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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.

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Add Movement to the School Day to Boost Student Physical Activity and Learning

SHAPE America

LESSONS FROM HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATORS We need health and physical education (HPE) teachers to flood classrooms at all levels with ideas and inspiration. HPE teachers already have it figured out! Teachers will notice a boost in student focus and attention span after a movement break.

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Obesity, Hunger, Inactivity and the Search for Hidden Answers

Physical Education Update

It raises some interesting questions about our perception of the causes of obesity, hunger and lack of activity. tags]physical education,obesity,childhood obesity,inactivity,exercise/code> [/tags] Hi Readers, I just received this email from long-time reader and physical educator, David Flax of South Africa.

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Precision in Physical Education (PE) – What is its role?

Reinventing the Game

You may still find older teachers and school curriculum still clinging to it. It doesn’t help that evaluation process across subjects prefer clear quantitative data to compare teacher performances. the intent of task itself and the environment that the learner works in), other than teacher instructions. Or is it not?

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The Relentless School Nurse: What School Nurses Make…

Relentless School Nurse

I make teachers practice drills and then practice over and over (and over) again until they are confident in their ability to react without hesitation in a medical emergency. I make the time to have the tough conversation with students and parents about obesity, hygiene, pregnancy, school avoidance. Now what do you make ?

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PE Teachers Fighting Childhood Obesity with Lifestyle Lesson Plans

PE Teacher EDU

The post PE Teachers Fighting Childhood Obesity with Lifestyle Lesson Plans first appeared on How to Become a PE Teacher | How to Become a Physical Education Teacher. The resources, editorial content, … Read More.

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The Urgency for Applying Individualized Instruction in Physical Education & Sports

Heartzones

There is no possibility for self-pacing and personalization when heart rate responses are unknown and no data is available in student records for teachers, administrators, coaches, and students to reference. There is no objective data to review for the parents and the teacher, or the administrator.