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Dr. Jessica Bartley, director of mental health services for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, will be the keynote speaker at the convention’s Opening General Session, to be held on Tuesday, April 26 at 4 p.m. Bartley’s presentation, titled “Mental Health Is Health,” will address the importance of mental wellness for everyone, including athletes, students and teachers. REGISTER NOW
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This article from a recent issue of JOPERD describes the components of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model and highlights the unique role that health and physical educators play as facilitators of the model in their schools. It serves as the introduction to the issue’s six-article feature series on the topic of the WSCC model. READ MORE
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Join us on March 24 at 5 p.m. for the latest webinar from our “By You, For You” series, which will examine the need for and potential power of an interdisciplinary collaborative effort to support the physical literacy, physical activity, physical education and sport continuum. This webinar is free for SHAPE America members; non-members pay just $19.96. REGISTER NOW
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Did you know SHAPE America has begun the process of revising the National Standards and Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education? Your voice is extremely important in this process! Join us on March 31 at 6:30 ET for a virtual town hall
where you will learn more about the revision process and have the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback. REGISTER NOW
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Health and physical educators across the country are sharing ideas, resources and more! Check out the latest videos on our
YouTube channel.
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Future of Motor Behavior in Higher Education: From Tower to Trenches
This recent event, hosted by the SHAPE America Research Council, featured three preeminent scholars in the field of motor behavior — Jane Clark, Dale Ulrich, and Cheryl Coker — who discussed ways to translate research to real-world settings.
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Unplugged S3, Episode 10: Sarah Toth and Nadine Marchessault
SHAPE America CEO Stephanie Morris chats with Sarah Toth, Ph.D., of Alabama A&M University and Nadine Marchessault of the Hawaii State Department of Education.
These co-chairs of SHAPE America’s National Health Education Standards Task Force discuss the standards revision process and much more!
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New from Momentum Magazine:
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In “Be Humble, Sit Down,” health and physical educator Kennedra Tucker reflects on her experience with race-based perceptions. Read this column and more in the Winter 2022 issue of Momentum magazine. READ NOW
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SHAPE America's latest text, geared to undergraduate and graduate PETE students and in-service teachers, includes eight case studies of situations that expose racism, disparities, and other issues affecting Black students’ well-being, self-worth, and healthy experiences in PE, as well as reflective activities, resources, lesson considerations, and definitions. Available March 2022.
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Project Play Report Shows How High Schools Can Develop More Students Through Sports
The Denver Gazette
High school sports play an important role in addressing the health and educational needs of students, but the traditional model needs to be updated to serve more of them through community partnerships, intramurals, student-led clubs and other innovations that supplement the standard menu of interscholastic teams. A new Aspen Institute report, Sport for All, Play for Life: A Playbook to Develop Every Student Through Sports, offers eight strategies to help principals and school leaders do that. READ MORE
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Health for Everyone: Inclusivity in Schools Study
CDC Division of Adolescent School Health
CDC/DASH is conducting a new study, working with districts that have high schools with varying degrees of experience implementing LGBTQ+ inclusivity practices. Virtual or in-person site visits will be conducted in May to identify the school districts that will be included. The estimated time commitment for this study is one year, starting in September 2022. If interested, complete the nomination form by March 24. LEARN MORE
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Physical Education Teacher Starts Meditation Room to Help Teenagers Readjust
Spectrum News
Calming light and sounds of a small waterfall fill a space where you would least expect it: a New York City high school in Queens. Physical education teacher Adela Brudasca is the visionary behind the mediation room at Hillcrest High School, which has been up and running for two months. She understood the power of meditation as a tool for emotional health and felt inspired to share it with her students. READ MORE
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New Study Shows Rise in Kids Diagnosed With Mental Health Conditions
ABC News
As experts warn of a growing mental health crisis among kids due to the coronavirus pandemic, new data shows the mental health struggles kids faced even prior to the pandemic. Between 2016 and 2020, the number of children ages 3 to 17 who were diagnosed with anxiety grew by 29% and those with depression by 27%, according to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) study published in JAMA Pediatrics. READ MORE
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