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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

SHAPE America

Teachers recommended 24 fifth-graders and 24 sixth-graders, who were then split into two groups per grade. We even built a mountain bike park on our school grounds for students to enjoy because we recognize how bikes can be used to help our students achieve success. We have access to bike trails near our school.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Finally Time to Celebrate, the Social Security Fairness Act Passed!

Relentless School Nurse

After decades of hard work, this landmark legislation finally removes two federal policies that have kept nearly 3 million people, including police officers, firefighters, postal workers, teachers, and school nurses, from receiving the full Social Security benefits theyve earned.

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Connecting Health Literacy to Youth Vaping Prevention

SHAPE America

In addition to the resource library, FDA’s Vaping Prevention and Education Resource Center helps teachers and parents educate youth about the dangers of tobacco use. Check out the resources for teachers and parents. Review Vaping 101 to learn important facts about the health risks of vaping.

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5 Strategies for Using the National Physical Education Standards … and the Benefits of Being a Standards-Based PE Teacher

SHAPE America

I am a National Board Certified elementary physical education teacher with more than 13 years of experience. In 2022, I was honored to be named the SHAPE America National Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year. Any teacher, administrator or parent who enters the gym can see the foundations of what we are working on. #4:

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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

It's when teachers are educationally purposeful and strengths-based in their planning, teaching, and assessment that physical education achieves the three dimensions of education in, through, and about movement.

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5 Simple Ways Principals Can Prioritize Health and Wellness This School Year

SHAPE America

And, despite clear research demonstrating the positive impacts of health and wellness on academic achievement , schools may be tempted to put critically important physical activity programs on the back burner. It creates a sense of belongingness and camaraderie that is difficult to achieve when done in smaller groups. Don’t do it!

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Is teaching Physical Education (PE) a tough job? Why I have stopped trying to be a better teacher and revert to wanting to make sense of what I am doing and why.

Reinventing the Game

In a recent sharing by our highest education trained in-charge person in the nation, much of the discussion revolved around taking care of the learners in the best possible way without a focus on wanting them all to be alike in objectives and achievements.

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