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If you want to know what’s new in health and physical education, check out the SHAPE America blog! Each week, we’ll share insights, ideas, research and resources — and you can even get the latest posts delivered right to your inbox!
We’re starting things off with a series of posts from our District and National Teachers of the Year! First up is “5 Things to Do the First Week of Health Education Class” by Nicole Beard, 2019 SHAPE America Eastern District Health Education Teacher of the Year. READ MORE
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Choose an accredited online M.A.Ed. in Physical Education Master Teacher. This program offers well-rounded expertise from faculty focused on enhancing your curriculum, professional connections that build your network, and advocacy opportunities that encourage active engagement of all students.
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SHAPE America’s newest member benefit — the Health Education Assessment Tool (HEAT) — is a platform that contains more than 800 reviewed test items to use in your classroom. This includes multiple choice, short answer and extended response questions to use in quizzes, tests and games. Reviewed by health educators nationwide, the tool is sortable by health skill, grade level, topic area, and more! LEARN MORE
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Attendees at SHAPE America’s inaugural Professional Learning Institute (PLI) on social and emotional learning loved the opportunity to dive deep into a single topic that is so important for health and physical educators.
In 2020, we’ll be holding additional PLI events across the country, each with a different format and focus. Join us in Chicago on February 17 as we examine the Whole School, Whole Child, Whole Community model. In June, we’ll be in Pittsburgh with a focus on adapted physical education. Our third PLI will be held August 3-5 in Louisville, KY. LEARN MORE
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Healthy Sleep Leads to Success for Kids
Did you know? Getting enough sleep is critical for adolescent development, physical health, mood, safety and academic success! Do you want to improve your sleep knowledge and advocate on behalf of your students? The American Alliance of Healthy Sleep delivers the latest health resources, communities and connections you need to recharge your educator toolkit. Learn how you can have the opportunity to participate in and benefit from AAHS patient advocacy and healthy sleep initiatives. LEARN MORE
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Students can sustain a concussion in any type of physical activity program, including physical education, extracurricular activity programs, and recess. Because K-12 physical education teachers work with young people in one or more of these settings, it's important for them to know enough about concussions to prevent them whenever possible, recognize common signs and symptoms, comply with local policy requirements, and contribute to concussion-management plans. READ MORE
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Reading, Writing, and … Mindfulness? Kids Learn Stress-Reducing Technique in School
KNAU Public Radio
Kids are heading back to school this month and they’re likely full of first-day jitters, even some anxiety over new teachers and homework. Some schools are trying to reduce stress in the classroom by giving lessons in mindfulness. In a classroom at Flagstaff Junior Academy, a group of first and second graders are giving it a try. READ MORE
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How to Recognize Mental Illness in Children
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Parents, teachers, and other adults can learn to recognize the warning signs of mental illness in children. “People who encounter children regularly need to be aware of early signs of mental illness, such as anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts,” says Kelly Moore, program manager for the Children’s Center for Resilience and Trauma Recovery at Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care. “Children who appear aggressive or despondent may actually be dealing with depression, anxiety, substance abuse, or trauma.” READ MORE
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Teens Are Being Hospitalized for Lung Damage After Vaping
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In Wisconsin, at least a dozen people have recently been hospitalized and treated for severe lung damage. The first cases were reported last month, and the number has been growing. All of these patients are young — between their teenage years and 30s — and all of them appear to have been harmed by vaping. The hospitalization of at least a dozen young people raises the question: How have e-cigarettes caused so much damage when they haven't even been around for that long? READ MORE
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Team Sports Can Help Mental Health, Researchers Say
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Participating in team sports as a kid can apparently help improve your mental health into adulthood. According to new research published in the JAMA Network, young people who participated in team sports between middle school and high school have lower odds of receiving a diagnosis of depression or anxiety in early adulthood. The study tracked the relationship between mental health and team sports in children who experience Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). READ MORE
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More Districts Grappling With Concussion Concerns in Athletics
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Recent years have seen significant growth in understanding of the long-term effects of concussion
— and especially repetitive brain trauma — on athletes. For student athletes, these injuries affect not just the student but the school, as well. While a concussion requires immediate assessment and attention by medical professionals, schools must also remain aware of how long that concussion will interrupt a student’s education. Schools may need to make certain accommodations for students when they first return to class and should look for signs of post-concussion syndrome when they return. READ MORE
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Health and Fitness: Back to School and Ready to Learn
Aiken Standard
Physical activity and good nutrition have long been recognized as essential for promoting good health in adults and children. More and more research suggests that these health behaviors can have beneficial effects beyond health, including how we perform both physically and mentally. The emphasis here is on children in school, but it applies to adults, too. Unfortunately, taking time for activity and good nutrition is seen as a luxury or a distraction to learning in most schools. Far from being a distraction, physical activity and healthy eating are prerequisites for learning and academic achievement. READ MORE
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