Physical Empowerment Strategies
Mindfulness
Weare (2012) suggests that for schools to engage in mindfulness it will likely have beneficial results on emotional wellbeing, mental health, ability to learn and even physical health of their students.
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Read the article What is Mindfulness? click on the title to learn more about mindfulness.
Participate in the mindfulness exercise below.
Before getting started rate how you feel. Use the scale 1-5
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View the Mindfulness Minute video and participate in the exercise to the left. (1:16 mins.)
Formative Assessment
How did you feel during the exercise?
How did you feel after the exercise?
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Click on the articles below and review the strategies to promote physical engagement
Games and Students Interest in Learning
Top 10 student engagement strategies
Click on the link and read the article below:
Increase Student Empowerment through Physical Activity
(3:00 mins.)
Active Participation
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View the Active Participation video on the right. (.50 secs.)
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Formative Assessment
After reading the article and viewing the video, discuss some ways you can increase physical activity in your classroom that increases student empowerment?
Reflection and Review
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Answer the questions below on your PLM Worksheet.
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1. What challenges do you see in promoting physical empowerment in your classroom?
Are there any support structures in place that can help you at your site to promote physical empowerment?
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