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Each of the 25 "Make It -Take It" Fitness Games starts with a teacher-friendly and visual overview and richly illustrated exercises. $30.00 (K-8)
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K-12 Curriculum Incentives for the NEW Physical Education is the product of 60+ years of teaching and supervising K-12 physical education programs. Written by Bud and Sue Turner, this is the latest book of this husband and wife writing team. The ideas in this new text offer a library of planned, purposeful, and exciting activities aimed at motivating all students.
$37.00 (K-12)
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A Complete Package: Project ACES is probably the most successful physical education promotional event to date. Hailed by the President's Council for Physical Fitness & Sports as the "world's largest exercise class," this event has generated interest from newspapers and television shows around the USA.
Blueprints for Success: Len Saunders, creator of Project ACES, shares the secrets of 15 successful physical education programs with you. This book contains step-by-step descriptions for innovative projects such as the Tri-Fit-A-Thon, The Great Country Fitness Challenge, The Best-Ever Fitness Fair, The Virtual Fitness Jamboree, Fitness Pen Pals, and much more! $25.00 (K-5)
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Looking for New Ideas? By using the theme-based PE Activity Stations found in this book, you will be able to implement a year-long selection of enjoyable fitness, sport skills, and team-building opportunities for your students!
This book provides over 200 physical eudcation station ideas with 12 fun-filled chapters. A great selection of flexible, adaptable, time-saving, and theme-based activities guaranteed to add more fun to your program! $30.00 (K-8)
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Greetings!
Congratulations to the winners of this year's grant competition!! Over $75 million will be provided to school districts across the United States. Due to a
computer glitch, the names of some of the grant recipients were
inadvertently left off the original list. Below is a complete list of
the 73 Carol M. White Physical Education Program grantees:
ALABAMA
Boaz City School System, Boaz, AL: $461,096
Dale County Schools,Ozark, AL: $450,210
CALIFORNIA
Oceanside USD, Oceanside, CA: $191,463
Julian Union School District, Julian, CA: $164,263
North Hills Prep School, North Hills, CA: $191,165
East Whittier City School District, Whittier, CA: $785,340
Imperial COE, El Centro, CA: $482,903
COLORADO
School District #1 for the City and County of Denver
Denver, CO: $450,644
CONNECTICUT
Waterbury School District; Waterbury, CT: $491,451
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
District of Columbia Public Schools: $496,359
DELAWARE
Alfred I dupont Hospital for Children/NCC-DV
Wilmington, DE: $422,302
FLORIDA
Putnam County School District, Palatka, FL: $151,881
GEORGIA
Berrien County BOE, Nashville, GA: $351,274
Future Foundation Inc., East Point, GA: $293,589
Boys & Girls Clubs of Hall County: Gainesville: $148,002
HAWAII
Maui Family YMCA, Maui, HI: $376,748
IOWA
Cedar Falls Communtiy School District: $455,288
IDAHO
Caldwell School District #132, Caldwell, ID: $320,602
ILLINOIS
CharitaBulls, Chicago, IL: $476,930
Aspira, Inc. of Illinois, Chicago, IL: $396,997
YMCA of Southwest Illinois, Belleville, IL: $206,150
INDIANA
YMCA of Greater Indianapolis: $576,768
St. Mary's Medical Center Foundation, Evansville: $450,000
KANSAS
Clearwater USC 264, Clearwater, KS: $434,887
Tonganoxie Unified School District: $290,370
Buhler USD 313, Buhler, KS: $193,968
KENTUCKY
Lewis County Board of Education, Vanceburg, KY: $379,242
LOUISIANA
Caddo Public Schools, Shrevesport, LA: $473,902
MASSACHUSETTS
Watertown Public Schools, Watertown, MA: $408,474
Boston Public Schools, Boston, MA: $541,961
Andover Public Schools, Andover, MA: $319,315
Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield, MA: $201,339
Town of North Andover, North Andover, MA: $242,930
Hampshire Educational Collaborative, Northampton: $474,224
MAINE
Windham School Department, Windham, ME: $489,822
MICHIGAN
Livonia Public Schools School District: $288,989
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI: $330,816
MISSOURI
Wentzville R-IV School District: $484,105
MISSISSIPPI
New Albany Public Schools, New Albany, MS: $296,114
NORTH CAROLINA
Jackson County Public Schools, Sylva, NC: $499,179
NORTH DAKOTA
Warwick School District 29, Warwick, ND: $435,368
Grafton Public Schools, Grafton, ND: $308,246
NEBRASKA
Lincoln Public Schools, Lincoln, NE: $292,375
NEW JERSEY
Bridgeton Public School Distrct, Bridgeton, NJ: $272,962
South Orange-Maplewood School District, Maplewood: $476,702
NEVADA
Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NV: $440,967
NEW YORK
Berlin Central School District: $462,820
Alden Central School District: $441,893
Rochester School for the Deaf: $90,636
Williamsburg Charter High School, Brooklyn, NY: $250,119
Scotia-Glenville Central School District, Scotia, NY: $464,468
Newfane Central School District, Burt, NY: $195,805
OHIO
Lorain City Schools: $473,124
OKLAHOMA
Kansas Public Schools, Kansas, OK: $170,746
OREGON
Lane County School District 4J, Eugene, OR: $494,606
PENNSYLVANIA
Northern Potter School District,Ulysses, PA: $274,661
Derry Area School District, Derry, PA: $374,136
West York Area School District, York, PA: $290,425
TENNESSEE
Wilson County Schools, Lebanon, TN: $446,566
VIRGINIA
Loudon County Public Schools, Ashburn, VA: $489,108
Henrico County Public Schools, Henrico, VA: $461,318
Grand Coulee Dam School District 30: $313,065
WISCONSIN
Brown Deer School District: $485,826
Chetek School District: $375,376
School District of Bonduel: $246,969
Greenwood School District: $102,833
Minocqua J1: $265,478
School District of Delavan-Darien: $461,218
Unified School District of Antigo: $277,161
Medford Area Public School District: $487,917
Monona Grove School District: $434,006
School District of Denmark: $434,006
WYOMING
Johnson County School District #1: $367,867
Congrats to all!
After almost a year in development, the Virtual PE Administrator is about to be released! This new web portal (release date: August 31st) will track and monitor specific grade-by-grade student outcomes (i.e., PE Power Standards) from the time they enter school until they graduate. With this new technology, physical educators will be able to:
- Track student progress on PE State Standards and/or locally developed benchmarks.
- Create and share lesson plans based on skill themes, Selectivity units, Sport Ed sport seasons.
- Archive in-class team scores, brackets, team photos, etc.
- Automatically generate student and team awards or certificates.
- Create and share grading rubrics, curriculum maps, and district-wide exams.
- Generate standards-based progress reports and move towards a valid standardized grading program (i.e., not just based on dressing out) as suggested by NASPE and other physical education organizations.
- Create and share PowerPoint presentations (i.e., nutrition, weight management, and fitness lessons) and to store video clips of correctly performed skills and procedures (i.e., procedures for correctly putting on heart rate monitors, volleyball bump, tennis serve, etc.).
Student Fitness Profiles/Portfolios: The web portal will also be designed so that students will be able to complete individual student fitness and nutrition surveys, nutritional food analysis profiles, web based fitness and assessment records, and upload photos/video clips to each student's "Virtual PE Portfolio."
For More Information: Please feel free to email us or call (800) 927-0682 if you or your school district is interested in learning more about this ambitious and worthwhile project.
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Our Mission: There are four general purposes for this growing, monthly publication:
- To provide an active forum for sharing valuable and timely information to new an
 d continuing Carol M. White PEP Grant-funded Project Directors, Central Office Staff and teachers.
- To help disseminate the "lessons learned" by PEP Grant winners to all interested Physical Education Supervisors and teachers.
- To encourage more schools and school districts to
implement a comprehensive physical education program model as described
in the Comprehensive Physical Education Profile (C-PEP) model.
- To recognize innovative schools and districts who are doing great things with and without PEP Grant funding.
Sincerely,
Artie Kamiya, Publisher
PS:
If you are a Central Office administrator and would like to have all of
your PE teachers added to the newsletter, just e-mail me an Excel
spreadsheet with each teacher's first name, last name, and e-mail
address.
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 Denver Public Schools: In this issue, we are pleased to highlight the Denver Public Schools' Physical Education Department. Led by Eric Larsen (Physical Education Coordinator), DPS continues to be a leading advocate for quality physical education. With one of the most "cutting-edge" programs in the country, DPS has developed an outstanding support infrastructure that promotes the use of a comprehensive physical education model (e.g., aligns the written, taught, and tested curriculum) for K-12 physical education. Examples of these "cutting edge" practices include:
- Physical Education Best Practices: This is an easy-to-understand pdf document that outlines the three "stages" (Developing, Effective, Highly Effective) of effective teaching typically found within our content area. The document can be used to evaluate individual physical educators or an entire department. It is divided into 4 instructional areas - (1) Climate, (2) Class Management, (3) Instruction, (4) Activity Time, and (5) Environment.
- PE Job Interview Questions: A great resource for principals when interviewing potential physical education teachers. Developed by NASPE.
- Parent Page: One of the most timely resources on the DPS website is a "Parent Page." Check it out!
 Do you know a school district that's doing great things for physical education? Please feel free to nominate your school district or others that you admire. If
so, please click here to send an e-mail to us with your name and contact information. Type "Great PE School District" in the subject line.
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Here are a few neat PE resources for your consideration-
- Character Ed - NetWorks Basketball: After successfully implementing
the "BC Character @ Work" program in Wake County (NC) schools and YMCAs
since 2006, Networks
Basketball is expanding to offer the program nationwide. The BCs provide teachers with the techniques, strategies, and venues to combine "cool, fun activities" with the "Do the Work" message, creating relationships and experiences that transform thoughts, words and actions - it's a "teachable moment" machine!
 Game Creations - This is a "create-a-game" book designed for youth in grades 4-9. Written by Susan Morris and used with her students. Contains non-traditional games and a lesson plan for students so they can make up their own game creations in your class. Using this type of activity in class builds social and organizational skills, independence, responsibilities, freedom and enhances positive leadership qualities. In my seventh and eighth grade physical education class at the Lawrence Junior High School in Fairfield Maine, we do the traditional physical education games that have been done year after year in class and we also do something called Game Creations. Students in my class are paired up with a classmate and they must create a game that I have never seen before. I find that peer teaching creates an atmosphere where students feel more comfortable presenting their idea . They work together spending a great deal of time and effort developing their "own" product. - Susan Morris
QUOTES from teachers in Maine...
"As we get away from the typical format with regards to Physical Education. We at York High School, have used this section within our Sophomore Adventure Curriculum. With specific guidelines and incentives, all students are allowed to be creative, adaptational, and spontaneous. The unit has been neat and received with great success." Rick Brault, Physical Education Teacher at York High School.
"Over the years having the opportunity to try the games in Game Creations, has been a very positive experience for my physical education students. They are eager to try new games that other student's have created. Susan's games and game creation units encouraged me to add Game Creations to my 8th grade curriculum. Kids really do know how to play and make it fun- they have a wealth of creativity and new ideas! Students have the opportunity in presenting their games in leadership roles, plus the opportunity to critique others as peer learners." Deb Pluck, Physical Education Teacher at Hale-Dale Middle School.
 Have
you ever written and/or received a community or foundation grant? Do
you have any grant success stories you'd like to share with others? If
so, please click here to send an e-mail to us with your name and contact information. Type "PE Web Resources" in the subject line.
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(1) Montana/Northwest AAHPERD Joint Convention: August 4-5, 2009. A joint convention between Montana AHPERD and the Northwest District AAHPERD. Held in beautiful Missoula Montana at Big Sky High School, there are sure to be many sessions you would love to attend! Come see the Big Sky! For more info, please e-mail Gayle See.
(2) Delaware AHPERD State Convention: September 9, 2009. Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware. For more info, please e-mail Angela Shorter.
For over 20 years, this conference has been a mainstay for K-12 physical education teachers interested in finding new and exciting games, fitness activities, and lessons that align to State PE Standards. One of the premier conferences in the country, this year's event will bring you some of the very best physical education presenters and experts in the United States.
The Beach is Waiting for You! Pack your bags and spend a few days on the beautiful North Carolina coast. We always get the best presenters, the best participants, and the best weather! The Trinity Conference Center is located on the "Crystal Coast" of North Carolina near scenic Atlantic Beach. The Conference Center includes the sound (Intercoastal Waterway) and a secluded beach (Atlantic Ocean)! The food is fantastic (don't miss Friday's all you can eat shrimp and flounder), the sunsets and sunrises are to die for, and the price is right!
Focus on State Standards and the Carol M White PEP Grant: This professional staff development opportunity is especially valuable for those school districts who have received Carol M White PEP Grant funding and/or are interested in applying for future funds.
Contact: For registration information, please call North Carolina AAHPERD at (888) 840-6500. For other information, please contact Artie Kamiya, Chair at (919) 818-6486.
(4) Arizona AHPERD State Convention: September 23-25, 2009. Phoenix Convention Center - Phoenix. Dr. John Ratey will be our keynote speaker. For more info, please e-mail Leslie DeRuiter Hudson.
(5) NASPE PETE Conference: October 7-10, 2009 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) Conference occurs every three years and is the premier professional development and networking event for university PETE faculty. Attendees will learn from the many workshops, roundtables, poster sessions, paper sessions, general sessions, and featured speakers. Networking and sharing are a high priority with the US and international university faculty and opportunity will be provided for these valuable informal discussions.
 Would you like to share details about your conference or upcoming state or national event to other national to other national PEP Grant teachers? If so, please click here to send an e-mail to us with your name and event information. If possible, please use the above format to send us your information. Type "State and National Events" in the subject line.
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Teachers and Teaching
"The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called 'truth.'"
~Dan Rather
"In teaching you cannot see the fruit of a day's work. It is invisible and remains so, maybe for twenty years."
~Jacques Barzun
"Teaching is the profession that teaches all the other professions."
~Author Unknown
"If a doctor, lawyer, or dentist had 40 people in his office at one time, all of whom had different needs, and some of whom didn't want to be there and were causing trouble, and the doctor, lawyer, or dentist, without assistance, had to treat them all with professional excellence for nine months, then he might have some conception of the classroom teacher's job."
~Donald D. Quinn
"Modern cynics and skeptics see no harm in paying
those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom they entrust the
care of their plumbing."
~John F. Kennedy
 This
inspirational quotations are an example of the many other stories, teacher tips, games,
and activities contained in the PEP Club Archives, the largest single
collection of games, activities, and physical education teaching tips
in the universe! Access to the PEP Club is $59.95 a year. Please call (800) 927-0682 for discounted rates for multi-school subscriptions.
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