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Each year, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport publishes the SHAPE America National Convention & Expo Research Program as a supplemental issue. It features the entire research program from the national convention, including all peer-reviewed symposia and peer-reviewed abstracts. The 2022 issue is now available. READ NOW
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Check out the latest health. moves. minds.® calendars for activities your students can do throughout April. These new calendars include popular activities like Inchworms, Musical Frogs, Bear Walk, and much more. Available for both elementary and secondary grade levels, these calendars are great to share with students and families! You can also download the calendars in Spanish. VIEW NOW
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Encourage teamwork and creativity with unique and engaging activities that keep your entire class moving! These team games are action packed, teacher friendly, and align with SHAPE America National Standards for Physical Education. Choose from over 50 ACTION! Team Games, available only from Gopher, to motivate and inspire your students today!
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Join us on Thursday, April 14 at 5 p.m. ET to learn about tools and methods to engage students and provide high-quality, standards-based education through e-learning. This webinar will provide you with examples, templates, and ideas to deliver your physical education e-lessons. This “By You, For You” webinar is FREE for SHAPE America members and just $19.96 for non-members. REGISTER NOW
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Help us create new National Physical Education Standards that meet the needs of every student by providing your feedback during this first round of Public Review and Comment (open through May 16). Now is the time to submit your comments on the first two documents — Guiding Principles and Student Attributes — which were developed by the National Physical Education Standards Task Force. LEARN MORE
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Health and physical educators across the country are sharing ideas, resources and more! Check out the latest videos on our
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OPEN FOR PUBLIC REVIEW & COMMENT |
Health and physical educators are invited to take part in the current revision process by providing feedback during this first round of Public Review and Comment (open through May 16). Help us create new National PE Standards that meet the needs of every student! Each student should be able to see, engage, and find themselves in the standards and outcomes. Learn more and complete the survey.
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How Kindness Can Improve the Whole Family's Brain Health
Technology Networks
Kindness is powerful and does not just affect the recipient’s feelings — kindness can also impact an entire family’s brain health. A cross-disciplinary team of researchers and clinicians from Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas sought to understand whether an online kindness training program improves preschoolers' prosocial behaviors and their parents’ resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE
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How Recess May Look at One Fairfax County Middle School
WTOP News
Seeking feedback on the newly implemented recess time for middle school students, Rocky Run Middle School principal Amy Goodloe learned that one teacher wanted to supervise the school’s “walking club” in Chantilly, Virginia. It’s not officially a club offered at the Fairfax County public school, but walking outside has become part of the friend group’s routine. READ MORE
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Developing Emotional Literacy Across the Grade Levels
Edutopia
Teaching students how to identify and express their own emotions — and consider those of others — empowers them and sets them up for learning. When kids learn to use language and self-regulation skills to say things like “I don’t like it when you push me; will you please stop,” instead of responding with a swift shove, there’s an immediate impact. READ MORE
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Teen Mental Health in the Pandemic: CDC Data ‘Echo a Cry for Help’
Medical News Today
Even before the arrival of COVID-19, in 2019, an average of nearly 36.7% of high school students reported persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, according to the CDC. For girls, the number was higher, 46.6%. In the case of lesbian, gay, or bisexual adolescents, the number goes up to 66.3%. New CDC data reveals that the mental health of teens had declined further during the pandemic. READ MORE
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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.
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