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On March 15 during the SHAPE America National Convention & Expo, the following health and physical educators were named 2024 National Teachers of the Year: Cadi Doyle (VA); Kara Young (KY); Cindie Cortinas-Vogt (IL); Ryan McKinney (WI); and Casey Page (KY). They were selected after a lengthy process which included both state and district
competitions. The Teacher of the Year awards are given in recognition of outstanding teaching performance and the ability to motivate today’s youth to participate in a lifetime of physical activity. LEARN MORE
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NDSU’s Master’s in Leadership in Physical Education and Sport is delivered 100% online asynchronously (global applicants welcome)! Degree completion requires 30 total credits (9 required and 21 elective) and is extremely affordable ($14,600; all tuition and fees included)! Applicants are reviewed on a rolling basis and may start any semester!
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There are growing levels of abuse toward match officials in sport as well as general problems of their recruitment and retention. This study from the March issue of Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (RQES) analyzes the role that physical and nonphysical abuse has on association football referees’ intentions to quit and their personal well-being. READ MORE
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Buy Rollerblade skates, gear & helmets at a discounted price and do in-line skating units anytime during the year in the Skate in School program. Lesson plans, instructional video & maintenance tips included. Optional in-service and storage solutions available. In over 2,000 schools nationwide!
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SHAPE America’s 2024 Summer Institute — Teaching HPE in a Changing World — will feature Headline Presenters who represent the very best of the profession, including National Board Certified Teachers and SHAPE America National Teachers of the Year! Join us in Minneapolis, July 29-30 for a professional development experience that will include exclusive resources and sessions based on the new SHAPE America National Physical Education Standards and National Health Education Standards. REGISTER NOW
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On March 15 during #SHAPECleveland, SHAPE America announced the newly elected members of the 2024-2025 Board of Directors. Joe Deutsch, professor at North Dakota State University, will serve as president-elect and the following members will serve as directors: Andro Barnett, professor at Shepherd University (WV); Tonya Moore, Los Angeles County Office of Education; and Joe Velardi, CT Coordinator for Health & Physical Education, Connecticut Association of Schools. LEARN MORE
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Take your first step to becoming a registered dietitian by earning your bachelor’s in Food and Nutrition, or advance your skill set with a master’s in Human Nutrition. UA Online offers 100% online courses, plus affordable tuition with in-state tuition rates for all and no hidden fees. Get started.
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Health and physical educators across the country are sharing top-notch ideas, resources and more!
In case you missed it, here’s some great information that SHAPE America’s Recruitment and Retention Task Force shared during their annual #CareerWhy week (held in February each year):
Toxic Online Culture: Unpacking the Influence of Social Media, Memes, Gaming (and More)
Health educator and SHAPE America member Christopher Pepper joins psychologist and bestselling author Lisa Damour in a conversation with Common Sense Media. VIEW NOW
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Intersectionality in Health Education seeks to prompt meaningful reflection on the current status of health education and to ultimately result in more equitable practices for all students. It will help health educators identify their implicit biases, examine how intersectionality is affecting Black students, and build classrooms where all students are seen and valued. BUY NOW
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Teachers Need Trauma-Informed Care, Too
Edutopia
In schools across the country, teachers are receiving training in how to create trauma-informed classrooms. They’re hearing about the impacts of trauma on the body and mind and the ways in which trauma can manifest in students’ classroom behaviors, attendance, and retention.
Administrators will rehearse new scripts for dealing with misconduct in ways that center empathy and restorative practice.
Many schools will become places that make responding to trauma something that is transformative.
Yet few will consider and address adults’ trauma.
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How Can Districts Ensure Students Have Enough Social-Emotional Support?
K-12 Dive
COVID-19 dug “quite a hole” for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention when it comes to addressing student behavioral and mental health challenges. But schools’ efforts to address increased behavioral concerns since students returned to classrooms following prolonged building closures have been “encouraging,” said Kathleen Ethier, a social psychologist and director of CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health.
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CDC’S New School Health Profiles Now Available
CDC
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released the 2022 School Health Profiles survey results, as well as the new Profiles Explorer, an interactive tool that makes finding the data you want easier.
Check out Profiles to find the latest data on school health programs and policies at the national, state, and local level.
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