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Creating an Effective Health and Wellness Club at School

SHAPE America

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. The results were promising: 63.2%

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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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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

SHAPE America

In a school era focused on technology and standardized tests, might the key to some students’ success lie not in more academic work on a device, but in the opportunity to move their bodies outdoors? In this article, I share how daily outdoor physical education can be used as an academic and behavioral intervention.

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Health and Physical Education Leaders Seek Election to SHAPE America Board

SHAPE America

SHAPE America serves as the voice for 200,000+ health and physical education professionals across the United States, and the organization is committed to diverse leadership on its Board. She also coordinates the Physical Education Master’s Certification Program at the University of Maryland College Park. She has an Ed.D. He has a Ph.D.

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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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Using the City as Your Physical Education Classroom

SHAPE America

at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C., Roger, however, arrives late, having dropped off his younger siblings at school. My focus in physical education centers on equity and inclusion in fitness, particularly access to fitness options in underserved communities of color. The bell rings at 9 a.m.

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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.