PLT4M

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Physical education doesn’t always garner the same level of attention as other academic subjects throughout the school day. But as schools search for ways to support students’ mental health, academic performance, and overall healthy lifestyles, physical education can play a crucial role in student success.

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Greetings Arizona Health and Physical Educators! Our last blog focused on what adapted physical educators actually do. This month the hope is to clarify what adapted physical education is. If you notice above, the word used is ‘ADAPTED’ physical education rather than adaptive physical education.

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PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In most conversations about improving schools, the role of physical education is an afterthought, or worse, not even mentioned. Instead, we look at core subjects, test scores, and student performance without considering the impact of physical education and activity. Free Fitness Lessons For P.E. Get Access Here.

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SHAPE America

OCTOBER 12, 2023

such as teamwork, gratitude, kindness, wellness, and mindfulness. KYSHAPE provides daily slides with prompts, as well as activities and social media posts for each daily theme that administrators, health and physical educators, and other classroom teachers can use. She is the KYSHAPE health.

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PLT4M

MARCH 6, 2023

Adapted physical education and adapted physical activity programs play a critical role in promoting physical activity and overall well-being for individuals with disabilities. Alex has an undergraduate degree in Physical Education Teaching and a master’s degree in Curriculum and Teaching in Physical Education.

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PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Finding the right grants for physical education can help take your PE department to the next level. Physical education grants can fund new curriculum, technology, professional development, and equipment. The Need For Physical Education Grants Physical education is a subject worth investing in!

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Heartzones

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Heart Rate & Resistance Training Re-Imagined For Physical Education & Sport “Lifting any weight that increases resistance on your muscles is the key. During strength training in sports and in physical education class, how can one measure the progress of our most vital muscle?

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SHAPE America

JUNE 15, 2023

Well, it is because these are marginalized groups that are not seen in mainstream culture. Sliding Glass Doors: Does the instructional experience and curriculum allow students to enter that world as well? Do students explore different cultural games and activities in physical education? Let’s take this a little further.

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Gopher PE

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Lynne Kenney with Zainab Khokha Physical Education class is an optimal setting for students to develop and practice the precursor skills that precede learning. Moreover, Physical Education promotes cognitive development by stimulating neural pathways associated with socialization and learning. 2019 ; Hardy et al.,

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SHAPE America

APRIL 20, 2023

And with the celebration of healthy lifestyles, active minds and bodies, let’s reflect on the importance of physical education and sports. Reach out to your local school’s physical education teacher for more information and opportunities. National PE & Sport Week (May 1-7) is just about here.

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SHAPE America

APRIL 18, 2023

SHAPE America’s National Physical Education & Sport Week (May 1-7) is a celebration of the importance of physical education and sport in the lives of kids of all ages. The week also serves as the kickoff to National Physical Fitness and Sports Month.

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PLT4M

MAY 23, 2024

We explore how to improve mental health in schools using a comprehensive school mental health system that supports all our young people with a complete toolkit of mental and physical well-being skills. Let’s make the case for investing in physical education and health. How can we help?

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Shape PA

APRIL 14, 2022

Health and Physical Education Advisor Position Reinstated at the Pennsylvania Department of Education SHAPE PA would like to congratulate Nicholas Slotterback on returning to his position as the Health and Physical Education Advisor at the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The curriculum review process for physical education allows schools to innovate the physical education curriculum. 5 Phases To A Curriculum Review Template Schools and physical education departments can use many ways to execute the curriculum review process. These 15 ready to go lessons can help! .

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Physed n Health

JANUARY 23, 2024

Jump Rope Test Integrate the classic jump rope test into your curriculum and evaluate students’ agility, coordination, and cardiovascular endurance. Customizable Rubrics Educators can now create and manage custom rubrics for various assignments and projects. Learn how PhysednHealth can improve the well-being of your students.

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SHAPE America

JUNE 20, 2023

It is, I believe, an essential part of our work as health and physical educators. LGBTQ+ students most commonly avoided school bathrooms, locker rooms, and physical education or gym classes, with approximately 4 in 10 students avoiding each of these spaces because they felt unsafe or uncomfortable (45.1%, 42.6%, and 39.4%

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PLT4M

JANUARY 17, 2024

In an ideal world, students could participate in physical education for 60 minutes every day of the week. In addition, school staff play a crucial role in implementing physical activity opportunities in classes, clubs, extracurriculars, and more. Physical Activity is bodily movement of any type.

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Physical Education Ideas

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Patrick's Day approaches, it's time to don your green gear and infuse some festive fun into your Physical Education program. Emphasize the importance of cheering for teammates, working together to achieve goals, and congratulating opponents on a game well played. Ah, the luck of the Irish is in the air!

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School Spring Board

MAY 20, 2021

Hosted by the Center for Wellness and Nutrition (CWN) in partnership with the California Indian Museum & Cultural Center (CIMCC) and Springboard to Active Schools. Define indigenous concepts of wellness. Autumn Quiver , NB3FIT Program Coordinator, Notah Begay III Foundation. Chelsey Luger , Co-Founder, Well for Culture.

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What's New in Adapted Physical Education

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This episode feature re-occurring guests Danielle Musser (Colorado APE Teacher), Amanda Young (Assistant Professor, Caledonia State University, Long Beach), and Chris Ahrens (APE teacher and coordinator, San Diego Unfired). NCPEID is the National Consortium for Physical Education for Individuals with Disabilities.

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Carly's P.E. Games

MAY 27, 2020

The KHEF has been incredibly generous to the Physical Education department the past several years! I have been organizing my class by rainbow colors for the past 10 years, and it works very well! Coordinating poly spot and ball for bowling. The rainbow sets include equipment in each color of the rainbow.

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SHAPE America

JUNE 2, 2022

That went about as well as anyone would expect. Amanda Amtmanis Amanda Amtmanis is a physical education teacher at Macdonough Elementary School and Spencer Elementary School in Middletown, CT. In 2019, she was a pilot school coordinator for SHAPE America’s new health. Our team in 1984, my senior year. It’s Official.

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Gopher PE

JUNE 19, 2023

In the dynamic world of education, where budgets are tight and resources are often limited, Ayme Zortman, Wellness Coordinator for Mesa County Valley Schools in Grand Junction, Colorado, found an effective way to ensure the schools in her district have the equipment needed for quality PE. ” Zortman said.

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What's New in Adapted Physical Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Heidi Ambrosius is a CAPE certified adapted physical education specialist at Moreno Valley USD and adjunct professor at California State, San Bernardino. Steve Eggerichs is an adventure coordinator and APE teacher at Holmen High School in Wisconsin.

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PLT4M

DECEMBER 14, 2023

And most students probably don’t realize the power and impact of sleep on our physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Sleep lesson plans can empower students with the knowledge and skills to tap into the power of sleep for overall health and wellness.

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What's New in Adapted Physical Education

MARCH 8, 2022

Barry Lavay ( @BarryLavay) , Professor Emeritus who recently retired and was a full professor of APE at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) and the APE coordinator for 33 years and Dr. Melissa Bittner ( @MBittner_APE) , Assistant professor since 2017 and current APE Coordinator at CSULB.

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What's New in Adapted Physical Education

MARCH 1, 2022

Barry Lavay ( @BarryLavay) , Professor Emeritus who recently retired and was a full professor of APE at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) and the APE coordinator for 33 years and Dr. Melissa Bittner ( @MBittner_APE) , Assistant professor since 2017 and current APE Coordinator at CSULB, regarding the hiring and mentoring of new faculty.

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PLT4M

AUGUST 18, 2022

Yoga for high school students opens the door to a lifetime of physical fitness and mental health benefits. At Canton High School, every student has the opportunity to explore and try out yoga during physical education class. Young people see yoga as a viable form of physical exercise but aren’t always sure where to start.

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What's New in Adapted Physical Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Dr. Lytle, professor and APE program coordinator at California State University at Chico discusses the key factors to writing successful grant applications and specifically the OSEP grant (Office of Special Education Programs). NCPEID is the National Consortium for Physical Education for Individuals with Disabilities.

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PLT4M

JULY 15, 2022

When every school across the country went remote in March of 2020, there was a collective spirit around the benefits of physical activity for students. We celebrated the ingenuity of physical education teachers and students to find creative ways to workout at home. That was 15 years ago.

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Heartzones

MAY 5, 2023

30, 2024 There is an additional $17 billion dollars for private schools and higher education. As a health and physical education teacher, you may ask for a portion of the $30.8 Reach out to your health and physical education coordinator to elicit their involvement. So, Why not ASK for Heart Zones?

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Gopher PE

APRIL 1, 2022

Check out a few ways to help students with their balance, flexibility, and coordination while keeping them engaged and interested. Try counting different ways to help them hold their stretches longer as well as engage their brain at the same time: Count in different languages. Build It Into a Routine for Every Class.

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The PE Hub

JANUARY 23, 2023

Maintaining healthy relationships and a sense of community is essential to our well-being. Based on the 5 pillars of well-being identified by the NHS, we’ve put together some ideas of how you can introduce these into your classroom for Children’s Mental Health Week and into your future lesson plans too.

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Heartzones

AUGUST 24, 2022

Over the 33 years Sandy Moore taught Physical Education, whenever she asked for programs, equipment, funds for conferences, and more, her administration always said “ if it’s good for kids, let’s do it.” It was Beth who turned me on to the benefit of using heart rate sensors in physical education.” “Why not!

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What's New in Adapted Physical Education

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Specifically, the NAPEC52 co-coordinators, Heidi Ambrosius (Moreno Valley Unified School District; Lecturer CSU San Bernardino) & Lemi Hayashi (Fremont Unified School District) are interviewed about the conference as a whole and putting the conference together.

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Skillastics

JUNE 23, 2022

Physical Benefits If exercise can improve the brain’s ability to reorganize functions and connections, that leads to even more intellectual benefits, like increased ability to stay attentive, improved motor skills, improved hand-eye coordination, problem solving, and better decision making.

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PLT4M

DECEMBER 28, 2023

But much like any other physical activity, physical education presents an opportunity for skill development that will equip students with long-term success. If our goal in physical education is to build skills and confidence in a myriad of activities, we should take the same approach to our badminton unit.

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