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Engaging Peers to Bring Physical Activity to the Classroom

Engaging Peers to Bring Physical Activity to the Classroom

Most classroom teachers don’t know the research surrounding how activity, such as Brain Energizers, can increase student achievement, improve behavior, and improve focus. I feel it’s our job to teach our peers the importance as well as how to implement these practices. There are so many ways to do this for our peers: Ask your [...]

By Angela Stark|2023-06-21T18:26:04+00:00January 29th, 2020|Categories: Classroom Activities, Teaching|0 Comments

Is Student Health a Teacher’s Responsibility?

Is Student Health a Teacher’s Responsibility?

Recent reports show that 1 out of 5 adolescents are now prediabetic, meaning they have high blood sugar levels, but not quite high enough to be diagnosed as having type 2 diabetes (Andes et al., 2019). Unfortunately, there aren’t consistent outward signs or symptoms for prediabetes, so until someone has moved to type 2 diabetes, [...]

By Heather Erwin|2020-01-23T19:09:50+00:00January 8th, 2020|Categories: Active and Flexible Seating, Teaching|Tags: active classroom, active seating, flexible seating, kinesthetic classroom, student health|0 Comments

RunningBrooke: Making a Positive Community Impact

RunningBrooke: Making a Positive Community Impact

Whether in the classroom or in the community, it’s very important to keep children physically active. An easy way to both get our kids active, and get involved in your community, is to become a champion for change. In the third blog of our interview series with Brooke Sydnor Curran, she explains the importance of [...]

By Moving Minds|2019-10-21T16:33:00+00:00October 22nd, 2019|Categories: Active and Flexible Seating, Teaching|0 Comments

Anxiety and Movement: Overcoming the Fidgets

Anxiety and Movement: Overcoming the Fidgets

The Anxiety and Depression Association of America (2018) reports that 12 to 25% of children have anxiety disorders. That is one or more out of every eight children. This equates to potentially three or four students in your class who are carrying the weight of anxiety on their shoulders. Children with this disorder are considered [...]

By Heather Erwin|2022-08-04T20:36:16+00:00October 15th, 2019|Categories: Active and Flexible Seating, Teaching|Tags: active classroom, active classroom strategies, active seating, adhd, anxiety, flexible seating, students with anxiety|0 Comments

Finding Grants to Support Your Active Classroom

Finding Grants to Support Your Active Classroom

I had a colleague that once said that the best way to solve problems was with creative writing.Matt Levine, Brand Manager Money does not grow on trees—because it is mostly cotton and linen, and cotton only grows into a tree if left unharvested. And since money is made, that means cotton was harvested, and you [...]

By Matt Levine|2021-10-20T15:45:08+00:00September 25th, 2019|Categories: Active and Flexible Seating, Teaching|0 Comments

How Yoga and Mindfulness Saved My Classroom

How Yoga and Mindfulness Saved My Classroom

“I did yoga with my students last year, mainly in my first block class. They said it helped their focus for the remainder of the day and helped reduce the stress of homework and outside things.” – Mac Underwood-Cohick, Physical Education and Health Teacher, The Ensworth School, Nashville, TN “I’ve used yoga with my classes [...]

By Heather Erwin|2023-06-21T16:41:50+00:00September 16th, 2019|Categories: Active Classroom Management, Teaching|0 Comments

RunningBrooke: Engaging Educators to Create Engaging Classrooms

RunningBrooke: Engaging Educators to Create Engaging Classrooms

When it comes to introducing activity in the classroom, many educators often wonder where to start. Brooke Sydnor Curran, Founder and CEO of RunningBrooke, makes it her goal to assist teachers and principals as they incorporate more activity into their classrooms and schools. In the latest installment of our interview series with Brooke, she explains [...]

By Moving Minds|2019-09-12T19:23:11+00:00September 9th, 2019|Categories: Active and Flexible Seating, Active Classroom Management, Teaching|0 Comments

Active Seating and the 21st Century Classroom

Active Seating and the 21st Century Classroom

The look and feel of classrooms is changing. If it hasn’t already happened in your school or classroom, perhaps it’s time that it should! Flexible seating, dynamic seating, active classroom – call it what you wish, but it’s time for the classroom to get an update. Yes, I know change can be difficult! We expect [...]

By Doreen Riss|2022-08-04T20:35:02+00:00September 4th, 2019|Categories: Active and Flexible Seating, Teaching|0 Comments

5 Active Seating Options to Add to Your Classroom!

5 Active Seating Options to Add to Your Classroom!

Whether we like it or not, the summer is slowly starting to wrap up. In speaking with my mom yesterday, a school nurse, she has already chalked up summer as over. Her school reported for an early August start. And, as I reflect on our midway point of summer (I am located in Minnesota and [...]

By Matt Levine|2022-08-04T20:34:52+00:00August 28th, 2019|Categories: Teaching|0 Comments

Starting Off the Year On Both Feet

Starting Off the Year On Both Feet

With the school year approaching, a large and growing body of research suggests that physical activity should be part of every classroom, regardless of grade or content area. A physically active classroom can and should be natural to the school learning experience. Whether it be as mundane as partnering with another student to discuss new [...]

By Mike Kuczala|2019-08-21T15:56:44+00:00August 21st, 2019|Categories: Teaching|0 Comments