Ryan Ellis

The PE Umbrella | Podcasting ALL things Primary Physical Education

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Ryan Ellis here, the founder and host of the PE Umbrella, a Primary Physical Education podcast and short blog that discusses all things PE. Interviewing inspiring practitioners from the primary education sector, I will be sharing the latest in excellent practice and discussing what makes PE and Sport such an important tool to engage and enhance the learning of children (across the curriculum) so they are ready to leave school with a solid platform to lead a healthy lifestyle and enjoy lifelong physical activity! I will share insights into what makes the top practitioners of today tick, asking...

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Reflections | The 'Should' System of Education & Churning out Robots 02.07.2017 15:56

Welcome to episode 83 of the PE Umbrella Podcast. In this reflection episode, I put the education world to rights about the emphasis it has on 'measurement' and how, in my opinion, all it seems to be achieving is churning out robots at the end of it. Let's drop the measurement and data driven education system and instead look at helping children find their inner genius, develop confidence and work...

Peter Bakare | Health Education, Nutri Troops & The Olympics 18.06.2017 46:03

This is episode 82 of The PE Umbrella podcast! Joining me Under the Umbrella today is Children's Health Educator and former Team GB Olympian Peter Bakare. During this episode, we discuss... - How Peters early PE experiences shaped his career path. - How his experience as an athlete impacted on his subsequent career choices. - Where the most alarming gaps are when it comes to Children's Health Educ...

Chris Lincoln | Train, Teach, Evolve, Repeat 11.06.2017 57:06

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? - W...

Jessica Shawley | Loving Yourself, Loving PE and Embracing the Negatives 29.05.2017 58:08

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 physe...

Stephanie Sandino | Football, Spikeball and A Red Rubber Ball 20.05.2017 48:16

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...

Mike Ginicola | Gamification and Growth Mindset in PE 13.05.2017 45:45

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 Mi...

Resources | Ellis Ball - Striking and Fielding Madness! 23.04.2017 20:33

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 resul...

Reflections | PE Should Not Be Mandatory in State Education! 15.04.2017 19:45

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 yo...

Kate Tiffen | Independent vs State Physical Education 02.04.2017 48:14

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 ou...

Sean de Morton | Aussie PhysEd, Flipped Learning & Ironman! 18.03.2017 59:46

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...

Ilse Fullarton | PhysEd, HealthEd and the Childrens Health Project 18.03.2017 53:55

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...

Joey Feith | Under The Umbrella with The Physical Educator 12.03.2017 1:09:04

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 i...

Gamification in PE | Outstanding Teaching or Overhyped Nonsense? 26.02.2017 22:17

Welcome to The PE Umbrella Podcast, episode 71! Today, I reflect on the use of 'Gamification' in a physical education setting. Does it add value and purpose or is it causing problems in the long run? Buckle in for some honest truths as I unpick what is truly going on. I'll see you Under the Umbrella!

The Brutal Truth About Primary PE 12.02.2017 22:41

Welcome to episode 70 of the PE Umbrella podcast. This week marks a very special episode as I welcome my older brother Rob to the show. The inspiration behind much of my own career path, Rob is a Secondary physed teacher of over ten years now and has experienced being head of years 7-13. In this episode I seek to understand how secondary PE teachers view what is going on in Primary PE and if it is...

Resources | The Power Of Creation 05.02.2017 18:32

Welcome to episode 69 of the PE Umbrella Podcast. This week, I am sharing with you my recent journey into the power of creation. What do I mean by that? Well, I have recently being creating specific resources for the work I am currently delivering and it has been awesome! By using the App 'Comic Life' I have breathed new life into my teaching resources and created ones that are teacher specific, s...

Sarah Gietschier-Hartman | Mind, Body and Ki-O-Rahi 29.01.2017 42:47

Welcome to episode 68 of The PE Umbrella podcast! Joining me Under the Umbrella today is middle school Physical Educator and PHYSEDagogy collaborator, Sarah Gietschier-Hartman! During this episode we discuss how Sarah keeps herself fulfilled outside of teaching with mind and body, before diving head first into her teaching experience, with knowledge bombs and actionable takeaways for you to try! N...

Mind, Body, Teach 22.01.2017 23:42

Hello and Welcome to episode 67 of The PE Umbrella Podcast. This week, you have me all to yourself as I reflect and preview some changes that are coming to the podcast interviews in the coming months, testing out some of the content on myself first. I am a firm believer of: "Live What You Preach" During this episode I talk about my mind and body in particular, and how I keep myself fulfilled and i...

Reflections | Co-operative Learning in My Physed Classroom 15.01.2017 25:34

Welcome to The PE Umbrella Podcast, Episode 66. In this reflection episode, I discuss the beginnings of my journey to reshape my teaching pedagogy and take it down a co-operative learning based route. This week saw me dive in head first into using some key 'indicators' that define a co-operative learning classroom and use them with a year 1/2 class. What did I teach? What resources did I use? Why...

SucceedIn | Organise Your Curriculum Planning, Delivery and Assessment... 08.01.2017 30:16

Welcome to The PE Umbrella Podcast, Episode 65! In the first episode of 2017, I interview David Hazelgrove and Jonathan Moore, the brains behind SucceedIn, an online platform that is a one stop shop for all of your Primary PE needs. Providing a platform for the planning, delivery and assessment for your entire program of work, David and Jonathan explain how SucceedIn has helped transform the deliv...

Year Review | What I've Learned Under The PE Umbrella in 2016 31.12.2016 21:43

Welcome to The PE Umbrella Podcast, Episode 64! In this very special end of year review, I look back at my 'What I've Learned' moments from all of my guests over the past 12 months and condense them into my top 5! I share with you key takeaways that have helped shape my own teaching and views on being a teacher in positive ways, with the hope they do the same for you as we head into 2017! So note...

Jorge Rodriguez | A Christmas Physed Feast! 23.12.2016 46:33

Welcome to the PE Umbrella podcast, episode 63. In this episode I am joined by Jorge Rodriguez, PE teacher in Houston, Texas and host/producer of the stunning Global Physed Voxcast! In this phenomenal episode we talk about all things PhysEd including what he has learned about his teaching this year, his biggest takeaways from producing his own podcast, what a typical lesson looks like and what is...

Pete Charrette | The Power Of PE 18.12.2016 31:20

Welcome to the PE Umbrella podcast, episode 62. In this episode I am joined by Pete Charrette, a K-5 Elementary Physed teacher & 2009 GAHPERD Elem PE Teacher of the Year, Pete has 29 years teaching experience under his belt. Perhaps better known under the name of "Cap'n Pete", he is the proud creator of some 450+ resources for Physed on Teachers pay Teachers and a big advocate for driving phys...

Physed Reflections | Practice Makes Boring... 12.12.2016 19:16

Welcome to episode 61 of The PE Umbrella Podcast. This week, I dive into more reflections and delve into the world of language and motivation, dancing around both issues as I seek to suggest ways in which the language you use can impact your students. In the episode I cover thoughts around Carol Dweck's Growth Mindset concept and guide you towards The Physical Educator to become a YETI as well as...

Ryan Forwood | Models Based Practice, Dodgeball and Is Learning Fun? 04.12.2016 37:26

Welcome to episode 60 of The PE Umbrella Podcast. In this episode I am joined by our second EVER repeat guest, Primary School PE Co-ordinator and models based practice advocate, Ryan Forwood. It was a real pleasure to speak with Ryan again and this episode runs as more of an informal discussion than a Q+A. I check in with what Ryan has been doing at his school in the past 9 months and discover how...

Andy Vasily | Good Teaching Is LIFE! 27.11.2016 37:50

Welcome to the PE Umbrella podcast, episode 59. In this episode I am joined by Andy Vasily, a true fountain of knowledge and experience, all things Physed. In this bumper episode we talk about Andy's own goals, what he has learned so far this year and how we can help develop a growth mindset so we don't feel defined by our mistakes. Plus, I ask Andy the regular show favourites including his top wa...