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The Relentless School Nurse: Thank you Good Morning America for Featuring School Nurses!

Relentless School Nurse

Once again the power of social media has provided a format to showcase school nursing. I met Will Linendoll , a producer/contributor to GMA and ABC News on Twitter in the midst of the pandemic. We collaborated on a project last school year that featured Holly Giovi, one of the administrators of the School Nursing Facebook page. This year, Will reached out again for another back-to-school piece featuring more school nurses giving important health tips for parents as schools reopen.

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What’s your PE Jigsaw Puzzle?

Drowning in the Shallow

Teaching PE is a continuous act of making professional judgements about the why(s), how(s) and what(s) of physical education (Quennerstedt, 2019). This is a fundamental but challenging part of a PE teachers job. It requires deep reflection and challenging what we have been encultured to think during our own PE experiences as a child. This … Continue reading What’s your PE Jigsaw Puzzle?

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Back To School Games For Kids – Freeze Dance!

Elementary P.E. Games

Overview. It’s hard to believe summer is over and school is back in session! If you’re looking for fun back to school games for kids, then I highly recommend my newest brain break activity – Freeze Dance – Back To School Edition! This is a fun classroom game to help your kids get up and movig. It can also make for a great first day of school icebreaker activity.

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Performance Enhancing Drugs – Who Gets Hurt the Most?

Physical Education Update

With Clemens-Gate and the Mitchell report, performance-enhancing drugs are again major headlines in the media. For track coaches like me, the revelations about professional baseball players taking performance enhancers is no surprise at all. Since the Ben Johnson affair, track and field has been labeled as the sport most affected by drugs. Is there abuse in track and field…absolutely.

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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: Our Last Layer of Protection – Boosters

Relentless School Nurse

It is quite remarkable to return to school and the only space where masking is required is my health office. Remarkable in an alarming way, not a “how amazing and fortunate are we” kind of sensation. I have managed to evade COVID for almost three years, but I am not so sure that will continue. It struck me that our only layer of protection left is vaccination and boosters, especially the most recent release of the bivalent COVID vaccine booster. .

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Would You Rather? Brain Break Activity! Minions Edition

Elementary P.E. Games

Overview. It’s a minion takeover in this edition of Would You Rather? Would You Rather activities make great brain breaks and classroom games for kids. They help get everyone up and active by providing a fun workout! If you enjoy this Minions game, then also be sure to check out my latest Minions Yoga Freeze dance, along with my entire Would You Rather series and other popular videos: Back To School Games: Would You Rather?

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Watching the Super Bowl With A Group of Girls

Physical Education Update

I usually don’t go to Super Bowl parties. In my experience, you never really get to watch the game in crowded room – there’s too much chit-chat to concentrate. However, last night, I made an exception. My university women’s track team had a Super Bowl party and invited the coaches. It sounded like fun, but I hedged my bets, saying that I probably wouldn’t stay for the entire game.

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The Relentless School Nurse: “Girls on the Brink” by Donna Jackson Nakazawa Debuts on September 13th!

Relentless School Nurse

If you are in search of an excellent book club choice, or looking for a fascinating read, here is a suggestion for your next book! Science journalist and brilliant author Donna Jackson Nakazawa has delivered another beautifully written book, this time focused on our girls. Donna has a gift for scientific storytelling, steeped in research and evidence, but written with a flow that takes the reader on a journey of discovery.

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Teen Riding High After Long Battle With Leukemia

Stanford Childrens

What a difference a year makes. Mateo Ocampo, an outgoing 18-year-old, knows that better than most. Mateo spent his 17th birthday in the hospital as part of his long journey to recovery from acute lymphoblastic leukemia. This year, Mateo celebrated his 18th birthday in Mexico with his family, surfing and playing golf. “It felt really good to be in Mexico, because when you first get the diagnosis, you don’t think you’re going to have the opportunity to do those kinds of things anymore,” Mateo sai

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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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Get your ticket for The Active Primary Schools Conference

Aspire-Ed

Do you want to boost the quality of your primary school's PE, sport and physical activity (PESSPA) to inspire children to be more active, more often? Join us at The Active Primary Schools Conference to discover how you can do just that. Some of you may know the conference as the West Midlands PE and School Sport Conference and may be wondering why the name change?

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Internet Sports Broadcast Brings Back Memories of Ali & Frazier

Physical Education Update

When I was a teenager in the early 70’s, long-play records were state-of-the-art and the radio played an important role in the lives of every North American teenager. A fixture in our living room back then was a large console stereo with a built-in radio and a turntable that could play LP, 45 and 78 records. It also had a built-in radio. We thought it had great sound, and for the time, it probably did.

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The Relentless School Nurse: A Return to School Toolkit Centered on The #UrgencyOfEquity

Relentless School Nurse

. The contents of this blog post were retrieved from The Urgency of Equity. The #UrgencyofEquity Toolkit was developed by a coalition of public health experts and grassroots organizations to help educators, parents, and communities advocate for safer, equitable schools, and separate fact from fiction about COVID-19 protections. . FAQ: Who is this toolkit for?

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Teenager Finds Relief from Debilitating Pain with Robotic Surgery

Stanford Childrens

Floating kidney resolved with minimally-invasive nephropexy surgery. Sabrina, age 16, is one of those resilient kids who doesn’t tend to let things bother her. Yet when she started having crushing back pain from a rare, hard to diagnose condition, it was a game changer. The pain sent her to the emergency department 10 times within two months, and stumped doctors.

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Ten Principles of my GCSE PE Classroom with my Yearly Plan 2022/23 Part 1

The Everlearner

The aim of this week’s and next week’s posts is to share with colleagues the essential concepts by which I teach my PE classes. I have chosen to use an example from Edexcel GCSE PE this week and I will focus on AQA GCSE PE next week, but these principles can be applied to any PE course where an exam is taken. I refer to my model as The High Impact PE Classroom.

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The 5 Best Professional Sports Cities in the US

The Sporting

A list of the best US professional sports cities There is no doubt that Americans are passionate about their sports- and in some cities it’s bigger than others. In this article, read about 5 of the best professional sports cities in the country. One of these may surprise you! The biggest factor that was taken into consideration with these towns is the number of teams, fan passion and the success of the teams that play there. 1.

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Physical Activity And Academic Performance

PLT4M

Exercise and academics are often seen as two completely separate things in education. But the relationship between physical activity and academic performance could not be more intertwined. Therefore, schools must embrace the connection between physical activity and academic performance for students to reach their highest potential. Does Physical Activity Influence Academic Performance?

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An All-Female Team at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Shaping the Future of Neurosurgery

Stanford Childrens

When Kelly Mahaney, MD , began training to be a neurosurgeon, she was the only woman in her department. She also remembers that, as a medical student, she met a neurosurgeon who told her, “We need more women in neurosurgery.”. “That was absolutely true then and is still true now,” she says. Though roughly half of graduating medical students in the United States are female, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), only 9.3% of neurosurgeons are women.

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Keynote: Commonwealth Games Legacy

Aspire-Ed

Birmingham 2022 saw thousands of athletes from 72 nations and territories compete in the largest-ever integrated programme of para sport over 11 days. And what an 11 days it was. With over 1.5 million tickets sold, more medals awarded to women than men for the first time, and being the most sustainable Games ever to have taken place, it was a record-breaking event.

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Happy Birthday Montessori!

Montessori Physical Education

“Movement, or physical activity, is thus an essential factor in intellectual growth, which depends upon the impressions received from outside. Through movement we come in contact with external reality, and it is through these contacts that we eventually acquire even abstract ideas.” I love this quote. If you have followed my blog or heard about my lessons, it should not be a surprise why I love it so much.

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Recent Review Investigates Potential Link Between Cognitive Health and NAD+ Precursor Supplementation

Designs for Health

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is an essential molecule to cellular functioning and human health. It is critical for cellular energy production and metabolism, and it is involved in hundreds of chemical reactions in the body. NAD+ is believed to have a particularly supportive role in cognition, neurological health , and healthy aging. . Research suggests that NAD+ may play a neurosupportive role through several biochemical pathways.

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Top Athlete Supported by Circle of Caregivers

Stanford Childrens

From the field to the clinic, our pediatric sports medicine experts support R.J in achieving his goals. It takes a community to care for star high school athletes. No one knows this better than Rycklon “R.J.” Stephens, a rising senior at Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton, California. He receives wraparound care from Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. “R.J. is a very intelligent, high-performing athlete,” says his doctor, Erin Grieb, MD , a pediatric sports medicine specialist at Stanford Medicine

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FiT Work #14 - Healthy Eating (SY22-23)

Mr. Suarez's Physical Education

Due TODAY by the end of the class period.

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How to Parent a Screaming Child

RC Families

Have you ever cringed when you heard a screaming child in the grocery store or restaurant? Can’t they control their child? Or worse, has your child been the one screaming in public and you are caught between embarrassment and extreme frustration? Maybe your child decided that screaming at home or in the car would get. Read More.

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Vitamin E Tocotrienols and Bone Health

Designs for Health

Bone health is a contributor to healthy aging. According to the World Health Organization, there are approximately 22 million women who have osteopenia and 8 million women who have osteoporosis within the U.S. Research in the last decade has studied the relationship between oxidative stress, low-grade chronic inflammation, age-related bone loss, and nutrition.

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On the Road to Normal Eating for Baby Born With Laryngeal Cleft

Stanford Childrens

Aerodigestive center and swallow program work together to make normal eating possible. Karthik Balakrishnan, MD, FACS , has a favorite mug that he keeps in his office at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. He received it from Zach and Kristen Levich, from Eureka, California. It says, “I know what it is and I know how to fix it.” Words Dr. Balakrishnan doesn’t remember saying, but ones the couple will never forget hearing.

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Nurturing Students to Flourish in PE

PE Scholar

The latest research informed ideas to ensure PE is meaningful, relevant and valuable to all, and you're nurturing students to flourish.

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Myzone and Core Health & Fitness to host firefighter 9/11 memorial climb

My Zone

Core Health & Fitness are once again joined by Myzone this year for the memorial stair climb, honoring the fire service men and women that lost their lives in the September 11 attacks in New York.

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CoQ10 and its Support of Healthy Aging

Designs for Health

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a critical molecule for cellular function, which is also known as ubiquinone due to its extensive presence within the human body. CoQ10 is a powerful antioxidant and helps protect mitochondrial membranes from oxidative damage. . Optimal cellular functioning is a critical component of healthy aging. CoQ10 supports cellular health through many pathways.

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Creating Active Schools: Cultural Change to Embed Physical Activity Across Your Whole-School

Association for Physical Education

08/09/2022 To continue to support our members and the PESSPA sector, the Association for Physical Education is scheduling regular webinars covering a wide range of diverse and topical subject areas. […]. The post Creating Active Schools: Cultural Change to Embed Physical Activity Across Your Whole-School appeared first on Association for Physical Education - Association For Physical Education | P.E.

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Students’ Perceptions of Learning Life Skills Through the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility Model: An Exploratory Study

PE Scholar

Students' perceptions and experiences about learning life skills ,an approach called Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility.

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Should PE get a 'divorce' from HPE?

Learning Through Sport

In Australia, an Arnoldian (Arnold, 1979, 1985, 1988) perspective on PE has been presented as 'gold standard' and used to guide the form/domains of knowledge and substance/content of curriculum documents. While 'knowledge' is divided into the dimensions of education about, in and through movement, in an Arnoldian perspective movement skill attainment is 'preeminent'.

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Smile and Emoji Games, Crafts & Accessories for Kids

S&S

Who doesn’t love emojis? We love to use them in texts or messages, but they can also be used in the classroom, for games, crafts, brain breaks, and as fun accessories and prizes. Kids can also use emojis to learn … Read More. The post Smile and Emoji Games, Crafts & Accessories for Kids appeared first on S&S Blog.

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