SHAPE America
MAY 24, 2022
I have always loved sports and participated in them my whole life. But looking back, it’s clear that my generation did not have the opportunities and benefits that exist today for female athletes at all levels. Growing up in New York City, I was a Brooklyn Dodgers fan. I watched the games on TV, listened on the radio, and even went to the stadium a few times.
Active Schools Us
MAY 24, 2022
By: Brian Dauenhauer, Ph.D., Associate Professor. University of Northern Colorado. By now, everyone knows the extensive benefits of physical activity. Schools, in particular, seem to be becoming more aware that they need to take a wholistic approach to education based on a Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model (WSCC; Lewallen et al., 2015) and physical activity is an essential component of any whole-of-school approach.
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The PhysEd Coach
MAY 26, 2022
Introduction In life, we all have decisions to make. Statistics say that we make about 35,000 decisions a day. Most of those 35,000 are very small choices that we make every day like, brushing our teeth, what we wear, getting on the freeway or taking surface streets, and what we eat. The decisions are more […]. The post Decision Making appeared first on The #Physed Coach.
Every Kids Sports
MAY 26, 2022
The Eagles will help fund sports registration fees for 500 youth athletes across the Greater Philadelphia Area. BEND, OR (June 7, 2022) – The Philadelphia Eagles are pleased to announce they are teaming up with Every Kid Sports (EKS), a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to provide increased access to youth sports. The activation partnership includes an initial community investment of $10,000 and a commitment to fund sports registration fees for 500 youth in the Greater Philadelphia Area
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.
AKA Sports
MAY 25, 2022
Updated/Edited: This Blog, originally posted in the Fall of 2019, “A Segment on the AKA Archery & Outdoors Division”, was in reference to the nature of the AKASPORT Archery program in terms of teaching competitive archery with references to hunting and ecological effects of controlling the deer population. Now, 2 and a 1/2 years since this the original post, AKASPORT Archery Summer Camps and After School Programs have grown exceptionally in popularity by the number of schools, classes and st
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FACTS Management
MAY 25, 2022
Recording a refund enables schools to report refunds they have issued to families. While the institution still handles the actual refund of the money collected, this functionality allows them to record that refund so that it can be displayed in the FACTS system. It also ensures that reporting in FACTS is accurate to the number of payments actually received at the institution.
Every Kids Sports
MAY 26, 2022
The Eagles will help fund sports registration fees for 500 youth athletes across the Greater Philadelphia Area. BEND, OR (June 7, 2022) – The Philadelphia Eagles are pleased to announce they are teaming up with Every Kid Sports (EKS), a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to provide increased access to youth sports. The activation partnership includes an initial community investment of $10,000 and a commitment to fund sports registration fees for 500 youth in the Greater Philadelphia Area
Changing the Game Project
MAY 24, 2022
We have all seen the interview many times. The star athlete comes off the field or court, and the first question the interviewer asks is “You were looking really confident out there today, what was your secret?” We might even say the same thing to our own young athletes that we coach and mentor: “Wow, The post Confidence is a Feeling, Competence is a Behavior appeared first on Changing the Game Project.
The Everlearner
MAY 25, 2022
Welcome to part two of this blog post series focused on (AO2) practical examples in PE exam answers. This week’s post includes 15 well developed practical examples starting with the letters D, E and F. This post is a follow-up to part 1, which was posted a few weeks ago, covering (AO2) examples starting with A, B and C. My aim with this post is to set a standard for how examples are written in PE exams but also to support teachers in providing the best explanations of theories and concepts throu
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.
Aspire-Ed
MAY 24, 2022
A key date in the school sports calendar is coming up. Sports Day is a chance to celebrate physical activity, improve teamwork, develop social skills, create healthy competition, build resilience and inspire active lives. But with opportunity comes responsibility. It’s your job to plan your primary school’s Sports Day, but it’s also your job to stay on top of everything else whilst doing it.
Every Kids Sports
MAY 26, 2022
The Eagles will help fund sports registration fees for 500 youth athletes across the Greater Philadelphia Area. BEND, OR (June 7, 2022) – The Philadelphia Eagles are pleased to announce they are teaming up with Every Kid Sports (EKS), a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to provide increased access to youth sports. The activation partnership includes an initial community investment of $10,000 and a commitment to fund sports registration fees for 500 youth in the Greater Philadelphia Area
Skillastics
MAY 23, 2022
Some educators use the words motivation and engagement interchangeably, but they’re very different. Motivation, from the Latin word motivus–meaning moving–is the force or thing that prompts you to act where engagement is a feeling of belonging, commitment, or purpose towards an organization or idea. To break it down even further, engagement is whether an individual feels like a contributing member of a team–that comes from the environment you create in your after school and club programs–where m
Fit and Fun Play
MAY 24, 2022
Looking for a simple, easy, and cost-effective solution to get kids moving and enhance their learning? Sensory pathways are the way to go (pun intended!). A growing body of research suggests that sensory play and physical activity that includes sensory play have positive effects on cognition, academic performance, brain development, and self-regulatory behavior.
Aspire-Ed
MAY 23, 2022
94,000 fewer children and young people were active in the 2020-2021 academic year compared to 2018-2019. The number of children with a probable mental health disorder has increased from one in nine in 2017 to one in six in 2021. And so, if there was ever a time to make sure you’re making the most of your PE and sport premium, it’s now. You’ve got until the end of this academic year to spend your premium in full, which includes any unspent funds rolled over as a result of the pa
RC Families
MAY 23, 2022
Quality time versus quantity time–which is most impactful when it comes to your children? Quantity time for parents and kids refers to the amount of time a parent is physically present with their child. But even in the quantity of that time, the parent may be only physically present and not emotionally present. Quality time is. Read More.
Teen Health 101
MAY 22, 2022
By: Hayder Alamar, Contributing Writer. Edited by: Fatou Kourouma, Editor; Elias Azizi, Editor in Chief. When people consider healthcare, they mainly think about doctors and nurses in the field. However, a more emerging front includes the impactful role of nurse practitioners (NPs), licensed practitioners who can work independently from physicians. You may have needed a refill on medication, or needed to urgently see your primary care physician, but your provider’s schedule was booked for weeks.
Montessori Physical Education
MAY 22, 2022
When I create my integrated classroom PE games, I purposely design them so there is little to no down time for any student. I want as many students participating as much as possible. When our students are studying a culture, we tend to play a popular (indigenous) sport from them. Sometimes the rules of the sport are not conducive for having a lot of people play at once.
Keeping Kids in Motion
MAY 21, 2022
Wacka-Wacka-Wacka is one of my absolute favorite team building challenges for students of all ages. It’s the perfect combination of cooperation, communication, patience, and fitness. Set up: Create groups of 4 students Place stacks of six hula hoops around the perimeter of the gym.
ASHA
MAY 27, 2022
ASHA is devastated to learn of another school shooting, this time in Uvalde, Texas. Just as schools are learning to navigate the “new normal” of COVID-19, we are reminded that the issues facing schools prior to the pandemic not only remain, but have been exacerbated by the pandemic. Soon after schools re-opened, school violence re-emerged as evidenced by multiple events in Texas, New York, Virginia, Maryland, Kansas, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and other areas.
Teen Health 101
MAY 22, 2022
By: Urmika Balaji, Contributing Writer. Edited by: Fauzia Haque, Editor; Elias Azizi, Editor in Chief. Introduction: Emergency Medical (ER) Physicians are physicians involved in assessing a patient’s condition and making immediate decisions to care for a patient in order to prevent death or worsening of the condition ( , AMA ). Anyone who is in critical condition could come into the emergency room, so these physicians need to be prepared to deal with patients of all ages, all illnesses, and all
What's New in Adapted Physical Education
MAY 24, 2022
Listen in on this very interesting podcast, where we have a different format where myself and our guest co-host Dr. Garth Tymeson (Emeritus Professor @ UW-La Crosse) had several generations of APE professionals on the podcast for a short time to discuss their experiences with the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) personnel development grant.
Keeping Kids in Motion
MAY 26, 2022
I recently posted a Game of the Week called Hula Hoop Twisting – 3 Engaging Activities. One of the activities included using the hoop as a fitness timer. Spin the hoop and complete as many repetitions of a specific exercise before the hoop stops.
Teen Health 101
MAY 22, 2022
By: Jaclyn Kotora, Contributing Writer. Edited by: Olivia Storti, Editor; Elias Azizi, Editor in Chief. After the emergence of COVID-19, which brought about profound change and isolation, mental health services have been increasingly in demand. Pre-pandemic, there were already many existing barriers to receiving mental health care, and COVID-19 further exacerbated mental health issues for many people.
Teen Health 101
MAY 22, 2022
By: Daniella Palomino, Contributing Writer. Edited by: Fatou Yeli Kourouma, Editor; Elias Azizi, Editor in Chief. What do Frida Kahlo, Stephen Hawking, Billie Eilish, Tom Cruise, Chris Rock, and Johnny Depp all have in common? Hint: it is not that they are all famous. Another Hint: look at the name of this article. If it still isn’t clear, every person that was mentioned in the start of this article is a member of the disabled community.
Teen Health 101
MAY 22, 2022
By: Jaclyn Kotora, Contributing Writer. Edited by: Olivia Storti, Editor; Elias Azizi, Editor in Chief. Learning disabilities (LD) are relatively common, with as many as one out of every five people in the U.S. having a learning disability. This disability affects how people receive and process information, and may prevent someone from effectively learning and using a skill, like reading, writing, math, speech, listening, following directions, and other areas as well.
Teen Health 101
MAY 22, 2022
By: Nathan Fry, Contributing Writer. Edited by: Olivia Storti, Editor; Elias Azizi, Editor in Chief. Cystic Fibrosis, commonly denoted as CF, is an autosomal recessive disorder, which is most common within caucasian populations, being diagnosed in around 1 in every 3,000 white newborns, though significantly less within other demographics. It is estimated by the , Cystic Fibrosis Foundation , that around 30,000 people in America are living with it, as well as 70,000 CF patients worldwide!
Teen Health 101
MAY 22, 2022
By: Urmika Balaji, Contributing Writer. Edited by: Fauzia Haque, Editor; Elias Azizi, Editor in Chief. Introduction. When you think of a disability, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? You might think of a person in a wheelchair, a person who is blind or deaf, or anything that appears as a physical handicap. However, disabilities are not always physical, they can be much more internal than we realize.
Teen Health 101
MAY 22, 2022
By: Hayder Alamar, Contributing Writer. Edited by: Elias Azizi, Editor in Chief. There are a myriad of disabilities that can substantially affect one’s ability to live a functional, daily life. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 25% of Americans are currently disabled. A common disability which has been plaguing Americans is caused by obesity, which is the leading risk factor for chronic diseases, also known as non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
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