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In this recent blog post, SHAPE America CEO Stephanie Morris and Vice President of Programs & Professional Development Chris Hersl share their reaction to a Washington Post article, “Dodgeball is a Tool of ‘Oppression’ Used to ‘Dehumanize’ Others, Researchers Argue.”
They write: “We at SHAPE America found this disheartening and scary, but not surprising. SHAPE America has been making the argument to exclude dodgeball from physical education programs for decades. In 1992, the game was inducted into ‘The Physical Education Hall of Shame’ in our Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance.” READ MORE
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Take your PE classroom to the next level with an online Master of Arts in Education in Physical Education program. Choose an emphasis in pedagogy, which helps to enhance your instruction, or an emphasis in special populations, which helps understand challenges and inclusiveness of students with disabilities.
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As a large school system, Maryland’s Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) has always looked for ways to provide a world-class curriculum to all students. Part of the county school system’s strategic plan includes efforts to reach a vision where “all means ALL.” In the physical education program, educators have strived to make the classroom a place where all students are welcome and experience success — a demanding task considering class sizes of 40 students, small spaces, and teachers who have little to no experience working with students with disabilities. READ MORE
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In this recent blog post, SHAPE America member Sue Tarr writes: “The Unified PE concept can be integrated into an existing general physical education course (e.g., Fitness for Life, Outdoor Education, Aerobic Conditioning) or used to create a new course. Regardless of how the course is created or integrated, the goal is to have — as close as possible — a class with an equal number of students with disabilities and peers without disabilities.” READ MORE
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Inspire Your Student Athletes to Perform Their Best With the Powerful Potato
You may not know it, but potatoes are an optimal food to fuel athletic performance.
With the carbohydrate, potassium and energy athletes need to perform at their best, there is much more to America’s favorite veggie than you might think.
Check out these fun facts, perfect for sharing with your young athletes:
1) A mid-sized (5.3 ounce) skin-on potato contains 30% of your daily Vitamin C – a vitamin involved in many body functions.
2) A medium sized potato has more potassium than a banana.
Potassium is an important electrolyte that aids in muscle, cardiovascular and nervous system function.
3) Potatoes are a nutrient-dense complex carbohydrate.
Did you know you need 1 gram of carbohydrate per minute of endurance exercise? That’s right, and a medium-sized potato can provide 26 grams! 4) Potatoes contain no fat, no sodium or cholesterol and are naturally gluten-free. Plus, they’re versatile and convenient to prep! 5) Potatoes are a good source of Vitamin B6, a nutrient that plays an important role in energy metabolism.
6) Potatoes provide high-quality protein when compared to other plant-based foods. One medium-size potato (148 g) provides 3 g of protein and 6% of the daily value for protein.1
To learn more about how potatoes fuel performance for athletes of any age click here.
1. Gorissen SHM, Crombag JJR, Senden JMG, Waterval WAH, Bierau J, Verdijk LB, van Loon LJC.
Protein content and amino acid composition of commercially available plant-based protein isolates.
Amino Acids. 2018 Dec;50(12):1685-1695.
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SHAPE America is dedicated to giving back to communities in high-need areas across the country so all children can learn to lead healthy, physically active lives. The SHAPE America Impact Schools grant program will provide much-needed funds — and professional development opportunities — to five eligible schools, to improve existing health and physical education programs. The application deadline is September 4. View submission guidelines.
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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
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New Report — The Movement Gap: Surveying Physical Learning in U.S. Schools
Active Schools
In two nationally representative surveys of parents and principals on physical education and physical activity in schools across the United States, our partners at Active Schools aimed to gain a better understanding of the ways in which schools are, or are not, promoting childhood health and well-being. The report shows while nearly everyone agrees on the importance of physical activity in school, few are actively making it a priority. Read more and see the full report.
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Punishment or Education? Schools Grapple With Response to Teen Vaping
The Times
The rapidly growing use of e-cigarettes by teens is creating a movement among school districts to offer counseling and treatment options in addition to the standard disciplinary actions associated with cigarette use in the schools. A recent Associated Press article quoted Linda Richter, an expert on vaping and adolescent substance use, who said merely disciplining students isn’t enough. “To expect a 13-, 14- or 15-year-old to break an addiction by yelling at them or suspending them, it’s just not going to happen,” Richter said. READ MORE
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Sexting Linked to Anxiety, Depression and Substance Use in Teens
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Adolescents who sext are more likely to experience anxiety or depression, use alcohol or other drugs, and engage in sexual activity, a new meta-analysis suggests. The research, published this week in JAMA Pediatrics, was led by the University of Calgary in Canada. The meta-analysis included more than 41,000 participants from 23 studies. All participants were younger than age 18, and about half were female. READ MORE
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Why We're Introducing Social and Emotional Learning in New York City Schools
Fortune
In Brooklyn, the sixth graders of Meyer Levin Junior High have a routine. Each day, everyone in the grade gathers for a town hall meeting. They cheer on each other’s successes and support one another through struggles. These sixth graders understand what many adults have taken too long to grasp: The emotional well-being of students is vital to their success in school. That’s why at the start of the next school year, New York City is revolutionizing its school system by initiating the nation’s most comprehensive approach to social-emotional learning in every classroom. READ MORE
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Small Changes Can Create a Safer, More Inclusive, Trauma-Sensitive School
Arizona Education News
Sometimes student behaviors occur without warning, so developing ways to help students deal with stresses and providing teachers and school staff with trauma-informed training so they can help are critically important. Creating boundaries, developing a support resource team, and finding ways to prevent compassion fatigue helps make classrooms and schools safer and more inclusive, said Meghan Stogner, a program manager with Touchstone Health Services, which provides on-campus behavioral health services at 41 Arizona schools. READ MORE
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Fixing the Nightmare PE Class Can Be for Some Kids
WHYY
When Aisha Sultan was in school, she hated PE class, and she particularly disliked running outside in the Texas heat. “It was such a forced activity, and sometimes we had to do it as punishment,” Sultan said. Michelle Carter is the senior program manager at SHAPE America, a professional group for health and PE teachers. Her organization is working to reinvent physical education class nationally. READ MORE
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