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Teachers, Try This: Combine Movement and Academics in the Classroom

By Jaclyn Borowski & Kaylee Domzalski — January 30, 2025 3:02
Students in Melissa Haggett’s first grade class start the day dancing along with Snoop Dogg’s affirmations video at Vergennes Union Elementary School in Vergennes, Vt., on Nov. 18, 2024.
Teachers, Try This: Combine Movement and Academics for Better Learning
A P.E. teacher shares some ideas for incorporating movement into the classroom for greater student engagement and more effective lessons.
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Robyn Newton, Vermont’s 2023 state teacher of the year and Vergennes Union Elementary School’s longtime physical education teacher, places an emphasis not only on movement, but on combining movement with academics. Here, she explains how it works, and how other educators can incorporate something similar in their own classrooms.

Jaclyn Borowski is the director of photography and videography for Education Week.
Kaylee Domzalski is a video producer for Education Week.

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