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The Call for Proposals for the 2024 SHAPE America National Convention & Expo will be opening the week of July 10 ... watch your email for the official announcement! Submitting a proposal is your chance to share your expertise and contribute to the shaping of an extraordinary event! Prepare to showcase your innovative ideas, research, and best practices in the field of health and physical education. The 2024 national convention will be held in Cleveland, March 12-16. LEARN MORE
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On Wednesday, July 26, SHAPE America will host its free Back to School Summit — an evening of presentations and discussion on how to create equitable learning spaces where ALL students can reach their full potential. Health and physical educators will have the opportunity to engage in discussion and real-world classroom scenarios, learn from HPE leaders, and gain new strategies to use in the coming year. View the event schedule, then register to secure your spot! VIEW NOW
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Health and physical educators can learn to implement SEL-aligned instruction in their skills-based health education curriculum through SHAPE America’s new professional learning experience (PLE), which combines high-quality professional development with enrollment in a private, professional learning community (PLC). Held over the course of four months — August through November — the program features live Zoom instruction as well as self-guided study and peer-to-peer collaboration. REGISTER NOW
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This two-part, workshop-style webinar series combines instructional and collaborative components, with 90-minute sessions held at 7 p.m. ET on August 7 and August 14. Participants will gain strategies for integrating SEL competencies into their physical education programs, alongside physical activity and skill-development goals. The program’s content is based on the text Teaching Social and Emotional Learning in Physical Education by Paul Wright and Kevin Richards, who will be the instructors for these webinars. LEARN MORE
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Health and physical educators across the country are sharing ideas, resources and more!
Listen to the latest episodes of the SHAPE America Podcast, with host Sean Nevills:
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Sarah Benes and Nadine Marchessault
Sean is joined by Sarah and Nadine for a great discussion about the National Health Education Standards revision process.
They discuss why the standards are being revised currently, the progress the task force has made over the past two years, what lies ahead, and more!
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Kevin Andrew Richards, Michael Hemphill, and Paul Wright
Sean is joined by the co-authors of SHAPE America’s newest publication, Qualitative Research and Evaluation in Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. They discuss the genesis of this book, the history of the subject, how the book is structured, what K-12 teaching audience can take away from it, and more!
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Focusing on the unique nature of qualitative methods within kinesiology settings, Qualitative Research and Evaluation in Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy guides graduate students and early career researchers through designing, conducting, and reporting of qualitative research studies with specific references to the challenges and possibilities of the field.
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How Much Sports Is Too Much for Kids?
Healthnews
An increase in youth sports has led many to question — how much is too much? While there are clear benefits to children participating in youth sports, is it good for kids to begin competing at a young age or start to specialize at a young age? With an increase in injuries seen in young athletes, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association has set clear guidelines for parents and coaches to follow. READ MORE
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In Oregon, Teens’ Skate Park Dreams Lead to New Community Center
The 74
For most Indigenous youth growing up in rural reservations, access to skating facilities is hard to come by. On the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, the loud chorus of spring birdsong is mixed with a new sound: the steady rumble of skateboard wheels on concrete. On a recent Sunday afternoon, a young girl sat on her skateboard and prepared to drop in on the halfpipe. READ MORE
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How Greening California Schoolyards Protects Kids and the Climate
KQED
Proponents of green schoolyards throw around the word “co-benefits” with regularity. One of the co-benefits of such a yard, beyond cooling a school and even a neighborhood, is better human health. “Our immune system becomes more robust and stronger against infectious agents when we spend time digging in the dirt, when we have regular exposure to vitamin D from sunlight, and when we engage in physical activity on a regular basis,” said Marcella Raney, of the Office of Well-Being at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. READ MORE
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Michigan Programs Empower Kids to Be Community Health Leaders
Model D
When kids take the reins, health and wellness programs take off in new and wonderful directions that the adults in charge would never have anticipated. We checked in with several recent Michigan Health Endowment Fund grantees to discuss how they're empowering children as health leaders, and the resulting positive effects on their communities. READ MORE
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