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How to Celebrate Black History Month in Health and Physical Education

SHAPE America

This year’s theme, according to the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), is Black Health and Wellness, which ties into the content areas of health and physical education. Here are some ideas for incorporating this into health education: Have students read about Henrietta Lacks. Should Dr.

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My Title IX Story: Penn State Women’s Soccer

SHAPE America

After high school, I went to Penn State University to major in health and physical education. We played a mostly varsity team schedule and followed the rules of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), which governed women’s collegiate athletics at that time.

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Blazepod

Gopher PE

Motivate Students and Increase Activity Time with BlazePod By: Kevin Hopp, Zeke Bailes, Hank van der Merwe In an age where sedentary lifestyles have become the norm, the quest for engaging and innovative physical education solutions has led to the introduction of BlazePod , a ground breaking Flash Reflex Training system into schools.

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Redundancy and Degeneracy in Teaching for Physical Education (PE)

Reinventing the Game

ecological, physical education) into a journal search site and came across a paper by Rudd ret al, An ecological dynamics conceptualisation of physical ‘education’: Where we have been and where we could go next. So recently, I did the usual, after a long while, and type out my topics of interest (i.e.

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How to Celebrate Black History Month in Health and Physical Education

Arizona Health and Physical Education

Thank you to SHAPE America for publishing a great article on How to Celebrate Black History Month in Health and Physical Education Materials courtesy of SHAPE America – Society of Health and Physical Educators, PO Box 225, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701, www.shapeamerica.org. All rights reserved.

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Faculty Spotlight – Dr. Andy Driska, Program Director

MSU

Faculty life involves lots of service committees in our department and college, like job searches, promotion reviews, and other governance functions. I also work with the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports, where I’m involved in planning and conducting a few different noncredit education initiatives. It’s tough to pick a favorite.

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Pediatric ICU Nurse Honored With 3 Employee Awards

Stanford Childrens

A passionate leader of nurses’ self-care and resiliency, an enthusiastic advocate of continuing education, and a dedicated caregiver to critically ill children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Ali also expressed her gratitude to the PICU leadership for supporting her Shared Governance activities.