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Well folks - that's a wrap to Season 1! This episode features Ty and Doug recapping our first (but not the last!) season of the podcast. We share some details about Season 2 (yes, there will be a Season 2!) and then leave listeners with reflections on Meaningful PE from participants in the recent ‘Champions Sharing Day’ at Brock University.

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Show Notes:

• Don't forget that there is SO much to check out on the LAMPE website - Kelly from Chesapeake - take a look at the case studies! There's also several new blogs and a rich archive of previous posts.

Thanks to Isaiah Gleddie for the guitar pieces, SSHRC for some funding and our guests for sharing!

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Spencer Briggs is a former physical education (PE) teacher with five years of international teaching experience in Sweden and Australia. He completed his Master’s degree at Brock University (Ontario, Canada) in 2022, where his research explored the professional transition from classroom PE teacher to teacher educator through the lenses of teacher identity and self-compassion. Spencer has served as an executive board member on the PHE Canada Research Council for the past two years. He is currently entering the final year of his Ph.D. program. His research interests include Meaningful Physical Education (MPE), with a particular focus on how teachers can support students in transferring their learning and physical activity beyond the PE classroom, as well as promoting well-being for both teachers and students. Outside of academia, Spencer enjoys spending time outdoors—running, cycling, hiking, skiing, and relaxing at the cottage in the summer.

Show Notes

• Learning About Meaningful Physical Education
• Silseth and Erstad (2018) - Connecting to the Outside: Cultural Resources Teachers Use When Contextualizing Instruction
• Planning for Meaningful Experiences that Extend Beyond the Classroom - PHE Canada Slide Deck w/ Spencer, Rosie Kott, Rachel Roper & Ty
• Connect with Spencer on LinkedIn

Thanks to Isaiah Gleddie 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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Zack Smith has been an international early childhood educator since 2005. He taught preschool homeroom and early years PE at Shanghai Community International School between 2005 and 2014. From 2014 to 2024, he was an early years PYP PE teacher at the KAUST School in Saudi Arabia. In the 2024-25 school year, he is excited to take on a new challenge in upper elementary PE at Korea International School Jeju. As an educator, Zack is dedicated to foundation skill development, transdisciplinary learning, and student empowerment through innovative and continuously evolving pedagogical strategies, making storytelling in PE an impactful tool for him. In this episode, we discuss the position of Zack's approach to storytelling within the MPE framework.

Show Notes

A Moving Child is a Learning Child - book

PHASE

What is important? How one early childhood teacher prioritised meaningful experiences for children in physical education

Marylin Fleer - Conceptual Playworld

Check Out Zack on YouTube

Interested in pursuing a PhD related to Meaningfulness? Check out the opportunity linked below - applications close June 15th.

https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/280424/doctoral-candidate-in-physical-education

Thanks to Isaiah Gleddie for the guitar pieces, SSHRC for some funding and our guests for sharing!

To contact us:

dgleddie@ualberta.ca

riddick@ualberta.ca