Guest Blog by Adrian Dodson-Physical Education Teacher/All Star Teacher of the Year-Pass Road Elementary School-Gulfport, MS “It definitely needs something” I said to myself, while surveying the dull white walls inside the antiquated gym. The gym where I’d spend eight hours a day teaching elementary students the most important class of their lives, physical education. […]
If these gymnasium walls could talk. Read More »
Guest Blog: Leanne Jack-All Star Teacher of the Year East Pike Elementary School-Indiana, PA I know now how blessed I have been in my teaching career because PFA’s Master Teacher, Mr. Cox, has been to my school THREE times. In October, Project Fit America chose East Pike Elementary School in Indiana, PA to host an
My students are still talking about this! Read More »
Guest Blog by Scott Bauer Elementary Physical Education Project Fit America All Star Teacher 2008 Homer-Center Elementary School-Indiana, PA As Thanksgiving approaches, we should all pause and think about what we are grateful for in our lives. Sometimes the pace of life gets too fast and we forget to appreciate everything that we have in
Taking a step back to reflect. Read More »
Guest Blog -PFA Master Teacher-Steve Cox-Des Moines, IA There are many marvelous perks one receives as a Project Fit America In Field Trainer flying around our great nation: Seeing new cities and their citizens at a very grassroots level. Listening to various dialects of American English. Oh my, s w a e – t
“Your Gym…Is it an original? Read More »
Guest Blog by Ken Chambless-National All Star Teacher of the Year-Welch School-Newnan, GA I thought I was a good PE teacher prior to meeting Steve Cox. Back in 2004 he visited my school in Newnan, Georgia for a day of Project Fit America in-service training. I thought the day would solely be spent going over safety
Steve Cox Gymnasium is REAL! Read More »
From digging in the trash to “DIY” PE equipment for his special education kids in PE to creating a National Craze of innovative high cardio, team-friendly activities. The result….kids begging to work out even harder than you ever imagined they could..and loving every minute of it! This blog post will inspire and explain how Cardio
Caught Digging in the Trash. Read More »
We finally met the little ol’ ant and this guy is rocking it. Once in a while a picture is worth a 1,000 words. We know all too well the “aerobics” of politics our PE teachers teachers have to do. If turning on a dime was an Olympic Event..you would metal Gold. Never Give
just what makes that little ol’ ant? Read More »
For 22 years I have had a chalk board/dry erase board that covers the wall I look at every day. Years ago whenever a family member or friend came to my office…I asked them to sign the bottom half. There are signatures now from loved ones who have passed away as well friends & family
Fertile Fitness Soil Read More »
It is exactly one year ago we entered on to the stage of social networking. No Internet Technology person…just us slugging it out on platforms that are very crowded and fast paced. We started a blog, Twitter , Facebook and a YouTube Channel. We look back over a year of social networking and ask ourselves…why
Beyond the Lesson Plan Read More »
We have rocked into the first half of 2011…to a place that allows us to work in 57 cities this fall with hundreds of thousands kids and their never, say never, fitness forward teachers, Principals and faculty! Now …the bus is dropping off the kids for their last time and it is summer break. In
The bus is leaving for summer break Read More »
