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Find out the latest information about professional development events, special announcements and legislative issues affecting our profession.
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| NJAHPERD BOARD MEMBERS | |
Fran Kreisberg, President
Jackie Malaska, Executive Director
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Wanted: Exemplary Health and Physical Education Curriculum | |
Do you have a health and physical education curriculum you are proud to share? NJAHPERD is searching for examples of curriculums aligned with the 2009 NJCCCS to use as guidelines for the "model curriculum" being developed by the NJDOE. We can also use your assistance if you are an experienced curriculum writer for the project. Please contact the NJAHPERD office or send a link to your school's curriculum website page.
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ATTENTION: BOSTON CONVENTION GOERS
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We're in Boston...it's time for our Tea Party!
Let's meet for a casual rendezvous "TEA PARTY" drink of your choice at the
SIDE BAR & GRILLE in the lobby of the Sheraton Boston, on Wednesday,
March 14, 2012 at 8:00 PM.
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| ATTENTION ALL RETIREES | |
We need your help at NJAHPERD Convention in March
We need your help at the NJAHPERD Convention Monday, March 5, 2012 and/or Tuesday, March 6, 2012.
Please register for the convention and check the box willing to volunteer to help (i.e., registration desk, NJAHPERD Booth, hospitality room, presider for the presenter, badge checker, etc.) We truly appreciate all you have done and continue to do for our profession. I hope I will see you RIDING THE WAVE OF CHANGE, in Long Branch, N.J.
Thank you in advance. JoAnn Doherty, Retired Network Coordinator
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| Ride the Wave of Change...at the Jersey Shore! | 
93rd Annual NJAHPERD Convention, March 4-6, 2012
Early-Bird Registration Fees Deadlines:
Professional Early Bird: January 15th
Future Professionals Early Bird: February 15th
Don't miss our Keynote Session, Monday, March 5, 2012 at 9am:
Action Based Learning: How Brain Research Links Movement to Learning
Neuroscientists are advocating the importance of movement and physical activity in the learning process. Physical activity gives students the advantage they need for increased student performance. Educators who understand how the brain works can better teach students. This interactive presentation will summarize recent brain research that links movement to learning and will advocate, validate, educate and motivate!
NEW! All professional convention attendees are invited to bring your principal/administrator as a guest at no charge to the keynote on Monday, March 5, 2012 at 9am. You must register your administrator by emailing or calling the NJAHPERD office, 732-918-9999. Please provide the administrator's name and email address. MORE
Join us early for Pre Convention sessions on Sunday, March 4, 2012. Sessions include: "An Intro to Adventure for Physical Education" and Physical Best/Fitnessgram Training. MORE
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| Professional Development Events |
Complete listing of professional development events...Click here
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NJAHPERD Membership Campaign
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What is one of the best way to advocate for the profession? Educate others!
Do you have colleagues who need a "nudge" to become more involved in the profession? Do they need to be updated on current best practices? Have they participated in content specific professional development? Our profession will never be considered an academic subject or gain the respect it deserves with the public and decision makers without improvement in our programs. Please do your part to discuss the value of membership in NJAHPERD and AAHPERD with your administrators and colleagues.
The following documents may help you with talking points. Please distribute to colleagues and your building administrator/supervisor. There are 7000 Health & Physical educators in the state that are not members of their professional organization. We need all to be current in the profession.
Membership Flyer
Academic Achievement Brochure
As a thank you for being a grassroot advocate for NJAHPERD membership, we will add a month of membership to your current membership expiration date if a new member joins on your recommendation. They need to include your name on the membership form or in the text box indicated during the online registration process.
Call or email the NJAHPERD office if you have any questions.
Fact: AHA Jump/Hoop Coordinators can join NJAHPERD for 7 cents a day!
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| Submit an article for NJAHPERD REPORTER | |
Submission Deadline: February 1, 2012
You are invited to submit an article for publication in the NJAHPERD REPORTER. The 2012 theme is Assessment in Health and Physical Education and articles should focus on strategies to improve student learning and teacher effectiveness. The goal of this issue is to provide assessment resources for members including, but not limited to, the following topics:
Health Education (all levels, all topics)
Technology
Project based learning
Wellness
Fitness Education
Supervision and evaluation of H & PE professionals
Lifetime sports and activities
Articles are peer reviewed. All authors accepted for publication will receive a complimentary registration for the NJAHPERD event of their choice for the 2011-2012 school year.
Please visit the website for guidelines for authors. Questions should be emailed to the REPORTER editor, Dr. Kathy Silgailis.
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| 2012 NASPE Award Joy of Effort Award Winner |
Congratulations, Lilyan B. Wright, New Hampshire (formerly of NJ) 
NJAHPERD is excited to announce that our own Lilyan Wright is this year's recipient of the 2012 NASPE Joy of Effort Award. Lilyan was nominated by both NJAHPERD, and New Hampshire AHPERD, and was the "slam dunk" choice by the national awards committee!
During her career that has spanned over 70 years, Lilyan has made enormous contributions to our profession. She was a teacher and coach at the High School level prior to her 29 years at Trenton State College as a professor, coach, department chair, and athletic director. Just this year, at the age of 91, she retired from officiating both Field Hockey and Lacrosse. It is estimated that she has been on an athletic field or court for over 5,000 games as a coach or official (and that number is probably low). She still is teaching fitness classes to the elderly in New Hampshire, and continues to attend both New Jersey's and New Hampshire's state conferences. Both states have awards named in her honor; ours being the student of the year award and New Hampshire has the Lilyan B. Wright service award.
She will be recognized at the NASPE Awards Banquet in Boston during the AAHPERD National Convention. We are asking everyone in our state to attend the banquet in support of our 92 year young New Jersey treasure! Congratulations Lilyan...you are the definition of Joy of Effort, and this award is long overdue! See you all at the banquet in Boston...let's "pack the house for Lil"!
Please join us in celebrating Lilyan's accomplishments at the Hall of Fame Banquet, AAHPERD Convention, Friday, March 16 at 7 pm at the Sheraton Hotel in Boston. Please purchase your banquet tickets prior to the convention to enjoy savings. We hope you will join us for this annual celebration of the profession! Tell your friends and colleagues! |
| Act Out Loud for Traffic Safety...Save a Life...Earn up to $40k in cash prizes! |  Registration Deadline: January 31, 2012
You can help save a life...maybe even your own or someone you love. Car crashes are the #1 killer of teens. Find out how you and your students can make a difference! MORE
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| LAST CALL...for Fitnessgram Funding for YOUR school! | |
Still using the President's Physical Fitness test even though the data is 25 years old? Are you interested in implementing Fitnessgram in your school, but don't have funding? The NJ Council of Physical Fitness and Sports has provided $25,000 to NJAHPERD in funding for Fitnessgram implementation in schools.Grants are competitive and priority will be given to high need schools. School must be able to support FG 9.0 web based program on district server. Please contact the NJAHPERD office for more information. |
| Position Available: Community Assistant | |
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Bergen County
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Bergen County is hiring a Community Assistant
The Community Assistant will teach research-based, behaviorally focused nutrition classes to both adult and youth limited-resource participants. The Community Assistant will teach nutrition classes to both adult and youth limited-resource participants of the SNAP-Ed program using pre-approved lessons and/or curricula aimed at improving the food security, dietary quality, physical activity and food safety behaviors of limited resource target audiences who receive or are eligible for SNAP benefits. Requires a high school diploma or equivalent and the ability to effectively communicate. Requires the ability to carry demonstration supplies, presentation equipment, and class materials. Requires ability to work with a diverse limited resource audience and familiarity with the community in which work will be done. Prefer familiarity with the Microsoft Office Suit. Prefer Valid NJ Driver's License and willingness to use personal vehicle to travel to various worksites throughout Hackensack, Garfield, Lodi, Fairview, Englewood, Palisades Park, Bergenfield, Ridgefield Park, Wallington, North Arlington, Elmwood Park, and East Rutherford in Bergen County. Apply |
| Healthier middle schools: everyone can help |  USDA
Healthier Middle Schools: Everyone Can Help is a series of communication tools designed to help you engage teachers, principals, parents, food service managers and students in school wellness efforts. To support healthy food choices and physical activity at your school, a school-wide coordinated approach works best. USDA's Food and Nutrition Service is providing these resources under its Team Nutrition initiative to help you bring everyone together to promote student wellness and prevent childhood obesity.
Healthier Middle Schools: Everyone Can Help includes an audience-tested video and a print handout for teachers, principals, parents, food service managers and students. Focus groups across the country informed the development of these tools - so they reflect what the various audiences found to be motivational and realistic. MORE |
| Whose children have been left behind? Framing the 2012 ed debate | |
Washington Post
The battles over education policy that marked 2011 will continue, ever more heated, in the new year. As a starting point, and in honor of January 8th's 10th anniversary of the day when president George W. Bush signed No Child Left Behind into law, here is a speech written by education historian Diane Ravitch that addresses what is really at stake in the fight over how to fix troubled public schools. MORE |
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Groundbreaking national sexuality education standards set the new gold standard for sexuality education in public schools
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FoSE Initiative
Today, four leading health organizations released the first-ever national standards for sexuality education in schools. Published in the Journal of School Health, the ground-breaking National Sexuality Education Standards: Core Content and Skills, K-12 provide clear, consistent, and straightforward guidance on the essential minimum,core content for sexuality education that is developmentally and age-appropriate for students in grades Kindergarten through grade 12. MORE
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| The reason for recess: Active children may do better in school | |
First Lady Michelle Obama is constantly promoting her "let's move" message to Americans, and she may be onto something. Physical activity does the body good, and there's growing evidence that it helps the brain too. MORE |
| Schools pressed to do more to keep kids fit | 
The News & Observer Share    
Testing has driven the nation's education agenda during the No Child Left Behind decade, but now another debate is emerging: how much physical education children need during the school day. As childhood obesity rates climb to disturbing levels, some say schools must do more than hold daily recess when it comes to keeping children fit. At the same time, a growing body of research suggests that exercise boosts students' learning and academic achievement. MORE |
| Physical activity and school performance: A closer look | 
Physical education may be disappearing from some schools, but a study finds that kids who engage in sports or physical activity may do better academically. Researchers analyzed 14 studies (most from the U.S.) looking at the relationship between exercise and school performance. Of those, 10 were based on observation, four used interventions. The number of participants, aged 6 to 18, ranged from 53 to about 12,000. MORE
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| Worries mount over lack of physical education in schools | |
The Bellingham Herald
With public schools cutting back on spending for physical education, some members of Congress want to intervene, worried that the nation's schools are churning out too many fat kids.
The cutbacks are happening across the country...
When Congress considers overhauling its federal education law early this year, Smith and a bipartisan group of 84 other House members want to include language that would pressure schools to offer more PE: Their idea is to force school officials to issue yearly reports on how much time students engage in physical activity, making it easier for the public to compare schools. MORE |
| Harsh childhood obesity ads: Effective or stigmatizing? | 
My Health News Daily Share
A new, in-your-face ad campaign in Georgia against childhood obesity is sparking controversy among health experts. The ads feature overweight children along with blunt messages such as, "It's hard to be a little girl if you're not." While the ads certainly have raised awareness of the problem of childhood obesity, they may not be the best way to tackle the issue, some experts say. Moreover, in an effort to be direct, the ads may be too minimal, neglecting to inform the public about ways to prevent obesity or the health risks associated with the condition. MORE |
| Battle to stem childhood obesity expected to be a focus of 2012 | 
Public Radio International Share
New research shows that kids who eat school lunches are more likely to be obese than kids who bring lunch from home. The battle to cut back childhood obesity is expected to be of increasing importance in the next few years. Some 48.5 million children live in the United States. Of them, one-third are overweight or even obese. MORE |
3 nutrition tips for a female athlete suffering from amenorrhea
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Amenorrhea is a medical condition where a woman misses her menstrual cycle at least once, and it is something that many women suffer from all over the world. Menstrual cycles can become irregular or absent due to many different factors, including excessive exercise or training. A lot of female athletes suffer from amenorrhea, especially if they have a hard training schedule or are involved in numerous sports activities. Amenorrhea can be devastating for a female athlete, because it can decrease the bone density, which can lead to injuries. Here are three of the best nutrition tips for a female athlete to follow, if she is suffering from amenorrhea. MORE |
| Rankings for the Healthiest States | |
CNN
Progress in the fight against obesity, heart disease, and several other public-health scourges all but ground to a halt in the past year, although as usual a person's chances of being in good health varied widely by location, according to the latest state-by-state rankings of the nation's health.
As they have in the past, northeastern states dominated the top of the rankings, while states in the southeastern United States were clustered at the bottom. Vermont -- with its low rate of infectious disease, high use of early prenatal care, and relative lack of violent crime -- was deemed the healthiest state for the second year in a row, followed by New Hampshire, Connecticut, Hawaii, and Massachusetts. MORE
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| School Garden Survey...let your voice be heard! |  NJ Department of Health and Senior Services Does your school have a garden? The NJ Department of Health and Senior Services wants to hear from you! The completed survey should be returned to Marsha Fields at the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services. SURVEY |
| Attention Health & Physical Education Supervisors! | |
NJ Council of Administrators for Health & Physical Education (NJCAHPE)
Meeting Annoucement!
Tuesday February 7, 2012
8:30am - 12:30pm/9am start
All supervisors and lead teachers are invited to attend the next meeting at the Answer office on the Rutgers campus. Updates from the NJDOE, NJAHPERD and others will be shared as well as discussions on the following topics:
- (student and program) Assessment practices in PE and HE
- Sharing session on HS scheduling and program matrices
- We will be having a presentation from COPE Center Inc. of Montclair, a ATOD treatment center. How to work with a center in your area, recommendations and selection of ATOD programs, guest speaker opportunities, staff development.
We hope you can join us. Please visit the NJCAHPE website for directions and more details. |
Win $15,000 in Cash and $15,000 in Equipment from the Sports Authority!
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Calling all K-5 Teachers and Students! Deadline: January 31, 2012
Discovery Education, the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation and NASPE/AAHPERD challenge you to be involved to help win the fight against childhood obesity.
FIND YOUR BALANCE CHALLENGE brings K-5 teachers and students together to create an action plan that addresses Energy Balance needs in their school community. Designed to reward student teams for taking steps to achieving Energy Balance, the challenge's Grand Prize Winning Class will receive a $30,000 grant from Sports Authority, plus other great prizes! Plus, two lucky second place schools win $10,000 grants.
Our step-by-step toolbox provides simple instructions to help you get started. Register today and share your vision for making your school a healthy place!
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| Hershey's Track & Field program will offer five (5) $500 scholarships | |
Application Deadline: February 1, 2012
Hershey's Track & Field program will offer five (5) $500 scholarships to NASPE members who are college juniors, seniors or graduate students to attend the AAHPERD National Convention in Boston, March 13 - 17, 2012. Student members just need to partner up with a school or community organization to play a part in hosting a HERSHEY's Track & Field Games event in spring 2012. NASPE hopes you will share this exciting opportunity to win a $500 scholarship with your student majors. MORE |
| DHPE School Employee Wellness Award | |
Application deadline: February 15, 2012
The Directors of Health Promotion and Education (DHPE) is now accepting applications for the 2011-2012 School Employee Wellness Awards Program that recognizes schools and school districts that demonstrate commitment to the health of their employees by implementing school employee wellness programs. Awardees will receive special recognition for their efforts that include grants (Bronze $250, Silver $500, Gold $1000) to be reinvested in their employee wellness programs. To apply for DHPE's School Employee Wellness Awards Program, or to learn more about school employee wellness programs, click here. |
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ENTER THE $20,000 GREAT CURRICULA GIVEAWAY!
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YES You Can! Sexual Health Curricula, Application Deadline: March 2, 2012
Is your school/district in compliance with the revised CCCS for 2.1-2.4? Implementation deadline is September 1, 2012. Using the YES You Can! curricula puts schools in compliance with the AIDS Prevention Act and enables them to meet 94% of all NJ's revised 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4! Using the YES You Can! curricula assures schools that they have current, medically accurate information in their classrooms and that the tool they are using has been systematically evaluated.
This character based curricula has a strong theoretical base and is grounded in social-cognitive, social learning, and protection motivation theories. The New Jersey Physicians Advisory Group, publishers of the middle school and high school sexual health curricula YES You Can! will announce the winning schools on March 6th, at the 2012 NJAHPERD Conference in Long Branch, NJ. MORE
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| 2012 ING Run For Something Better School Awards Program...$2,500 Grants | 
Submission Deadline: May 15, 2012
ING Applications are now available online. The 2012 ING Run For Something Better School Awards Program will provide a minimum of fifty (50) up to $2,500 grants to schools that desire to establish or expand upon an existing school-based running program. Programs must target K-8th grade students and be a minimum of eight (8) weeks. MORE |
| PEP has been funded at $78.8 million for FY 2012 | |
We encourage you to apply for PEP funding!
PEP has been funded at $78.8 million for FY 2012. This is equal to the funding provided in FY 2011. The House and the Senate came to an agreement on the omnibus appropriations bill for FY 2012 late on December 15. The House passed the measure on December 16 and the Senate on December 17. Many other education programs were zeroed out for FY 2012 so it is very fortunate that PEP made the cut. The US Department of Education will release more information about submitting grant applications for FY 2012 grants as it is available. MORE
Thank you to all NJAHPERD members who contacted their legislators to continue PEP funding. We encourage you to apply for the grant! |
| Fuel Up to Play 60 | 
A fun, interactive program!
Fuel Up to Play 60 is a fun, interactive program that allows YOU to make a commitment to healthy eating and 60 minutes of physical activity every day. Make a difference for yourself and make your school an even better place. It's really easy to get started with these few simple steps. MORE |
| Let's Move in School...Get the latest info... | |
Register Now...
- Free Webinar, January 11th, 1:00-1:45pm EST: Staff Involvement. High-level support from school administrators and staff is critical to a successful comprehensive school physical activity program. Hear examples and receive tips from schools with successful employee wellness programs that have been shown to improve staff health, increase physical activity levels, and be cost effective. Register Now!
- Registration and housing for the 127th AAHPERD National Convention & Expo is now open. Join us and attend a series of LMIS workshops and events that will help you lead your school in implementing a comprehensive school physical activity program. Register before January 19th and save with early-bird rates.
- Building Parental Support is the theme for the January issue of Let's Move in School - Physical Education Teachers Toolkit. It includes suggestions for educating parents about the importance of increasing their children's physical activity levels. You'll find a ready-made LMIS presentation to give at your next PTA/PTO meeting, new physical activity breaks, a bulletin board message, and special communications inviting parents to participate in your physical education class.
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| Some in Congress ready to act against schools' PE cutbacks | |
The Seattle Times
School officials expect the fight over funding to intensify this year in Washington, D.C., with education facing automatic cuts of $3.5 billion in 2013 - roughly 8 percent of the overall budget - after a congressional supercommittee failed to deliver a $1.2 trillion deficit-reduction plan in November.
Currently, only five states - Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Mexico and Vermont - require physical education every year from kindergarten through 12th grade. And no federal law requires PE to be offered.
Forty-eight states have their own standards for physical education, but only two-thirds of them require local districts to comply, according to a 2010 report by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education, known as NASPE.
The report, called "Shape of the Nation," said that nearly two-thirds of all high-school students are not getting enough exercise, with more than a third of them watching television for at least three hours a day. MORE
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| You're The Cure | 
Volunteer, Advocate, Take Action, Save Lives
You don't have to be a lobbyist to call on lawmakers - just an advocate passionate about heart and stroke issues. In just a few moments, you can make a huge difference. We'll make it easy for you to email, phone or even visit your legislators. And we'll keep you informed on the progress you're making as one of the very important voices for the cure. Together You're the Cure advocates have succeeded in creating smoke-free communities, placing AEDs in public places, securing funding for medical research, and more through policy change. Join You're The Cure Today!
Please register for You're the Cure today to receive updates of issues that affect our profession and the health of our family, friends and students. It is a convenient way to express your opinion on issues. |
| NJAHPERD Actively Monitors Legislation |
Did you know that NJAHPERD pays a legislative consultant to monitor bills that come forward that affect our profession? We also work closely and seek advice from the AHA Government Relations Director on Health and Physical Education issues.
NJAHPERD Supports the TEEN DRIVING BILL- A3309 (Wisniewski/Lampitt)
The teen driving bill (A3309/S3058) has cleared the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee and the amendments to remove the practice hours requirement, limit the orientation program to no more than 90 minutes, and allow for the orientation requirement to be met via an in-person or online program were okayed on the floor of the Assembly on December 15th. There is one final Senate and Assembly voting session on January 9th . If the bill is approved, it will be sent to the Governor's office. For more information visit the NJ Teen Driving Facebook Page
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Stay in the KNOW...
A new bill is being introduced called the Empowering Local Educational Decision Making Act of 2011, which would expand the definition of core academic subjects to include physical education! The bill would also create a block grant to support local education programming, including those that promote healthy eating, nutrition and physical fitness. Check the AAHPERD Legislative Action Center regularly for updates!
We urgently need your help! Over the past two years members from our coalition of organizations have worked diligently to have Physical Education and Health Education included as core subjects in ESEA. Last year we were thrilled to work with Senator Udall's (NM) office on the introduction of the PHYSICAL Act and were equally excited when Senator Bingaman (NM) joined him as a co-sponsor. In September, Republican Senator Burr included PE as a core subject in his education bill. HELP Committee Chairman, Tom Harkin is ready to introduce his ESEA bill and has scheduled a Committee meeting on October 18th or 19th to vote on the bill. In an effort to ensure that HE and PE are ultimately included in ESEA. We are asking that you once again contact members of the Senate HELP Committee with the following message.
We are requesting that all of our members send this email to Senators Harkin and Enzi.
Thank you!
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| Teaching Tips... |  Submit your contributions today to njahperd@verizon.net
This is a section for you to share your games and activities and overall teaching tips. Submit your contributions today!
"Cool your engine" strategies from the January 2012 issue of healthy Highway Newsletter.
Sometimes students need a little time to "cool" their engines off and may have to take a little time in the "garage". Here are a few strategies that will allow them to think about what they said or did:
* Take 3 deep breaths before returning to the activity.
* Ask for a 1 minute "pit stop" to talk with the teacher.
* Take a slow walk around the perimeter of the activity area.
* Perform one of the Healthy Highway exercises: green bean lean (wall push up);
* orange squeeze (squeeze an orange ball).; apple core (place a red ball on abs and perform 5 sit ups.)
If there is a conflict between 2 students, send them to the "garage" where they will perform the right, left, both, handshake and repeat Rule #6: "Be kind, be fair, be a friend." Then they may return to the activity.
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| Food Allergy Policy Guide | |
National School Boards Association
The National School Boards Association (NSBA) is pleased to announce the release of "Safe at School and Ready to Learn: a Comprehensive Policy Guide for Protecting Students with Life-Threatening Food Allergies."
Developed with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this new guide is designed to help school leaders and schools establish comprehensive policies and practices that support the safety, well-being, and academic success of students with life-threatening food allergies. The guide focuses on the need for schools to partner with families, and healthcare providers in identifying and supporting individual student needs and preparing management plans. Further, it provides recommendations on following medication protocols; establishing a coordinated system to
prevent and respond to food allergy-related emergencies across the school environment; communicating with and educating parents, students, and school personnel; and monitoring and evaluating policies and practices.
The publication also includes a checklist for schools to assess the extent to which the guide's components are included in food allergy policies and practices being developed and implemented; sample state and local education policies; a glossary of commonly used terms; and a list of resources related to food allergies.
The guide is available for download through NSBA's food allergy webpage. For further information on this publication, please email.
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| Healthy Schools Program | 
Help reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity by 2015
Schools are powerful places to shape the health, education and well-being of our children. That is why the Alliance's Healthy Schools Program supports more than 12,000 schools across the U.S. in their efforts to create environments where physical activity and healthy eating are accessible and encouraged.
The Alliance collaborates with school staff, parents, students and community members to transform schools into healthy campuses. We provide a step-by-step roadmap for success, a resource database and expert staff that helps schools become healthier places.
Make healthy schools the norm, not the exception. MORE |
| NJ Coalition for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities | |
The NJ Coalition for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities is a special program of The Arc of New Jersey. It was created in 1985 and its membership includes over 400 individuals and representatives from the public and community agencies and organizations with an interest in, and dedication to the prevention of developmental disabilities. The Coalition offers schools access to FREE professional Speakers' Bureau. Topics available presentations include:
- Causes of Developmental Disabilities
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
- FASD in the Classroom-Understanding Invisible Disabilities
- Lead poisoning
- Environmental Contaminants and DD
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Other Unintentional Injury Risk
- Nutrition
If you or your schools are interested in scheduling a presentation, please contact us at:
The Arc of New Jersey
985 Livingston Avenue
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
T 732.246.2525 x23
F 732.214.1834 www.arcnj.org
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| New Website for Youth Sport & Interscholastic Coaches | |
AAHPERD, Reston, VA
Youth sport and interscholastic coaches can now access the Coaches Toolbox, a new free website on hot-button issues regarding sport and coaching. Produced by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE), the website will be updated three times a year for winter, spring and fall sports, and will provide the latest must-have information and resources about safety and injury prevention, skill development, strength training, peak performance, post-workout recovery, nutrition, sport health care, sport psychology, professional development and college recruiting. |
| Let's Move in School - Superintendents and school boards toolkit | |
The Let's Move in School - Superintendents and School Boards Toolkit is designed to assess the level of physical education/activity currently provided by the school district. Superintendents and school board members are encouraged to use the toolkit to create awareness of the benefits of a Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program and offers steps to increase physical education/activity in your district. The ultimate goal is to ensure that students participate in 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity daily, are fully physically educated, and well-equipped for a lifetime of physical activity. MORE |
| Game Changer | 
Phil Lawler's Crusade to Help Children by Improving Physical Education
The renowned Dr. Kenneth Cooper of Cooper Aerobics Center names Phil Lawler the "Father of the New PE."Game Changer offers an inspiring glimpse at the life of Lawler and his "New PE," the wellness-based approach to physical education that has energized a revolution in the world of education. MORE
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| Ideas for Promoting a Quality Physical Education, Physical Activity, or Youth Sports Program | 
January Toolbox Available...
NASPE's Teacher Toolbox delivers the best online tools and ideas for your quality physical education, physical activity and youth sport programs - and it's free! We added an RSS feed to the homepage of Teacher Toolbox, subscribe to the feed to find out when a new Teacher Toolbox comes out!
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| Let's Move in School |  We encourage all NJAHPERD members to register their school as a Let's Move in School advocate. It's free and all schools are recognized on the NJAHPERD website!
Increase Physical Activity in YOUR School
- School LMIS Toolkits are now available! We've created a toolkit that offers tools and resources for building a culture that supports daily physical activity as part of the learning environment for all students and teachers. These are available in limited quantities, so act fast and order yours now. The toolkit includes:
- Let's Move in School DVD
- Active Kids and Academic Performance brochure
- Physical Activity Guide for a Healthy School
- 101 Tips for Implementing a Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program
- Healthy Kids = Active Learning brochure
- Join us at the NJAHPERD Convention at the Let's Move in School session that will help you lead your school in implementing a comprehensive school physical activity plan.
- Join AAHPERD the second Wednesday of every month for a webinar about what's new with Let's Move in School, resources to use in your school, and real life examples from those in the field. Webinar schedule Archived webinars are also available.
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| Free Activity Guides |  From Flaghouse... Browse the growing list of activity guides available in PDF format for easy download! |
| Physical Education and Health Videos |
Over 700 Videos to view
From sports and games to fitness and advocacy... Read more...
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| Alliance for a Healthier Generation |
Become a Healthier School...it's FREE!
If you are interested in becoming a Healthier School...it's FREE...find out more here. The resources are amazing to assist you to create a healthy school environment. Our Hands on Health Conference is in collaboration with the AHG and we encourage all our members to register to become a healthy school!
Contact our NJ Relationship Manager, Davida Gurstelle at Phone: 646.884.0608 Fax: 973.701.0215
Davida will be presenting a session at Hands on Health and distributing free resources to participants interested in registering to become a Healthy School! |
| Join Comprehensive Health Education Network Listserv | |
Get the Latest Updates...
CHEN is the Comprehensive Health Education Network, a listserv hosted by
the American School Health Association (ASHA). CHEN is a convenient,
easy-to-use way to announce and receive important news. MORE |
| Join the NJ Department of Education Listserv |
Get the Latest Updates...
Join the NJ Department of Education listserv here for the latest updates and resources from Brendan O'Reilly, Coordinator of Comprehensive Health and Physical Education. |
| Resources to Teach Driver Education | |
Many new resources are available to teach Driver Education so take advantage of them!
Teen Driving Toolkit |
| NJAHPERD Mini Grant |
2012 Grant Recipients will be announced at the NJAHPERD Annual Convention!
The mini grant provides financial assistance for NJAHPERD members up to $1000 for new program development or to expand an existing program. Grants may be used to purchase equipment, software, or other materials that focus on student learning in Health, Physical Education, Recreation or Dance. Imagine receiving Fitnessgram software, heart rate monitors, or pedometers to enhance your program. For a listing of grant 2011 recipients click HERE |
| Over 100 Available Grants | |
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| FREE Grant Writing Service! |
Free grant writing assistance is available from FlagHouse. Visit the FlagHouse website for more information.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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| NJAHPERD Sponsored Events...apply early for board approval. | |
March 4-6, 2012
Ocean Place Resort & Spa
Long Branch, NJ
Pre-Convention Workshops
March 4, 2012
Physical Best/Fitnessgram Training
Project Adventure Symposium
AAHPERD/EDA National Convention
March 13-17, 2012
Boston, Mass.
Regional Workshops
Best Practices: Fitness Education
North, South and Central Region TBD
Fitnessgram Trainings
NJAHPERD will provide Fitnessgram training for your staff at your site. Fee: $650
Please call/email the NJAHPERD office.
Downloadable listing Professional Development Events
Details are available on the NJAHPERD website for all professional development events. |
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Additional Professional Development Events...Save the Dates
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2011-12 Health Observances Calendar of Events
Plan Ahead for the New School Year
WEBINARS:
AAPAR Webinar Series: Autism in PE
AAPAR's webinars and learn the latest strategies and techniques for how to include and support children with autism in physical education. PARticipate in real time or view the webinars on demand at your leisure. Purchase all four webinars and get the fifth one FREE!
Let's Move in School WEBINARS
Family and Community Involvement
February 8, 2012
1:00-1:45pm EST
Families can support a comprehensive school physical activity program by participating in evening and weekend special events and parents/guardians serving as physical education/activity volunteers. Learn about joint-use agreements and hear examples from schools that have benefited from community-based physical activity opportunities. REGISTER
Integrating Nutrition Education into PE
March 7, 2012
1:00-1:45pm EST
Nutrition is an important part of students' overall fitness and health. Learn simple ways to effectively integrate nutrition education into an existing physical education curriculum. Hear from physical educators who are successfully implementing nutrition into their PE programs. REGISTER
CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS:
The Kinesthetic Classroom: Teaching and Learning Through Movement
Friday, March 9, 2012
9:00am - 3:00pm
Richard Stockton College of NJ
Campus Center
101 Vera King Farris Drive, Galloway, NJ
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4th Leaders' Academy for Healthy Community Development
Friday, March 23, 2012
8am-1pm
Robert Wood Johnson Center for Health & Wellness, Mercerville
The New Jersey Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and the Office of Nutrition & Fitness, Department of Health & Senior Services invite community collaboration teams representing the health department, policy makers, local champions, citizens and other stakeholders to a skill building workshop. Following the Academy teams will have an opportunity to apply for competitive mini grant funding -- $2500 - $10,000 for a total of up to $50,000 based on available funding -- to implement an evidence based healthy community food or physical activity initiative. Communities of high need and teams in attendance will receive first consideration in grant funding.
Registration info and additional details to come...
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NJAHPERD
P.O. Box 2283
Ocean, NJ 07712
732-918-9999
732-918-2211 fax
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