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The Relentless School Nurse: Remember this Data Point – 40% & Then Tell Your Story

Relentless School Nurse

By doing so, we can raise awareness of the critical role school nurses play in supporting the well-being and academic success of students with special healthcare needs. Health Education and Awareness: We contribute to educating students, teachers, and staff about chronic health conditions to promote understanding and support.

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Lessons Learned From Decades of Advocating for Health and Physical Education

SHAPE America

Several past presidents, the association’s executive director and secretary (a former HPE teacher and administrator) made more than 50 contacts speaking to school personnel from across the state. This task was assigned to the association secretary and a team of state, district and national teachers of the year. Is this a good idea?

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Power-Up Rhythm and Timing in Physical Education Activities

Gopher PE

Research shows that the motor skill development associated with consistent participation in physical education/activity can improve academic performance, cognition, visual-perceptual skills, attention, memory, and problem-solving skills ( CDC, 2010 ; de Greeff et al., 2018 ; Fernandes, et al., 2019 ; Kolovelonis & Goudas, 2023 ).

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PE: Co-curricular or Extracurricular?

Montessori Physical Education

What is the first thing a physical education teacher should do at the beginning of the year? Talk to your classroom teachers. I am a physical education teacher and I have my own classroom, whether it be the gym or outside.” However, a co-curricular complements and connects to the academic curriculum.

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Precision in Physical Education (PE) – What is its role?

Reinventing the Game

You may still find older teachers and school curriculum still clinging to it. It doesn’t help that evaluation process across subjects prefer clear quantitative data to compare teacher performances. the intent of task itself and the environment that the learner works in), other than teacher instructions. Or is it not?

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The Relentless School Nurse: A Heartfelt Retirement Speech With an Advocacy Message

Relentless School Nurse

Here is a link to the Philadelphia Inquirer article featuring Kathy (pictured below) during COVID: ‘It’s not boo-boos and Band-Aids’: COVID-19 thrust school nurses onto the front line “Never did we know how much we need them,” the president of New Jersey’s largest teachers union says about the role of school nurses during the pandemic.

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Teaching Health & Physical Education - Everyday is the way

Physical Education Ideas

Furthermore, physical education helps students to improve their coordination, balance, and strength, which is essential for participating in sports and other physical activities and promotes life-long physical learning. This is where Physical Education teachers are vital.