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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

SHAPE America

However, Spooner Middle School — located in the Northwoods of Wisconsin – is finding success by getting students away from their screens and taking them outdoors for fresh air and exercise. In this article, I share how daily outdoor physical education can be used as an academic and behavioral intervention.

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Cooperative Invasion (High School)

Open Phys Ed

This allows students to build connections with their classmates that can extend beyond physical education. The post Cooperative Invasion (High School) appeared first on OPEN Physical Education Curriculum.

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2024 Arizona High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year

Arizona Health and Physical Education

Thank you, Ben Brandau, for your exceptional dedication to working with high school students. The 2024 Honor and Recognition Awards will be held Tuesday, November 5th at the Historic Irving School in Mesa. Your efforts not only inspire but also instill lifelong habits of health and well-being.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Addressing Critical Oversights – Lessons from the Perry Middle & High School Shooting

Relentless School Nurse

On the first day back from winter break, a predictable and preventable tragedy struck Perry Middle & High School in the small town of Perry, Iowa. A 17-year-old student, armed with a shotgun and pistol, opened fire in the school before classes began.

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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. 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. The good news is that P.E.

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How Professional Associations Have Made Me a Better Health and Physical Education Teacher and Leader

SHAPE America

Four years of college had gone by faster than I could blink my eyes and then I was back in high school — now responsible for the education of students who were only four to seven years younger than me. In a school full of amazing people, I felt isolated. When I began my teaching career in 2007, I was 22 years old.

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Healthy Choices, Healthy Lives: Educators Can Empower Youth to Live Vape-Free

SHAPE America

middle and high school students use e-cigarettes (also called “vapes”). As an educator and a trusted source of information, you can help your students understand the risks of vaping, teach them how to build healthy coping skills, and ultimately empower them to live vape-free. million U.S. Find out more about Promoted Content.

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