SHAPE America

OCTOBER 29, 2024

As a physical education teacher at Hebron High School in Carrollton, TX, I developed a Health and Wellness Club for our ninth-grade campus as an initiative to reduce obesity and related comorbidities that are associated with sedentary lifestyles and a lack of physical activity. We met every other week for 30 minutes during advisory time.

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Wellness Health Schooling Physical Activity 432

SHAPE America

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

As health educators, it is important to teach our students to be health literate. Health educators work toward their goal of improving their students’ health literacy every day. Health educators work toward their goal of improving their students’ health literacy every day. Let’s take a look.

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Middle School Health Education Assessment Health 412

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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Health Education Teaching Teaching Health 313

PLT4M

JULY 14, 2022

At times over the years, assessments and tests have mistakenly become interchangeable words in the world of education. In this article, we set out to better define assessments in physical education and how they can be utilized to empower student learning and provide better teacher insights. get the free e-book now.

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Assessment Physical Education Phys Ed Education 98

PE Scholar

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

By Lee Sullivan Introduction There can be no doubt that assessment has been an area of contention and challenge for physical educators for some time.

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Assessment PE Physical Education Education 144

SHAPE America

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Adding more movement — through physical education, recess and active classrooms — is essential for beating the almost-winter blues. Educators worry about time spent on learning, the Common Core, and curriculum standards (all for good reason). Therefore, I encourage educators to incorporate more HPE into every classroom, every day.

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Physical Activity Movement Schooling Physical Education 508

Relentless School Nurse

MAY 6, 2023

This PSA highlights the Los Angeles County START campaign, an acronym for “School Threat Assessment Response Team.” ” The School Threat Assessment Response Team (START) was designed to address the need for comprehensive threat prevention and management program in school settings.

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Schooling Assessment Government High School 264

SHAPE America

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Health Literacy Is an Everyday Issue Health Literacy Month is an opportune time to consider the role you play in helping and educating people, especially youth, on making healthy choices. Helping Students Educate Themselves FDA’s efforts to deliver tailored and understandable health content includes a focus on students.

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Health Teacher Assessment Education 396

Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 20, 2023

Kudos to the Maine Department of Education (DOE) for recognizing the impact of COVID-19 on their school nursing workforce. The Maine Department of Education (DOE) will spend the next year providing opportunities to the current workforce of school nurses to build upon their expertise and to promote evidence-based practice in all Maine schools.

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Schooling Education Education Coordination 246

Physed n Health

MARCH 1, 2023

Physical education is an important subject that plays a crucial role in promoting physical activity, health, and overall well-being of students. Traditionally, physical education has focused on fitness assessment, such as measuring students’ physical capabilities and comparing them to established standards.

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Assessment Physical Education Fitness Fitness 98

Active Schools Us

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Physical education (PE) is critical to students’ overall development. Having well-trained, passionate PE teachers is essential to the success of any physical education program. Physical education can get confused with physical activity. Here is a graphic of the difference between physical activity and physical education.

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Physical Education Education Education PE Teacher 130

Aspire-Ed

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Effective assessment supports pupils to succeed. Take part in Jon Davies practical workshop at this year’s conference to see and experience effective assessment in action. Jon Davies is Operations Manager at Aspire Active Education Group. Discuss the importance of assessment in PE. Where can you get a ticket?

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Assessment PE Teacher Teaching 98

Relentless School Nurse

AUGUST 6, 2022

A comprehensive approach to school safety actively engages students, teachers and parents, identifies high-risk individuals using threat assessment techniques, and instructs teachers and administrators to refer these students to mental health services. Threat assessment vs wellness check?

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Schooling Assessment Psychology Achievement 279

Relentless School Nurse

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Here are my musings on what I hope our practice can be with support, funding, respect, growth opportunities, and investment in our education to sustain a healthy school nursing workforce. School nurses will lead dynamic health education programs, utilizing virtual reality (VR) to create immersive learning experiences.

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Schooling Assessment Physiology Health Education 290

Relentless School Nurse

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

As Kassie Machado advocates, the presence of school nurses is indeed imperative for the overall health and safety of students within the educational environment. Here is helpful information from Boston Children’s Anemia in Children What are the symptoms of anemia? Each child may experience anemia symptoms differently.

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Schooling Assessment Elementary School Conditioning 214

Relentless School Nurse

JUNE 18, 2023

Assess and prioritize needs : Start by assessing the specific needs and challenges of your students, staff, and families. Promote preventative care and health education : Focus on promoting preventative care and health education within the school community. Here are 10 ideas that you may find helpful!

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Schooling Assessment Health Education Nutrition 246

Relentless School Nurse

OCTOBER 3, 2023

“Taking into consideration the number of nurses we have staffed at this time, meeting the needs of all the students, especially the students with special medical needs, is becoming a daunting task for us to adequately provide enough nursing staff to the schools,” Arbogast told the Board of Education.

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Schooling Assessment Teacher Education 317

Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 4, 2025

Risk Assessment The advisory emphasizes that cancer risk increases with higher levels of alcohol consumption. The Role of School Nurses in Public Education School nurses are uniquely positioned to help bridge the public awareness gap regarding alcohols link to cancer. Resources: Alcohol and Cancer Risk The U.S.

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Schooling Obesity Assessment Health 200

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Christi Meyer is a long-time advocate for quality physical education programs. Check out her actionable steps to funding physical education programs. Challenges Of Funding Physical Education Programs School districts have a lot of different school programs they need to consider funding.

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Physical Education Education Education Assessment 111

Relentless School Nurse

JULY 9, 2023

School nurses play a vital role in promoting awareness, and education, and identifying intervention strategies related to firearm safety. They can educate students, parents, and school staff on safe storage, risk assessment, and community resources for firearm injury prevention.

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Schooling Assessment Health Education 246

Arizona Health and Physical Education

OCTOBER 13, 2022

On February 22, 2023, the Arizona Department of Education will be hosting a virtual Arts and PE Summit for teachers and we welcome your expertise, talent and experience in presenting discipline-specific sessions! Sessions are 45 minutes in length and will be presented via Zoom. We hope that you will consider presenting!

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Physical Education Education Education Assessment 101

PE Scholar

JANUARY 23, 2025

Mainstream secondary school PE teachers views and experiences of assessing the learning of pupils with SEND.

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Assessment Special Education Secondary Schools Physical Education 70

Relentless School Nurse

JULY 5, 2023

The purpose of the research study is to develop a gun violence prevention education program for school nurses and assess its efficacy. We can immediately reduce the number of unintentional shootings and youth suicide by promoting safe storage education.

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Schooling Health Assessment Strength 246

Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 3, 2024

These centers offer a wide range of services, including primary care, mental health, oral health, and vision services, and have been shown to improve both educational and health outcomes. School-based health centers (SBHCs) provide a vital source of healthcare where students already spend most of their time: in school.

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Schooling Health Coordination Health Education 223

PE Scholar

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Introduction Physical literacy is not just about engaging in various physical activities; it's about developing the motivation, confidence, physical

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Assessment Physical Activity Motivation Physical Education 116

PLT4M

OCTOBER 15, 2024

While one-to-one technology has become the norm in many subjects, physical education programs are grappling with the role of technology in the classroom. School districts saw technology as a powerful tool to improve everything from curriculum integration to assessment.

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Physical Education Education Education Schooling 116

Relentless School Nurse

AUGUST 9, 2023

From conducting health assessments and managing medications to providing first aid and emergency response, their contributions are instrumental in addressing the diverse health needs of students. Educate the Nurse: Provide information about your child’s specific allergens and the signs of an allergic reaction they should be aware of.

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Schooling Conditioning Assessment Health 246

Relentless School Nurse

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Here are several books that can educate and offer bridges to supportive conversations: “ After the Fall (How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again)” by Dan Santat “ Big Boys Cry” by Jonty Howley “ Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Learn for Kids” by John C. Some will celebrate.

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Schooling Endurance Academics Assessment 299

PLT4M

JULY 31, 2023

This article explores all things tracking student progress in physical education. Next, we break down the what, when, and how of tracking student progress in physical education. Identifying Learning Gaps: Tracking progress allows educators to identify learning gaps or areas where students are struggling.

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Physical Education Education Education Assessment 92

PE Scholar

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Availability of resources that has the potential to impact PE (staffing, continuing education, annual PE equipment budgets)

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Assessment Physical Education Education Education 98

Reinventing the Game

MAY 1, 2021

Physical Education and Physically Educate. These are students who went through our Physical Education (PE) system and the cue/rule they used was a direct observable expectation of a pass which they conveyed without modification to their peers. Recently, a few encounters got me revisiting a few problematic themes for me.

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Physical Education PE Education Education 130

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

And with the rise of wearable devices and fitness apps, schools have reimagined what a data-driven approach to physical education can look like. This article explores the benefits and challenges of physical activity tracking in physical education. See more on SMART Goals for Physical Education ).

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Physical Activity Physical Education Education Education 105

SHAPE America

MARCH 24, 2022

SHAPE America’s National Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education outline what a student should know and be able to do as a result of a highly effective physical education program. There are currently five National Standards for physical education. National Standards — What Are They?

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Physical Education PE Elementary Movement 221

Arizona Health and Physical Education

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Greetings Arizona Health and Physical Educators! Our last blog focused on what adapted physical educators actually do. This month the hope is to clarify what adapted physical education is. If you notice above, the word used is ‘ADAPTED’ physical education rather than adaptive physical education. 1402 (25)].

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Physical Education Motor Skills Education Education 94

PLT4M

JULY 25, 2023

As technology advances, it is becoming increasingly important for physical education teachers to integrate technology into their classrooms. Technology can provide various benefits to physical education classes, including improved engagement, increased access to resources, and better assessment of student progress.

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Physical Education Education Education Assessment 93

Relentless School Nurse

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Things constantly change in the healthcare field and I have to continue to educate myself so I can do my job the best that I can. Easy” to do a quick assessment and make the (hopefully) right decisions during an urgent or emergent situation. Easy” to assess and treat an injury while questioning whether it’s minor or more serious.

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Schooling Assessment Conditioning Health 247

PE Scholar

JULY 27, 2023

A basis for assessing the effectiveness of digital technology in enhancing students' engagement in Physical Education lessons.

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Physical Education Education Education Assessment 98