|
Check out SHAPE America's new National Physical Education & Sport Week (May 1-7) website.
With the theme, "health. moves. minds.", we're are highlighting the activities, teachers and programs that inspire healthy habits, fuel active minds, and teach kids to thrive.
Find physical activity calendars
(in English and Spanish), new activity ideas, a healh.moves.minds. mindfulness calendar and opportunities to share stories about the impact of health and physical education on today's students. Please share with your colleagues around the country. READ MORE
|
|
|
|
Earn a Master's degree in Physical Education from an accredited and affordable university. The University of Nebraska at Kearney is a top choice when it comes to graduate education programs by U.S. News & World Report. Receive the same on-campus degree completely online.
| |
 |
|
|
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) designates health and physical education as part of a student's well-rounded education, making these subjects eligible for federal funds and increased support. Title IV, Part A of ESSA was appropriated at $1.17 billion for the 2019-20 school year, fill out the information in this form
to receive the estimated amount of funding that your school district will receive this July. READ MORE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Social and emotional learning (SEL) has become a critical component of educating today’s youth. In school districts across the country, SEL is no longer just a classroom lesson but a system-wide framework involving a coordinated approach in classrooms, schools, communities, and family units.
Join us in Sioux Falls, SD July 31-August 1 for the inaugural SHAPE America Professional Learning Institute as we explore social and emotional learning competencies and identify ways to teach and assess SEL skills in the health, physical education and physical activity settings. REGISTER TODAY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FEATURED ARTICLE
Advertisement |
|
Experts point to meal planning with potatoes for peak performance
With demanding training regimens, athletes are in constant need of carbohydrate. In fact, athletes need about 1 gram of carbohydrate per minute of endurance exercise1,2. To get the necessary nutrients – like carbohydrate, meal prep is an increasingly popular solution for athletes. It’s quick and easy to prepare batch amounts of meal components for easy meal assembly and enjoyment all week-long. “Without question, potatoes are my favorite—and my athletes’ favorite—base for meal prep,” says Allen Tran, MS, RD, CSSD, high-performance dietitian and chef for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard teams. That’s because potatoes contain the carbohydrate, potassium and energy athletes need to perform at their best. Tran shows athletes of all kinds how to meal prep like a pro with his newly released five-part video series, “Meal Prep with Potatoes!” Watch
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A comprehensive school physical activity program (CSPAP) is the guiding framework for implementing physical activity opportunities across the school day and school context. Register now for this free webinar, which will be held live on May 2 from 2-3 p.m. ET, to learn how to plan a CSPAP for your community. LEARN MORE
|
|
|
FEATURED ARTICLE
Promoted Content
Video Game Helps Curb Youth Smoking
The smokeSCREEN game
from the play2PREVENT Lab at the Yale Center for Health & Learning Games is a highly interactive narrative-based videogame app in which players "travel" through life, facing the range of challenges that young teens face with a dedicated focus on youth decision-making about smoking and tobacco use and includes strategies for both smoking prevention and cessation. A three-year, $1.4 million grant from the CVS Health Foundation is helping to enhance and scale current pilot programs to reach more students across the country. READ MORE
|
|
|
|
New moms need sleep, dads need exercise to thrive, Penn State study finds
Philly Voice
In the early days of parenthood, moms and dads may be affected differently by their crunched sleep and exercise habits, with differing needs in order to best support healthy family dynamics, according to new research from Penn State University. READ MORE
|
|
6 Ways to Boost Mental Health and General Wellness
Psychology Today
In 1949, the National Mental Health Association (now known as Mental Health America) declared May as Mental Health Month. It initially begun as Mental Health Week, its growing public interest and the broad scope of issues meant that it broadened into a month-long awareness campaign. This year marks MHA's 70th year celebrating Mental Health Month! READ MORE
|
|
Why Schools Need to Help Students Find Purpose — and How to Do It
EdSurge
Teenagers vocalizing outrageous and fantastical aspirations was not new to me. Countless students told me they wanted to become a professional basketball player (even if they weren’t on the basketball team), or a rapper or musician (even when they didn’t sing or rap). And increasingly, thanks to shows like “CSI: Miami” and “Bones,” they wanted to become forensic scientists (which, I confess, I know little about). But in truth, I’m with Marcus; I too would like to be paid millions of dollars to play video games all day. READ MORE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Social-Emotional Learning: What It Is, What It Isn’t, And What We Know
Education Next
Effective SEL programming focuses on concrete, teachable skills and has been shown in many studies to lead to gains in important outcomes. Whitehurst’s sole reliance on two broad and general studies to make his case leaves out a large number of individual studies (randomized trials, no less) that reveal the promise and impact of SEL. READ MORE
|
|
New Research Examines Physical Education in America
National Physical Activity Plan
In an effort to better understand physical education exposure amongst U.S. students National Physical Activity Plan Alliance (NPAPA) collaborated with experts in the federal government, industry, and academia to examine trends in P.E. attendance and P.E. policies. The latest findings of this work and links to the respective manuscripts, can be found on the NPAPA website. READ MORE
|
|
Marijuana May Encourage People To Exercise, According To A New Study
The Hechinger Report
More and more people are looking to combine cannabis with their workout routine. According to a new paper published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health Tuesday, marijuana users in states where the drug is recreationally legal said that they use it either shortly before or shortly after exercise. Many of those mentioned in the paper say that they think marijuana helps to motivate them to work out, as well as enjoy exercise more and improve their recovery. READ MORE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| | | | | |
.jpg?cb=238117)
