I've read several interesting articles today focusing on the concept of "moving in schools." As I read, I realized that "move" is a broad word. I'm moving right now, as my fingers type out this post, but that's not what the authors of these papers (nor I) am after in our quest for movement in the classroom.
I discovered a definition I agree with in Nate McCaughtry and Inez Rogevno's paper, "Meaning and Movement: Exploring the Deep Connections to Education;"
Movement is an activity that informs people about their bodies, it is intimately connected with other forms of meaning and connects physical experience with larger, more expansive aspects of being human. (p. 504).
This is what we're after - movement in the classroom that can connect to broader topics and understanding. Next, to dig in to what this actually looks like in the classroom.
References
McCaughtry, N., Rovegno, I. (2001). Meaning and movement: Exploring the deep connections to education. Studies in Philosophy and Education, 20, 489 - 505.