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Do you want to deepen your practice and community with other health and physical educators? Join this webinar hosted by SHAPE America’s National Board Certified Teachers Special Interest Group (NBCT SIG) to learn more about starting your journey to becoming a National Board Certified Teacher! Join us on March 17 from 7-8 p.m.
ET to learn more about the National Board certification process. REGISTER NOW
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The M.A.Ed. in Physical Education Master Teacher is an online graduate program designed to help K-12 physical education teachers enhance their instructional effectiveness. Students can choose from emphases in pedagogy or special populations to help enhance their physical fitness classroom.
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Outdoor education may positively impact the educational, physical, and emotional development of youth, but studies are sparse among urban children. In the March/April 2021 issue of American Journal of Health Education (AJHE), researchers investigate physical activity levels in outdoor versus indoor education environments, science learning gains during outdoor education, and programmatic acceptability among children from an urban, low-income school district. READ MORE
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High-quality digital resources that address physical health, substance misuse, and social and emotional learning are essential to support student achievement. Join us on Thursday, March 18 at 6 p.m.
ET for a webinar that will highlight standards-aligned programs such as Dose of Knowledge, Amazing Me, AHA NFL Play60, Soar with Wings, and more. Participants will receive digital printable summaries of the programs reviewed, along with links to all of the content. This webinar is sponsored by Discovery Education. LEARN MORE
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Whether you are seeking new equipment, curriculum, resources, or other services for your health and physical education classroom, you’ll find a variety of available vendors and solutions in the SHAPE America HPE Marketplace Guide! This is your one-stop resource, searchable by category, for finding the vendors and solutions you need. New providers and resources are added regularly, so be sure to bookmark this page and visit often. VIEW NOW
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Health and physical educators across the country are sharing top-notch ideas, resources and more! |
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Check out the latest videos on our YouTube channel:
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TOY Talk Tuesday, Episode 17: Key Standards to Focus on During Remote Learning (Part 2)
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Daniel Lieberman, #SHAPEVirtual Keynote Speaker: Meet Daniel Lieberman, professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University and author of the myth-busting book, Exercised, which tells the story of how we never evolved to exercise — to do voluntary physical activity for the sake of health.
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New episodes of the SHAPE America Podcast, hosted by Sean Nevills:
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Episode 139: Sean is joined by Annie Forrest and Emily Lloyd, engagement managers with One Love Foundation.
The One Love Foundation's mission is to educate young people about healthy and unhealthy relationships and empower them to avoid abuse and learn how to love better.
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New Blog Post
Jeff Bartlett, 2021 SHAPE America Eastern District Health Education Teacher of the Year, has written an informative article on How to Integrate Social and Emotional Learning in School Health Education. It includes tips on using the new Health Education/SEL Crosswalk, which is free from SHAPE America.
New Instructional Tools in the COVID-19 Resource Library
Celebrate #NationalNutritionMonth with six new lessons from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to spice up your health education classroom. Search #NationalNutritionMonth in the Resource Finder.
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Webinar on COVID-19 Information for the Education Community: Vaccine Safety, Building Confidence, and Best Practices
Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente Thriving Schools is offering a biweekly webinar series focused on the critical intersection of health and education that has become increasingly relevant due to the COVID-19 pandemic and has also created a PSA designed to encourage nationwide vaccine confidence with educators. The first webinar will be held on Wednesday, March 17 at 3 p.m. ET and will be available on demand after that time. LEARN MORE
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Pandemic Has Harmed Mental Health of Nearly Half of U.S. Teens
HealthDay
If your teenagers have been struggling to cope during the coronavirus pandemic, a new survey suggests they are far from alone. Researchers found that 46% of 977 parents of teens said their child has shown signs of a new or worsening mental health condition since the start of the pandemic. More parents of teen girls than parents of teen boys reported an increase in anxiety/worry, according to the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health at Michigan Medicine. READ MORE
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Pediatricians Discuss Gradual Return to School, Sports to Rebuild Kids’ Physical, Mental Strengths
AAP News
Just as children need to return to physical activity gradually to avoid overuse injuries after being inactive due to the pandemic, they also need a gradual return to learning, according to experts at a virtual American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) town hall meeting. AAP Chief Population Health Officer Anne R. Edwards, M.D., FAAP, moderated the town hall, which explored how pediatricians can help communities address the challenges of returning to school and physical activities. READ MORE
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School Reopening Conversation Shines a Light on Student Mental Health
OPB
When teens in need call the YouthLine, a peer-to-peer crisis/help line, someone like 19-year-old Emma Cooper answers. They could be calling about a number of things — from family or relationship issues, to mental health concerns, to contemplating suicide — but when they reach out to YouthLine, there’s someone they can relate to on the other end. “There’s so many specifics about growing up, with everything that’s going on,” Cooper said. READ MORE
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Local Decision-Makers and Keeping Kids Active During the Pandemic
Merion West
One of the key questions faced by school board members, city councils, state legislators, and governors at the start of the pandemic last March was what to do about schools. Unfortunately, school closures and the postponement of reopening have resulted in loss of structured physical activity opportunities for children and adolescents. During the pandemic, kids have been less active and, thus, are at risk of becoming more overweight. READ MORE
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