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In this episode Ty, Tori and Kelly reflect on and talk about their recent implementation of meaningful PE in a badminton unit. We chat about ways to engage students, the features of meaningful PE, difference between middle and high school students, adapting on the fly, reflection and much more!

Ty, Tori and Kelly are all members of the Champions for Meaningful PE research project as it’s manifested in Alberta, Canada.

Links:

• Blog by Alex Beckey: drowningintheshallow - Harmful Experiences in Physical Education and Youth Sport
• Liz Durden-Meyers ASPECT Framework - PE Scholar
• Joey Feith’s ThePhysicalEducator
• The HPE MEd Cohort website (in case you're interested for a Summer 2026 start!)

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

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In this episode, Greg Dryer joins the podcast to discuss what constitutes good data in Physical Education and, more importantly, how can we use that data to improve the quality of student experiences in PE. Greg is the co-founder of miMove- the world’s first app designed specifically for schools to help young people develop physical activity habits. Previously, Greg also founded and served as the Director of the Centre for Physical Education, Sport and Activity at Kingston University (CPESA). He is a highly experienced physical educator and critical thinker who has been lucky enough to work with pre-schoolers through to post-grads.

Links from Episode

www.mimoveapp.com

An Analysis of Canadian Physical Education Curricula (Kilborn et al., 2016)

PE Memories and Sedentary Behaviour (Ladwig et al., 2018)

Doug’s Blog - Ticked, Confused and (eventually) Motivated

Michelle Seagar - author of No Sweat & The Joy Choice

Jonathan Haidt - The Anxious Generation

More from Greg

Follow Greg on X

MiMove Blog - Student Voice & Meaningful PE

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

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Episode EIGHT introduces Jo Bailey, a high school Physical Education teacher in Wisconsin, USA. Originally from the UK, Jo spent much of her life in Hong Kong and taught in both the UK and Hong Kong for several years before moving to the USA in 2004. Jo is a keynote speaker, a National Board Certified Teacher was the 2013 Midwest SHAPE America High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year. Jo has shared her experience implementing MPE with her high school students as part of the Meaningful PE Symposium hosted by the Norwegian School of Sport Science. In this episode, we discuss how Jo bridges the gap between her PE classes and the local community, puppetry (seriously), as well as how she embeds reflection into her teaching practice - all a part of how she teaches in the Last Chance saloon!

Links from Episodes

• Teaching Using Ideas of Meaningful PE - Jo Bailey (LAMPE)
• Youtube: Ongoing Journey with Meaningful PE - Jo Bailey (#PhysedSummit)
• Jo's Presentation on Swimming from NSIS Meaningful Symposium
• Joey Feith's Radar Charts Walkthrough *which inspired Jo's MPE adaptation

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