Description

Discipline in Physical Education has too often relied on compliance, punishment, and public shaming — practices that discourage students, damage confidence, and push them away from physical activity. This course challenges those outdated methods and provides teachers with a student-centered, relationship-driven approach to discipline in PE.

Over 10 engaging modules, you’ll explore how to build trust, promote belonging, integrate SEL (Social Emotional Learning), and keep students motivated even in large, diverse classes. You’ll discover practical strategies that shift PE from a place of fear or embarrassment into a space of growth, encouragement, and ownership.

Through video lectures, downloadable templates, reflection, and hands-on assignments, you’ll leave with a toolkit of strategies you can implement immediately in your own classroom.

This course isn’t just about classroom management — it’s about transforming PE into a supportive environment where every student feels valued, capable, and inspired to move.

What You’ll Learn:

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Identify and replace harmful discipline practices such as laps-as-punishment and public shaming.

• Build student confidence through encouragement, feedback, and celebrating small wins.

• Design student-centered lessons that include voice, choice, and accountability.

• Use relationships, routines, and classroom culture to reduce discipline issues.

• Apply restorative practices that repair harm and rebuild trust after conflicts.

• Manage large class sizes while still engaging and holding students accountable.

• Provide every student with a role in PE to increase buy-in and participation.

• Integrate Social Emotional Learning (SEL) into daily practice.

Who This Course Is For:

• Middle school PE teachers looking for fresh, student-centered approaches to discipline.

• New teachers who want to avoid the pitfalls of traditional compliance-based strategies.

• Veteran educators who feel stuck with outdated methods and want new ideas.

• Coaches, paraeducators, and after-school leaders working with diverse student populations.

Requirements / Prerequisites:

• No prior training in restorative or SEL practices required.

• A willingness to reflect on your own teaching habits.

• Basic familiarity with teaching middle school PE (or working with groups of students).

Course Features:

• 🎥 10 Modules with concise, engaging video lectures (2–7 minutes each).

• 📝 Assignments and reflection logs to apply learning directly to your classroom.

• 📂 Downloadable templates and tools (choice boards, accountability trackers, routines).