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In the final episode of season 2, we turn the hosting duties over to Dr. Déirdre Ní Chróinín, who takes us on a reflective journey as we consider key takeaways, future directions and conundrums related to Meaningful PE - with lots of laughs along the way.

Show Notes

• Meaningful PE in Action w/ Grace Cardiff: Student Voice, Choice & Autonomy in Educational Gymnastics
• Volshoj et al. (2024). Meaningful PE: Towards an Embodied Pedagogy

Thanks to Isaiah (steelandbone1997@gmail.com) for the guitar pieces, SSHRC for some funding and our guests for sharing!

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Nathan is currently based in Singapore, where he teaches Elementary Physical Education. He has previous teaching experience in both national and international schools across Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Cambodia, and Italy, and is a strong advocate for quality, purposeful physical education for every student. Nathan has shared his ideas at local, national, and international conferences and workshops throughout North America, Asia, Europe, Australia, and the Middle East. In this episode, we reflect on a school year in which Nathan committed to implementing Meaningful PE, which he views not as an approach done to students but as a way of being with them. Nathan discusses the reflective and democratic pedagogies that underpin his practice and explains how he uses data to support student agency, helping learners take greater ownership of their experiences and learning in physical education.

Show Notes

• Connect with Nathan on LinkedIn
• The original post referenced at the start of the episode is here.
• https://www.iphys-ed.com/resources/ - Although no longer updated, Nathan's work and resources remain an exceptional resource for assessment and game-based learning design.
• Ty's Blog on Using Data to Advocate for a Meaningful PE Approach

Thanks to Isaiah (steelandbone1997@gmail.com) for the guitar pieces, SSHRC for some funding and our guests for sharing!

To contact us:

dgleddie@ualberta.ca

riddick@ualberta.ca

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Our MYSTERY guest recently (and successfully!) defended his dissertation - Moved to Move: Middle School Students’ Stories of Meaningful Physical Education. Our guest’s teaching experiences include stints in Hong Kong and South Korea - he currently is a secondary PE teacher in Alberta and has a surprising amount of podcast hosting experience… You can find him teaching undergraduates and continuing to research Meaningful PE on the campus of a Canadian Maritime University in the Fall of 2026!

We talk about meaningfulness in middle school PE through a longitudinal research study featuring the creation and use of student ‘vignettes’ (with a ‘live’ example). We also discuss growth and learning as a professional; the interaction and connections between teaching and research; reflective practices for students and teachers; enduring stereotypes and their effects; and curating meaningfulness in middle school.

Show Notes:

• Jo Bailey’s episode
• Jodi Harding-Kuriger’s episode
• Scott Kretchmar’s episode
• Ty’s dissertation can be searched for and found here (probably by August 2026).

Thanks to Isaiah (steelandbone1997@gmail.com) for the guitar pieces, SSHRC for some funding and our guests for sharing!

To contact us:

dgleddie@ualberta.ca

riddick@ualberta.ca