Hey Reader! I hope you had a great weekend and are feeling energized for another week in the gym. This week, I've been reflecting on something that comes up constantly in my K-2 classes: how kids handle winning and losing. No matter how well a game is going, it only takes one meltdown over the final score to derail the entire lesson. The truth is, we're not just teaching games: we're teaching kids how to define success for themselves. And until we help them reframe what winning actually...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Hey Reader! Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend and are feeling excited about another week of teaching, testing, and (hopefully) laughing. This week, I did something that I haven't done in a minute: I published an episode of The #PhysEd Show podcast! My goal is to get back into publishing monthly episodes of my podcast this year. To kick things off, I decided to share some of the classroom management systems that I've created, implemented, and iterated in my teaching. Let's dive in....
3 months ago • 4 min read
Hey Reader! Happy New Year! I hope that you've been well and are feeling ready for the back half of the 2025-2026 school year! It's been a minute since I have sent a newsletter out, and that is something that I am intentionally changing in 2026. While I've enjoyed sharing experiences, reflections, games, and ideas from my teaching over on #PhysEdU, I miss talking about my journey as a PE teacher in a more public space. With social media no longer part of my world, this newsletter feels like...
3 months ago • 3 min read
Hey Reader! I hope you're enjoying your summer! It's been a minute since I've reached out, but I'm starting to get ready for the upcoming school year and am PUMPED for what's to come. This year, I'll be headed back to Kings County Academy (a.k.a. KCA the local P-8 public school where I live) for my third year. I'll still be teaching P-2 physical education and am taking on a new challenge this year: Core French! I'm not going to get into my adventures in FSL here, but I DO want to talk about...
8 months ago • 3 min read
Hey Reader! I don't know how things have been where you are, but we are having ourselves a winter here in Nova Scotia. Snowstorms, freezing temps, icy streets and roadways... this winter has been everything that growing up in Canada promised it would be. Listen, I'm not going to pretend that I love the additions of scraping ice off my windshield, shoving my kids into their snowsuits, and shovelling the driveway daily. However, I appreciate that this kind of weather brings opportunities that...
about 1 year ago • 4 min read
Hey Reader! How's it going? I hope you're doing great! I'm currently at the beach with my family for Labour Day weekend. We're soaking in one last day of sand, sun, play, and fun before we head back to Kentville. On Thursday, the 2024-2025 school year kicks off, and I am pumped to be back at KCA. It is a special feeling to be able to return to a school you've already taught at. Last year was my first "first year" at a new school in almost a decade, and I forgot how heavy of a lift starting...
over 1 year ago • 4 min read
Hey Reader! Happy August! I hope life is treating you well in your part of the world! This week, I want to share something that is drastically changing the way I think about my P.E. program. Let's do this! ⚛️ THIS WEEK'S ESSAY How We Choose To Spend Our Free Time: A Framework For Understanding Leisure Behaviour As physical educators, we aim to empower our students to live healthy, active lives by filling their days with adventure and play. Leisure time—the time when we are free of...
over 1 year ago • 5 min read
Hey Reader! I hope you're doing great! I just got back from Asheville, North Carolina where I was honoured to keynote the 2024 National PE Institute. The last couple of days have been rejuvenating for my soul, and I wanted to share some thoughts as to why. Let's dive in! ⚛️ THIS WEEK'S ESSAY The Protective Power of Community Teaching physical education can be a lonely gig. It's hard to talk about loneliness. One of our most fundamental psychological drivers is communion: to feel that we...
over 1 year ago • 3 min read
Hey Reader! I hope you had a great week! This week, I want to dive into the world of AI and share a little on how I'm currently using it as a PE teacher. Let's do this! ⚛️ THIS WEEK'S ESSAY Google Maps for the Mind: How AI is Empowering My Professional Curiosity. The night was dark, I was late, and I had no idea how to get there. I was driving to a friend's cottage for a party they had planned for the weekend. They had given me the address, but it was in a town I had never heard of that was...
about 2 years ago • 5 min read