback to promote our programs we should do it.

Parents are a great ally in our efforts to promote youth physical activity. Above I have provided just a few ideas to get them involved and to educate them about physical education. Other ideas include recruiting parents to volunteer at field day or charity events or to just have them visit a physical education lesson and participate with their children. These strategies allow us to promote physical education during school and outside of school with the adults who are most influential in the lives of youth.

Aaron is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion at the University of Kentucky. He is a trainer for physical education faculty, after-school staff, early child care staff and youth sport coaches and has co-authored several national documents including CDC's Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool and NASPE's Comprehensive School Physical Activity Promotion: A Position Statement. Beighle is the co-author of four books; Promoting Physical Activity and Health in the Classroom, Pedometer Power, Pedometer Power 2nd ed., Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary School Children. He's also served on the National Physical Activity Plan Education Sector Committee and the NASPE Task Force.

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Parent Involvement in Physical Education | Gopher PE Blog

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A common obstacle teachers face when starting a new school year is parent involvement in Physical Education. Check out a few of Aaron Beighle's ideas for how to involve parents in PE below! As a young teacher with no children of my own, I was scared to death of parents.