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The Relentless School Nurse: Thank you Project N95 for Providing Protection

Relentless School Nurse

Today is our first day back to school after a much-needed holiday break. My Camden, New Jersey school district is one of two in NJ that is instituting a temporary return to universal masking following our break. I am so thankful to the team at Project N95 for providing more than 7,000 adult and 5,000 preschool-size masks for my district. The power of social media once again offers connections that would have not been possible without relationships built, albeit virtual.

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3 distinctions PE Teachers should know

Drowning in the Shallow

When we reduce things down to its simplest level the PE Teacher has only two things they have any control over to influence children’s learning in PE and making it a meaningful experience. The first is the type of tasks and practices they design for children to participate in.

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How to Teach Jump Rope in PhysEd Class

The PE Specialist

What’s Up PhysEd Friends! If you’re anything like me before you started teaching you didn’t really know much about jumping rope. To be honest, I didn’t know a single jump rope trick before I became a teacher. I would have never thought that I could spend 3-4 weeks teaching jump rope to students. Now that […].

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Running While You Study – Not As Crazy As it Sounds

Physical Education Update

A TrekDesk Work Station. I once coached a student-athlete who had the most peculiar study habits. Like many students, she often found herself falling asleep shortly after opening her books. Her solution to this problem was unique. She began studying during exercise sessions. She would prop a book on her elliptical trainer or treadmill and read while pounding out the miles.

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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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The Relentless School Nurse: 2023 Here We Go…Please Be Better Than The Last Three!

Relentless School Nurse

. One of the benefits of having more than 900 blog posts is that I can look back at where we were at any given time in years past. Here is my blog post from exactly one year ago 12/31/2021: The Relentless School Nurse: Oh, 2022, I Really Wanted to Welcome You! The final paragraphs could have been written today, they are as appropriate now as they were then, only the year has changed from 2022 to 2023.

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New Year’s Would You Rather Brain Break! ?

Elementary P.E. Games

Overview. What better way to celebrate the New Year than with a fun would you rather brain break! Unfortunately, Christmas break has come to an end. If you’re looking for a fun back to school brain break or games for kids, then you’ve come to the right place! You can find the directions on how to play and full video down below! If you’re interested in more Winter brain break games and fun fitness activities for kids, then be sure to check out my entire collection – An

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How Adults Take the Joy Out of Sports (And How We Can Fix It)

Changing the Game Project

We have all seen it. I was recently watching a 12-year-old boys soccer game, and I saw it again. Like a deer in the headlights, the left defender on the. The post How Adults Take the Joy Out of Sports (And How We Can Fix It) appeared first on Changing the Game Project.

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What is an outstanding PE lesson? 2.0 10 Years On

PE Scholar

Exploring what key pedagogical principles make great PE lessons. 10 years later I am re-visiting what makes an outstanding PE lesson.

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Creating the opportunity to learn

Learning Through Sport

It has long been argued that teaching and coaching must be based on sound, rigorous research and systematic evidence of what works, how and why it works, where it works and for whom it works (Slavin, 2002). Teaching and coaching often relies on idiosyncratic (Mosston & Ashworth, 2008) and incomplete, inaccurate or 'folk' understanding of research and evidence, what Green (2000) described as 'everyday philosophies' of practice.

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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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FiT Work #19 - The Concussion Playbook (2023)

Mr. Suarez's Physical Education

FiT Work #19 - The Concussion Playbook (2023) DUE at the END of the Class Period. If you happen to be watching football, you may have seen players being escorted off the football field and into the locker room. They are usually taken out of the football game after attempting to make a tackle, or being tackled, hitting the ground hard, and often temporarily losing consciousness.

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Football Games and the True Excitement in Sport

Physical Education Update

I’m a big NFL football fan. In particular (after having attended the University of Wisconsin for six years), a follower of the Green Bay Packers. To me, one of the consolations for Fall’s shorter days and colder temperatures is the fact that I get to watch NFL football on Sundays. That said, the two most exciting games on television over the past two weeks didn’t take place in the NFL.

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Who Are Our Students? Understanding Students’ Personality for Refined and Targeted Physical Education. A Scoping Review

PE Scholar

The underlying personality understandings and analyse research questions and results of studies examining students' personality in PE.

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February Daily Holidays & Observances Printable Calendar

S&S

Our Daily Holidays & Observances calendar is a great printable resource for inspiring virtual and socially distanced activity ideas for your program. You can align them to a theme or lesson plan. See the link below for our February 2023 … Read More. The post February Daily Holidays & Observances Printable Calendar appeared first on S&S Blog.

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3 tips to get your New Year’s resolutions to stick

My Zone

New Year’s resolutions, or any habits, come in all shapes and sizes, but they all follow the same basic loop: cue, trigger, reward. Here's how to use that knowledge to your advantage and make exercise or wellbeing habits stick.

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How to Make Command Words your Teaching Strategy

The Everlearner

Firstly, happy New Year and welcome to the Changing Rooms blog 2023. I hope you have had a wonderful winter break and you feel rested. Marta and I spent the entire break in Barcelona catching up with Marta’s family and friends. It was mostly a quiet trip but it was filled with coffee meets and lunches. The photo below is of my family and some close friends and their family, at the moment that 2022 turned to 2023 and we celebrated the Catalan way dressing in silly costumes and rapidly eating twel

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Percy Harvin: An Electrifying Mystery

The Sporting

The mysterious case of Percy Harvin: A story of what might have been. This is the mysterious story of Percy Harvin, an unfulfilled wonderkid of the NFL. Ross Crawford is back at the line of scrimmage with a piece exploring the unfulfilled promise of a one-time standout NFL player, Percy Harvin. Setting the Scene: February 2nd, 2014, Super Bowl XLVIII The Seattle Seahawks are dominating Super Bowl XLVIII.

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February Printable Fitness Challenge Calendar

S&S

Our 2023 February Fitness Challenge Calendar is here! Use this printable calendar as a resource to share with your students and encourage them to participate in the challenge in school and/or at home with their family. You can use the … Read More. The post February Printable Fitness Challenge Calendar appeared first on S&S Blog.

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Performance Management with Smart Training and Firstbeat Sports

First Beat

The Krefeld Pinguine (Krefeld Penguins) are an ice hockey team in the DEL2, the second tier ice hockey league in Germany, below the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) and ahead of the Oberliga. The team have been utilizing the Firstbeat Sports solution since Leonardo Manzano, Strength and Conditioning Coach and the CEO of Smart Training came on board two years ago.

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Association Board Meeting

Arizona Health and Physical Education

The next board meeting for Arizona Health and Physical Education will be held this Saturday, January 7th from 10 am – 1 pm at the Val Vista Lakes Clubhouse ( 1600 E Lakeside Dr, Gilbert, AZ 85234). If you are interested in attending, please contact President, Lara Cox (cox@azhpe.org). There are still openings for committee members. Please click on the link below to sign up.

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The Future of Boxing : Top 10 Boxing Prospects

The Sporting

10 Up and coming boxers you should look out for in the future Despite the rise in MMA’s popularity, boxing still (just) retains the throne as being the number one combat sport in the world. Gervonta Davis - Our Number 1 prospect. The credit for this goes to the numerous stars that risk getting their faces disfigured to entertain millions of fans with their skills and charisma.

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Tag Game Variations for Kids

S&S

Use these variations of tag to switch it up and provide a variety of games to a standard game of tag. Supplies Needed: Hula Hoops Clothes Pins Flag Football Flags Mats Blob Tag Chose someone as “IT”. IT starts the … Read More. The post Tag Game Variations for Kids appeared first on S&S Blog.

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Celebrating the Gift of Life and Her Donor’s Legacy Through Advocacy

Stanford Childrens

A Stanford Medicine Children’s Health pediatric heart transplant patient will be riding on the Donate Life Rose Parade float to raise awareness for organ donation. Megan Mehta is an energetic, passionate second-year college student at UC Berkeley with a zest for life. She fills her days with activities close to her heart—whether that’s as a writer for the Berkeley Political Review , housing chair of her sorority, or a member of the Society of Women Engineers.

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The Complete Collection: Volumes I-IV

Montessori Physical Education

August 10th, 2018. This was the date of my first blog post on a newly created website called Montessori Physical Education. When I first pressed publish, I didn’t know what to expect. I naively thought that people might instantly start reading and reacting to the blog. Everyone can see if it’s on the internet, and billions of people are on Earth. Like a scene out of the Matrix, I imagined Montessorians everywhere immediately being alerted and downloading my blog.

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The Greatest Off-Spinners of all-time

The Sporting

The 6 Best Off–Spinners in the history of Cricket Off-spin bowling is no less than an art in the game of cricket. The new varieties and innovations of modern-day off-spinners make life complicated for batsmen, especially in test cricket. Murali - The best off-spinner ever. These types of spinners have grown steadily, with the shift and diversity in the game, responding to a new wave of creative shots and improved footwork from batsmen.

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Is There a Link between Low Stomach Acid and Heartburn?

Designs for Health

Stomach acid is produced by the parietal cells , consisting primarily of hydrochloric acid (HCl). Stomach acid has two vital roles in human health. The first vital role of stomach acid is required to properly digest food. The second vital role is to protect the body from potential pathogens through food or water. Generally, a normal fasting gastric pH is less than 3.0 due to its acidic nature.

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Beat Your Parenting Anger in 2023

RC Families

Are struggling with parenting anger? Do you blow up at your kids when you know deep down that it’s not the right way to teach and guide them? Do you get frustrated at them when you have to say things over and over to get them to respond? Perhaps one of your New Year’s resolutions. Read More.

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RED January 2023

Association for Physical Education

06/01/2023 RED January is a nationwide movement empowering you to get active every day to support your own mental wellbeing, and raise funds to help Sport in Mind reach and […]. The post RED January 2023 appeared first on Association for Physical Education - Association For Physical Education | P.E.

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A Guide to Formula 1 Prize Money

The Sporting

Everything you need to know about F1 prize money and how it is distributed Away from the on-track excitement, Formula 1 boasts a complex set of financial regulations. F1 - Big money but is all prize money shared equally? Read on to find out more. Each team is bound by the Concorde Agreement with the sport, securing their place on the grid and determining terms and conditions of entry.

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Recent Review Explores Relationship Between the Gut Microbiome and Certain Neurodegenerative Diseases

Designs for Health

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder associated with brain changes, deficits in motor function, nonmotor symptoms, and cognitive decline. PD is characterized by motor dysfunctions including rigidity, tremor, and postural instability, and other symptoms such as sleep disturbance, anxiety, depression, constipation, and other gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms.

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GCSE PE Practical Training Zones Lesson

PE Scholar

GCSE PE Practical Training Zones Lesson

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Free Online PE CPD for Teachers

Association for Physical Education

05/01/2023 England Football’s Online PE CPD for Teachers course is designed to increase confidence in the delivery of engaging, inclusive, high-quality Physical Education lessons through the invasion game of football. […]. The post Free Online PE CPD for Teachers appeared first on Association for Physical Education - Association For Physical Education | P.E.

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Spanish Football Stadiums - The Complete Guide to all 66 Stadiums

The Sporting

A Guide to Every Spanish Football Stadium Spain is a passionate country when it comes to Football, with 66 stadiums dedicated to the sport across the country. The Camp Nou - A cathedral for football and home to FC Barcelona. Some of the world’s most recognisable stadiums are located in Spain, owed partly to the fact that two of the biggest football clubs in the world, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid , play in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.

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