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The authors previously did a study with a curriculum-based health improvement intervention and improved the mental health of health science graduate students. Due to this success, they decided to reach a larger population through the use of a massive open online course (MOOC) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants completed behavior change assignments which were intended to improve their health-promoting behaviors in nutrition, physical activity, and mental health. READ MORE
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Health literacy continues to be an important component of health education regardless of the practice setting. Most, if not all health educators use and/or operationalize health literacy concepts in their work. Given the recent attention on the importance of health literacy, the Editorial Board of the American Journal of Health Education (AJHE) felt that it would be helpful to the profession to dedicate the November/December issue to health literacy and health education. READ MORE
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Through Nike Game Growers, powered by GENYOUth, girls 13+, and in 7th or 8th grade, can make a difference by inspiring their peers to engage in sports. Selected Game Growers will work directly with their local WNBA and NBA teams to bring their ideas to life!
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World Kindness Day is Saturday, November 13 — and you can help make the world a better place by celebrating good deeds and teaching your students how to be POWered by Kindness! Download our free kindness activities for all grade levels and spread the word on social media using fun kindness graphics! LEARN MORE
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• eFit Software enables faculty to automatically grade students based on steps, activity minutes, and fitness assessments.
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Don’t miss your chance to share your knowledge and expertise with a wide network of health and physical education professionals through SHAPE America's 2022 "By You, For You" webinar series. If selected, your webinar will be featured in the SHAPE America Online Institute. For consideration, submit your proposal by November 19. LEARN MORE
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GENYOUth and MilkPEP are asking #femalesinflag to share how they are improving the health and wellness of themselves and their community, and how milk and flag football has contributed to their success! Nominate a female flag football player to share her Milk Story and best flag football moves today!
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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 content on our SHAPE America YouTube Channel:
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TOY Talk Tuesday S2, E4: How to Incorporate Kindness in PE
Lori Bifarella, SHAPE America’s 2018 Eastern District Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year, shares an example of how to incorporate kindness into physical education with a fun game called Gift of Dribble.
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Unplugged S3, Episode 8: Stephanie chats with two of our 2021 District Teachers of the Year, Elizabeth Bolger and Tanner Roos, about their experience over the last year, lessons learned, changes they are implementing, their “why,” and much more!
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EDI Podcast, Episode 1: What Is Social Justice?
Host Sean Nevills is joined by award-winning teacher educator Kenny Smith to talk about social justice, how it applies to education, and how teachers can create and support a culturally responsive environment.
Kenny shares ideas for how to create agency in your classroom and bring out student voice.
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BONUS: Our EDI Podcast page is live! Each episode will feature insightful interviews and discussion with invited guests, podcast host Sean Nevills, and the rest of the team. VIEW NOW
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November Is Native American Heritage Month
CDC Healthy Schools
Native American Heritage Month began as an effort to recognize the significant contributions that American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians have made to our country. For ready-to-use lesson plans, student activities, collection guides, and research aids for teachers, visit the Native American Heritage Month web portal. LEARN MORE
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Supporting Students Through the College Application and Acceptance Season
myOptions
If you teach at the high school level, your students are going to begin to get college admission decisions, and you can help them by encouraging them to know what they need. Check out some conversation points on the topic from our friends @myOptionsOrg. LEARN MORE
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U.S. Adolescents Are Getting Less Sex Education Now Than 25 Years Ago
U.S. News & World Report
Sex ed — it's been a staple of public education for decades, but new research, published recently in the Journal of Adolescent Health, shows that only half of American teens are getting instruction that meets minimum standards. "The findings show that most adolescents are not receiving sex education that will enable them to manage their sexual lives," said study author Leslie Kantor, chair of the Department of Urban-Global Public Health at Rutgers School of Public Health. READ MORE
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Skyline Unified Sports Providing Unique Opportunity
East Valley Tribune
Skyline High School’s new Unified Sports team will allow students with intellectual disabilities to compete alongside and in front of their peers. Unified Sports is a program that is a part of the Special Olympics that focuses on social inclusion. This is done by joining those with intellectual disabilities and those without on the same team. They play together on the same field with the same goal. READ MORE
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How PE Teachers Are Tackling ‘Physical Learning Loss’
The Hechinger Report
Amanda Amtmanis, an elementary physical education instructor in Middletown, CT, handed out cards with QR codes to a class of third graders, and told them to start running. The kids sprinted off around the baseball field, but by the end of the first lap, a fifth of a mile, many were winded and walking. Amtmanis’ “mileage club,” which tracks students’ running, both in and out of school, is an example of how PE teachers around the country are trying to get kids back in shape as they confront what might be called “physical learning loss.” Read more of this article, which features many SHAPE America members.
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