Chad M Killian
Biographic Data
| ID | 6685662 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chad M Killian |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chad M |
| FAMILY NAME | Killian |
| SIGNATURE | KILLIAN C M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of New Hampshire |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8018-7615 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Becoming human with technology
The rapid digitalisation of education has intensified fundamental questions about how technologies shape the purposes, practices, and possibilities of teaching and learning. Physical education (PE), grounded in embodiment, relational interaction, and shared inquiry, offers a distinctive vantage point for examining these shifts, as learning in PE is inseparable from bodily presence and situated social relations. This paper argues that digitalisati…
State of Fragility and Possibility
Student access to school-based physical education and physical activity opportunities has steadily declined over the past 40 years, particularly in under-resourced communities. Policy serves as both the gatekeeper and catalyst for these opportunities. When strong policies exist, they can expand and sustain access. When vague or permissive, opportunities often diminish. Inconsistent mandates, policy loopholes, and weak enforcement mechanisms have …
State of the States Policy Report
This State of the States Policy Report represents the most current and comprehensive review of codified U.S. state–level policies related to school physical education (PE) and physical activity (PA). Covering all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the report details legal mandates across 14 categories including physical education instructional time and class size, curriculum/assessment requirements, tea…
Impact of State‐Level Physical Education Policies on PE Access in the United States
BACKGROUND: State policies play a key role in the provision of physical education (PE) opportunities at the district and school level. METHODS: An analysis was conducted on how states in the United States with various PE policies differ in terms of PE access as a measure of policy implementation. PE access for students was reported by 3306 K-5th grade PE teachers across all 51 states. RESULTS: State-level adherence to six key PE policies varied f…
Digital Learning to Support Whole‐School Physical Activity Opportunities
BACKGROUND: Daily physical activity (PA) among children and adolescents remains far below recommended levels, with participation disparities across socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, and disability. Whole-school approaches to PA promotion, such as the Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program (CSPAP), offer a framework for promoting equitable PA opportunities; however, implementation barriers persist. CONTRIBUTIONS TO PRACTICE: This artic…
Flipped learning in physical education
Background Over the last decade, flipped learning (FL) has gained traction as a pedagogical approach in physical education (PE), driven by an increasing integration of digital technology across academic subjects. FL has been shown to promote positive student outcomes in PE across the cognitive, psychomotor and affective domains and has the potential to transform traditional instructional models. Although significant progress has been made, furthe…
Resist the Temptation to Just “Roll Out the Bots”
This article highlights the potential danger of surrendering the selection and sequencing of content to artificial intelligence, rather than designing lessons based on the unique needs and interests of students
ChatGPT in Adapted Physical Education
While AI can be a powerful tool that provides an avenue for streamlining tasks and can enhance educational efforts, it is crucial that these tools are used in ethical and appropriate manners in order to uphold the civil and educational rights of children with disabilities
Unlocking Educational Potential
The recent emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) tools has significantly influenced different fields, including education. One notable example is ChatGPT, an AI-driven large language model (LLM) developed by OpenAI. This tool holds potential for supporting both teachers and students in the teaching and learning process. While some fields of education have benefitted from using ChatGPT to enhance learning, there is a gap in the literature conc…
Beyond Wires and Lights in a Box
The purpose of this Viewpoint is to push readers toward seeing OLPE as an essential ally instead of an existential enemy by outlining ways OLPE addresses barriers to quality PE programming and explaining how it can be used as a catalyst for program enhancement and advocacy, so students have opportunities to experience the full potential of their PE programs
Flipped learning in physical education
The integration of digital technology into educational settings is expanding rapidly. One emerging didactical approach is flipped learning (FL), which leverages digital, internet-based technologies to deliver key instructions prior to classes. It then uses active learning opportunities during face-to-face meetings that encourage students to apply what they previously learned online. The format of FL naturally expands active learning during classe…
Why they remain
Background With teachers in high-poverty schools facing increased stress, decreased motivation, and job satisfaction, it is imperative to identify educators that can thrive and sustain over time and intend to remain teaching in high-poverty schools despite these concerns. Identifying individual characteristics of teacher sustainability related to one’s intention to remain teaching can help offset teacher attrition and turnover through interventio…
Flipping the Script
The FLA may be a practical lesson enhancement strategy to increase student MVPA and improve PE opportunities for students in low SES schools when compared to the use of traditional instruction. The results of this study demonstrated positive potential of using FLA in PE but should be considered within the context of their limitations. Further examination of the FLA is warranted
How Do We Do This? Distance Learning in Physical Education — Part 2
Distance learning is something many physical educators never thought they would have to do, given the practical and philosophical contradictions inherent in teaching and learning movement-based content through a computer. Yet, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced most physical education teachers to transition to distance learning modalities. Questions abound regarding the maintenance of quality physical education within the generally unfamiliar onlin…
Distance Learning in Physical Education
Over 40 years ago physical education pedagogy researchers Anderson and Barrette asked the question, “What’s going on in Gym?” This inquiry sparked widespread research and innovation that moved our field forward. Today, physical educators are faced with a new reality of teaching movement-based content remotely and the question has now shifted to, “What’s going on in Online Physical Education?” During the Spring of 2020 and into the Fall, many phys…
How Do We Do This? Distance Learning in Physical Education — Part 1
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a source of stress and anxiety to physical educators. This is likely due to school schedule changes, job security, balancing work and family commitments, and trying to navigate how to teach physical education in a distance learning format. Governments, schools, teachers, and families have been navigating the complexity of the mass shift to distance learning. The purpose of this feature is to address some frequently …
Integrating Strength and Conditioning Into a High School Physical Education Curriculum
The goal of physical education (PE) is to assist students in the development of physical activity habits that will last a lifetime. To achieve this, PE teachers must shift beyond only teaching sports and games during instructional periods. Strength and conditioning programming is one alternative available to PE teachers. This article provides an overview of the benefits of strength and conditioning for youth and an example of one high school impl…
Physical education students’ usage and perceptions of a supplemental online health-related fitness knowledge curriculum (iPE)
The purpose of this study was to explore high school physical education students’ usage and perceptions of a supplemental online health-related fitness knowledge curriculum through the lens of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology. Individual interviews were conducted with 37 students who were enrolled in a ninth-grade physical education class. The course used an externally provided online curriculum designed to deliver and asses…
State Lawmaker's Views on Childhood Obesity and Related School Wellness Legislation
BACKGROUND: School wellness legislation has potential to impact the health of children and alter the obesity crisis in the United Sates. Little is known about how state lawmakers perceive child wellness legislation effectiveness relative to obesity prevention. Our purpose was to understand state lawmakers' perceptions of childhood obesity and school wellness policies relative to the Social Ecological Model (SEM). METHODS: Twenty-one state represe…
Physical education students’ usage and perceptions of a supplemental online health-related fitness knowledge curriculum (iPE)
The purpose of this study was to explore high school physical education students’ usage and perceptions of a supplemental online health-related fitness knowledge curriculum through the lens of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology. Individual interviews were conducted with 37 students who were enrolled in a ninth-grade physical education class. The course used an externally provided online curriculum designed to deliver and asses…
State Lawmaker's Views on Childhood Obesity and Related School Wellness Legislation
BACKGROUND: School wellness legislation has potential to impact the health of children and alter the obesity crisis in the United Sates. Little is known about how state lawmakers perceive child wellness legislation effectiveness relative to obesity prevention. Our purpose was to understand state lawmakers' perceptions of childhood obesity and school wellness policies relative to the Social Ecological Model (SEM). METHODS: Twenty-one state represe…
How Do We Do This? Distance Learning in Physical Education — Part 2
Distance learning is something many physical educators never thought they would have to do, given the practical and philosophical contradictions inherent in teaching and learning movement-based content through a computer. Yet, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced most physical education teachers to transition to distance learning modalities. Questions abound regarding the maintenance of quality physical education within the generally unfamiliar onlin…
Distance Learning in Physical Education
Over 40 years ago physical education pedagogy researchers Anderson and Barrette asked the question, “What’s going on in Gym?” This inquiry sparked widespread research and innovation that moved our field forward. Today, physical educators are faced with a new reality of teaching movement-based content remotely and the question has now shifted to, “What’s going on in Online Physical Education?” During the Spring of 2020 and into the Fall, many phys…
How Do We Do This? Distance Learning in Physical Education — Part 1
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a source of stress and anxiety to physical educators. This is likely due to school schedule changes, job security, balancing work and family commitments, and trying to navigate how to teach physical education in a distance learning format. Governments, schools, teachers, and families have been navigating the complexity of the mass shift to distance learning. The purpose of this feature is to address some frequently …
Integrating Strength and Conditioning Into a High School Physical Education Curriculum
The goal of physical education (PE) is to assist students in the development of physical activity habits that will last a lifetime. To achieve this, PE teachers must shift beyond only teaching sports and games during instructional periods. Strength and conditioning programming is one alternative available to PE teachers. This article provides an overview of the benefits of strength and conditioning for youth and an example of one high school impl…
Physical education students’ usage and perceptions of a supplemental online health-related fitness knowledge curriculum (iPE)
The purpose of this study was to explore high school physical education students’ usage and perceptions of a supplemental online health-related fitness knowledge curriculum through the lens of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology. Individual interviews were conducted with 37 students who were enrolled in a ninth-grade physical education class. The course used an externally provided online curriculum designed to deliver and asses…
Why they remain
Background With teachers in high-poverty schools facing increased stress, decreased motivation, and job satisfaction, it is imperative to identify educators that can thrive and sustain over time and intend to remain teaching in high-poverty schools despite these concerns. Identifying individual characteristics of teacher sustainability related to one’s intention to remain teaching can help offset teacher attrition and turnover through interventio…
Flipping the Script
The FLA may be a practical lesson enhancement strategy to increase student MVPA and improve PE opportunities for students in low SES schools when compared to the use of traditional instruction. The results of this study demonstrated positive potential of using FLA in PE but should be considered within the context of their limitations. Further examination of the FLA is warranted
Beyond Wires and Lights in a Box
The purpose of this Viewpoint is to push readers toward seeing OLPE as an essential ally instead of an existential enemy by outlining ways OLPE addresses barriers to quality PE programming and explaining how it can be used as a catalyst for program enhancement and advocacy, so students have opportunities to experience the full potential of their PE programs
Flipped learning in physical education
The integration of digital technology into educational settings is expanding rapidly. One emerging didactical approach is flipped learning (FL), which leverages digital, internet-based technologies to deliver key instructions prior to classes. It then uses active learning opportunities during face-to-face meetings that encourage students to apply what they previously learned online. The format of FL naturally expands active learning during classe…
Unlocking Educational Potential
The recent emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) tools has significantly influenced different fields, including education. One notable example is ChatGPT, an AI-driven large language model (LLM) developed by OpenAI. This tool holds potential for supporting both teachers and students in the teaching and learning process. While some fields of education have benefitted from using ChatGPT to enhance learning, there is a gap in the literature conc…
Flipped learning in physical education
Background Over the last decade, flipped learning (FL) has gained traction as a pedagogical approach in physical education (PE), driven by an increasing integration of digital technology across academic subjects. FL has been shown to promote positive student outcomes in PE across the cognitive, psychomotor and affective domains and has the potential to transform traditional instructional models. Although significant progress has been made, furthe…
Resist the Temptation to Just “Roll Out the Bots”
This article highlights the potential danger of surrendering the selection and sequencing of content to artificial intelligence, rather than designing lessons based on the unique needs and interests of students
ChatGPT in Adapted Physical Education
While AI can be a powerful tool that provides an avenue for streamlining tasks and can enhance educational efforts, it is crucial that these tools are used in ethical and appropriate manners in order to uphold the civil and educational rights of children with disabilities
Becoming human with technology
The rapid digitalisation of education has intensified fundamental questions about how technologies shape the purposes, practices, and possibilities of teaching and learning. Physical education (PE), grounded in embodiment, relational interaction, and shared inquiry, offers a distinctive vantage point for examining these shifts, as learning in PE is inseparable from bodily presence and situated social relations. This paper argues that digitalisati…
State of Fragility and Possibility
Student access to school-based physical education and physical activity opportunities has steadily declined over the past 40 years, particularly in under-resourced communities. Policy serves as both the gatekeeper and catalyst for these opportunities. When strong policies exist, they can expand and sustain access. When vague or permissive, opportunities often diminish. Inconsistent mandates, policy loopholes, and weak enforcement mechanisms have …
State of the States Policy Report
This State of the States Policy Report represents the most current and comprehensive review of codified U.S. state–level policies related to school physical education (PE) and physical activity (PA). Covering all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the report details legal mandates across 14 categories including physical education instructional time and class size, curriculum/assessment requirements, tea…
Impact of State‐Level Physical Education Policies on PE Access in the United States
BACKGROUND: State policies play a key role in the provision of physical education (PE) opportunities at the district and school level. METHODS: An analysis was conducted on how states in the United States with various PE policies differ in terms of PE access as a measure of policy implementation. PE access for students was reported by 3306 K-5th grade PE teachers across all 51 states. RESULTS: State-level adherence to six key PE policies varied f…
Digital Learning to Support Whole‐School Physical Activity Opportunities
BACKGROUND: Daily physical activity (PA) among children and adolescents remains far below recommended levels, with participation disparities across socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, and disability. Whole-school approaches to PA promotion, such as the Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program (CSPAP), offer a framework for promoting equitable PA opportunities; however, implementation barriers persist. CONTRIBUTIONS TO PRACTICE: This artic…
Physical education (14 works) · Psychology (14 works) · Mathematics education (12 works) · Physical Education and Pedagogy (11 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Children's Physical and Motor Development (7 works) · Medical education (6 works) · Pedagogy (6 works) · Innovative Teaching Methods (5 works)