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Tips for Gaining National Recognition for Your PETE/HETE Program

SHAPE America

Gaining National Recognition status for your physical education teacher education (PETE) and/or health education teacher education (HETE) program begins with accreditation, which is a review of the quality of your educator preparation program(s). Complete a curriculum map.

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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. At the booth, they connected to school board members and administrators, spoke about standards and assessments, and handed out printed materials.

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5 Strategies for Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth in School

SHAPE America

It is, I believe, an essential part of our work as health and physical educators. LGBTQ+ Youth Need Teachers’ Support The most recent data from GLSEN’s National School Climate Survey illustrates why this work is so critical. of students reported hearing homophobic remarks from their teachers or other school staff, and 72.0%

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#PhysEdU North American Roadtrip

The Physical Educator

Physical and health educators have gone through so much over the past couple of years, which has taken a toll on the amount of time, energy, and attention that they can commit to professional growth. Each post is designed to help teachers reflect on their practices and identify ways in which they can keep learning and growing.

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Buy Technology for Back to School ©

Heartzones

Use Your ESSER Funding for Health and Physical Education to Promote Social, Emotional, and Physical Learning. Funding is readily available for your school physical and health education program. Assessment is objective and based on effort, not sports skill ability.” It is easy to request. It is easy to get it.

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The Relentless School Nurse: FAACTs Roundtable Podcast – Safely Caring for Students with Food Allergies is a Collaborative Effort

Relentless School Nurse

From conducting health assessments and managing medications to providing first aid and emergency response, their contributions are instrumental in addressing the diverse health needs of students. They are trained to handle a wide range of health-related incidents.

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COVID-19’s Impact on Youth Physical Activity

Spark PE

Parents reported the pandemic’s negative effect on child mental health was mostly due to reduced socialization and less exercise. Parents believed the mental health consequences were worse for children than adults, and those consequences will be lasting. SPARK has the “Active Classroom” program.