Debby Mitchell, EdD, recently retired from teaching in the College of Education at University of Central Florida, where she was an associate professor and coordinator of sports and fitness. She has more than 35 years’ experience in physical education, coaching, fitness, and health, with research interests including brain research, developmentally appropriate movement activities and music, dance and rhythms, children's wellness, obesity, and integrating technology into the curriculum. She founded a company called GeoMotion Group to share her passion for encouraging people from all walks of life to be excited about physical activities and fitness. Mitchell promotes a love for movement by keeping activities simple, safe, and fun. She and her staff work with schools that want to improve learning and increase physical activity. Her programs are in more than 25,000 schools, and she has trained more than 1,000 preservice teachers in addition to publishing and delivering keynotes.
