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The National Fitness Foundation recently announced an update from their PE Innovation Challenge, a funding opportunity through DonorsChoose.org in which teachers were invited to submit their most innovative physical activity and fitness ideas. Through matching donations from the Foundation, Phase One of the Challenge helped to fully fund more than 1,017 physical activity and fitness projects, reaching more than 237,000 …
Be Positive! Be Fun! Be Yourself! Three simple rules to live by during a DANCEPL3Y workshop. Words not only perfect for the workshop, but for life. My school, Highland Junior High, in Gilbert, AZ had the honor of being the first school in Arizona, to receive a DANCEPL3Y workshop. Newly christened Certified DANCEPL3Y Kids Instructor and Arizona School Programs …
7:30- 8:30 Registration and Breakfast-Atrium at Ability 360 8:30- 9:00 (Gym) Kick it up a Notch! – Presented by Danielle O’Reilly and Stephanie DiPiazza 9:10- 10:00 (Conference Room) Community Adaptive Sports Organizations – Presented by Tim Binning (Gym) Modified Tennis – Presented by Jill Christiansen and Jackie Marxx 10:10- 11:50 (Conference Room) Keynote Presentation- Inclusion in PE in the US and Around the …
Fuel Up to Play 60 style! We’ve got your blindside! Try running some of these ideas past your student team: Have your student team create a half time show for an assembly Contest: ask students to create a Super Bowl commercial related to nutrition/physical activity facts. Air the winners on announcements/school TV/website/Twitter, etc. Healthy Tailgate party Interview students on the announcements as “athletes” about how they …
It’s been 26+ years I have been in education. I still still remember the conversation with my physical education teacher in elementary school. She was and still is someone I looked up to and never wanted to disappoint. She asked me one day what I wanted to do when I grew up (not sure I actually have yet) and I …
The NFL, USA Football, GENYOUth and Fuel Up to Play 60 have teamed with SHAPE America to develop a new NFL FLAG-In-Schools online training course for health and physical educators. Designed for use in grades 3-8, these activities align with SHAPE America’s National Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education (PE), and are easy to integrate into existing PE …
What Is Physical Literacy And Why Does It Matter? BY TED TEMERTZOGLOU, @LIFEISATHLETIC Physical literacy is no different than other aspects of literacy. Kids aren’t born physically literate—just like they aren’t born knowing how to read or count. As a parent myself, I know you’re likely familiar with the terms “literacy” and “numeracy”. School boards across Canada have prioritized literacy and …
Moonlight Golf to benefit Future Professionals in Health and Physical Education throughout Arizona took place on Sunday , January 14 in Gilbert. T-shirts are still available. The cost is $15 and this year’s shirt is a soft cotton premium blend that is comfortable for both men and women. Shipping charges will be added. Please visit (Click Here) to place your order.
Evaluation of a direct-instruction intervention to improve movement and pre-literacy skills among young children: A within-subject repeated measures design Chloe Bedard1*, Emily Bremer2, Wenonah Campbell3 and John Cairney1, 2, 4 1Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Canada 2Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Canada 3School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Canada 4Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto, Canada …
Introduction to the School Health Index January 10, 2018 — 3-4 p.m. ET This presentation will introduce participants to the School Health Index (SHI), a self-assessment and planning tool for schools to improve health-related policies, practices and programs. Join this webinar : Understand how to complete the SHI; Identify updates to the 2017 SHI; Develop an action plan toward school improvement. …