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20 Indicators of Effective Physical Education Instruction
SHAPE America encourages school administrators to establish a baseline for observing physical education classes. The indicators detailed in the checklist that follows reflect the practices and policies recommended in SHAPE America’s guidance documents The Essential Components of Physical Education and Physical Education Program Checklist. When conducting a walk-through evaluation or an evaluative observation of a physical education class, school administrators should expect to see the following practices.

Administrator's Observation Checklist for Indicators of Effective Physical Education Instruction

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