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September 1, 2021
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SHAPE America’s health. moves. minds. program provides you and your students with a multitude of resources that encourage mental, physical, and social-emotional health — along with flexible fundraising options that make it easy to raise money for your school.

 

Sign up today for the 2021-2022 year for access to free lessons, activities, and community-building opportunities that will engage your students … and the entire school! Your students will be POWered by Kindness as they learn that taking care of their mind and body, while also being kind, will empower them to live their best life.

PRODUCT SHOWCASE

NDSU 165 Masters Program Ad 175

Online M.S. in Leadership in Physical Education and Sport graduate program students pay in-state tuition! Advance your content, pedagogical, and leadership knowledge for improved professional practice in physical education, coaching, and sport settings. Accepted students may begin fall, summer, or spring and typically graduate within five semesters. No GRE required.

SHAPE America

, the leading professional development opportunity for health and physical education professionals, will take place in person April 26-30, 2022, at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Mark your calendar now and make plans to attend!

PRODUCT SHOWCASE

Online Physical Education Graduate Program

The M.A.Ed. in Physical Education Master Teacher is an online graduate program designed to help K-12 physical education teachers enhance their instructional effectiveness. Students can choose from emphases in pedagogy or special populations to help enhance their physical fitness classroom.

SHAPE America

If you are interested in becoming a CAEP SPA program reviewer, it’s not too late to register for the Join us at 4 p.m. ET on September 16 for a live training webinar that will go over all the details and responsibilities of being a SPA program reviewer. If you would like more information about program review (or if you’d like to serve as a program report reviewer but can’t attend the webinar), .

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SHAPE America

SHAPE America is a member-driven organization, guided by volunteers. If you would like to help shape the direction of the organization and the profession, this is the year to get involved! You’ll find leadership opportunities on our program councils, special interest groups (SIGs), publication review committees, task forces, and even the Board of Directors! .

Peer to Peer

 

Health and physical educators across the country are sharing top-notch ideas, resources and more!

 

Check out the latest content on our :

  • – In this special back-to-school episode, SHAPE America CEO Stephanie Morris talks with Andrea Cahn, vice president of Unified Champion Schools, Special Olympics, who shares many great resources.
  • – SHAPE America CEO Stephanie Morris expresses her gratitude to our health and physical education community as the 2021-2022 school year kicks off.

 

News Around the Nation

 

Science Daily

According to a study published in Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, children and young people reacted positively in PE lessons to the use of exergames, which deliver physical activity lessons via games or personalized activities. Changes included increases in physical activity levels, but also improved emotions, attitudes and motivations towards physical activity.

 

Newsweek

The pandemic has put an enormous amount of stress on families — and so will the return to in-person classes this year. How can parents and teachers help children bounce back from the trauma of the pandemic? Start by validating their experience and recognizing that this has been really hard. Physical activity is huge, especially in team sports where you have coaching, which is mentorship, and the camaraderie of the other athletes. Physical activity also helps reduce stress hormones and release healthy hormones.

 

Today

From tours or virtual tours of the building before school starts to red-carpet rollouts on the first day of school, educators have come up with creative ways to make students feel as comfortable as possible — even as the coronavirus threatens to upend yet another school year.

 

USA Today

Schools are back in session, and they're rushing to catch children up after as much as 18 months outside of classrooms. Districts are expected to spend billions of dollars on accelerated learning programs and extra instruction time. But the rush to close academic gaps poses a risk: worsening social-emotional gaps that also have formed. The answer? Recess.

 

 

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Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in the articles do not necessarily reflect those of SHAPE America, and SHAPE America assumes no legal responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of this information. Professionals should refer to the journals, newsletters and publications of SHAPE America for current science-based, accurate educational and professional information.

 

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