SHAPE America

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In 2023, I presented a session at the SHAPE America National Convention & Expo in Seattle with Jessica Adkins, the 2022 SHAPE America Western District High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year. When we teach students about death in health education, we can help them understand life, empathy, and resilience.

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Slow Chat PE

JUNE 2, 2023

In this pursuit, introspection becomes a powerful tool to examine our beliefs and behaviors, and how well they align with each other. We have witnessed the pendulum swing towards a more just and inclusive health and physical education field. Personally, I didn’t enlist until I was 22 years old.

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Schooling Elementary School Physical Education High School 189

SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

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. Share Facts About Black Health and Wellness.

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Physical Education Health Education Education 221

SHAPE America

JULY 25, 2023

The question above is one I am often asked as the person responsible for health and adapted/physical education in Oregon’s Portland Public Schools (PPS). PPS provides more health education than many school districts in the United States. And it is a fair question. These are your non-negotiables.

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Used with permission: [link] shapeamerica.org/2022/02/how- to-celebrate-black-history- month-in-health-and-physical- education/ Each year in February, we celebrate Black History Month to recognize and pay homage to the contributions made by Black Americans throughout history.

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