Spooky Season is HERE!

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OPEN is ready with a new harvest of Pumpkin Patch Games! They have added new activities and refreshed your favorites from years past. There are now 18 Pumpkin Patch activities to keep your students moving through Halloween. Use the behavior rubric and academic language cards to reinforce positive engagement. Go to the Pumpkin Patch now!  

Improve Your MOO’d Contest!

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Log in to your Educator Dashboard and report your usage of the Healthy Food, Mind, Body unit under the “Game Time” Step for a chance to win a yoga mat! The deadline to enter is October 21. In this unit, students learn new skills that connect social and emotional learning and the practice of healthy eating; lessons will ask students to identify …

Is It Bullying?

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, Public Relations/Marketing

Not sure how to identify bullying? First, you need a full understanding of what bullying is, and what it is not. Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. There are three main forms of bullying: Verbal bullying Social bullying Physical bullying If …

Active Schools Resources are Now Available

Board of DirectorsAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Best Practices, Future Professionals, News & Events, Partnerships, Public Relations/Marketing

The mission of Active Schools is to integrate evidence-based physical activity programs into every student’s PK-12 education. To support this effort, we partnered with the University of Northern Colorado Active Schools Institute to create resources that support an active school culture. These include  Guiding Framework, Evaluation Handbook, Menus of Evidence-Based Practices, and a School Implementation Guide. The resources can be used …

Arts and Physical Education Survey – We want your feedback!

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Awards, Best Practices, Executive Director, Exhibits, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, Public Relations/Marketing

As we begin to plan for the 2022 Arts & Physical Education Digital Summit, we are curious about the types of Professional Development that you are most interested in and the format with which you would like to engage. Please take a few moments to complete the following survey to share your thoughts, needs, and interests. Click HERE!

Free Summer Workshop Opportunities!

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Awards, Best Practices, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, Public Relations/Marketing

Join us July 14th and July 16th for FREE Summer Workshop Opportunities with Palos Sports and Tim Taggart. July 14th from 1:30 – 3:30 at Woods Elementary in Tempe. This workshop is open to all teachers and requires no membership. This workshop will also feature Adapted Physical Education ideas. July 16 we will be out of the heat and in …

Free Summer Workshop Opportunities!

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Awards, Best Practices, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, Public Relations/Marketing

Join us July 14th and July 16th for FREE Summer Workshop Opportunities with Palos Sports and Tim Taggart. July 14th from 1:30 – 3:30 at Woods Elementary in Tempe. This workshop is open to all teachers and requires no membership. This workshop will also feature Adapted Physical Education ideas. July 16 we will be out of the heat and in …

Growth Mindset Journal

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Best Practices, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, Public Relations/Marketing

Leadership Journals help teachers and students find their unique greatness! Download for FREE! 5-Day Growth Mindset Journal This journal is an intentional discovery focused on understanding and building Growth Mindset. Embrace challenges. Push through obstacles. Sustain your effort. Learn from feedback. And be inspired by others. Explore growth mindset for yourself. Then, introduce this Journal to your students. DOWNLOAD FREE

National Physical Education & Sport Week

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Best Practices, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, Public Relations/Marketing, SHAPE America

National PE & Sport Week (also known as May Week) is a celebration of the importance of physical education and health education, in addition to kicking off National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. This year — to celebrate 50 years of Title IX — we’ve included some Title IX-themed activities for you to use in your HPE classes. And as …