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The Relentless School Nurse: Making the Case for School Health Services Teams – A.K.A: Don’t Make Me Beg

Relentless School Nurse

Source: CDC. . Are we really going to make the public health blunders of January/February 2020 with Monkeypox? It can’t be true! We are still in the midst of at least one pandemic, with a few epidemics that are uniquely American, like gun violence, and now we have Monkeypox staring us down. We cannot ignore the scale of the response needed to mitigate the spread of this virus.

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All Comic Themed Slides Used in Class in "ONE" Slideshow

Mr. Suarez's Physical Education

Here is the collection of all the comic-themed google slide presentations we used in class, mashed into one slideshow. Click on the image to view all the slides.

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Keeping the Sparks Aflame: Preventing and Addressing Burnout in High School Student-Athletes

AASP

<p>Student-athletes continuously navigate physical, psychological, and social demands including balancing academics and athletics, while striving to meet both internal and external expectations. Participation in athletics has numerous benefits such as mood enhancing effects, development of life skills (e.g., leadership, time management, resilience), and sense of belonging (Zuckerman et al., 2021).

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The Story of Sickle Cell Anaemia

Teen Health 101

By: Mint Suetrong, Contributing Writer. Edited by: Olivia Storti, Editor; Elias Azizi, Editor in Chief. What is sickle cell anaemia? As defined by the , CDC , sickle cell anaemia is an inherited genetic condition that results in abnormal haemoglobin. Patients with this condition have sticky, crescent-shaped red blood cells (RBCs) that resemble a sickle, as opposed to the normal biconcave discs.

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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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SSG: Attacking From Wide Areas

Player Development Project

This practice is designed to provide players with opportunities to attack and defend scenarios from wide areas. Quick Navigation About the Video Additional Information Practice Overview Interpreting the Diagrams Diagrams Objectives Organisation Observations & Interventions About the Video In the video below, Dan will talk you through the structure of the practice, various outcomes and how you can adapt it for your players.

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My PE Teacher Career in Five Massive Risks. Risk Two: An Introduction to PE Teaching and Coaching Course via HSLA

The Everlearner

The biggest influences in my PE teaching career are the risks that I have taken. Stepping out of line, in the most positive sense, to make challenges and to promote out-of-the-comfort-zone learning. I have worked in six PE departments over 20 years, working alongside in the region of 100 PE teachers in total across that time period, as well as working indirectly with thousands of PE teachers now.

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I Got it From My Parents

Teen Health 101

By: Daniella Palomino, Contributing Writer. Edited by: Elias Azizi, Editor in Chief. When you stare into a mirror, what is it that you see? Or maybe can’t see? The color of your hair. Does it look black? Blonde? Maybe blue? The color of your physical characteristics, how you are able to see them, even how you react, is the result of hundreds of years of rearranging and arranging of genes.

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3 Simple Ways to Make Schools Safer

FACTS Management

School safety seems to be the phrase everyone’s talking about these days, but the concept of building safety into the school day isn’t new. Educators have always sought to create a safe environment for students to succeed in learning. Schools are feeling more pressure than in the past, however, based on a shift in the increased risk factors students are facing and greater expectations from the community.

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10 Top Tips for Soccer Session Design

Player Development Project

Good preparation is key to delivering practices that engage our players and help them maximize their potential. But the planning process can also be daunting — especially for less experienced coaches. So we’ve tried to make it easier. Below are our ten top tips for soccer session design. 1. Make Practice Resemble the Game Next time you’re designing a session, stop to ask yourself: does this look like the game of soccer?

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Three key take-aways from IHRSA 2022

My Zone

IHRSA 2022, Miami South Beach, was a hot one – and not just because of the location and time of year, with over 250 vendors showcasing their latest and most exciting updates and innovations. There was a lot to take in over the two days of exhibition, however, three key themes were apparent for those a ttending, matching the trends seen across other recent global shows.

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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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Huntington’s Disease

Teen Health 101

By: Jaclyn Kotora, Contributing Writer. Edited by: Olivia Storti, Editor; Elias Azizi, Editor in Chief. Huntington’s Disease (HD) is an inherited, untreatable brain disorder that causes neurons to die in various areas of the brain. It affects all sexes, races, and ethnic groups. This disorder is caused by a DNA error in a gene called huntingtin. Everyone possesses the huntingtin gene, but only those that inherit the HD mutation develop HD.

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4 Areas of Independence Your Child Needs

RC Families

How are you fostering independence in your child? As a parent, you may have a sense of satisfaction in knowing that you are needed. But as your kids get older, your need to be needed should fade and in fact, your child should need you less and less. Are you willing to give that up? Read More.

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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Montessori Physical Education

I will be the first to admit that my Instagram page stinks. I (try to) post a weekly blog, which I distribute mainly on Facebook and Linkedin, and I get a good response from them. But my other social accounts have not been up to par. The youth say that Facebook is for old people, and that I need to be using Instagram, or even Tiktok. After removing the knife in my heart for being considered one of the old people, I realize they have a point.

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Adolescents with Higher Cognitive and Affective Domains of Physical Literacy Possess Better Physical Fitness: The Importance of Developing the Concept of Physical Literacy in High Schools

PE Scholar

This paper examines the reliability and correlation of two frequently applied PL questionnaires in relation to physical fitness in children.

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Marfan Syndrome

Teen Health 101

By: Urmika Balaji, Contributing Writer. Edited by: Fauzia Haque, Editor; Elias Azizi, Editor in Chief. Introduction: Abraham Lincoln, the tallest American president standing at 6 foot and 4 inches, is believed to have had Marfan syndrome ( , Time ). This was due to his height, but also due to his disproportionately long arms. However, there is no way of proving this as It was only after Lincoln’s death that Marfan Syndrome was discovered by the French pediatrician, Antoine-Bernard Marfan, in 189

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Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease

Teen Health 101

By: Mint Suetrong, Contributing Writer. Edited by: Olivia Storti, Editor; Elias Azizi, Editor in Chief. What is Alzheimer’s? Alzheimer’s disease (AD), is the most common neurodegenerative disease, meaning nerve cells progressively lose function over time which ultimately leads to cell death. [ , 1 ] AD can be identified by early signs and symptoms such as memory loss or difficulty in solving problems. [ , 2 ] The degree of knock-on effects caused by AD directly affects the prognosis of the patie