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SHAPE America is proud to announce its 2020 District Teachers of the Year for adapted physical education, dance education, health education and physical education (elementary, middle school and high school). These individuals will be honored at the Hall of Fame Celebration and Give Back Event during the 2020 SHAPE America National Convention & Expo in Salt Lake City. 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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Health and physical educators from across the country have begun registering for the 2020 SHAPE America National Convention & Expo, which will be held April 21-25 in Salt Lake City. Register now and save up to $110
with early-bird rates! You might also be eligible to win a FREE night
in Salt Lake City! LEARN MORE
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Join panelists from SHAPE America’s Physical Education Council for a lively Twitter Chat on December 2 at 9 p.m. ET. Participants will offer ideas, activities and best practices that align with SHAPE America's National Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education. Take a look at the questions before the chat and chime in using hashtag #SHAPEPhysEd. LEARN MORE
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FEATURED BLOG POST
Health educator Chad Dauphin’s new post is filled with ideas and resources that were shared in November’s #SHAPEHealthEd Twitter Chat. |
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Creating a Safe and Welcoming Classroom for All
Creating a safe and welcoming classroom is a goal for most K-12 educators as well as those in higher ed. As health educators, we should model this environment for all teachers throughout our schools. In our health education classrooms, we discuss issues that are controversial and may be personal to many of our students. The big question is: How do we, as health educators, create a safe and welcoming #healthed classroom? READ MORE
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The Thomas L. McKenzie Research Award promotes the development of future researchers in the field of physical education, physical activity, and public health. SHAPE America will provide one or more awards of up to $2,000 to members who are graduate students or early career professionals. Interested individuals should review all requirements and submit application materials before December 13. LEARN MORE
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This San Bernardino High School is Changing the Way Students Approach PE
The Sun
As up-tempo music blares inside Arroyo Valley High’s gymnasium, Scott Smith weaves through lines of underclassmen doing push-ups, jumping jacks and other cardiovascular exercises at separate stations. On occasion, the 54-year-old physical education teacher joins in, shouting words of encouragement between deep breaths. Every 45 seconds, the music stops and all 84 students glance at their wrist before rotating to the next set. READ MORE
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Pause, Breathe — Finding Equilibrium And Self-Awareness in the Classroom
Town Topics
Erin Galbraith had been teaching yoga in the area when she started an after-school program at the Princeton Montessori School, where her son and daughter were enrolled. Her classes were popular, so she offered an additional class for parents, and then started teaching teachers some yoga once a week after school, emphasizing with them the value of taking care of yourself. READ MORE
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Columbia Public Schools ‘Motor Labs’ Build Foundations for Healthy Brains
Missourian
Workout mats carpet the floor, diagrams of exercises cover the walls, and sweaty bodies move in unison. No, this is not your trendy local yoga class. It is a motor lab at Midway Heights Elementary School — a space for students to exercise their brains and bodies while improving their sensory development skills. READ MORE
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Ed Tech Can Transform Physical Education Classes, Too
The Hechinger Report
Physical education with Jon Szychlinksi is not your traditional "gym" class. Just as professional athletes study game tapes to identify their weaknesses, Szychlinski’s middle schoolers do, too. While a team of kids might play volleyball, their peers record their movements, giving them footage to study when it’s their turn for a break. READ MORE
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A Majority of The World’s Teens Aren't Getting Enough Physical Activity
Time
In a study published November 21 in Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, researchers at the World Health Organization (WHO) analyzed the results of surveys that included 1.6 million adolescents ages 11-17 from 146 countries in 2001 and then again in 2016. Overall, 81% of the adolescents did not meet the WHO recommendations of one hour of moderate-to-vigorous activity a day in 2016. READ MORE
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The Benefits of Teaching SEL Through Health and Physical Education
SI News
According to the Harvard Graduate School of Education, SEL relates to the development of a vast range of non-academic skills that are increasingly considered essential to student success. Encouraging social and emotional learning in physical education, National Board Certified Teacher Kyle Bragg told SHAPE America that, “Teaching SEL through health and physical education helps students navigate many of the challenges they face each day.” READ MORE
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