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Making PE More Meaningful to Your Students
About the Free Webinar:
Speakers: Dr. Aaron Beighle, Doug Gleddie, and Ty Riddick
Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Time: 3:00 pm / 4:00 pm CDT – New Time!
Webinar Description:
In this crossover episode of The PE Huddle and The Meaningful Podcast Experience, Aaron Beighle is joined by Doug Gleddie and Ty Riddick to unpack what Meaningful PE really is and why it matters. Together, they explore the idea that physical education should be about more than participation, compliance, or simply getting students moving for the day. Instead, Meaningful PE focuses on helping students experience movement in ways that feel enjoyable, relevant, socially connected, appropriately challenging, and confidence-building so they are more likely to value physical activity beyond the gym.
The conversation also dives into what Meaningful PE looks like in practice, including student voice, reflection, inclusion, and giving learners meaningful choices within teacher-guided structures. Doug and Ty share examples from their own teaching and research, challenge common misconceptions, and explain how teachers can start small by listening more closely to students and reflecting on what makes PE matter in their specific context. This episode offers a thoughtful, practical look at how educators can design experiences that help students find joy, belonging, and purpose in movement for life.
Webinar Speakers:
Dr. Doug Gleddie
Dr. Doug Gleddie is an Associate Professor of Elementary Physical Education in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta, where his work focuses on joyful, meaningful movement experiences for children and youth. A qualitative researcher and teacher educator, his scholarship explores physical education, teacher education, and healthy school communities through the lens of experience, joy, and lifelong movement. Grounded in a long career in education, Doug’s teaching and research are driven by a belief in the inherent value of movement and the power of physical education to positively shape lives.
Ty Riddick
Ty Riddick is a Physical & Health Education teacher with 13 years of experience teaching K-12 in schools located in Hong Kong, South Korea, and now in Canada. Ty completed his Bachelor of Physical Education at Brock University (Ontario, Canada), and a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Pedagogy at the University of Alberta. Ty is currently in the second year of doctoral studies, where his research interests include Meaningful Physical Education (MPE), and the pedagogies teachers enact to support students’ continual participation in physical activity outside of the classroom
About Dr. Aaron Beighle:
Dr. Aaron Beighle
Dr. Aaron Beighle (beat-lee) is an internationally recognized expert on physical education and school-based physical activity promotion at the University of Kentucky. With extensive global experience, Aaron regularly collaborates with schools seeking to elevate their P-12 physical education and physical activity promotion efforts. He has written more than 100 research-based and practical articles as well as six books, most notably Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary School Children, now in its 20th edition. He also contributes extensively to Dynamic PE ASAP (dynamicpeasap.com), a leading resource for evidence-based physical education and activity promotion.
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All registered users will receive a free recording of the webinar. All who watch the webinar will receive one hour of CEUs/CECs.
