Stay ConnectedThe PE Umbrella is a podcast for primary teachers & those working in the primary PE space who want practical, actionable ideas they can use straight away.
Hosted by Ryan Ellis, each episode features honest conversations with educators from around the world, sharing real strategies, lessons, and experiences from the field.
With over 200 episodes to date, the focus is simple: cut through the noise and help you deliver better primary PE with confidence, clarity, and impact.
This is episode 81 of The PE Umbrella podcast! Joining me Under the Umbrella today is Evolve Regional Manager and PE co-ordinator, Chris Lincoln. During this episode, we discuss... - How Chris lives what he preaches and serves from a full vessel! - How Evolve are impacting schools across the country. - How Chris had staff signing up to do Tough Mudders! - Where has children's imagination gone? - What I could expect from my first day in Mr Lincolns. - What Chris has learned about himself and the physed profession in the past 6 months. - What his worst experience of teaching PE was and what he learned from it. So what are you waiting for? Come on over and join us Under the Umbrella!
This is episode 80 of The PE Umbrella podcast! Joining me Under the Umbrella today is Middle School Physical Education teacher, and woman of many talents Jessica Shawley. During this episode, we discuss... - How Jessica lives what she preaches and serves from a full vessel! - What I could expect from my first day in Mrs Shawley's Physed class. - What Jessica has learned about herself and the physed profession in the past 6 months. - What her worst experience of teaching PE was and what she learned from it. So what are you waiting for? Come on over and join us Under the Umbrella!
Welcome to episode 79 of The PE Umbrella podcast! Joining me Under the Umbrella today is Middle School Physical Education teacher, Stephanie Sandino. During this episode, we discuss...
- How Stephanie lives what she preaches and serves from a full vessel!
- What I could expect from my first day in Stephanie's Physed class.
- What Stephanie has learned about herself and the physed profession in the past 12 months.
- Why Stephanie fosters the 'Red Rubber ball' outlook and how she helps her students find theirs.
In addition to this, we discuss the show regulars and find out what her top instant activities are and her top class management tips. So what are you waiting for? Come on over and join us Under the Umbrella!
Welcome to episode 78 of The PE Umbrella podcast! Joining me Under the Umbrella today is K-6 Physical Education teacher, Mike Ginicola. During this episode, we discuss...
- How Mike lives what he preaches and serves from a full vessel!
- What I could expect from my first day in Mike Ginicola's Physed class.
- What Gamification means to Mike and how it benefits his class.
- How he fosters Growth Mindset both personally and in his classroom.
All of this plus all of the show favourites are crammed into this awesome episode! So what are you waiting for? Come on over and join us Under the Umbrella!
Welcome to episode 77 of The PE Umbrella podcast! This week I bring you a wonderful resource episode and share with you a game born out of a recent activity camp I worked on...Ellis Ball! Inspired by Joey Feith on his recent appearance on the show, and mentions of 'Calvin Ball', a game with rules that are essentially made up as you go along, I thought I'd give the concept a go myself and the results were awesome! Ellis Ball was born and plenty of fun was had! So if you're approaching your Summer units and want to kick off your striking and fielding unit with a BANG, give this a go! You won't be disappointed. To assist you in your listening, head over to www.peumbrella.com and pick up the FREE accompanying PDF of Ellis Ball. So what are you waiting for? Come on over, and join me under The PE Umbrella!
Welcome to episode 76 of The PE Umbrella podcast! This week I embark on another reflection episode, mulling over a recent student essay that I read, suggesting that PE shouldn't be mandatory. I share my own opinions on why PE absolutely should be mandatory and challenge some of the 'negative' perceptions that the author has on the subject that I and many others love so much! Be sure to tweet me your thoughts @ryansporting or email me ryanellis.peumbrella@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing what you have got to say! So come on over, and join me under The PE Umbrella!
Welcome to episode 75 of The PE Umbrella podcast! Joining me Under the Umbrella today is Physical Education teacher from here in the UK, Kate Tiffen. As a teacher of 17 years, Kate has experienced working on both sides of the fence, both in State schools and Independent school, where she currently teaches. As the first Independent school PhysEd teacher I have had on the show, I was keen to find out 'How the other half live' and if the PhysEd side of things is all it's cracked up to be. During the episode I probe Kate about the value placed on PE as a subject in both sectors and what core differences she sees between the two. Do both provide a high quality Physical Education? Is the curriculum coverage the same? Is Independent PhysEd the pinnacle, or is there still more to be done? All of this as well as the show favourites are discussed during todays show, so come on over, and join us under The PE Umbrella!
Welcome to episode 74 of The PE Umbrella podcast! Joining me Under the Umbrella today is top Physical Educator and Ironman athlete from Down Under, Sean de Morton! As a dedicated professional and creator of 'Aussie Physed' alongside his good friend Andy Hair, Sean is making a difference to the children he teaches on a daily basis by providing them with an outstanding learning environment in which to flourish. Alongside this he is an exceptional Ironman athlete and self proclaimed Irondad to his own children! During this episode, we discuss... - How Sean Lives what he preaches and serves from a full vessel! - What I could expect from my first day in Mr Morton's PhysEd class - What is Flipped Learning? - How to engage and motivate through the use of video. - His favourite warm up/instant activity. - Physed Expression Sessions All of this and more in yet another BUMPER episode of The PE Umbrella Podcast!
Welcome to episode 72 of The PE Umbrella podcast! Joining me Under the Umbrella today is Former Primary Teacher, Personal Trainer & Founder of the Childrens Health Project, Ilse Fullarton! During this episode we talk about the ever changing landscape of Physical education and the ever growing need (in our opinion) to have a year round focus on health education with the children we teach. Ilse shares her own powerful story and talks us through The Childrens Health Project, a passion of hers born out of personal struggles, one of which can impact on thousands of the children we teach! Don't worry, we even had time to delve into how Ilse takes care of her own priorities both mentally and physically, on top of sharing her own best teaching practice, including favourite warm up and top class management tip! This episode really is bursting at the seams with knowledge bombs, So what are you waiting for? Come on over to join us Under the Umbrella!
Welcome to episode 73 of The PE Umbrella podcast! Joining me Under the Umbrella today is non other than The Physical Educator himself, Joey Feith! As the creator of www.thephysicaleducator.com, Joey is and has been making a real difference to the lives of teachers around the world, as well as the students he teaches for years now! Sharing creative and innovative practice on a regular basis, Joey is held in the highest regard for many physical educators as he drives the profession forward through all of his endeavours. As a huge fan and advocate of his work myself, it was a real pleasure to have him on the show! During this episode, we discuss... - How Joey continues to produce amazing resources weekly. - How Joey Lives what he preaches and serves from a full vessel! - What I could expect from my first day in Coach Feith's Physed class. - The best lesson Joey has ever taught and why. - His favourite warm up/instant activity. - The best post he has shared since the relaunch of his awesome website! All of this and much much more in this HUGE episode! So be like Joey and get your note pad and pen ready... Come on over to join us Under the Umbrella!
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