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| NJAHPERD BOARD MEMBERS | |
JoAnn Doherty, President
Jackie Malaska, Executive Director
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| A message from your president |
"Super Goal Objectives"
Our role as health and physical education professionals is an ever changing and demanding one. We strive to improve physical fitness and increase physical activity, develop skills, reinforce support of other subject areas across the curriculum, encourage self-discipline, good decision making, facilitate stress reduction, strengthen peer relationships, improve self-confidence and self-esteem and help our students set life goals.
Our instruction includes full inclusion of all students, provides maximum practice opportunities for skill development, develops well-designed lessons that facilitate student learning, initiates out of school assignments for on-going support for learning and practice, insures that our curriculum is aligned with the NJCCCS and strives for ongoing assessment to monitor and reinforce student learning. We do so much, it's no wonder at times we feel overwhelmed!
The good news is that we are and always have been "agents of change" for longer and healthier lives for all of our students. Be proud that you go above and beyond in every lesson you teach and provide opportunities for both you and your students to grow! Your SGOs should be renamed as "Super Goal Objectives"!
Thank you for making a difference each and every day. As I meet members at our PD events and have a chance to speak with you, I am more confident that our profession and our students are in good hands! I hope to see you at one or more of our upcoming workshops: Future Professional Conference, Nov. 3rd; "The Hundredth Monkey", Nov. 5th, "Creating a Better Tomorrow"-NJEA Convention, Nov. 7-8th and "Healthy Horizons", Dec 2nd. Please visit our web-site.
Best wishes,
JoAnn Doherty
President, NJAHPERD
PS: Stop by the NJAHPERD and the AHA Jump/Hoops Booths at the NJEA Convention to say hello and pick up your gift! |
| New PE Standards & Outcomes Offer More Guidance Than Ever Before | |
AAHPERD
Physical education teachers across the country now have access to the fundamental tools they need to provide their students with quality physical education programs. AAHPERD is proud to announce that the new National Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education are now posted on-line.
In addition to the listing of the National Standards you will find grade-level outcomes-benchmarks that identify what students should know and be able to do by the end of each grade. They provide a roadmap that PE teachers can use to track students' progress toward becoming a "physically literate individual," which is the goal for all of the five new National Standards.
Click here to download a flyer listing the new National Standards for K-12 Physical Education.
Click here to download an extensive chart that details grade-specific outcomes for students under the new National Standards. |
| Important Updates on the Teacher Evaluation Process | |
NJAHPERD recommends that you review the article that appeared in the second edition of MOMENTUM, the new newsletter of the AAHPERD, Fall 2013 entitled: Please Share with Your Principal "What's going on in the gym?" Three Things to Look for When Evaluating Physical Education Teachers. Please share this with your colleagues and administrators.
The Physical Education Evaluation Tool, a Guidance Document was developed by NASPE identifies the knowledge, skills, and behaviors needed to provide sound instruction in the K-12 physical education classroom. Its purpose is to assist principals, school district curriculum specialists, and others who evaluate physical education teachers as well as to guide physical education teachers in reflection and self assessment, and serve as an instructional tool in college/university physical education teacher education program. Please pay specific attention to pages 9 through 14 as they will be very useful in helping formulate ideas for your SGO's with specific examples. |
| NJAHPERD Awards...Nominations now open!!! | |
Deadline: Dec. 1, 2013
All New Jersey Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (NJAHPERD) current members have the privilege of submitting nominations for each award offered by the Association. These awards cover distinctive contributions to the profession and are presented annually at the NJAHPERD Annual Convention Awards Banquet.
Nominations for deserving professionals will be accepted until December 1, 2013. Eligible nominees will be required to complete an application and provide references. Upon recommendation of the Awards Committee and the approval of the Executive Board, award recipients will be notified of their award status by February 1, 2014.
FlagHouse is proud to sponsor NJAHPERD Teachers of the Year and joins together to honor excellence in health, physical education, recreation, and dance in the state of New Jersey. All Teachers of the Year will be presented with apparel and equipment provided by FlagHouse and will be encouraged to participate in conferences and workshops as speakers.
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| New Award: The NJAHPERD Physical Activity Champion Award | |
Deadline: Dec. 1, 2103
New this year! The NJAHPERD Physical Activity Champion Award! This award recognizes outstanding achievement and/or accomplishment in promoting quality physical activity within our schools, communities and/or state. The award may be given to individuals, groups and or corporations. Please go to the website to get more information concerning this special award and to begin the nomination process! |
| Professional Development Events | |
Visit the NJAHPERD website for all events and apply for your professional development days as soon as possible.
Click on the workshop title for more information or here for dates and descriptions.
There is still time to register for November/December PD Events
Details are available on the NJAHPERD website for all professional development events.
Downloadable listing of NJAHPERD PD events. |
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2014 Annual Convention Updates | |
Don't wait to submit your PD request!
2014 Annual Convention SNEAK PEEK!
National Teachers of the Year
We are pleased to announce the following National Teachers of the Year will be presenting at the Annual Convention.
Patty Kestell (Wisconsin) - National Elementary Teacher of the Year.
Jessica Shawley (Indiana) - National Middle School Teacher of the Year
Charla Tedder Parker (North Carolina) - National High School Teacher of the Year.
Shellie Pfohl, the Executive Director of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition will be the featured speaker at the Opening Session on Monday, February 24, 2014.
Shellie was appointed by President Barack Obama in February 2010. She manages the activities and operations of the Council and leads the Council's efforts related to First Lady Michelle Obama's national Let's Move! initiative to solve childhood obesity within a generation.
 Dr. Michael Fowlin, better known as Mykee, will present YOU DON'T KNOW ME UNTIL YOU KNOW ME, a one-person show that deals with the issues of race,discrimination, violence prevention, personal identity,suicide, gender equity, homophobia, and the emotional pain felt by special education children.
Mykee is no stranger to the stage and has been formally acting since age 11. It all started by creating voices (via prank calling) at age 9. In addition to his talents on stage, he has an undergraduate degree in psychology from Evangel University, in Springfield, Missouri, and in the fall of 2001, he attained a doctorate degree in clinical psychology from Rutgers University. Oddly enough, he suffers from delusions of grandeur, for while he is performing, he is convinced that every audience member is his patient! His programs combine both his professional acting talents and his psychological training. His mission is to create an atmosphere of worldwide inclusion, not just tolerance, towards all people.
Comedy Night & Social
Prepare for an evening of sheer entertainment! Plan to stay overnight at Ocean Place on Monday night and join us for a comedy show featuring several professional comedians, DJ, raffles, refreshments and much more! Something different after a full day of great professional development!
Jump/Hoops Coordinator's Breakfast is scheduled for Tuesday morning so that you can enjoy the evening social, stay overnight and be ready to go!
Drive Safer returns as a Convention Sponsor!
Online registration opens November 1st! |
| SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT |
The 2014 Annual Convention marks NJAHPERD's 95th Anniversary as an association and we would like to honor all our past TEACHERS of the YEAR (TOYs) to include all NJAHPERD TOYs, NJ Eastern District TOYs and NJ National TOYs at the event. We will be creating a Hall of Fame Walkway as attendees enter the main foyer to the convention rooms.
In order to do that, I am asking all TOYs to please email me a recent photo of yourself with the year and type/types of TOY award you received. Please email your photo to JoAnn Doherty by November 30, 2013.
Thank you in advance and thank you for all you have and continue to do for NJAHPERD. |
| Eastern District Association/AAHPERD Program for Outstanding Future Professionals | |
EDA/AAHPERD
EDA/AAHPERD is pleased to announce the Outstanding Future Professionals' Program for the EDA Convention. This is an exciting opportunity to encourage promising undergraduate students to become involved with our organization and to recognize their accomplishments. MORE
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| Nominations for NJAHPERD Awards | | The nominations for all NJAHPERD Awards will open on Novemebr 1st. For a list of awards, please visit the NJAHPERD website |
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Additional Professional Development Events...Save the Dates |
2013-14 Health Observances Calendar of Events
Plan Ahead for the New School Year
SPARK Curriculum Training
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
8:15am-3:15pm
Columbia High School
17 Parker Avenue, Maplewood, NJ 07040
K-2 SPARK
6-8 SPARK
9-12 SPARK
Space is limited to 20 participants per session. Current NJAHPERD members only are invited to attend. Registration is free. SPARK resources are not included with the training and may purchased separately.
Contact the NJAHPERD office to register.
YES! You Can! Adolescent Health Conferences
Nov. 6, 15 or 22
Loctions: various
These conferences will focus on the consequences of early sexual involvement and disease prevention strategies. Attendees Will Be Able To:
identify current STD facts and prevention information that addresses the high-risk nature of teen sexual activity;
discuss social science findings that are predictive of youth success in both health and life;
explore the YES You Can! curricula and its ability to meet 94% of NJCCCS: 2.4 Human Relationships and Sexuality.
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NYU Sports and Society - Integrity of the Game: Ethics and Today's Athlete
Nov., 18, 2013
6:30pm-9:00pm
Cost: FREE
NYU Event Space - Kimmel Center (View Map)
60 Washington Square South
New York, NY
Room: Rosenthal Pavilion, 10th floor
This event will host a panel of leading figures in sports management, business, ethics, journalism, fandom, and professional playing to cut to the heart of ethics and justice. The panelists will assume the roles of key players in the life of a growing athlete and will make real-time decisions on the most confounding issues facing the sports world. These issues include age deception, performance enhancement, responsibility of role models, impact on academics, business corruption, and preservation of privacy and health. The narrative will present actual events that have brought cheating and depravity in sports to the public's attention.
The panel will scrutinize their consequences, including public disenfranchisement and the effects of cheating on youth, and will generate alternative outcomes that would protect our love of the games and promote their flourishing. The result will provide a better understanding of sports as a reflection and reinforcement of human values and culture, and it will be an incredibly entertaining exhibition.
Eastern District AAHPERD 2014 Convention
February 26 - March 1, 2014
Newport, Rhode Island
Check out the Newport Convention Highlights on our website and get ready to register before theDecember 31 Early Bird Deadline! Registration details will be on our convention website very soon. Mark your calendars today! For more information about the convention, feel free to contact our Program Manager, Judy Ingram Executive Director, Carol Ciotto.
WEBINARS:
November 6, 2013, 1:00 - 2:30 pm EDT
Take advantage of this rare opportunity to listen to a lecture by the 2013-14 Alliance Scholar Dr. Judith Rink, a prominent scholar in curriculum and instruction in physical education and distinguished professor emeritus from the University of South Carolina.
The webinar will briefly review the research done on teaching from an historical perspective and then discuss the needs in our field from several perspectives including:
* Research on effective teaching
* Research that seeks to understand teaching
* Research on curriculum
Methodological issues and the challenge of asking good questions and establishing a line of research will be discussed and followed by ample opportunity for dialog with the participants.
The webinar is an ideal way for university classes, students, and practitioners to access the expertise of this recognized scholar. The one-hour presentation will be followed by 30 minutes of questions and discussion.
The cost of this opportunity is $45 per site (member)/$70 per site (non-member) which includes live access via one Internet connection and access to the archived presentation after the conference. Audio access through your computer is also included. If you need to access audio through the telephone, it will be a toll call. If participating in a group in a large room, a speakerphone would be helpful.
AFHK Parent Leadership Series
Nov 12, 2013, 3:00 pm ET (75 minutes)
Experts recommend that kids get at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity every day. There are many opportunities for physical activity during the school day. How can parents help promote and support more movement in the classroom, on the playground and beyond? This webinar will provide talking points, ideas and resources for parents to promote and support: More effective recess; Fitness breaks at school; Before and after school activities; Walking and biking to school; Physical activity for middle and high school students. Read more Raising Awareness for Quality Physical Education ARCHIVED Cost: Free Physical education (PE) programs are being reduced or eliminated because of budget reductions or the mistaken assumption that less PE time will result in higher academic test scores. Despite all the evidence supporting hte need for quality PE in schools (including academic improvement), teachers still find themselves having to defend their program from elimination. Have you found yourself in this position? Or do you just want to advocate for quality PE in your child's school or as a proven solution to our national childhood obesity epidemic? Attend our webinar (next week!) and learn about strategies and resources to help advocate for Quality PE wherever you are. SPARK Wednesday Webinar Series...ARCHIVED webinars |
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Presidential Youth Fitness Program (PYFP) | |
 Empower your students to adopt a healthy lifestyle! Physical activity is critical to our children's health and well-being. Research shows
that children with better health are in school more days, are better able to learn, have higher self-esteem and are at lower risk for developing chronic diseases.
The Presidential Youth Fitness Program (PYFP) is a free, voluntary
program that focuses on three areas:
* Professional development
* A health-related fitness assessment
* Motivational recognition to empower students to adopt and maintain an active lifestyle
The PYFP provides a model for fitness education within a comprehensive, quality physical
education program. It emphasizes appropriate instructional practices and communication before, during and after the fitness assessment takes place.
The program uses Fitnessgram®, which provides an efficient way for physical educators to perform evidence-based health-related fitness assessments. One Pager
Get started now.
1. Read the PYFP teacher's guide. PYFP website
2. Get trained in FitnessGram assessment.
3. Participate in free monthly webinars. Webinars are archived.
The next round of funding will available January 1st. NJAHPERD will be scheduling a grant writing workshop to assist you.
NJAHPERD will be providing support as well, so stay tuned and visit the NJAHPERD website Fitness Education page often. |
| Health Education Conference K-12 | | December 2, 2013, Crown Plaza, Monroe, NJ
"Healthier Horizons"
This is an annual conference that offers innovators in the field of Health Education. Again this year we are proud and excited to offer you amazing presenters offering a wide variety of key topics from bullying to curriculum to evaluation and beyond. We understand that release time is minimal these days so we have done our best to make this day packed with information. Remember to get you PD request form in ASAP! MORE |
| FIT2ECSELL | |
"EVERY CHILD STRONGER, EVERY LIFE LONGER" continues to provide the foundation for NJAHPERD's advocacy initiatives! FIT2ECSELL is the most recent of many NJAHPERD targeted movements to promote quality Health and Physical Education in New Jersey schools.
This initiative focuses on developing the first ever state- wide centralized data base for student health-related physical fitness.
Grant funding is available for training and web based FG school site license. Application |
| Future Professionals Workshop | |
Sunday, Nov. 3
Join us for the Future Professional Workshop on Sunday November 3rd at Ocean Township Intermediate School in Ocean, NJ from 9:00am-1:00pm. This workshop counts as a full conference! Renowned educators will be presenting amazing ideas and new innovative ways of teaching.
Presentation Details:
I've Got A Job...Now What?
Chip Candy, Haines Sixth Grade Center, Medford School District
The focus of this session will be on fun activities that will work with multiple grade levels. What activities can we do that start the first 5 minutes of class off with a bang? What's new in the area of FUNctional fitness?
Catching the Olympic Fever
Steve Wehrle, Broad Street School, Greenwich Township, NJ
The Olympic Games represent an excellent educational opportunity to introduce new sports and activities for students of various ages and abilities.
Sport and Exercise Psychology: A Game Changer!
Mike W. Smith, Owner of Michael W. Companies, LLC
Strategies on facilitating health, fitness and wellness to teenagers and adults (mostly Moms and Women). Using practical and applicable tips and advice that your students and clients can use.
REGISTER
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| AAHPERD National Educator of the Year Awards | |
Deadline: Nov. 1, 2013
AAHPERD is proud to honor exemplary elementary, middle and high school physical education, health and dance teachers from across the country through the Teacher of the Year Program. We encourage you to apply for these awards. Take a look at our new streamlined and more efficient online application process.
Our updated Teacher of the Year Awards website provides all of the information that nominees need to apply for the following Teacher of the Year awards:
- Physical Education
- Adapted (K-12)
- Elementary (K-5)
- Middle (6-8)
- High School (9-12)
- School Health Education (K-12)
- Dance Education (K-12)
The online application and all supporting materials must be submitted to AAHPERD via e-mail in PDF or Microsoft Word format only by November 1. Documents should be sent to TOY@aahperd.org.
If you have questions regarding a specific award, please feel free to contact us at TOY@aahperd.org.
See the complete list of AAHPERD Recognition Awards for 2014!
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| Updated Obesity Trends Report | |
CDC
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| Guinness World Record...Stacking!!! | |
Thursday, November 14, 2013
WSSA STACK UP!
Guinness World Record for...Most People Sport Stacking at Multiple Locations in One Day. Register |
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Brain Breaks - Why Exercise is Vital within our Curriculum
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Ginny Smith, Physical Education Teacher, The Elisabeth Morrow School
I heard this news for the first time at a Physical Education conference a few years ago. The presenter held up a book and continued, "This is our future; make sure you read it." I was intrigued. I have always known that a quality physical education program emphasizing maximum participation is beneficial to a student's health and fitness. Up to this point, however, the idea that physical activity correlated with better learning was mostly hypothetical. The fact that this is now proving to be true is big news! Why? Because, by building exercise into the curriculum, our school (or any school) can offer a very real, and, for the most part, very effective means of assisting students in improving their academic performance. The book is called Spark, written by Dr. John J. Ratey, a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. For me, it is the key to understanding the scientific research revealing how exercise promotes brain function. MORE
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| A new program integrates physical activity into the school day to help kids focus, learn and be healthy | |
New Jersey Education Association
You've seen the news stories. You've heard the statistics. Today's children are the most physically inactive generation in America's history. A 2012 report produced by Nike, the American College of Sports Medicine and the International Council of Science and Physical Education consolidated the research on physical inactivity and concluded that today's 10-year-olds are the first generation expected to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents. That's why AAHPERD and other organizations have joined first lady Michele Obama's 2010 Let's Move! program to form Let's Move! Active Schools! MORE |
| Dodge ball: Causing harm or teaching resilience? | |
NPR
A New York school has taken soccer balls, footballs - and maybe even the fun - out of recess. Officials say hard balls are a safety concern but critics say they're being too cautious. Tell Me More's parenting roundtable, hosted by Michel Martin, weighs in. Leslie Morgan Steiner is author of the books "Crazy Love" and "Mommy Wars," and mom of three. Jeff Yang is a columnist for The Wall Street Journal and a father of two. Anupy Singla is a cookbook author and a mom of two. And Cheryl Richardson is a director of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. She's also a mom of two. MORE |
| Bullying prevention from the ground up | |
Smart Blog
Even the best policies, programs, rules and protocols will fail to reduce or prevent bullying, unless they can take root in a positive, caring school culture and climate. Bully prevention, like any change initiative, must always confront the predominant influence of school culture and climate on all that happens in school, or as Peter Drucker said, "Culture eats strategy for breakfast." MORE |
| Twenty Brain Break Dances | |
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Share the link with classroom teachers and advocate for an active school! MORE
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| Food and Nutrition Fun for Elementary Age Children | |
USDA
Great list of kids books about food, physical exercise & nutrition and appropriate web sites from the Food and Nutrition Information Center's (FNIC) Web site. MORE
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| PBS Dance Resources | |
PBS
Two lesson plans: Telling Stories through Dance and Learn For Yourself in Dance are available from PBS.org. Several links to other resources are available here.
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| Elementary Dance Lessons | |
Herberger Institute for at Arizona State University and BYU
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HEALTH EDUCATOR NEWS YOU CAN USE
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| Learn your body parts: videos for kids | |
iheartguts.com
Click here!
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| Less physical activity leads to arthritis among youth | |
Counsel & Heal
As the modern lifestyle has changed the work culture among youth, cases of knee pain and spine pain have become common problem. It's because youngsters have to sit for hours working without indulging in any physical activity. These are initial symptoms of arthritis, expanding its reach among the youngsters at very alarming rate. On the occasion of World Arthritis Day, many noted orthopedic surgeons participated in the talk organized by TOI. MORE |
| Healthy eating for school-age children | |
Oye! Health
The availability of junk food all around the globe is so huge that it is quite a hard thing to resist it. The love for junk food is not just common in children but adults find it very difficult to stay away from it too. However, it should be clearly noted here that eating junk food is the unhealthiest thing that we can do to our health and fitness. In order to know that your children are really eating healthier at school, parents have to become more vigilant when it comes to monitoring of their children's diet. MORE |
| BMI Not Accurate Enough | |
Using Technology in Physical Education Newsletter
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine point out that the body mass index (BMI), based on the weight and height, is not an accurate measure of body fat content and does not account for critical factors that contribute to health or mortality, such as fat distribution, proportion of muscle to fat, and the sex and racial differences in body composition. MORE
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| Dealing with food allergies at school | |
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America via Advance Healthcare Network
The beginning of the school year is stressful for most healthy children and their parents. But when a child has food allergies, anticipating the coming school year becomes even more nerve-wracking. Until every school is better prepared, there are steps you can take before the bell rings to ensure that everyone is prepared to prevent problems and handle emergencies. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America offers these tips to make sure your child has a safe start school year. MORE |
| Is sitting the new smoking? | |
WBUR-FM
Standing desks are showing up in more and more offices and, apparently, for good reason. A growing body of research suggests that sitting can be harmful to your health. There's even an increasingly popular slogan that says, "Sitting is the new smoking." But is sitting at your desk as bad for your health as smoking cigarettes? We sort through the facts. MORE |
| Study: Youth obesity associated with receptiveness to TV fast food advertising | |
News Medical
Youth obesity is associated with receptiveness to TV fast food advertising, Norris Cotton Cancer Center researchers found in a study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Dr. Auden McClure, assistant professor of Pediatrics and of Community and Family Medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine and at the Dartmouth Institute, and member of the NCCC Cancer Control Research Program, found that young people with obesity are significantly more likely to notice, like and name the brand in fast food ads they see on television than nonobese peers. MORE |
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Let's Move! Active Schools |
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160 NJ Schools Already Registered | |
Have you registered your school yet? NJAHPERD's goal is 250 schools by the end of the year!
Become a Champion TODAY!
We know that you are facing all sorts of challenges and balancing multiple priorities, while striving to do every single thing you can to help your students learn and grow.
Let's Move! Active Schools is designed to address these challenges by spurring innovative solutions and offering customized support every step of the way. We know that our kids need 60 minutes of physical activity daily, not only so they can grow up healthy, but also because we know it helps them succeed in school. That's why this program empowers schools to find free or low-cost ways to incorporate movement before, during, and after the school day. We'll help connect schools to grant opportunities, online resources, personal assistance, and hands-on professional development.
There's just one thing we're still missing-YOU, the CHAMPION! The one dedicated person to step up and start making a difference.
All you have to do is sign up at LetsMoveSchools.org and follow a simple, six-step process to create an active school environment and build support among leadership, staff, families, and other community members. Along the way, you'll have access to free tools and resources to help you take action.
NJAHPERD's goal is to have 250 schools registered as a LMAS by June 2014.
Remember to indicate NJAHPERD for "How did you hear about us?" Register NOW!
Video PSA: Active Kids Do Better- Let's Move! Active Schools
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JUMP ROPE AND HOOPS FOR HEART
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| Hoops for Heart and Jump Rope for Heart Links and Resources | 
TAKE ACTION NOW!
If you are NOT a MEMBER of "YOU'RE THE CURE" (American Heart)
PLEASE click here to JOIN and become part of the solution!
MISSION STATEMENT: Our mission is to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. That single purpose drives all we do. The need for our work is beyond question.
JUMP FOR A FREE MEMBERSHIP TO AAHPERD??
Register and COMPLETE an AHA Jump Rope or Hoops for Heart event that totals $1,000 or more and receive your FREE AAHPERD membership as a THANK YOU! You can find out more HERE
American Heart Association
WELCOME!! click here...
Links of interest:
Jump Rope and Hoops for Heart Info
Jump Rope and Hoops for Heart Grantwww.aahperd.org/jump
NASPE Standards linking Physical Education to JRFH Register YOUR event: http://www.aahperd.org/jump/AboutJump/eventregistration.cfm  The PULSE online newsletter
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ATTENTION ALL COORDINATORS !!
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There are many reasons our dedicated partners participate in Jump Rope For Heart and Hoops For Heart but most agree that getting kids up and moving is their number one priority. The American Heart Association is working with you to teach families about healthy lifestyles and supporting their community in the fight against heart disease and stroke.
As we celebrate JRFH's 35th Anniversary, I couldn't be more grateful for your support....whether last year was your 1st or 34th celebration. We've been busy making some changes and enhancements based on your feedback.....you asked and we listened!
What's new this year?
●Revamped JRFH/HFH programs with new incentives to get more students excited to participate.
●Activities and lesson plans that satisfy many of the NJ Core Curriculum Standards.
●Enhanced websites to make online fundraising easier and more convenient.
●Monthly emails from me containing relevant, timely and educational topics you can share with family and friends, as well as your students and school community. This month we focus on childhood obesity.
Check out this area of our website-it has free downloadable resources for the classroom and for parents that can be shared at Back to School Night or through your eboard:
Finally, I am looking forward to visiting in the next couple of weeks to deliver your educational resources and talk about some future planning dates. See you soon!
Sincerely,
Andrea Mrusek
Regional Director Youth Market
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
Founders Affiliate
1 Union Street, Suite 301
Robbinsville, NJ 08691-4183
214-890-5470 (direct phone/fax)
1-800-242-1793 x-5470
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| Is your school in NJ's Top "10?" | |
AHA
Is your school in NJ's Top 10 American Heart Association Events?
JUST A CLICK WILL LET YOU KNOW WHO WAS!
Individual Events
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| TO ALL EDUCATORS...CHECK THIS OUT!!!! | |
AHA
...and please pass this on to the people on your staff
Here is a link provided by the American Heart Association that provides:
*health, physical education, and classroom teachers with springboard lesson ideas and activities.
*links to "NFL play 60" and jump rope and hoops sites
CLICK HERE
Need a letter to send to your administrator to get them "on board" with Jump or Hoops for Heart?
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| Take a look at AAHPERD's new advocacy webpage | 
AAHPERD
Advocacy is vital to the success of quality health and physical education programs across the country. In order to make an impact on the national policy landscape, we need all AAHPERD members to be strong advocates for the profession and for children.
Take a look at AAHPERD's new advocacy webpage - www.aahperd.org/whatwedo/advocacy! AAHPERD has partnered with Soft Edge to offer new and enhanced advocacy tools to members and anyone committed to children's health. Click the red "Take Action Now" button to access action alerts, bill summaries and to contact your members of Congress as well as local media outlets. Utilize each of the new tools below to make your voice heard.
· Take Action - view key issues AAHPERD is monitoring and find your elected officials
· Issues - access all action alerts to ensure your voice is heard in Congress
· Directory - find Congressional contact information and use the Guide to Congress to help navigate the advocacy process
· Bills - read bill summaries on current legislation that AAHPERD is watching
· Share - download and post web stickers on your website to encourage other to advocate
· Elections - track current elections in your state
· Media - easily contact your local media to share the importance of health and physical education in schools with your community
Take action today to guarantee that health and physical education will be addressed by Congress and become integral programs in schools across the country.
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| 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, NJEA and our ShapingNJ partners.
ACHIEVE NJ updates are also posted on the NJAHPERD website. Click on the NJ Legislation tab for more information.
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| Advocacy Tip of the Month | Your Legislators need to hear from advocates like you about the importance of physical education and health education.
Visit the AAHPERD Legislative Action Center to:
* Locate your Congressmen to request a meeting, ask them to visit your school, or to view a schedule of town hall meetings,
* Locate your local media contacts to submit an op-ed or letter to the editor about the importance of physical education and health education in your community,
* Continue to support physical education and health education by using the action alerts available on the AAHPERD Legislative Action Center.
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| 4th Annual U Got Brains Champion Schools Program | |
Deadline: Nov. 30, 2013
The Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey is hosting its 4th Annual U Got Brains Champion Schools Program - a contest to challenge New Jersey high school students and a faculty advisor to create a unique project aimed at educating teens about the importance of safe driving. Schools receive a stipend to help develop teen driving safety programs and compete against other high schools to win cool prizes...including the grand prize-a driving simulator for their school. Deadline to apply is November 30th. APPLY
We need help from your school to spread awareness about safe teen driving to help reduce teen driving injuries and deaths!
Here's how it works:
- Develop an idea in your school for a project related to teen driving safety based on the key safety issues provided.
- Submit your project name, a 500 word summary of the proposed project, and a list of strategies and events to be implemented along with it.
- If your school's project is selected, you will receive a stipend to implement it.
- Selected schools will have several months to implement their projects and compete against other schools to win the ultimate prize: a driving simulator
for your school! - Participating schools will take part in an evaluation conducted by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Research Institute.
Motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of teen injuries and death and you have the power to help change that.
This is a great opportunity to engage your students in an educational, fun and interactive competition, while addressing an important safety issue. To quote a teacher advisor who has participated in this program for three straight years, "In 25 years of teaching, this is the best program I've ever been involved in!".
We are looking for creative campaign ideas that will draw attention and make an impact on new drivers. Learn MORE and APPLY
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| Create Real Impact Contest Fall 2013 | |
Deadline: Nov. 1, 2013
For the fourth consecutive year, Impact Teen Drivers presents the Create Real Impact Contest, which offers students and classrooms a chance for prizes and grants for creatively bringing solutions to the deadly problem of distracted driving to their peers.
Create Real Impact is a contest that lets talented individuals foster conversations with friends, family and neighbors in one of four categories (Art, Music, Video, or Writing) proposing solutions to stop this very real and completely preventable epidemic.
The contest runs from August 26, 2013, to November 1, 2013, and is open to enrolled students of the United States ages 14-22.
Awards include prize packages by category AND an educational grant of $1,500 for use by the four schools with the most entrants with a minimum of 20 entries.
Here's how it works:
1. Promote the contest to students and encourage them to enter their work by visiting www.createrealimpact.com.
2. Encourage ideas and teamwork with other students in their class or school.
3. Share the free resources of Impact Teen Drivers (found at www.impactteendrivers.org) with students.
4. Win a $1,500 grant for your classroom if your school submits the most entries (for complete rules visit www.createrealimpact.com).
Thank you for taking the time to share the contest information and our life-saving message with your students. Please do not hesitate to contact Pam Fischer if you have any questions.
Just a reminder!
Registration opens on August 15, 2013.
Contest begins August 26, 2013.
Entries will be accepted until November 1, 2013.
Promote your entry and get online votes November 2 - November 8, 2013.
Winners will be announced November 13, 2013.
Game on! REGISTER TODAY.
*Online votes will be awarded once your registered entry has been confirmed and meets the competition requirements. You submit the entry; we'll check it and post it. Online voting begins November 2, 2013. Top online vote getters in each category will win a prize. Our expert panel of judges determines grand Prize awards for each category. Top vote getters are eligible for Grand Prize award consideration. All winners will be announced on November 13, 2013.
*All bonus votes will be added upon acceptance and approval of your submitted entry.
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| Driver Education tract planned for Health Education Conference | | Sessions specifically designed for driver education teachers are scheduled for the Health Education Conference on December 2, 2013. For more details, visit the NJAHPERD website. |
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| BOKS Trainings/Activation Grants | |
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Our New Trainer Training dates have been announced! Sign up for a training and don't forget -- if BOKS hasn't yet been implemented in your school, you are eligible to apply for the $1,000 BOKS Activation Grant to start the program during the 2013/2014 school year and help get kids moving. Elementary schools across the country can apply for the grant and open enrollment is through December 2013. Check out all the details! |
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| KaBOOM! Accepting Applications for Community Playground Construction Grants | |
Deadline: Project specific, time-sensitive
KaBOOM!, in partnership with Dr. Pepper Snapple, is accepting applications for grants to be used toward the purchase of playground equipment. To be eligible for a Let's Play Community Construction grant, playgrounds must be assembled using the KaBOOM! community-build model, and progress must be documented through KaBOOM!'s Our Dream Playground project planner.
Municipalities and child-serving organizations without a playground or with existing equipment that is unsafe for children are eligible for this opportunity. The grant cannot be used to add equipment to an existing playground.
The program provides a $15,000 grant award that must be applied toward the purchase of equipment from a KaBOOM! preferred vendor; access to valuable planning tools on the Our Dream Playground Web site; opportunity to receive one-on-one planning support from KaBOOM! alumni; and post-build access to the KaBOOM! Alumni Network, through which grantees may apply for additional grants to maintain and/or expand their playspace, as well as opportunities to learn more about the state of play in the United States.
Applicants must own the land on which the playground is built or have permission to build there, spend $24,000 to $40,000 on playground equipment, agree to finish the project within twelve months of the grant award, and serve a low-income population.
Complete grant application guidelines.
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| NJAHPERD Mini-Grants Available | Check out available grants and awards on NJAHPERD's Awards & Grants page.
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| SPARK Grant Finder Tool | |
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The SPARK Grant-Finder Tool helps you locate funding for your Physical Education, After school, Early childhood or Coordinated School Health program. Grants can be used for curriculum, teacher training, or equipment. MORE
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| Funding Opportunities for FuelUP to Play 60 | |
Deadline: Nov. 1, 2013
Up to $4,000 per year is available to qualifying K-12 schools through this competitive, nationwide funding program.
New this year! The 2013-14 edition of the Fuel Up to Play 60 Playbook focuses on school breakfast and increased physical activity - because students who eat well and move more learn better! Your school can apply for funding to support one Healthy Eating Play and one Physical Activity Play from the 2013-14 Playbook.
Fuel Up to Play 60 has teamed up with the Presidential Youth Fitness Program to help schools "Make Your Case for Quality Physical Education." MORE
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| I Am Sun Smart Contest - Win an iPad Air!! | |
Deadline: Nov. 17, 2013
Let's face it: as parents and teachers, we can tell teens to wear sunscreen again and again, but our safety tips often go in one ear and out the other.
It's a fact that teens are more heavily influenced by their peers.
In order to educate teens about skin cancer prevention, The Skin Cancer Foundation created Sun Smart U, an interactive education program for middle and high school Health and Physical Education classrooms.
As an added bonus, we've developed a contest to further engage your students by inviting them to help spread the message about sun safety, in their own words, teen to teen. Together, we can help prevent skin cancer deaths and ensure that proper sun safety goes viral.
It's a win-win! The students who come up with the most creative ways to teach their friends about sun safety will win an iPad from the Skin Cancer Foundation. And the winning students' teachers will win prizes, too. Plus, the winning entries will be featured on the WeAreTeachers and Skin Cancer Foundation websites to help other students learn about the dangers of skin cancer. MORE |
| NJ Schools and NFL Play60 |
Deadline: Dec. 16. 2013
The NFL PLAY60 Challenge offers the opportunity for New Jersey schools to participate in the NFL PLAY 60 Challenge. The program encourages youth to be active for at least 60 minutes a day by challenging teachers and students across New York City and New Jersey to get 60 minutes of exercise a day for four weeks, giving them a chance to win some great Super Bowl prizes. Register
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