Rennie Center

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Our latest report delves into the current landscape of state-funded STEM-focused internships and work-based learning opportunities available to high school students in Massachusetts.

Coordination

Relentless School Nurse

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

As a psychotherapist and consultant, she has worked with families, schools, and professionals in the aftermath of tragedies and national disasters, such as the Challenger explosion, the Pan Am 103 crash, Sandy Hook, the Haitian earthquake, and Hurricane Katrina.

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Gopher Sport

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Additionally, I have worked with the **NYC DOE Office of Wellness**, delivering hands-on training in a **high school hallway**, showing how bowling can be taught in non-traditional spaces with limited resources. These experiences have reinforced how adaptable, inclusive, and engaging bowling can be in any PE program.

PE

Rennie Center

MARCH 31, 2025

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education recently proposed amendments to the states competency determination regulations to provide clarity for schools and districts while long-term changes remain under discussion.

Flexibility

Montessori Physical Education

JUNE 8, 2025

Well, here’s the quiet part out loud: Far too many PE teachers are failing to integrate their content with the broader school curriculum. Is our hesitation to collaborate setting up a veneer that gym class is its own thing, with zero connection to the rest of the school? How ridiculous did that sound? Yes, I said it. It’s not our job.”

PE

Magnus Health

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The end of a calendar year is the perfect time to look ahead and assess whats coming next. Schools have been using this term for years, often as a vague blanket term. However, schools are now looking at the bigger picture of student well-being.

Health

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

This exciting partnership will provide schools with a comprehensive and engaging K-5 PE curriculum designed to foster movement, skill development, and a lifelong love of physical activity. Together, this partnership marks a major step in bringing a comprehensive, developmentally appropriate elementary PE curriculum to schools nationwide.

PE Teacher

Gopher Sport

MAY 29, 2025

This not only keeps them engaged but also serves as a natural assessment of their progress. Colleague Collaboration: Talk to other PE teachers in your school or district. Organize Class Olympics or Tournament Week Create a series of competitive events that incorporate skills learned throughout the year.

PE Teacher

PLT4M

JULY 25, 2025

From kindergarten to high school, students grow physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially. How do we prepare high school students for lifelong fitness? In PE, schools often patch together different programs for elementary, middle, and high school—if they have curriculum resources at all.

Motor Skills

Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 31, 2025

The reality is that physical education has limited time in a school curricula. This question is deeply connected to the question , What is important to learn in physical education in the time available (and to what standard or level of competence) to enable students to continue to pursue being physically active beyond the school gates?

Physical Education

Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 5, 2025

The goal of physical education teaching is student learning and it is the teacher who has the responsibility for directing the learning through their curriculum (program design), pedagogy and assessment decision-making. Physial education teaching is therefore a goal directed activity.

Physical Education

Open Phys Ed

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Seeker vs Snitch Tag: Hoop Ball: Assessment Tools Academic Language Quiz: Holistic Performance Rubric: Additional Believe In You Resources Available 5-Day Journals: Leadership Activities: Can’t see the file links?

Academics

Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 2, 2025

The lack of individualized assessments or court hearings has led to devastating family separations and prolonged detention in unsafe environments. The elimination of federal oversight weakens safeguards against discrimination based on race, gender, or disability in schools.

Schooling

FACTS Management

JUNE 13, 2025

Census Bureau , 57% of children aged 6 to 17 participate in at least one after-school extracurricular activity, and nearly 29% are involved in clubs or non-sport lessons such as music, language, or drama. Despite their importance, many of these programs lack access to custom apparel that fosters unity and school spirit.

Assessment

PLT4M

JULY 30, 2025

A strength and conditioning template can include: Warm-ups and movement prep Main lifts with sets, reps, and percentages Accessory and mobility work Testing and assessment components But that’s just the start. PLT4M: A Dynamic Strength and Conditioning Template Solution PLT4M goes beyond the old-school template model. Even better?

Strength

SHAPE America

OCTOBER 10, 2023

There are fewer sunlit hours after school for children to be outside and physically active. This time of year, it is increasingly important to incorporate physical activity into the school day. Instead of settling into an indoor, sedentary routine — it’s time to rethink the typical school day.

Physical Activity

Relentless School Nurse

MAY 6, 2023

Have you seen the Public Service Announcement (PSA) by Saugus High School shooting survivor Mia Tretta. Two students, including Mia’s best friend Dominic Blackwell, were killed in the 2019 school shooting, five students were injured.

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

AUGUST 6, 2022

I came across this article, “North Carolina school district planning to put AR-15 in every school in the event of another school shooting,” and my heart started racing. This is not school safety. It is dangerous and reactive which will turn schools into battlefields. . Hardening schools does not work.

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Relentless School Nurse

OCTOBER 3, 2023

West Virginia school nurse, Sarah Arbogast stood before her school board meeting to explain her concerns as a district school nurse and a parent of a special needs child. We have three minutes to present our cases to our own school boards. Let’s be as proactive as Sarah and take meaningful action.

Schooling

Athletic Director U

MAY 18, 2025

Rather, it is an assessment of the opportunity generally through the eyes of both peers and aspirants to the position were it to become available. The data was used to provide detailed insights about the potential for success at each school. Interested in leading the Lumberjacks? Check out the D1.dossier dossier for NAU here.)

Assessment

Relentless School Nurse

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The story of the third grader at Parkside Elementary School highlights the critical role that school nurses play in ensuring the well-being of students. T he timely intervention of the school’s licensed nurse, Rachel Ocampo, proved to be life-saving for Kassie Machado’s daughter, Mia.

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

MAY 9, 2023

There are several entities devoted to tracking mass shootings, school shootings, students impacted by gun violence at school and daily gun violence occurrences. K-12 School Shooting Database – “W idely inclusive, open-source school shooting data Documents when a gun is fired, brandished, or bullet hits school property.”

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SHAPE America

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

By using best practices in health education, specifically a skills-based health approach, health educators teach and assess health literacy skills that students will use throughout the rest of their lives. Implementing these activities in middle school can help lay the foundation for making healthy choices throughout adolescence.

Middle School

Relentless School Nurse

JUNE 18, 2023

The 2022-2023 school year is definitely ending on a healthier note than it began, but it was a doozy. Most school nurses I spoke to, and there have been many this past year, all shared that this was one of the most challenging COVID years. So what does it mean to leave another school year behind?

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SHAPE America

OCTOBER 17, 2022

One important concern is the threat that vaping nicotine poses to middle and high school students. Vaping can put students at risk for nicotine addiction, harm developing brains, and influence their performance at school. Analyzed participant feedback using reliable research tools to assess findings.

Teacher

Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 3, 2024

Imagine finding out that your school district was gifted millions of dollars to improve access to healthcare for your students and staff! The recipient of the joint gift is the School-Based Health Alliance , the national voice for school-based healthcare.

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SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

WHPE Executive Director Keith Bakken used the grant to establish a new course of advocacy which involved attending the Wisconsin State Education Convention, hosted by the Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB). Members from the state’s nearly 400 school districts interact in the exhibit hall and during breakout sessions.

Physical Education

Relentless School Nurse

AUGUST 28, 2023

This is part 1 of a two-part back-to-school series… Taking pauses in our role as school nurses holds immense significance as it allows us to recharge, reflect, and provide optimal care to our students. This process of self-assessment is vital for our professional growth and refining our nursing skills.

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 20, 2023

Kudos to the Maine Department of Education (DOE) for recognizing the impact of COVID-19 on their school nursing workforce. They are implementing innovative programs to INVEST in school nurses, including supporting national certification and providing funds to not only sit for the exam but to prepare as well.

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

MARCH 1, 2024

There is a concerning trend happening in state houses across the country fundamentally impacting how school health services are delivered by licensed school nurses. It’s disappointing to see such a callous disregard for the critical role of school nurses in ensuring the health and safety of our children.

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Active Schools Us

MARCH 19, 2024

by: Nick Kline, Active Schools Director Active Schools Champions can all agree that physical activity is important in promoting student success. That’s where tools like the Youth Activity Profile (YAP) and the Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program Questionnaire (CSPAP-Q) come into play.

Physical Activity

Active Schools Us

MARCH 19, 2024

by: Nick Kline, Active Schools Director Active Schools Champions can all agree that physical activity is important in promoting student success. That’s where tools like the Youth Activity Profile (YAP) and the Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program Questionnaire (CSPAP-Q) come into play.

Physical Activity

Relentless School Nurse

JULY 5, 2023

The focus of my presentation was how s chool nurses have an opportunity to join the public health approach to reduce gun violence in schools and communities. The purpose of the research study is to develop a gun violence prevention education program for school nurses and assess its efficacy. Click to view slideshow.

Health

PE Scholar

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Explore key stakeholders’ views of current practice, future directions and effective implementation of PL assessment.

Assessment

Relentless School Nurse

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Schools of Nursing and local school district nurses are uniquely positioned to strategically support each other’s missions and visions. How fortunate my Camden City School District (CCSD) is to have the investment and dedication of the Rutgers-Camden School of Nursing as a partner in health and learning!

Health

Relentless School Nurse

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

It’s not too early to start planning for School Nurse Day 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!

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

AUGUST 9, 2023

Thank you FAACT’s Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Awareness Connection Team for inviting me back to discuss back-to-school ideas for students with food allergies. We certainly had a lively conversation, filled with important safety ideas for this upcoming school year.

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