Beyond the Game: Building Habits for Lifelong Growth with Health & Physical Education Specialist Nate Foster

About this episode

The episode discusses how physical education fosters resilient lifelong learners and empowers students to achieve their goals.

Our hosts Jared and Kiera sit down with Nate Foster, the Health & Physical Education Teacher Specialist for Jordan School District to discuss the characteristic of Resilient Lifelong Learner, and we dive into how physical education empowers students to take ownership, set & achieve goals, and adapt. Whether on the field or in the classroom, this episode highlights how we prepare students for success within and beyond their K-12 experience.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jared Covili, Kiera Beddes

Guest: Nate Foster

Topics covered

• lifelong learning
• physical education
• student empowerment
• goal setting
• resilience

Keywords

• physical education
• lifelong growth
• resilience
• student success
• goal achievement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jordan School District

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