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Join us on August 24 at 4:30 p.m. ET for this live webinar, which will help you develop assessments that align with the 2018 National Standards for Initial Health Education Teacher Education. Learn how to ensure that assessment descriptions, scoring guides, and minimal levels of proficiency align with the intent of the indicated standard/component. Attendees will work in small groups to look at assessments. REGISTER NOW
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Check out the latest health. moves. minds.® calendars for activities your students can do throughout August. These new calendars include popular activities like Tabata Challenge, Star Jumps, Spidey Senses, 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. LEARN MORE
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Get a jump start on assessing your equipment back-to-school needs with this free equipment inventory checklist developed by Dr. Robert Pangrazi, author of Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary Students. Simply download as a printable PDF or digital interactive Google Sheet and make it your own!
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the activities and social contexts of children during their indoor free play time to see if adding equipment and a designated space for physical activity in the indoor classrooms would enhance movement. Researchers implemented a physical activity area and measured children’s physical activity during their indoor play time, recess, and the entire school day. READ MORE
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Learn how to seamlessly plan, assess, and teach SEL, content, and skill using backward design. This “By You, For You” (BYFY) webinar will be held on September 8 at 5 p.m. ET and is FREE for SHAPE America members (just $19.96 for non-members). Can’t make it on the 8th? Register anyway so you’ll have access to the webinar recording. 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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Bridges: This #PhysEd activity doesn’t require any equipment, offers modifications, and is aligned to SHAPE America’s National Standards for K-12 Physical Education.
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Minecraft: Drew Burris (@project_physed) captured this activity at #SHAPENOLA. The activity was shared by Barb Borden.
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#ZAGTalkPodcast Live - The Jessica Matheson Story on Change: Host Guy Danhoff goes one-on-one with SHAPE America’s 2022 National Health Education Teacher of the Year, Jessica Matheson, as she shares her teaching journey and recent life changes.
The broadcast also features special guest Charlie Rizzuto, 2022 National High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year.
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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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Setting up an SEL Program in Physical Education Classes
Edutopia
Social and emotional learning skills like teamwork and community can be integrated into PE classes in ways that are highly engaging for students. In my first year as athletic director and PE teacher at Burbank High School in California, the staff recognized a need for improvement in school culture and morale among teachers. Our school began taking small steps to build a strong community among teachers. Then the pandemic hit. READ MORE
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Maryvillle College Physical Education Students Learn With Foothills Elementary Kids
The Daily Times
Maryville College students delivered physical education lessons at Foothills Elementary School last semester, but both groups learned from the experience. The college students developed lessons based on SHAPE America’s National Standards for K-12 Physical Education and worked with Foothills special education teacher Amanda Waters, whose students have a range of physical, medical, emotional and behavioral disabilities, developmental delays, autism, speech and/or language impairments, Down Syndrome, attention deficits, and other conditions. READ MORE
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Sports Help Kids Gain a Quality Key to Adult Success
HealthDay
A quality called "grit" can help a person achieve their long-term goals, some experts say. And playing sports as a kid — or even as an adult — can help a person gain that passion and perseverance, according to new research that found adults who played sports as kids scored higher on a measurement of grit than adults who never played or said they quit. READ MORE
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The First 5 Days: The Key to Success
Edutopia
Creating a “just right” classroom environment where all students feel they belong is key to a successful school year. The first five days can set you and your students up for a joyful and successful year or semester. As with all new learning, you’ll need to review and reteach after the first couple of weekends, after a longer weekend, and always after a holiday break. READ MORE
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