Huddle

Positive Behaviour Management Strategies in H&PE

Dr. William Harvey

Overview

In this webinar Dr. William Harvey provides a comprehensive exploration of what positive behaviour management in health and physical education looks like. Dr. Harvey provides detailed background information regarding behavourial problems commonly found in children, and provides strategies H&PE educators can easily adapt to help them in the classroom.

Dr. William Harvey is an Associate Professor at McGill University in Montreal, QC. He is also the director of the CHAMPS physical activity lab at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute.

Part I: Behavioural problems


Looking at children with behavioural problems and the different types of common problems. (14:11)

Part II: ADHD and PE


Common social and physical issues children can face and study findings that have helped to create better understanding. (15:16)

Part III: Strategies for the classroom


Reviewing strategies physical educators can employ to help students with ADHD and other behavioural issues to help encourage and develop positive outcomes. (20:30)

Lunch n' Learn Discussion Questions

Before watching the webinar, ask yourself these three questions:

  1. Do all children with disabilities experience adapted or inclusive physical and health education in the same way?
  2. Which disability group gets excluded most often from physical and health education?
  3. How do you plan on achieving your “Dream”?

After watching the webinar, ask yourself these three questions

  1. What types of strategies would work best for you to include children with disabilities in physical and health education?
  2. How do the fundamental movement skills of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder different from their non-disabled peers?
  3. How can you plan to include children with disabilities without knowing which types of disabilities that the children will present with?