Playing with Research in Health and Physical Education

This podcast discusses the national board certified teacher (NBCT) process. Patrick Noel and Laurie Brady, two recent successful NBCT share their journey and explain the process. You can find the NBCT standards for PE here:https://www.nbpts.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ECYA-PE.pdfAnd here are some resources to dig through if you're interested https://www.nbpts.org/certification/candidate-center/first-time-and-returning-candidate-resources/Here is Patrick’s X account https://x.com/pm_noel?s=21&t=PngTDfH4xi-GvoAjl58XYw

Risto and Aaron discuss a wide range of issues such as publication, working with teachers, international education, and the state of the field. Aaron Beighle is a professor at the University of Kentucky and is the co-author of elementary and secondary PE methods books as well as a prolific scholar with over 11,000 citations of his work, that he claims he was unaware of. Here are inks to the content we discussedhttps://www.dynamicpeasap.com/pages/Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary School Children-20th Edition – Human Kineticshttps://us.humankinetics.com/products/dynamic-physical-education-for-elementary-school-children-20th-edition?srsltid=AfmBOopCorH9ayslNDhFA1jNV6QurlXMISoxhK16Y68QedLwJo2YTajCDynamic Physical Education for Secondary School Students-10th Edition – Human Kinetics https://us.humankinetics.com/products/dynamic-physical-education-for-secondary-school-students-10th-edition?srsltid=AfmBOor4RhizRb9yYc5R58yOSuNagrxyZigJP-Bmidu37R1uD5hYHCuQThe PE Huddle - Episode Archive Page https://pd.gophersport.com/pe-huddle/Beighle, A, Watts, D. & Erwin, H. (Eds.) (Spring 2026). Teaching Physical Education in International Schools: Contexts and Strategies from Around the Globe. Routledge

Risto is joined by Dr. Sean Fullerton from Towson University to discuss a recent article in JTPE that covers teachers acceptance and use of a fitness based software, specifically PLT4MHere is the full cite to the article:Fullerton, S. A., Gaudreault, K. L., Simonton, K. L., Shiver, V. N., & Kravitz, L. (2025). Physical Education Teachers’ Acceptance and Use of a Fitness-Based Software. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 1(aop), 1-11.

This is a theory breakdown episode of the universal theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT). It is recorded by Sean Fullerton and is a companion podcast to episode 377 in which he describes research on PE teachers acceptance and use of fitness based technologies where he employed this theory

Risto is joined by a group of colleagues to discuss one article that we feel has been most influential on our current or past research. We're talking about articles that have had a profound impact on where our research went and discuss a little about the back story from each. Here are the APA citations of the articles if you want to look them up:Risto’s article:Oliver, K. L., Hamzeh, M., & McCaughtry, N. (2009). Girly girls can play games/las niñas pueden jugar tambien: Co-creating a curriculum of possibilities with fifth-grade girls. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 28(1), 90-110.Kevin’s article:Sparkes, A. C., Templin, T. J., & Schempp, P. G. (1993). Exploring dimensions of marginality: Reflecting on the life histories of physical education teachers. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 12(4), 386-398.Erin’s Article:Ladson-Billings, G. (1995). Toward a theory of culturally relevant pedagogy. American Educational Research Journal, 32(3), 465-491.Michael’s article:Byra, M., & Karp, G. G. (2000). Data Collection Techniques Employed in Qualitative Research in Physical Education Teacher Education. Journal of Teaching in Physical education, 19(2).Emily’s article:Prusak, K. A., Pennington, T., Graser, S. V., Beighle, A., & Morgan, C. F. (2010). Systemic success in physical education: The East Valley phenomenon. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 29(1), 85-106.👉 Read the full blog here: www.thehpewebsite.com/blog/the-articles-that-shape-us

Dr. Obi Atkinson is an Assistant Professor in the Physical Education Department at SUNY Cortland. Originally from Ontario, Canada, Dr. Atkinson recently completed his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in Sport Pedagogy. His research interests focus on variables and social agents that influence developmental outcomes for youth. Specifically, Dr. Atkinson explores teaching and coaching behaviors as well as contextual factors and social interactions that are most effective for youth’s performance, participation, and personal development in physical education and sport. In this episode, Dr. Atkinson discusses his dissertation titled "Exploring the Influence of U.S. High School Athletes’ Perceptions of Their Coach’s Communication on Constructs of Their Sport-Related Well-Being."

Dr. Jamie Brunsdon is a third year Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy at the University of Memphis. Prior to moving to the University of Alabama in 2018 to complete his doctoral degree, Jamie was a full and part-time physical education in England. His research interests include studying teacher and faculty socialization and applied virtue ethics. In this episode, Dr. Brunsdon discusses his dissertation titled "Physical Education Teacher Education Futures."

I am happy to welcome you to the inaugural podcast keynote! This is the official episode 400, so if you’re listening to this in February there are 399 episodes to scroll beneath this one. I wanted to mark the 400th episode with something--- in episode 200 we had a town hall and it went really well. I am not sure where this will go on Laura’s CV, but I am really happy she accepted the invitation to make something new and to be creative with me on this podcast! Dr. Laura Alfrey –is an associate professor at Monash University in Australia her research interests are in HPE and the ways which policy, professional learning and practice contribute to inclusive and educative experiences for everyone. Today she will share her innovative research in fitness testing…. But beyond publishing copious articles, getting cited hundreds of times a year for her work- Laura also serves the field by being on the Editorial Board for Curriculum Studies in HPE, Sport Education and Society, and the Journal of Teaching in Physical Education…AND MANY MORE!This podcast keynote is about fitness testing in PE, from an Australian lens, with a few notes about the American context, and some commentary by US based researchers as well. Here is a link to the video Laura showed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcH_IErqIXMThis is the article Chuck noted in his comment: Charles B. “Chuck” Corbin (2026)National Youth Fitness Tests and Awards: Dispelling Misconceptions andMisinformation, Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 97:1,3-5, DOI: 10.1080/07303084.2025.2579444 To link to this article:https://doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2025.2579444

This is a quick episode about our Masters Program at GMU, it’s 100% online and we start in May of 2026 with a new cohort, and this podcast is about that program. If you’ve stumbled here seeking to become a better teacher, then I hope you listen through the podcast. LINK to Masters Program: https://education.gmu.edu/advanced-teaching-studies/med-physical-education-concentration Link to Video:https://youtu.be/8evkKmlFV7AMy email for questions: rmarttin@gmu.edu  

This episode is a recording of the AIESEP Connect from January 2026. It served as the launching of the EDI policy of AIESEP that was co-designed with members and board members. You can read more about the speakers here: https://aiesep.org/aiesep-edi-policy-launch-at-january-aiesep-connect/ Here is the translation in the middle that was in Spanish:Bueno, sí, quiero hablar. Primero, quiero agradecerles la oportunidad de estar aquí y hablar. No en mi lengua materna, que es el mapudungun (idioma mapuche), sino en español, que muchos de ustedes quizá no conozcan. Primero, quisiera reflexionar sobre la importancia de vivir y escuchar un idioma que no se entiende para implementar una verdadera política de inclusión. Solo así podremos sentir realmente la importancia de implementar políticas que permitan a las personas comunicarse en el idioma en el que se sienten más cómodas, el idioma en el que mejor pueden expresar sus ideas. Esto es muy importante, y por eso estoy aquí, intentando cada segundo asimilar que este es un proceso histórico para ustedes como organización. María, José, Marina y Carla, ¿podrían traducir lo que dije? Gracias.Good, yes, I want to talk. First, I want to thank you for the opportunity to be here and talk. Not in my mother tongue, which is the Mapudungun (Mapuche language), but in Spanish, which many of us wanted in the Spanish language. First, I would like to reflect on the importance of living and listening to a language that is not understood to implement a true inclusion policy. Only then can we really feel the importance of implementing policies that allow people to communicate in the language in which they feel most comfortable, in the language in which they can best express their ideas. This is very important, and that's why I'm here, trying every second to assimilate that this is a historical process for us as an organisation. María, José, Marina and Carla, can you translate what you say? Thanks.

In this episode, host Risto Marttinen (George Mason University) is joined by Dr. Ben Williams (University of Melbourne) and Dr. Trent D. Brown (Deakin University) for a wide-ranging conversation about associational life in health and physical education.The discussion centers on Ben and Trent’s recently published article in Sport, Education and Society, where they use a collaborative autobiographical narrative inquiry to explore how academic careers become knotted with professional associations, service expectations, institutional reward systems, and broader changes in higher education.Together, we unpack:What professional associations used to mean—and how that has changedThe shifting ethic of service in health and physical educationDeclining membership, rising costs, and questions of valueThe tension between associations as communities and associations as organizationsHow service work is (and is not) recognized by universitiesIssues of privilege, access, time, and representation in associational leadershipWhy many scholars stay involved—and why others quietly step awayThis episode will resonate with physical education teacher educators, sport pedagogy scholars, and higher education faculty who are navigating service expectations while trying to sustain meaningful professional engagement.Rather than offering simple solutions, the conversation invites listeners to reflect on a central question:What do we want professional associations in health and physical education to be—for us and for the next generation of scholars and teachers?Featured ArticleWilliams, B., & Brown, T. D. (2025). Academic and associational life in Australian health and physical education: A collaborative autobiographical narrative inquiry of/as knotting. Sport, Education and Society.https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2025.2566239GuestsDr. Ben Williams – University of MelbourneDr. Trent D. Brown – Deakin UniversityHostDr. Risto Marttinen – George Mason University

In this episode Robin Fjellner & Dean Barker talk about pedagogical models in PE along with Dr. Lars Bjørke who is an associate professor at University of Inland Norway. They start by mentioning how they got to know models and then go into different aspects such as how models may be used and what models become relevant from a didaktik perspective.A truly Scandinavian analysis of models!

Jamie Brunsdon’s “Towards the Virtuous Mover: A Neo-Aristotelian Interpretation of Physical Education” argues that physical education should be grounded in virtue ethics, viewing movement as a means to develop moral character rather than just physical skill. He critiques current approaches that treat character as a byproduct of sport and focus too heavily on performance virtues like discipline or competitiveness. Instead, he proposes the ideal of the “virtuous mover” — someone who learns through movement to cultivate wisdom, moral virtue, and lifelong human flourishing.The Aussie Book Club takes this article on in an engaging discussion.

Today we’re diving into an article from Studying Teacher Education titled “Changing Roles, Changing Clothes: Navigating the Thresholds and Crossing Boundaries into Academic Leadership.”It’s written by Kevin Patton; Maura Coulter and Chris North who are all here today…today we’ll explore what it feels like to step across the line—from being a physical education teacher educator into becoming an academic leaderFull article:Patton, K., Coulter, M., & North, C. (2025). Changing Roles, Changing Clothes: Navigating the Thresholds and Crossing Boundaries into Academic Leadership. Studying Teacher Education, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/17425964.2025.2577622Guest Bios • Kevin Patton is a professor and chair of kinesiology at CSU Chico, with nearly two decades in PETE and research focused on teacher learning and program leadership.• Maura Coulter serves as Associate Dean for Research at DCU’s Faculty of Education, with a long career in primary PETE and scholarship on reflective practice and professional growth.• Chris North is Deputy Head of School at the University of Canterbury, specializing in outdoor and environmental education and collaborative teacher education research.

Dr. Santiago tested over 400 in-service PE teachers and found an average score of 54.3% on the Health-Related Fitness Knowledge test — essentially an “F” by grading standards. The article, “Physical Education Teachers’ Common Content Knowledge of Health-Related Fitness,” was published in the Journal of Teaching in Physical Education a few weeks ago, and Jose Santiago comes on the explain the results. If you want the fitness test he has validated you can email him jas083@shsu.edu Here is a link to the paper https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2024-0465Santiago, J. A., Morrow, J. R., Jr., Morales, J., Muñoz, M., & Kim, M. (2025). Physical Education Teachers’ Common Content Knowledge of Health-Related Fitness. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1123/jtpe.2024-0465Author bios: • Dr. José A. Santiago is a professor in the Department of Kinesiology at Sam Houston State University. His research focuses on teacher knowledge of health-related fitness.• Dr. James R. Morrow Jr. is a professor emeritus at the University of North Texas, a leading scholar in physical fitness assessment and measurement.(Retired)• Dr. Julio Morales is an associate professor at Lamar University, specializing in motor behavior and assessment, and measurement. (Retired)• Dr. Mario Muñoz is an assistant professor at Sam Houston State University, specializing in physical activity and youth fitness. • Dr. Minhyun Kim is an associate professor at Sam Houston State University, focusing on adapted physical activity/education and teacher professional development.

This is the audio from the November 2025 AIESEP Connect covering the GO PE! and GoPA! Country Cardshttps://www.globalphysicaleducationobservatory.comhttps://new.globalphysicalactivityobservatory.com/countrycards/https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/jpah/22/11/article-p1337.xmlwww.aiesep.org

The guest this week is Dr. Vicky Randall. She has published two books recently and we discuss one of them titled: Professional Knowledge and Primary Physical Education Link to the book: https://www.routledge.com/Professional-Knowledge-in-Primary-Physical-Education/Randall/p/book/9781032696300 Vicky Randall on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/vrandallpe/?originalSubdomain=ukContemporary Issues in Primary Physical Educationhttps://www.routledge.com/Contemporary-Issues-in-Primary-Physical-Education/Griggs-Randall/p/book/9781032753966

In this episode, we explore the transformative potential of the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) model in advancing social justice through physical education. Drawing on the work of Don Hellison and the TPSR Alliance, Dr. Michael Hemphill and Dr. Paul Wright reflect on decades of scholarship and practice that center youth development in underserved communities.Here is the link to the 4th edition of the book we discussed:https://www.amazon.com/Teaching-Personal-Responsibility-Physical-Activity/dp/1718211953Here is the program Michael discussed in Canadahttps://www.growingyoungmovers.com/ A link to the TPSR Alliancehttps://www.tpsralliance.org/ Full Cite of the article:Hemphill, M. A., & Wright, P. M. (2025). Contribution of TPSR scholarship and practice to social justice. Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education, 16(3), 296–310. https://doi.org/10.1080/25742981.2025.2556274

This is the audio from the October 2025 – #AIESEPConnect #CoffeeWithColleagues Contemporary Issues in Primary / Elementary Physical Education with Gerald Griggs, Grace Cardiff, and Vicky Randall. It is co-hosted by Maura Coulter and Kristy HowellsYou can watch the video version herehttps://youtu.be/9jGCu7meqRUTo be kept up to date with the activities of the SIG through their mailing list, please complete the following form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfy1RyqeE4g_xnZOUhZx32c4gWS0OuclWpyiC6smtukisiCKg/viewform?usp=header•Follow the SIG on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/groups/11854037/ and Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/eppe-aiesepsig.bsky.social •Contact SIG Chair maura.coulter@dcu.ie for further information

I joined the Aussie Book Club this month, and our discussion was surrounding Mikael Quennerstedt's 2019 Article:Quennerstedt (2019). Physical education and the art of teaching: transformative learning and teaching in physical education and sports pedagogy, Sport, Education and Society, 24:6, 611-623.