Physical education : my fitness journal : teacher’s handbook

Abstract

Supporting students in leading healthy and active lifestyles is becoming an increasingly central responsibility for physical education (PE) teachers (Cale & Harris, 2019). In light of the growing prevalence of health issues related to physical inactivity among adults and younger people, PE teachers are moving beyond traditional sport-based teachings alone to incorporate a more holistic and health-related approach to PE.

My Fitness Journal and this teachers’ handbook aim to support educators further achieve the meaningfulness of PE and to develop better physically educated learners. In doing so, students are also encouraged to look into and embed in their practices the Health-Based Physical Education (HBPE) pedagogies to motivate learners in learning and participating regularly in physically active daily routines to help sustain a healthy and active well-being (Cale & Harris, 2022). This is acquired through assigning physical tasks that learners could try out after school and also referring to the healthy tips found in the journal. Additionally, the journal will draw upon the pedagogical works of Donald Hellison (2010), Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR). Here, the students will encompass diverse values derived from various situations in the PE lessons.