FYI April 1, 2012 from NJAHPERD

Suzette de Araujo, Editor

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April 1/2012

NJAHPERD BOARD MEMBERS

Kathy Fritz, President

Jackie Malaska, Executive Director

Executive Board

EXECUTIVE BOARD NEWS

Grand Finale Prize Winners

Congratulations!!

Mike Perry, Project Adventure, Tuition for Open Enrollment PA workshop, $630.00
Ryan Savianeso, Speed Stacks Class Pack, $450.00
Clay Loveland, Human Kinetics Fitness for Life Resources (Elem, Middle & Secondary, $450.00
Polly Glowat,TrangleballTrangleball Kit, $299.00
MORE WINNERS

NJAHPERD Rocks Washington D.C. Legislators at NASPE SPEAK OUT DAY!

On Thursday, March 29th, Jim McCall (Advocacy Chairperson), Jackie Malaska (Executive Director), JoAnn Doherty (Retired Member Chairperson, and Rich Mann (Volunteer Advocate) represented NJAHPERD in a national advocacy movement sponsored by the National Association of Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) to promote quality Health and Physical Education in our nations' schools. These 4 advocates targeted specific legislators and congressional aides who represent New Jersey in the U.S. Congress.

Discussions in the Washington D.C. offices of Senator Robert Menendez, Congressman Steven Roth, and Congressman Robert Andrews focused on ensuring (1) that the Elementary and Secondary Education (No Child Left Behind) reauthorization recognizes the importance of Health and Physical Education in the preK-12 environment as critical to providing a well-rounded whole child education, the learning of healthy active lifestyle skills, and a content area that positively impacts student academic achievement; (2) continued PEP Grant Funding opportunities now and in the future to support development and sustainability of high quality health and physical education programs; and (3) recognition of Health and Physical Education as "core" academic subjects.

The response from the legislators was overwhelmingly positive with the promise of continued support regarding fiscal and policy school health-related issues. The legislators also provided tips on how NJAHPERD can increase influence on national and state policy. They suggested that NJAHPERD members contact their district legislators to promote quality Health and Physical Education. Personal letters, emails, and especially face to face meetings can all be effective modes of communication and advocacy. So join the movement and "SPEAK OUT" to your legislators! You can contact your Congressmen easily via email HERE

For more information on how to get involved, please contact Jim McCall at mccallj@rowan.edu.

The BEST way to earn 14 Credit Hours in CE!!

Attention Movers and Shakers.... Mark Your Calendars and Register Now!

The Lake Conference will be held September 28-30, 2012. Set aside some time to join the fun for this action-packed activity weekend featuring Jean Blaydes (Texas), Amy Gagnon (Connecticut), Kerry Lubin (Pennsylvania) and our own Chip Candy, Jim Ross, John Smith, Shawn Bennett, Arvin Arjona, (New Jersey) and Eric Eder 2010 NJAHPERD Elementary Teacher of the Year. Check out the tentative schedule and the session descriptions on the NJAHPERD web site. See the Lake Conference page listed under Our Professional Events and check out the speaker page for more information about our presenters. MORE

Have further questions? Contact Gregg Montgomery, NJAHPERD Lake Chair, 973-927-4862 home, 201-841-1059 cell or the NJAHPERD office.

The Barclays is coming...

AUGUST 21 - 26, 2012, Farmingdale, NY

BETHPAGE STATE PARK - BLACK COURSE

VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION for The Barclays 2012 - to be held at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York - is now open. Go to the Volunteer page to register. On page, scroll down to ONLINE VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION and click on the registration form. Indicate you are volunteering for NJAHPERD and the committee chair you know is JoAnn Doherty, Will Call Chair. If you have any questions contact NJAHPERD or call 732-918-9999.

The $65 volunteer package includes the following (a $350.00 value):

Volunteer Uniform (Oxford Golf branded polo shirt)
Volunteer credential (provides entry to the tournament every day, even when not volunteering)
Guest credential (provides entry for your guest to the tournament every day)
Baseball cap
Volunteer pin
Lunch voucher on days when you volunteer (one voucher per shift)
Invitation to Volunteer Appreciation Party and more.

Don't have the time? You are encouraged to sponsor a Future Professional to attend as a volunteer. Contact the NJAHPERD office for details.

TICKETS FORE CHARITY - NJAHPERD will once again partner with The PGA "Tickets Fore Charity" Program and the First Tee and sell ADVANCE WEEKLY TICKETS for $150.00 (daily tickets will cost between $80.00-$90.00). Last year the U.S. Open Tickets at Bethpage Black cost $150.00 a day. You may purchase your tickets directly from through the NJAHPERD website.

All profits from this GREAT CHARITY EVENT are used to promote quality health and physical education programs in our schools.

Thank you in advance for your support of this worthy program.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

Lace Up Those Sneakers...National Walking Day is Wednesday, April 4th

American Heart Association

Take a walk on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. The American Heart Association has recognized the first Wednesday of April as a day to take steps toward a healthier life with your organization or as an individual. Set up a Walking Day event at your workplace with materials from the AHA's toolkit and ditch your desk for 30 minutes.

Illinois PE classes that stress healthy lifestyle

Rockford Register Star Share

Gym class is undergoing an extreme makeover in Illinois' Rockford School District. The rules and mechanics of team sports will still be taught. But gone are the days of rolling out red rubber dodge balls for a jock vs. geek game in which most kids sit out while star athletes shine, said Jefferson High School physical education teacher Kami Lund. MORE

Celebrating the 2nd Anniversary of Let's Move!

Childhood Obesity

The latest issue of Childhood Obesity, celebrating the second anniversary of First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative, features a wide range of insightful contributions from leaders in the fight against childhood obesity including Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, NFL quarterback Drew Brees, Stephen Daniels, MD, PhD, Sandra Hassink, MD, Elsie Taveras, MD, MPH, Margo Wootan, DSc, and Editor-in-Chief David Katz, MD, MPH. The entire issue is available free on the Childhood Obesity website.

PE coach finds kids in early-bird running club do better in class

Wrangler News Share

Three mornings a week, Dawn Ighodaro and her 9-year-old son Osasere leave their south Tempe, Ariz., home even earlier than usual to make it to Summit School of Ahwatukee by 8 a.m., so Osasere can participate in the school's running club. Osasere is one of about 60 preschool - through eighth-grade kids who start their Summit School days not sitting at a desk but running and walking laps with their friends for 10 minutes. MORE

A Tough Act to Follow: How a "bad" PE teacher can sometimes be the hardest one to replace

PELinks4U

Differentiation, skill development, developmentally appropriate content and instructional methods, best practices, cooperative activities...These concepts are nothing new to informed and progressive teachers. Chances are, as an apparent reader of professional literature, you are such a teacher. Your concern for and knowledge of educational best practices are surely a benefit to your students and should surely be an asset to you in professional endeavors such as searching for a new job, building and continually improving your PE program, and contributing to the profession in other ways. But could it be that these positive attributes might actually make your teaching life more difficult?

A new teacher can experience resistance and face many different challenges in regard to promoting and implementing current curriculum practices. Schools and other teachers have always 'done it a certain way'' and don't easily accept change. Dustin Yakoubian describes challenges and solutions. MORE

Bicycle Safety

Train-the-Trainer Workshop

Participants from the Boston workshop will conduct a training workshop in their home area for AAHPERD members. Workshops will be scheduled between now and August 1, 2012, in all six AAHPERD districts. Stay tuned for more information.With support from a grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), AAPAR held a train-the-trainer workshop in Boston to prepare teachers, HPERD faculty, and recreation specialists to instruct other teachers how to use a fun and effective bicycle safety curriculum. The curriculum will help reduce bicycle accidents caused by cyclist behavior; increase physical fitness; promote green transportation; and increase the number of children, and eventually adults, who safely and enjoyably ride bicycles.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has great online resources for pedestrians and cyclists. Find safety information, toolkits, guides, and much more.

Pedestrian materials
Cycling materials

RESEARCH RESULTS

Maybe it's time to ask the teachers?

Huffington Post Share

American teachers deal with a lot: low pay, growing class sizes and escalating teacher-bashing from politicians and pundits. Federal testing and accountability mandates under No Child Left Behind and, more recently, Race to the Top, have added layers of bureaucracy while eliminating much of the creativity and authentic learning that makes teaching enjoyable. Tack on the recession's massive teacher layoffs and other school cuts, plus the challenges of trying to compensate for increasing child poverty, homelessness, and food insecurity, and you get a trifecta of disincentives to become or remain a teacher. MORE

Better coaches teach character, not ego, to kids

Michigan State

Playing in an atmosphere that focuses on player self-improvement versus player competition creates a sense of teamwork and develops initiative, social skills, and a sense of identity, report the authors of the study from Michigan State University's Institute for the Study of Youth Sports.

The study, led by Daniel Gould and Larry Lauer, is published in the journalPsychology of Sport and Exercise. "The research adds to the growing body of knowledge that shows coaching actions and the team climates they create have important influences on the personal development of youth," Gould says. MORE

Student fitness improves with anti-obesity program

Reuters Share

Obesity rates continue to climb in California schools, but exercise and nutrition programs may be having a positive effect on student health, a new study suggests. Kids entered fifth grade more obese every year, but they did not gain more weight and their overall fitness improved as they moved to higher grades. "We accomplished a significant first step and that is to slow obesity," said Dr. William Bommer, a cardiologist at the University of California, Davis, who worked on the study. "But we importantly were not able to reverse it." MORE

Cool hands may be the key to increasing exercise capacity

Science Daily Share

Cooling the palms of the hands while working out could help you stick with a physical activity program, according to a small study presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2012 Scientific Sessions. In the study, obese women who exercised while using the AvaCore Rapid Thermal Exchange improved their exercise tolerance and cardiovascular fitness. MORE

GOOD IDEAS & GOOD DEEDS

Generation Fit: Steps to a Healthier Lifestyle

Through December 30, 2012

Newark Museum
Newark, NJ
The Newark Museum is featuring an interactive family exhibition that explores issues of nutrition and exercise. The exhibit includes animation and exercise challenges to learn about a healthy lifestyle.

Coach's idea to help special needs children goes national

Trenton Patch Share

When middle school teacher and varsity football coach Aaron Segedi, 36, hatched the idea for Victory Day in 2009, he had no idea he would be speaking about the event to schools across the country just three years later. Having been hit with cancer for the second time that same year, Segedi didn't know if he would have the time, resources or sheer will to organize an event like Victory Day. MORE

New Jersey students take steps to cure diabetes

Hunterdon County Democrat via Nj.com Share

Students' sneakers at Three Bridges School in New Jersey did double duty recently when the school held a fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in conjunction with a month-long pedometer class challenge. The school kicked off their JDRF fundraiser at a school-wide assembly, at which time the students learned about type one and type two diabetes and the importance of healthy eating and exercise. Following the assembly, students in grades 1-3 used pedometers throughout their school day for one week and kept track of how many steps they walked. MORE

Kids get a running start on the day

WTVT-TV Share

Any parent will tell you it's not easy getting kids up for school at sunrise. But there's a extraordinary event happening at Apollo Beach Elementary School in Florida. Students are waking up early and on the run. Their story is What's Right with Tampa Bay. It's 6:30 in the morning and you can feel the excitement: almost 80 third through fifth graders come out four days a week to jog around the half-mile track. MORE

Towns look to walk, cycle to prosperity and health

MyCentralJersey.com

More young people and empty nesters are moving to downtown areas, more people want to use less gasoline to travel, and restaurants and shops are discovering that pedestrian concourses and bike lanes actually attract customers, participants said.

For all these reasons, state Commissioner of Transportation James Simpson has become an advocate of a policy known as "Complete Streets," city planning that accommodates not only cars but also pedestrians and bikers. MORE

Announcing The Skin Cancer Foundation's new sun-safety lesson plan
for middle school Health and Physical Education teachers!

The Skin Cancer Foundation

Sun Smart U gives educators the tools to teach students about sun protection and skin cancer prevention. The interactive lesson can be taught in one or two class periods. Materials are downloadable, projectable and printable, so teachers can adapt the lesson to best suit their classroom needs. This program was designed in accordance with National Health Education Standards.

DANCE

Students step lively as youth ambassadors of dance

The Baltimore Sun Share

It was several years ago that the Cockeysville, Md., Middle School Dance Club was formed, after an invitation from Bob Russell, physical education teacher at the school, to Suzanne Henneman, director of dance for Baltimore County Public Schools, to visit CMS during one of his dance classes. Henneman said she had no idea that she would see more than 100 students performing the 6-minute version of "Thriller," a display that she said showed her the students' strong interest in dance. MORE

NUTRITION

Cities a Test Kitchen for Fighting Childhood Obesity

NJ Spotlight

An initiative to fight childhood obesity is now underway in five New Jersey cities -- Newark, New Brunswick, Camden, Vineland and Trenton -- where parks and gardens are blooming to battle the epidemic's alarming consequences of children who struggle to climb stairs or who suffer from preventable diseases like diabetes and hypertension.

The efforts are bearing fruit in Vineland, where recipes are being created with local produce for school menus. In New Brunswick, high school students play with kids after the school bell rings. In Camden, schools are piloting breakfast in classrooms. MORE

Long Branch Middle School honored for healthy lunches

Atlanticville

Long Branch Middle School (LBMS) became a model for schools throughout the state by being recognized for nutrition and physical activity initiatives. During a March 1 special assembly, the school became the first in the state to receive the Healthier U.S. School Challenge Gold Award of Distinction sponsored by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), Superintendent Michael Salvatore explained some of the steps the district has taken to serve healthier lunches to students. MORE

Massachusetts middle school recognized with National Nutrition Award

Milton Patch Share

Pierce Middle School in Massachusetts received one of the nation's highest school nutrition awards in a ceremony on March 26, putting it in the same company as just two percent of the 101,000 schools in the United States. The bronze medal from the USDA's HealthierUS School Challenge was given to the school by James Arena-DeRosa, the USDA's Northeast Regional Administrator, before an audience that included U.S. Sen. John Kerry and U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch, as well as a host of state, local and school officials and the Pierce sixth grade class. MORE

DRIVER'S EDUCATION

iDrive Safe, May 11, 2012

Brain Injury Alliance and Teen Safe Driving Coalition

The Teen Safe Driving Coalition is partnering with the Brain Injury Alliance to sponsor "iDrive Safe" -- 2-days of events for teens and parents. Day one is the Champion Schools Showcase and you don't want to miss it. In addition to recognizing the 30 schools that developed peer-to-peer teen safe driving campaigns for their schools and communities as well as honoring the top two with a driving simulator for their driver ed programs, BIA will also join with the Coalition in recognizing this year's class of GDL Champions. MORE

Good Driving for Life,

2012 Teen Safe Driving Summit

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Calling all teens 14-16 years of age (and your parents)! Don't miss the teen driving event of the year! Join with teens from across the state to get the facts about NJ's Graduated Driver License program and to build skills that ensure Good Driving for Life! MORE

Miles to Go: Monitoring Progress in Teen Driver Safety

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and State Farm®

Although the number of teen drivers and teen passengers that died in crashes significantly declined from 2005 to 2010, crashes remain the leading cause of death for teens. Too many teens are seriously injured and head injuries are of particular concern. New trends, stats, and facts are released today in Miles to Go: Monitoring Progress in Teen Driver Safety by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and State Farm®.

Substantial variation in state-specific crash fatality rates suggest where and how we can continue to make progress in reducing teen crash death rates.

Hear from a remarkable teen and her parents on how she's recovering from a severe brain injury caused by a prom night crash.

Help further reduce the number and impact of crashes involving teens behind the wheel.

MEMBERS IN THE NEWS

Healthy Schools Process and BMI Data Help Schools Move Forward

Spotlight on Plainfield School District

Educators know that there is an obesity epidemic in this country. However, many of them do not know what their role should be or what they can do about it. Collecting BMI data on students seemed like a good place to start for physical education teachers Jim Malkmus (Cook) and Shawn Colletta (Jefferson), who began this practice two years ago but never knew what to do with the data, other than share it with their principal. With overweight/obese rates soaring at more than 40 percent in these schools, it was clear that further action was needed.

After attending the district's first Alliance for a Healthier Generation's Healthy Schools Program workshop, Malkmus and Colletta started to see how they could move forward. They now feel that they have the data and the process to create healthier schools. After completing their Healthy Schools Program Inventory one thing that really stuck out for them is that they currently offer only 40 minutes of physical education per week- significantly less than what is recommended by the Alliance's national panel of experts. Now that they have local and accurate data and the Healthy Schools Program Framework, these school teachers feel empowered to be better advocates for change.

Malkmus shared, "Students need to have consistent guidance and structure from all stakeholders in the school community in order to grow physically, emotionally and socially and to be able to make decisions that can positively affect their lives. I believe that when we get all of the stakeholders involved in the health of our children we will begin to see a marked difference in the physical wellbeing and academic growth of every child. I believe that the Healthy Schools Program can help us head in the right direction as a school district."

Grants help South Jersey schools provide exercise programs, plant gardens to fight childhood obesity

Press of Atlantic City

Small groups of people - with small grants from state and local agencies - are working hard to convince students in area schools to trade their french fries for fruit and video games for a jump rope.

On Friday, gym teacher Kim Goodwin and school nurse Lorie Walsh had students running, jumping and hula-hooping during Fitness Friday at the Egg Harbor City Community School. An extension of the district's daily after-school program, the twice-monthly program kept kids moving through activity stations for more than an hour. MORE

Human Relationships & Sexuality Curricula for NJ Middle Schools and High Schools NJ Physicians Advisory Council Curriculum Winners

Congratulations! winners

Winners from L to R are:

John Famiano, Brookfield Academy, Cherry Hill

Andrea Alibrando, CW Lewis Middle School, Blackwood

Joseph Gironda, Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center, New Brunswick

Barbara Ann DeCaro, Fairlawn Public Schools

Kim Catalfamo, 1st Cerebral Palsy of NJ, Belleville

Kaitlyn McCabe, Veterans Memorial Middle School, Brick

ADVOCACY

Federal Legislation

A Better Transportation Bill

As we wrote in February, the federal transportation bill proposed in the House of Representatives is terrible; the bill would undermine economic growth and clean air by placing transit funds at risk, among other issues. Imagine the impact on New Jersey with 11% of our population commuting to work by train, and our strongest real estate markets located around transit hubs. Our partners at T4America have a top 10 list explaining the growing opposition to that bill.

The good news is that the Senate recently passed its transportation bill, MAP-21, by a strong bipartisan vote of 74-22. With the March 31 expiration of the latest stop-gap extension rapidly approaching, Sens. Lautenberg and Menendez, Rep. Sires, and USDOT Secretary Ray LaHood held a press conference in Hoboken calling on the House to pass the Senate's bill. MORE

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.

Monitored Legislation

RESOURCES

Using Technology in Physical Education Podcast

March 2012 Edition

The March 2012 edition of the Using Technology in Physical Education Podcast has been posted. MORE

American Red Cross...New Instructor Learning Center & Updates

American Red Cross

Have you updated your certification to include the newest protocols? Have you used the new online instructor learning center? Click here for more info...
Instructor Learning System
Online Instructor Update Instructions for Lay Responders Instructor Update Instructions

Online Instructor Update Instructions for CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer Instructor Update r. 11

FREE Skin cancer assembly, grades 5-12

Horizon Health NJ

It's time to schedule your school's FREE skin cancer assembly. The 60-minute assembly includes a presentation accompanied by an excellent video followed by the use of the Dermascan (better known as the OMG box). If interested in taking advantage of this opportunity, please email Vinny Smith your school name with address, phone and fax numbers and the date and time you would like. Mr. Smith will send back a confirmation of your assembly. Book your date early, they go fast.

Nourish Interactive

The fun way to learn about nutrition

Nourish Interactive
Nourish Interactive is a completely free, English and Spanish website that provides nutrition educators and healthcare providers with a variety of interactive nutrition tools to assist in teaching the key elements of nutrition to children and parents. Read more..

Healthy Steps for Healthy Lives

Nestlé and the National Education Association Health Information Network

The Healthy Steps for Healthy Lives program was developed as a resource for educators to help support ongoing efforts to teach students about being healthy. Parents, after-school programs, and caregivers can also use the materials in the program. Designed for grades K-3 and divided into three categories: THINK, EAT, and MOVE Healthy, the Healthy Steps for Healthy Lives™ instructional activities provide step-by-step directions to carry out these easy-to-use lessons in your classroom. MORE

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.

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

Appropriate Instructional Practice Guidelines, K-12: A Side by Side Comparison

NASPE

Appropriate Instructional Practice Guidelines, K-12: A Side by Side Comparison

The grid includes developmentally appropriate and inappropriate practices in elementary, middle and high school physical education classes. The grid organizes the practices into five sections.

NJ Coalition for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities

www.CoalitionForPrevention.org

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

Spring Edition of NASPE's Coaches Toolbox

AAHPERD, Reston, VA

Check out the Spring Edition of NASPE's Coaches Toolbox sponsored by the Refuel with Chocolate Milk Campaign. The goal of NASPE's Coaches Toolbox is to provide coaches with current and credible resources to improve professional practice to make sport more enjoyable for all involved. We added a new section this edition; Coaching Athletes with Disabilities. The toolbox was compiled in partnership with expert organizations including the USOC, ACSM, NSCA, NATA,and more!

Ideas for Promoting a Quality Physical Education, Physical Activity, or Youth Sports Program

April 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!

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 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.

Begin planning your special events for National Physical Education and Sport Week-May 1-7

Let's Move in School - Superintendents and school boards toolkit

AAHPERD Share

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

Free Activity Guides

From Flaghouse...

Browse the growing list of activity guides available in PDF format for easy download!

Click here!

Physical Education and Health Videos

Over 700 Videos to view

From sports and games to fitness and advocacy... Read more...

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.gurstelle@healthiergeneration

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

GRANTS & CONTESTS

Fitnessgram Funding for YOUR school!

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. Please contact the NJAHPERD office for more information. Application

Does your school have an innovative program that gets students active?

You could wing up to $100,000 for your school!

Deadline: April 2, 2012

ChildObesity180 has launched Active Schools Acceleration Project (ASAP) Innovation Competition. The competition is looking to uncover and highlight the most innovative and effective physical activity programs in elementary schools across the country. ASAP wants to learn about any approach that motivates quality physical activity at school and beyond. If you have a great physical activity program and want the opportunity to share your program's success, enter the competition for a chance to win up to $100,000. Top programs also will have an opportunity to develop and expand their initiative to other schools. Deadline for entries: April 2, 2012. MORE

Click here to see First Lady Michelle Obama discussing the Active Schools Acceleration Project (ASAP) Innovation Competition in support of the Let's Move! initiative.

ING Unsung Heroes awards program

Deadline: April 30, 2012

The ING Unsung Heroes awards program recognizes innovative and progressive thinking in education through monetary awards. Maximum award: $25,000. Eligibility: full-time educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, or classified staff members with effective projects that improve student learning at an accredited K-12 public or private school. Deadline: April 30, 2012. Read more

State Farm Youth Advisory Board Grants

Deadline: May 4, 2012

The State Farm Youth Advisory Board is currently accepting applications for service-learning projects between $25,000 and $100,000 that are designed to create sustainable change in local communities across the United States and Canada. Applying organizations must be a public K-12, charter, or higher education institution; non-profit organizations are also eligible if they are able to demonstrate how they plan to impact student achievement within the public K-12 curriculum. Projects must address the root cause of the following issue areas: Access to Higher Education / Closing the Achievement Gap; Financial Literacy; Community Safety and Natural Disaster Preparedness; Social Health & Wellness Issues; and Environmental Responsibility. MORE

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

2012 School Garden of the Year Award

Deadline: June 1, 2012

Open to all schools in New Jersey, pre-K - 12, the award will provide a minimum of $1,500 to support school garden activities in the Garden State. To be eligible, schools must have a school garden in place during the 2011 - 2012 school year.

The winning school and two runners-up will be announced in September. MORE

Apply now.

More opportunities...

Play Possible Grant from Kompan, up to $50,000

Schools trying to raise funds for a new playground may be closer to their goal than they realize. KOMPAN, Inc. has announced a new matching funds grant program called PLAY POSSIBLE! that provides playground grants of up to $50,000 in in-kind product donations to qualifying projects and schools. MORE

Over 100 Available Grants

Additional Grants Available!

New grants and FREE Grant Writing Service!

Active Schools Grant

Deadline: April 2nd
Rewards effective school-based programs and technological innovations that promote physical activity for children.

Dollar General Literacy Foundation

Deadline: May 16th
Provides funding to schools, public libraries, and nonprofit organizations to help students who are below grade level or experiencing difficulty reading.