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you able to participate in professional learning community time with other teachers at this school? ); to explore perceived needs and barriers to PE and/or PA (e.g., What potential barriers would inhibit you from supporting other teachers in using PA breaks in their classrooms? ); to assess individual

practices . Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 10 ( 1 ), 1 – 16 . doi:10.1080/2159676X.2017.1367715 10.1080/2159676X.2017.1367715 Goodyear , V.A. , Parker , M. , & Casey , A. ( 2019 ). Social media and teacher professional learning communities . Physical Education and Sport

ability to assess and analyze indicators of student achievement. Research has revealed that teacher participation in professional learning communities, within which collaborative learning to meet shared goals occurs, can be associated with increases in student academic achievement ( Vescio et al., 2008

while they contributing to the professional growth of others ( Harvey & Hyndman, 2018 ). Accordingly, Twitter can be viewed as a platform through which physical educators engage in professional learning communities that transcend time and space, while also providing more immediate support than that

.3) Professional learning community 84 (27.1) Online or blended coursework not through a university 83 (16.1) Organization provided workshops and trainings 47 (63.2) Other 43 (3.2) Online or blended coursework through a university 13 (15.5) Unconferences 12 (3.9) About 70% of the respondents ( n  = 216) reported

.g., CoP vs. Professional Learning Community) despite differences in the traditional structure and theoretical support originally called for in each. In response, we narrowed our focus to CoP with situated learning theory as a guide to provide clarity and organization for our shared process. CoPs rooted in

need for researchers to seek to understand “the processes through which new members integrate into the online PE Twitter community” while Brooks and McMullen ( 2020 ) called for research that considers online professional learning communities to examine the impact of social media on teacher development

( 8 ): 1751 – 1758 . PubMed ID: 26003325 doi:10.1007/s00125-015-3624-6 26003325 10.1007/s00125-015-3624-6 41. Marsh JA , Bertrand M , Huguet A . Using data to alter instructional practice: the mediating role of coaches and professional learning communities . Teach Coll Rec . 2015 ; 117 ( 4

program would have stifled the success that these teachers encountered due to increased supervision and oversight by a more senior teacher or formal mentor. A scoping review of learning communities in PE ( Parker et al., 2022 ) identified that professional learning communities in PE can be effective for