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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

SHAPE America

In a school era focused on technology and standardized tests, might the key to some students’ success lie not in more academic work on a device, but in the opportunity to move their bodies outdoors? Many schools today have an RTI (Response to Intervention) or WIN (What I Need) class schedule that helps provide intervention, engagement and enrichment activities for students.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Coping with Stress – Embrace Glimmers in Challenging Times

Relentless School Nurse

As school nurses, our days are a whirlwind of responsibilities: addressing student health needs, adapting to ever-changing protocols, and striving to keep everyone safe. Lately, that whirlwind has felt more like a storm—especially after a deeply disappointing presidential election. The combination of professional demands and personal disillusionment left me in a constant state of high alert, overwhelmed by stress and searching for a way to cope.

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Introducing Students to New Lifetime Sports in a Mobile PE Class

SHAPE America

Let me introduce myself. My name is Casey Page and I am a physical education teacher in Shelby County, Kentucky, which is a suburb of Louisville. I also coach golf and am an assistant athletic director at our school, but I have always thought of myself as a teacher first. In March 2024, I was lucky enough to be named the 2024 SHAPE America National High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year!

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The Relentless School Nurse: Beyond the Ballot: Talking to Kids About Loss and Uncertainty After an Election

Relentless School Nurse

Click to view slideshow. More than twenty-four hours have passed since the election results were confirmed. I have spent the time trying to wrap my head around the outcome. But in the wee hours of that morning, 2:00 am, processing the news was incomprehensible. Amid my panic, Donna Gaffney , a brilliant and compassionate nurse psychotherapist sent me a lifeline at that early hour.

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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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Snowman Championships (Grades K-5)

Open Phys Ed

Created by: Aaron Hart, Nichole Wilder, Eliza Kuhn Special Contributions by: Andrea Hart Get ready to kick off a month of winter-themed excitement and teamwork with the Snowman Championships! This interactive event is designed for both the classroom and physical education. Activities and lessons bring students together through fun, snowman-inspired challenges that build leadership skills, foster community, and strengthen school spirit.

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Teaching the Principles of Training. It's Time to Get This Right! Part 1/2

The Everlearner

Specificity! Progression! Overload! Reversibility! FITT! This is the hitting zone for PE teachers and highly influential subject knowledge for us all whether teaching Key stages 1-5 or teaching a PE qualification such as GCSE or A-level or BTEC. Every PE teacher knows the principles of training and there is zero confusion about what the principles mean and how to teach them, right?

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The Relentless School Nurse: #NursesVote – Let’s Get Out There!

Relentless School Nurse

A final message for Election Day 2024 from one of my fav guest bloggers, Judy Doran. Judy, Maine’s 2023 School Nurse of the Year, is here to share her heartfelt message about the importance of voting. With decades of nursing including 16 years of school nursing, she has a knack for connecting with her community. Judy knows firsthand how crucial this day is for all of us.

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Building Champions for Life with Valorie Kondos Field 

Complete Performance

Hi guys! On today’s PerformHappy podcast, I’m absolutely thrilled to bring you a conversation with none other than Miss Val—yes, the Valorie Kondos Field, legendary former head coach of UCLA gymnastics. Miss Val led her team to seven national championships and was even named Coach… The post Building Champions for Life with Valorie Kondos Field appeared first on Complete Performance Coaching.

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Gourd Vibes Only: Patients and Staff Enjoy Terror-ific Halloween Fun at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health

Stanford Childrens

Doctors, nurses, therapists, hospital staff and volunteers at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford all went the extra mile to give patients the ‘BOOst’ they need to feel better this Halloween. Young patients and hospital staff who were dressed as superheroes, forest creatures, Minions, and Super Mario took to the hospital’s annual Trick-or-Treat Trail.

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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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An Introduction to Meaningful physical education

PE Scholar

Meaningful PE has become a great framework for practitioners and leaders of our subject to use to consider whether their offer is meeting the needs of all

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What Resiliency Means as a Marine

SHAPE America

The Will to Win By Gunnery Sergeant Edwin Paul Omanahernandez Resiliency embodies the physical, mental and moral disciplines of Marine character. It enables them to adapt and push through adversity and overcome any obstacle they face. It’s the iron-clad resolve to rise after every fall, maintain sharp focus, and perform with precision. Resiliency is forged through rigorous training, moral grounding, and a steadfast support system from mental health resources, peers, and strong leadership.

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AKA Give to the Max 2024 - AKA in The Family

AKA Sports

This blog post will serve as a reflection on AKASPORT and the impact AKA as an organization has on families around Minnesota. Additionally, we will hear examples from the leadership team as to how AKA has impacted each of us, and looks to change the face of youth sports unilaterally. Marketing Director parker harrington - Sports and Family Sports bring families together in meaningful ways.

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The Process

Player Development Project

What is success in youth development? UEFA A licensed academy coach & PDP Technical Advisor, Dan Wright discusses his philosophy of what success looks like when a coach takes a long term view to their approach. We know the process of learning is complex and each individual’s journey is unique and non-linear. For young people, the process of learning to play football should be very similar to most learning experiences.

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Serving Our Nation and Patients

Stanford Childrens

Every year, Veterans Day is a time to honor those who have served in the U.S. armed forces. We are recognizing some members of the Stanford Medicine Children’s Health team who reflect on their time in the military and how it applies to their roles in health care today. Abigail Amedia, RN, CPN, Clinical Nurse “I separated from the Air Force as a Captain.

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Educator: Lara Cox is Queen Creek Hometown Hero for November

Arizona Health and Physical Education

Posted Sunday, November 17, 2024 8:00 am Independent Newsmedia Lara Cox wants to get kids moving. The K-sixth physical education teacher at Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School is devoted to making sure students exercise their bodies along with their brains. Her devotion paid off when she earned an honorable mention at the Arizona Educational Foundation’s 2025 Teacher of the Year Awards in October.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Asking For a Friend…Will You Help End “Social InSecurity?”

Relentless School Nurse

The ask comes from Judy Doran , the 2023 Maine School Nurse of the Year, who is advocating for the repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO). These provisions significantly impact the Social Security benefits of public employees in 15 states. For many public servants, including nurses, educators, firefighters, and police officers, Social Security can actually become a source of financial insecurity in retirement.

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Student Voice Survey Pack

PE Scholar

This downloadable pack includes a suggested annual student voice survey and a shorter ‘snapshot’ survey that could be used after you have tried something

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The Art of Effective Coach Communication

Player Development Project

In this Masterclass Webinar replay, we host Psychologist and Motivational Interviewing Pioneer, Prof. Stephen Rollnick. Stephen is a world leader in psychology and recently co-authored the book, Coaching Athletes to be Their Best: Motivational Interviewing in Sport. Alongside him is UEFA Pro Licensed Coach and Assistant Coach at Crawley Town, Edu Rubio.

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Bass Center Caregiver Wellness Event Fosters Community and Connection

Stanford Childrens

Event helped attendees learn tools and techniques to enhance their wellness while caring for loved ones In late September, a few dozen caregivers of children with cancer or blood or immunological disorders gathered on the Stanford campus to do something critical but often overlooked: carve out time to focus on their own wellness. The event, the inaugural Bass Center Wellness Education Day for Pediatric Caregivers, was designed to help attendees learn valuable tools and techniques to enhance thei

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How to Inspire a Lifelong Love of Learning in Your Children: Practical Tips for Parents

Keeping Kids in Motion

In today’s rapidly evolving world, a love for learning is one of the greatest gifts you can give your children. As a parent, you have the unique role of setting the foundation for your child’s curiosity, critical thinking, and adaptability.

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Swag Bag Giveaway

Arizona Health and Physical Education

Keep saving your faves for a chance to win a Fuel Up Swag Bag! Giveaways are going on monthly and entering is as easy as 1 2 3 … 1. Log in or create an account. 2. Navigate to “My Resource Library.” 3. Save at least one resource to your library Click Here for more information.

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Physical Literacy and Teacher Professional Development

PE Scholar

Professional development for generalist classroom teachers and specialist physical education teachers in nurturing physical literacy.

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Why I Love High School Sports

Changing the Game Project

Two weeks ago, my son TJ’s (#9 above with his senior teammates) high school soccer career came to an end in a state playoff game, culminating a week of highs and lows for me, of beginnings and endings, of joy and pain. All of those things come together in high school sports and that’s why I love them. And sometimes hate them, but mostly love them.

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Stanford Medicine Recycles Every Day

Stanford Childrens

Every Nov. 15 is America Recycles Day, a day dedicated to spreading awareness about recycling and the impact of recycling. Learn how to recycle right every day at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health! At Stanford Medicine Children’s Health, every day is a recycling day, thanks to our three-stream waste-sorting stations! From break rooms to conference rooms and the Harvest Café to the hallways, everyone at Stanford Children’s can make a difference just by disposing of waste properly.

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3 Surprising Compounds Needed for Optimal Insulin Metabolism

Designs for Health

When blood glucose amounts increase, as is the case in response to a meal, insulin acts as a key to unlock the cell, allowing glucose to enter. Glucose is then used by the cell, specifically the mitochondria, to create cellular energy (known as adenosine triphosphate or ATP), which fuels nearly all cellular activity. However, when the body’s cells become resistant to the action of insulin — a common symptom of metabolic syndrome or other related metabolic conditions, like polycystic ovarian synd

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The ABCs of Me

Arizona Health and Physical Education

Check out the FREE multimedia resource collection for educators from Hip Hop Public Health that teaches kids in grade K-5 about the “ABCs” of healthy relationships with friends and family: Autonomy, Boundaries, and Consent! Their collection includes original videos, songs, standards-aligned lesson plans, take-home materials, and more!

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Teaching physical education – PEdagogy Techniques: Do Now Activity (DNA)

PE Scholar

Applying effective teaching techniques to Physical Education (PE) This series of PE pedagogy techniques follows our previous series on key PEdagogical

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New Exam Question Resources for IB SEHS

The Everlearner

Dear PE colleagues. My team and I write a huge volume of exam questions and mark schemes for all kinds of purposes. We write ExamSimulator content for all PE courses as well as National Mock Exams for pretty much every PE course out there. In recent weeks, the team (Andy Tolley, Hannah Curtis, Kim Nkonde and myself) have been analysing and writing ExamSimulator content for the brand-new International Baccalaureate Sports, exercise and health science course (IB SEHS), which is being taught and st

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Works of Heart

Stanford Childrens

Giving birth to her first child was a surreal experience for Tawny Aye — and not the way it is for most mothers. That evening in February 2007, there were as many as 14 doctors, nurses, and other staff members from Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and the Children’s Heart Center in the delivery room with her, waiting for Orion to make his first appearance.

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Hormones: The Alchemists of Skin and Hair Health

Designs for Health

The role of hormones in skin and hair health When thinking about radiant skin and hair, often the first associations that come to mind have to do with topical applications, such as moisturizers, sunscreens, shampoos, and conditioners. However, healthy hormonal balance can also play an important role in achieving a healthy glow from the inside out — including supporting the physiology of clear, radiant skin and strong, luxurious hair.

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2024 Arizona Lee Burkett Adapted Physical Education Award

Arizona Health and Physical Education

Mark has been in the field of education since 1976. Mark’s journey in education brought him to Arizona in 1982 where he began teaching adapted physical education at the Arizona Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. While at ASDB, he helped to organize and develop the first ever Adapted Sports Program for sensory impaired, multi-disabled students. The program included opportunities in adapted sport organizations such as the Special Olympics, Disabled Sports USA and USABA.

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PE Insights Episode 39 Nicola Cosgrove – Empowering students through ownership and responsibility

PE Scholar

Introduction In this episode of PE Insights, Nathan Walker talks to guest Nicola Cosgrove, a PE teacher and leader who is currently working in

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