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Turkey Run – A Fun Thanksgiving Brain Break For Kids!

Elementary P.E. Games

Are you looking for some amazing Thanksgiving brain breaks that you can try with your students? Then look no further, as the Turkey Run game is here to bring you all of that and so much more. It’s one of the most creative, detailed, and fun Thanksgiving-themed games with a very fun approach towards physical activity while also testing the reaction time of any player.

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The Relentless School Nurse: This Moral Injury is Real – What Would You Do?

Relentless School Nurse

In the context of school nursing, moral injury occurs when nurses are confronted with situations or decisions that challenge their deeply held moral or ethical beliefs. This is the story of a dedicated group of school nurses in Texas who took a public stance against a woefully misguided school administration that chose dollars over public health. How many school nurses have found themselves in similar circumstances when vaccination compliance is ignored for the sake of the budget?

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A Step Above

Active Schools Us

By: Nick Kline, Active Schools Director One thing remains resolute: the importance of providing students with opportunities to move for 60 minutes or more each and every day. Active Schools strives to ensure the integration of evidence-based physical activity programs into every student’s PK-12 education. With our commitment to promoting physical activity in schools, we are delighted to announce two initiatives supporting our efforts to fulfill our mission.

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Funding Physical Education Programs

PLT4M

Christi Meyer is a long-time advocate for quality physical education programs. Over her career, she helped secure over $200,000 of grant funding for implementation of heart rate technology, fitness equipment, and PLT4M. While Christi has retired from teaching after over 30 years in the field, she is still sharing insights and ideas for PE programs across the country.

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Reimagine the Role of PE to Reconnect With Your Students

Speaker: Jeremy Kellem, M.Ed. - Educational Strategist, Former Athlete, and CEO/Founder of W.I.N. (We Impact Now, LLC)

For many students, physical education is critical to becoming active and developing healthy routines. But how is this possible anymore with the repercussions of the pandemic? Years of COVID-19, social distancing, and virtual learning have all had a profound effect on students, which means educators need to adjust their classes accordingly. The good news is that P.E. can still play a vital role in helping students intellectually, emotionally, physically, and socially.

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This or That Thanksgiving Edition! ?

Elementary P.E. Games

Overview This or That is one of the staple games that teachers can use in any activity because it’s enjoyable, creative, and it also adds a unique range of elements into the mix. To make things even better, the This or That Thanksgiving Edition adds a stunning Thanksgiving theme, and it makes the game exciting but, at the same time, very immersive and enjoyable while also offering an excellent holiday treat!

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The Relentless School Nurse: Help Me Break Through Writer’s Block – Share Your Ideas!

Relentless School Nurse

Dear Readers, Greetings from The Relentless School Nurse! Today, I find myself staring at a blank screen, grappling with a stubborn case of writer’s block. It seems the words that usually flow effortlessly onto the page have taken an unauthorized vacation. In times like these, I turn to the incredible community of readers and supporters who make The Relentless School Nurse come alive.

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Doing it for Lexi: Tom Luke carves up SkiErg world record for charity

My Zone

Tom Luke, director at Torque Training in Bristol, took on a 24-hour SkiErg challenge, raising money for Lexi, a girl who suffers with a rare genetic disease.

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There's an Imposter Among Us: How to Combat Imposter Syndrome

AASP

<p>Are you the real deal or an imposter? If you have ever wondered whether you were not good enough or a fraud in your field, you are not alone. Research suggests that upwards of 80% of people have experienced imposter syndrome at some point in their life (Bravata et al., 2020). Imposter syndrome, a term first coined in the late 1970s, refers to a pattern of behavior that leads individuals to doubt their abilities, often experiencing constant fear of being exposed as a fraud (Huecker, 20

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Decodable Tool Kits For Classrooms – Support Phonics and the Science of Reading

S&S

Books and Tools to Support Phonics and the Science of Reading Created to help teach phonics, fluency, and vocabulary, our Decodable Tool Kits are perfect for classrooms, after school, reading groups, and more. Each kit is filled with games, books, … Read More The post Decodable Tool Kits For Classrooms – Support Phonics and the Science of Reading appeared first on S&S Blog.

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Classification of skill in PE: setting the standard

The Everlearner

The classification of skills is an extensively studied and assessed topic on a wide range of PE qualifications. From AQA to OCR to Edexcel, from A-level to GCSE to BTEC and beyond, classification is part of the core instruction provided by PE teachers to PE students. Therefore, I wanted to write a guide for us all that we could collectively use as a standard for this topic.

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How Physical Education Plays a Core Role in Student Development

Speaker: Shane Pill PhD, MEd, BEd, LMACHPER, FACHPER - Physical Education and Sports Researcher, Professor, Consultant, and Speaker

Physical education is an important part of the development of the whole person: physically, socially, emotionally, and cognitively. By providing education in movement competency, education on using movement to develop the ability to be self-regulated and motivated, and education through movement to develop ‘habits of mind’ for positive and constructive engagement with others, PE provides a basis for personal and community health and wellbeing.

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Understanding the growth spurt: Shaping PE for the next generation

PE Scholar

Mr W. I won’t forget him in a hurry. He became my year 9 PE teacher and he saved me from a fate worse than death….Netball. A whole term of it.

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Raising Mentally Healthy Kids with Olympic Coach Cassie Rice

Complete Performance

Welcome back to another exciting episode of the PerformHappy Podcast. I’m thrilled to share today’s conversation with the legendary gymnastics coach, Cassie Rice. With an impressive track record of coaching Olympians and numerous elite gymnasts, Cassie Rice has not only been named Coach of the… The post Raising Mentally Healthy Kids with Olympic Coach Cassie Rice appeared first on Complete Performance Coaching.

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Gratitude Games (Grades K-8)

Open Phys Ed

Created by : Aaron Hart, Nichole Wilder, Andrea Hart Special Contribution : Eliza Kuhn This updated module includes your favorite Gratitude Games, with some new favorites that were just added. Add some active joy to the month of November and use the gratitude-focused debrief questions to get your students thinking about the true meaning of the season.

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Fiesta Bowl grants 17 Surprise teachers

Arizona Health and Physical Education

In its annual tradition to honor, support and celebrate Arizona’s educators, Fiesta Bowl Charities has granted 500 teachers — including 17 Surprise teachers — with $2,500 each during the Palo Verde Fiesta Bowl Charities Wishes for Teachers Draft Day presented by SRP, for a total of $1.25 million. In its eighth year, the Palo Verde Fiesta Bowl Charities Wishes for Teachers program increased its giving by 25% to Arizona K-12 public and charter schoolteachers.

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American Football Prompt Card

PE Scholar

This American Football activity prompt card has been created to give a broad overview of the most important rules, common misconceptions and key teaching

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When Should Parents Ask for Help?

RC Families

Being a great parent does not mean that you never ask for help and that you are able to do it all. It does not mean that you are super-mom or super-dad who can be at every one of your kids’ games, keep the house clean, cook amazing meals, excel at a full-time job, AND.

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PART 2 - Celebrate the Experience!

Fit and Fun Play

In the first part of this series we discussed how individuals with severe and profound disabilities are often left out of the world of recreational sport play. In order for this group to gain greater access several key things need to take place; greater exposure to human need for all people to gain opportunity, increased exposure of movement opportunities, and enhanced training / demonstration of how to accomplish these goals.

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World Kindness Day, Monday, November 13th

Arizona Health and Physical Education

What is World Kindness Day? World Kindness Day is an annual event that encourages individuals to practice kindness in their daily lives. It highlights the importance of empathy, understanding, and cooperation to create a more harmonious and caring world. When is World Kindness Day 2023? World Kindness Day is observed on November 13th each year. In 2023, it falls on a Monday, providing an opportunity for people to start their week with acts of kindness and goodwill.

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Changes in dual-task cognitive performance elicited by physical exertion vary with motor task

PE Scholar

Assess cognitive performance while under motor conditions of increasing complexity before and after a standardised exercise protocol.

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How to Eat Like an Athlete: The Best Foods For Performance and Recovery

The Sporting

The Top Foods For Athletic Performance and Recovery Athletes need a mixture of vitamins and minerals to perform at their best You get out what you put in - and no one knows this better than pro sportsmen and women. Read our full guide to eating like an athlete! An athlete’s diet is the key to unlocking faster speeds and quicker recovery times. Food isn't just about getting fuelled up, it’s also about promoting healing and enhancing stamina.

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How To Practice Visualization Meditation With Students

PLT4M

Visualization is a powerful tool for people of all ages. We break down how to practice visualization meditation so that it can be an effective tool for people in daily life. Check out 3 free mindfulness practice sessions for students through guided visualization meditation. These offer students wonderful opportunities to explore mindfulness and guided meditation.

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Kindness Can Overcome Bullying

Arizona Health and Physical Education

With Thanksgiving coming right around the corner, it’s the perfect time to remember and share all the parts of life that you appreciate. Did you know gratitude can even prevent bullying for youth? A safe and supportive environment , like a positive school climate, has been shown to prevent bullying, and kindness is one of the biggest factors in a positive school climate.

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Understanding the growth spurt: Shaping PE for the next generation

PE Scholar

Mr W. I won’t forget him in a hurry. He became my year 9 PE teacher and he saved me from a fate worse than death….Netball. A whole term of it.

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#033 Keeping it Real – Top Tips for Session Design

Player Development Project

Reader,​​I am lucky to be working in a role as Head of Coaching at a club with a great group of engaged and curious coaches. This means that every week, I spend time working with, observing and feeding back to coaches working from U13 to senior football.​One area I am constantly focussing on is supporting coaches to ensure their practice design is realistic, that it looks like the game.

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California State Standards For PE

PLT4M

The Physical Education Framework for California Public Schools is a 342-page document that outlines the California state standards for PE. This detailed framework breaks down everything from content standards to grade level outcomes, assessments, and more. As physical education teachers work to implement a quality physical education program aligned to the California state standards for PE, we break down actionable steps and examples to support students’ journey for a physically active heal

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Move United Education Conference

Arizona Health and Physical Education

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Putting UltraCoat to the Test: The Unbeatable Coated-Foam Ball

Gopher PE

At Gopher, we understand the importance of having high-quality coated-foam balls that stand the test of time. Balls that are thrown, kicked, hit, and squeezed over and over again need to hold up! You’ve told us that these balls break down over time when the coating peels away from the foam, making it more difficult to throw and easier to students to damage further.

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2024 Condition of Education in the Commonwealth

Rennie Center

2024 Condition of Education in the Commonwealth Tuesday, January 30, 2024 - 8:00 AM catherine-rauseo Tue, 11/14/2023 - 09:30 Omni Parker House Hotel, Boston Join us in January for our annual summit on the state of education in Massachusetts. We'll bring together education leaders, policymakers, and practitioners to talk about how we can rethink our education system and reimagine when, where, and how learning happens.

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October NCPEID Collaborative: "What I learned in my first year of teaching"

What's New in Adapted Physical Education

Listen in on the October NCPEID APE Collaborative focused on young teachers and professors experiences in their first year on the job. his episode feature re-occurring guests Dr. Samantha Ross (West Virginia University), Dr. Layne Case (California State University, Chico), Elsie Gutierrez (LA Unified Schools), and Ivan Reyes-Acosta (LA Unified Schools).

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Condition of Education in Western Massachusetts

Rennie Center

Condition of Education in Western Massachusetts catherine-rauseo Wed, 11/15/2023 - 17:01