I know enough to know I know nothing and the more I know the more ignorant I become. Kinesiology, Curriculum, & Pedagogy. PETE @TowsonU @tu_kinesiology.
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Donal Howley retweeted
16 May 2025
✨️ Research Opportunity ✨️
We're looking to explore secondary PE teachers' perspectives on student voice within PE across the UK 🇬🇧
If you're a teacher and have thoughts to share, check out the details below ⤵️
Please do complete and share widely! 📢
7 May 2025
Hi everyone! I'm recruiting UK secondary PE teachers for a short (12–15 min) survey exploring their views on student voice in PE.
If you're interested—or know someone who might be—please follow the link or feel free to share:
👉lnkd.in/g7igchTV
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Donal Howley retweeted
21 Mar 2025
Is research still a priority at SHAPE America? Let's discuss!
Join us for a critical conversation on the future of research at SHAPE America Thursday (3/27).
The Zoom link was sent through our PETE Collab listserv. Please reach out if you did not receive that message!
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Donal Howley retweeted
20 Nov 2024
Have you listened to the latest episode of the Meaningful Podcast Experience? @TyRiddick and @doug_gleddie interview one of the people whose work has been foundational to how we understand and make sense of meaningful experiences in PE. Take a listen!
17 Nov 2024
Have we been side-tracked by our utility? How can we create some 'delicious uncertainty' in our PE classes? Lots of takeaways in this bonus episode with Dr. Scott Kretchmar. #meaningfulpe #PhysEd @doug_gleddie @meaningfulPE
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Donal Howley retweeted
17 Nov 2024
Have we been side-tracked by our utility? How can we create some 'delicious uncertainty' in our PE classes? Lots of takeaways in this bonus episode with Dr. Scott Kretchmar. #meaningfulpe #PhysEd @doug_gleddie @meaningfulPE
buzzsprout.com/2358344/episo…
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Donal Howley retweeted
25 Oct 2024
The Physical Activity Alliance has released its 2024 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, giving an overall grade of D – for U.S. physical activity and noting no improvement in physical activity over the past decade.
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Donal Howley retweeted
2025 Praxis Pre-Lecturer: Dr. Tara Blackshear Pre-Lecture
This lecture is a living symbol of the support given to scholars & leaders who have too often been overlooked as well as those who are invested in theoretical and practical work focused on EDI
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If I did my math right we are 200 days until the start of the @SHAPEAmerica National Convention in #Baltimore! Exploring the host city is one of my favorite things to do at a convention so I share with you 20 of my favorite things to do in Charm City!
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Donal Howley retweeted
30 Jul 2024
Delighted to have led our collaboration with @UNESCO on the Global Status Report on Quality Physical Education and to have shared key insights at the Global Sport Conference, foregrounding the importance of Quality PE for all
Full report ⤵️ unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/4822…
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8 Jul 2024
Teaching is tricky. I hope some people appreciate and enjoy this @sport_pedagogy paper as much as I have writing and learning from it (eventually!)
50 free copies: A teacher’s experience and understanding of promoting social and affective learning in PE tandfonline.com/eprint/T42UG…
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8 Jul 2024
‘You have to find yourself. You have to develop your own style, your own techniques. You have to tell the truth or you'll be found out….The classroom is a place of high drama...So, there's the bell. See you later.” (Frank McCourt, ‘Teacher Man’)
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Donal Howley retweeted
27 May 2024
doi.org/10.1177/1356336X2412… OPEN ACCESS student voice, primary PE @aisling_leavy @SuzyMacken @juliet_paterson @Dr_McEvil @carlaluguetti @cassamariab @Dylan_Scanlon1 @jordanwintlePE @andonrua
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Donal Howley retweeted
Flashback Friday!
@andonrua and Mary O'Sullivan examine physical education teachers' perspectives toward giving students voice in Irish secondary schools.
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Donal Howley retweeted
24 Apr 2024
New in #EPER: All the better for it: Exploring one teacher-researcher's evolving efforts to promote meaningful physical education (@andonrua et al., 2024) doi.org/10.1177/1356336X2412… #MeaningfulPE #SelfStudy #pedagogy #curriculum
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22 Apr 2024
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New publication exploring my evolving efforts as a teacher-researcher to promote @meaningfulPE in a high school setting
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Donal Howley retweeted
28 Mar 2024
To mark the publication of the 2nd edition of How Learning Happens we are giving away a 5 copies of the book. Simply retweet this to be included in the draw.
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Donal Howley retweeted
20 Mar 2024
What a wonderful experience presenting with these professionals. A highlight of my career. @SHAPE_America
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14 Mar 2024
Never too early to talk all things Meaningful PE at @SHAPE_America Really encouraging to have so many interested people attend our MPE coffee talk this morning! Thanks to @Gr8FulLearner and @TimFletcher12 @WillWestphal @LovePhyEd and @STEAMWellness for leading the discussion!
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Donal Howley retweeted
12 Mar 2024
🚨 Coffee Talk: Practical Application of the Meaningful PE Framework
📆 Thursday March 14, 2024
⏰ 9:30-10:30 AM
📍 Exhibit Hall: PE Coffee Talk Area
@andonrua @Gr8FulLearner @WillWestphal @LovePhyEd @carmelhealth @TimFletcher12 @meaningfulPE
@SHAPE_America #SHAPECleveland
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Donal Howley retweeted
12 Mar 2024
🚨 Introducing and Promoting Meaningful Physical Education Experiences
📆 Wednesday March 13, 2024
⏰ 2:00-4:15 PM
📍Ballroom B
@andonrua @Gr8FulLearner @WillWestphal @LovePhyEd @carmelhealth @TimFletcher12 @meaningfulPE
@SHAPE_America #SHAPECleveland
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Donal Howley retweeted
10 Mar 2024
🚨 Introducing and Promoting Meaningful Physical Education Experiences
📆 Wednesday March 13, 2024
⏰ 2:00-4:15 PM
📍Ballroom B
@andonrua @Gr8FulLearner @WillWestphal @LovePhyEd @carmelhealth @TimFletcher12 @meaningfulPE
@SHAPE_America #SHAPECleveland
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