MAHPERD "Voices From The field"
MAHPERD "Voices From The field"
Podcast Description
In this podcast, you will hear from educators and professionals in the field sharing their insights and experiences in the HPE (Health Physical Education) and allied fields. I hope you find this podcast informative, and inspiring. Learn about best practices and tools that you can implement in your teaching practice. We want to know not only what you do, but also the action steps you took to get you where you are. The Status Quo is not in our vocabulary folks, my guests are leaders in the field who are taking action to make an impact in their respective fields. If you have any questions or would like to be a guest on the show email [email protected]"If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got" Henry Ford
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast covers various themes in HPE including experiential learning, peer mentoring in mental health, innovative assessment strategies, trauma-informed practices, and the promotion of inclusivity in physical education. Notable episodes feature topics like Dr. Jenny Linker’s 'Let’s Move in Homeschool' initiative and Jill Foley’s peer leadership program aimed at middle schoolers.
In this podcast, you will hear from educators and professionals in the field sharing their insights and experiences in the HPE (Health Physical Education) and allied fields. I hope you find this podcast informative, and inspiring. Learn about best practices and tools that you can implement in your teaching practice. We want to know not only what you do, but also the action steps you took to get you where you are. The Status Quo is not in our vocabulary folks, my guests are leaders in the field who are taking action to make an impact in their respective fields. If you have any questions or would like to be a guest on the show email [email protected]
“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got” Henry Ford
What if the fastest path to better teaching, stronger leadership, and happier learners starts in the brain? We sit down with Dr. Lisa Riegel—educator, researcher, and author of NeuroWell and Aspirations to Operations—to unpack how biology and context shape behavior, attention, and achievement, and how simple shifts can unlock agency and joy in classrooms and teams.
We dive into NeuroWell culture—safe, supportive, and proactive—and why emotional and intellectual safety are as critical as locked doors. Dr. Riegel shares concrete routines that work tomorrow: 10‑minute learning sprints with choice-based brain breaks, “fizzy or flat” check-ins to normalize regulation, and inquiry learning that lets answers emerge from challenge. You’ll hear a standout story of a student who demonstrated mastery through modern dance, proving how emotion and experience cement memory far better than lectures alone.
Behavior gets a powerful reframe, too. Think of the thalamus as the data manager and the limbic system as security; when alarm takes over, the cortex steps out. Consequences still matter, but coaching self-awareness and regulation changes outcomes by design, not by chance. We also connect movement and the vagus nerve to sharper focus—why a quick walk before testing or PE before math can lift performance—and explain the science so students can use these tools in life, not just class.
For leaders, Dr. Riegel lays out the Eight Cs: culture, clarity, coherence, cadence, collaboration, celebration, coaching, communication. It’s a practical roadmap that turns ”buzzwords” into behaviors, aligns initiatives, and sustains change with authentic, specific recognition. If you want less noise and more learning, this conversation maps aspiration to action with brain-based strategies you can utilize today.
If this episode resonated, grab NeuroWell and Aspirations to Operations, subscribe for more conversations like this, and leave a comment to tell us which brain-savvy move you’ll try first.
Resources/contact:
Dr. Lisa A. Riegel, Ph.D. Author, Speaker, CEO Educational Partnerships Institute, LLC
www.lisariegel.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisariegel/
www.epinstitute.net
https://calendly.com/lisariegel/60min
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