SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Wisconsin Health and Physical Education (WHPE), a SHAPE America state affiliate, has been “speaking out” for quality health and physical education in Wisconsin for more than two decades. Advocating for health and physical education is worth the effort! This greatly increased WHPE visibility.

Physical Education

SHAPE America

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Health Literacy Is an Everyday Issue Health Literacy Month is an opportune time to consider the role you play in helping and educating people, especially youth, on making healthy choices. Health literacy also applies to understanding the harms of tobacco use. Much of this material is also available in Spanish.

Health

Relentless School Nurse

JUNE 18, 2023

Assess and prioritize needs : Start by assessing the specific needs and challenges of your students, staff, and families. Identify common health concerns, emerging trends, and areas where additional support is required. Building a network of support will help you create a more holistic approach to student health.

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 3, 2024

School-based health centers (SBHCs) provide a vital source of healthcare where students already spend most of their time: in school. These centers offer a wide range of services, including primary care, mental health, oral health, and vision services, and have been shown to improve both educational and health outcomes.

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

I have been thinking about how to break through the log jam of misunderstanding about school nursing practice and suggest we use this year’s School Nurse Day 2024 – May 8th to EDUCATE and CELEBRATE who we are and what we do! School Nurse Day is celebrated on the Wednesday within National Nurses Week.

Schooling

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Christi Meyer is a long-time advocate for quality physical education programs. Check out her actionable steps to funding physical education programs. Challenges Of Funding Physical Education Programs School districts have a lot of different school programs they need to consider funding.

Physical Education

Relentless School Nurse

AUGUST 9, 2023

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.

Schooling

Arizona Health and Physical Education

AUGUST 7, 2023

OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT’S NEED BENEFITS FROM ATTENDING Ensure all students are given the best opportunity to meet the local, state and national standards for health and physical education (HPE) ✓ Discover dynamic ideas to create and deliver a standards-based curriculum so that students acquire the skills, knowledge and behaviors that will lead to living (..)

Physical Education

PLT4M

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) provides leadership, resources, and best practices for school districts across the state. In addition, they provide Illinois learning standards for a diverse range of subject areas, including physical education.

PE

Heartzones

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

For the first time , the Physical and Health Education teacher, the coach, and the after school program directions are able to see live biofeedback on a student’s response to different exercise intensities. ASSESSMENT INSTRUCTIONS. 7 HEALTHY HEARTS ASSESSMENTS. What if the heart rate numbers appear abnormally high or low?

Assessment

Human Kinetics

MARCH 22, 2021

In the presentation below, Human Kinetics authors Rebekah Johnson and Seth Jenny provide tips, suggestions, common pitfalls, and practical solutions for technology integration for Physical Educators completing edTPA (education Teacher Performance Assessment). . . Resources by the Presenters.

Physical Education

Active Schools Us

AUGUST 3, 2022

The ABES study, assessed the pandemic’s impact on student health, including emotional well-being. Newly added questions assessed students’ experience with racism, discrimination, and mental health during the pandemic. ———————————-.

Physical Activity

PLT4M

MAY 15, 2024

Prevention education works. NEW: Underage Drinking Prevention Lesson Plans In PLT4M Ask, Listen, Learn: Kids and Alcohol Don’t Mix is an underage drinking prevention program for youth in grades 4-8 and their parents and educators. Assessments Lessons within the program include a series of formative and summative assessments.

Nervous system

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Physical education teacher resources can enhance and support the mission of quality physical education in schools all across the country. We explore some of the best physical education teacher resources and how teachers can tap into lesson plans, technology, and more. What Are Physical Education Teacher Resources?

Physical Education

Human Kinetics

MARCH 22, 2021

; and Ana Kolbach, Specialists at Vermont Department of Education. In the presentation below, a team from the Vermont Department of Education gives an overview of the Vermont PE Assessment Plan, including the use of FitnessGram, Brockport Physical Fitness test, and individual fitness assessments for youths with disabilities. . .

Fitness

Human Kinetics

JUNE 20, 2024

Live Well Foundations of High School Health is adapted from Live Well: Comprehensive High School Health by veteran health educators Karen E. This abridged edition meets the needs of school districts that prefer to use other means to cover selected topics identified in state and local health education content standards.

High School

The Physical Educator

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Through that reflection, the idea of a Full-Stack Physical Educator was born. A Full-Stack Physical Educator is a teacher who feels empowered in their teaching, continuously cultivates their motivation, and has the grit to prioritize their health. a rubric for my own health). Self-Assessment.

Wellness

Human Kinetics

MARCH 22, 2021

Specific invasion games and examples are provided to demonstrate effective teaching and learning of these games and some assessment ideas are investigated. . . Presentation Material. All content within this presentation, including accompanying handouts, is the copyrighted work of the author unless otherwise noted. Book from the Presenter.

Physical Education

The Physical Educator

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

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. When most people think about physical education, one of the first things that comes to mind are games.

Assessment

Heartzones

MARCH 24, 2022

Awarded Minnesota State Physical Education Teacher of the Year 2018. Croix Education Association Distinguished Teacher – 2017. Now 20 years later, I am fully immersed in using Heart Zones Move in all of my Physical Education classes. . Benefits to teachers: Science-based, data-driven approach results in better assessment.

Obesity

Heartzones

AUGUST 17, 2021

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. The days of physical education being viewed as games like “chuck the rubber chicken” are past and long past due.

Schooling

SHAPE America

JULY 25, 2023

The question above is one I am often asked as the person responsible for health and adapted/physical education in Oregon’s Portland Public Schools (PPS). PPS provides more health education than many school districts in the United States. And it is a fair question. These are your non-negotiables.

Health Education

PLT4M

MAY 9, 2024

Skill Development Basketball Lesson Plans Students who play basketball outside of physical education might be eager to jump into full 5 on 5 basketball games. Key Takeaways on Basketball Lesson Plans Basketball is an awesome addition to your physical education curriculum! The post Basketball Lesson Plans appeared first on PLT4M.

Physical Education

PLT4M

JULY 1, 2024

Skill Development Soccer Lesson Plans Students who play soccer outside of physical education might be eager to jump into full 11 v 11 soccer games and more intense training sessions. Key Takeaways on Soccer Lesson Plans Soccer is an awesome addition to your physical education curriculum! Example: Number of juggles.

Physical Education

SHAPE America

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In 2023, I presented a session at the SHAPE America National Convention & Expo in Seattle with Jessica Adkins, the 2022 SHAPE America Western District High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year. When we teach students about death in health education, we can help them understand life, empathy, and resilience.

Health Education

SHAPE America

JUNE 20, 2023

As educators, we must always be reflecting on and working toward supporting all of our students, including marginalized youth who may face additional barriers and challenges in and outside of school. It is, I believe, an essential part of our work as health and physical educators. This is lifelong work. respectively).

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Here are my musings on what I hope our practice can be with support, funding, respect, growth opportunities, and investment in our education to sustain a healthy school nursing workforce. School nurses will lead dynamic health education programs, utilizing virtual reality (VR) to create immersive learning experiences.

Schooling

Human Kinetics

MARCH 27, 2023

Customize health and sex education instruction to meet local needs Middle school and high school health education and sex education standards vary from state to state and from district to district.

Wellness

Human Kinetics

AUGUST 10, 2021

By Shonna Snyder, associate professor of Health, Sport, and Physical Education at Gardner-Webb University. . When instructional decisions have been made in advance, and assessments developed, a teacher can have confidence that they are well prepared to teach, and this results in reduced stress.

Health Education

Spark PE

JANUARY 14, 2022

Across the globe, efforts to promote social distancing directly affected physical activity of youth by closing schools, which affected physical activity opportunities including physical education, recess, after-school sports and activities, and walking and biking to school. SPARK has the “Active Classroom” program.

Physical Activity

PLT4M

MAY 23, 2025

Flag rugby is transforming physical education across the country. A perfect fit for physical education classes! Lesson plans, videos, and assessments create complete learning experiences. Transform your physical education program with this exciting, accessible sport. Schools nationwide are adopting this fast-paced game.

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