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If you are attending the SHAPE America Regional Conference in Boise, June 25-27, join us on Tuesday evening 7:15 at Memorial Stadium in Boise as the Hillsboro Hops (Dbacks) take on the Boise Hawks (Rockies). Ticket information will be announces on the first day of the Conference. If you would like to go to the game, and are not yet …
(Heather Goss Gookin) Every single teacher in the state of Arizona had the same moment today. A moment when their hand reached over and hovered over the light switch for just a second longer. They had a moment when they turned the lights off, and stopped, with their hand on the door. Every single teacher hesitated in that moment. We …
By Adriana Falero | 04/24/18 8:48pm For ASU professor Hans van der Mars, physical education should be a priority and all students should participate in physical activities that they enjoy through childhood and into adulthood. As a professor and program coordinator for the physical education program at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, he said his goal is to set students up …
By Meghan Krein April 9, 2018 “Nothing prepared me for the Legislature more than teaching middle school,” alumna Heather Carter (MEd ’02) says. Carter, who is a clinical associate professor at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College and assistant dean for ASU’s College of Nursing and Health Innovation, is also a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives, serving Legislative District 15. Many …
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This legislative session the Arizona Senate and House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly for the most robust school recess mandate in the country. The law sets an equitable 2-recess/day minimum standard for students in Kindergarten through 5th grade. Senate Bill 1083 now awaits Governor signing and marks a clear reversal of the unhealthy practices that developed around high stakes testing and No Child Left …
Josh Meibos, a physical-education teacher at Crockett Elementary School in the Balsz School District, Phoenix, spoke in the Opening General Session of the 2018 SHAPE America National Convention in Nashville. He is the Arizona Teacher of the Year, (for all subject areas!) Josh is setting a welcomed high bar for all Health and Physical Education Teachers not only in Arizona …
Subject: URGENT/DEADLINE: Please invest 5 minutes NOW for recess bill approval by the legislature!! — just a simple copy/paste! Our K-5 recess bill SB1083 would restore a 2nd daily recess, at no cost to schools, with maximum local implementation flexibility–while protecting PE. The bill got out of the Senate 26-3–but the the opposition is misinforming Representatives & trying to gut …
RESTON, VA, March 6, 2018 — SHAPE America – Society of Health and Physical Educators announced today that Hans van der Mars, who serves as program director for Arizona State University’s Physical Education Teacher Education Program and its Master’s of Physical Education (M.P.E.) program, will be inducted into the organization’s Hall of Fame on Friday, March 23, during its 133rd …
Homework, grades, standardized tests, college applications…it isn’t surprising that stress can run rampant in any high school community. Chronic stress can lead to unhealthy habits that contribute to obesity – even anxiety and depression. A survey by the American Psychological Association found that nearly half of all teens (45%) said they were stressed by school. Stress is something that must …