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| NJAHPERD BOARD MEMBERS | |
JoAnn Doherty, President
Jackie Malaska, Executive Director
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| A message from your president |
THANK YOU!
I thank all of you who attended and stopped by our NJAHPERD affiliate booth at the 2013 NJEA Convention. We tried to answer many of your questions, distributed many hand-outs, signed up new members and renewed memberships for both professionals and future professionals. We also teamed up with the American Heart Association to sign-up schools who expressed an interest in getting involved with Jump Rope and/or Hoops for Heart programs. This is the 35th year of the AHA program and one which has become a big part of our quality physical education and health education programs promoting healthy lifestyles.
We also had lots of action from our 14 sponsored workshops and at least 20 other physical education, health and wellness programs. I thank you all for preparing and presenting on behalf of NJAHPERD at the NJEA Convention. Each and every one of you made a difference.
Also, please thank the teachers in your individual schools for collecting handouts for you if you were unable to attend. We also had many classroom teachers stop by because they were interested in becoming a part of the "Let's Move! Active Schools" program and how "Brain Breaks" would be able to help them in their individual classrooms.
All in all, it warms my heart to know NJAHPERD does make a huge difference for so many people in our school systems and communities.
If you are interested in being a presenter at the 2014 NJEA Convention, please contact Diane Glover, NJAHPERD NJEA Liaison at Diane's email. The 2014 theme will focus on the Common Core Content Standards and proposals need to be submitted by early March, 2014.
Last, but surely not least, please join me at our upcoming Health Education Conference, "Healthy Horizons" on Monday, December 2, 2013 at the Crowne Plaza Monroe. The conference is the best one in the state for K-12 teachers and nurses who also teach health.
Best wishes and Happy Thanksgiving to all.
JoAnn Doherty
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| Get Involved! | |
NJAHPERD is seeking passionate, hard working volunteers to join the Executive Board as Vice-President Elects. If you are interested in a position on the board to assist in decision making, professional development event planning, membership recruitment and policy that affects our profession, please email the Executive Director and include your resume, a brief bio (to be included in ballot) and position you are interested in. For a list of positions and job descriptions, please click HERE. Names will be forwarded to the Nominations Committee and then to the Executive Board for approval. Member voting will take place electronically.
Please contact the NJAHPERD office if you have any questions.
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| 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! |
| 2014 AAHPERD Major of the Year Award | |
AAHPERD
The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) invites you to nominate outstanding student majors for recognition at the 2014 AAHPERD National Convention & Expo, April 1-5 in St. Louis, MO.
This program, sponsored by the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), recognizes outstanding students on track to receive degrees in an HPERD field. Specific courses of study include but are not limited to physical education, adapted physical education, health education, coaching education, kinesiology, exercise science, fitness & wellness, athletic training and sport management. Students will be recognized at the Major of the Year Ceremony at the 2014 AAHPERD National Convention & Expo.
Eligibility
All students must: be AAHPERD members or have submitted membership paperwork at the time of nomination, be a junior or senior standing, have a GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale, have provided at least a two year service to the school or community during undergraduate career.
Nominations
All nominations must be submitted online using the electronic form. The deadline to nominate a student is January 15, 2014. Please visit our Major of the Year website to learn more about how you can nominate one of your outstanding future professionals today. Contact AAHPERD at 800-213-7193, ext. 410, or by email at awards@aahperd.org with any further questions.
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| Professional Development Events | |
Health Education Conference "Healthier Horizons"
Monday, December 2, 2013
Crowne Plaza Monroe
The NJAHPERD Health Education Conference is designed to provide educators with current health information, new resources and teaching strategies for the classroom and school environment. Join your colleagues for a great day of cutting edge, "hands on" professional development. NJAHPERD guarantees you will return to your students refreshed, rejuvenated and with a multitude of new and exciting ideas to teach wellness!
Featured speakers are Linda Morse, President, American School Health Association (ASHA) and Felicia Stoler, registered dietician and author.
NJAHPERD welcomes all health educators, school nurses, elementary classroom teachers and administrators to attend.
Breakfast and a healthy lunch is provided by NJAHPERD.
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2014 Annual Convention Updates | |
Look for the convention announcement postcard in your home mailbox and share it with non member colleagues.
2014 Annual Convention
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.
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!
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| Calling All NJAHPERD, EDA and NASPE Teachers of the Year! |
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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Additional Professional Development Events...Save the Dates
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2013-14 Health Observances Calendar of Events
Plan Ahead for the New School Year
YES! You Can! Adolescent Health Conferences
November 22, 2013
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:
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
When: Wednesday, November 20th
Time: 6pm Eastern
Cost: Free Students come to us with different backgrounds, experiences and skill levels. If we want each child to learn, be actively engaged, and experience success, we cannot use the same content and instruction on everyone. It is important to modify the activities we teach and create environments where all students are challenged and ultimately, improve their health. But how?
We can improve opportunities for students to practice and develop their unique skills, use different teaching strategies so students can learn and participate at a level they feel comfortable with, and improve fitness by allowing more time for movement activities.
Join us for the next SPARK Webinar to learn how to apply inclusionary strategies and differentiate activities to engage all students. You'll leave with the tools and resources you need to create activity sessions that foster individual success!
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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. |
| 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 |
| Local Member School Wins Project Fit America Award! Congratulations!!! | |
Aaron Decker School, Butler, NJ
 Please join us in congratulating Liz Benne, Physical Education Teacher, Aaron Decker School, Butler, NJ! Ms. Benne, with guidance from Virginia Scala, Principal, applied for and won The Project Fit America (PFA) Grant. This grant is sponsored by Morristown Memorial Hospital and Project Fit America. Project Fit America is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to health and fitness. This is a nationally based organization. They work along with the Atlantic Health System in NJ (Morristown Hospital) to sponsor grants to schools. The Project Fit equipment given to us is fitness based for both indoor and outdoor activities. The outdoor equipment was installed at Aaron Decker School and is for use both during and after school. Students and staff have been trained to use the equipment. The indoor equipment is used during physical education classes.
The grant we received was the result of the hard work and dedication of Ms. Benne; she was presented with a plaque in her honor . This plaque will be installed in the Project Fit area. This plaque honors her dedication to the health and fitness of the Aaron Decker School Community. Aaron Decker students were present at the dedication as well as Butler Board of Education members, Mr. Cardinale, Superintendent, Butler District Administration, Butler Council President, Ed Vath, and representative, MaryAnn Walsh of Morristown Memorial Hospital and Project Fit America, NJAHPERD President, JoAnn Doherty and the NJ Devils mascot (who was the star of the ceremony). Once again, congratulations, Ms. Benne and the Aaron Decker School! |
| Join the Revolution: The Walking Revolution! |
The Campaign to Get America Walking
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Every Body Walk! is an online educational campaign aimed at getting Americans up and moving. The campaign's goal - to spread the message that walking really can improve health and prevent disease. The campaign is led by Kaiser Permanente along with a number of other organizations, including the Office of the Surgeon General.
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| Make this the healthiest year yet... | |
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation
Fall is officially here! The leaves are changing, the weather is becoming cooler, and school year is in full swing! Now is the perfect time to reenergize your School Wellness Councils and kick off a year of good health at your school. We are looking forward to another great school year working together to increase physical activity and healthy eating!  Welcome, Sean Gustafson, our new NJ Program Manager! Sean has come to Alliance for a Healthier Generation from Teach for America where he worked most recently as an Event Marketing Manager for the national office, taking the lead on developing large alumni and community summits. Prior to that role, Sean was a Math Specialist and Program Director, training teachers in Philadelphia. He got his start as a middle school math teacher in Philadelphia. Sean is truly excited to work with teachers again and to help schools achieve positive changes with students, teachers and administrators.
Spotlight on our local Healthy Schools Program Ambassador
 In August the Alliance for a Healthier Generation announced Jennifer Cedeno, Principal of Terence C. Reilly School No. 7 in the Elizabeth Public School District as a Healthy Schools Program Ambassador. Cedeno's passion for creating a healthy school environment has helped her school achieve a Gold National Recognition Award from the Alliance.
Nineteen leaders in the school health space were selected to join our Ambassadors Network. Our Ambassadors play a number of roles in and around schools. They are parents, principals, superintendents, child nutrition directors, coaches and teachers just to name a few. And they do this while also leading the change for health on their campus. Our Ambassadors have used the Healthy Schools Program in innovative ways to overcome common obstacles for school health and they are ready to help you do the same. Meet our 2013 - 2014 Healthy Schools Program Ambassadors and see how their experiences can help you make healthy changes at your school.
Don't miss Ms. Cedeno's session presentation at the 2014 Annual Convention in Long Branch, NJ |
| Society of Health and Physical Educators, America (SHAPE America) Gets My Vote | |
Chuck Corbin, Professor Emeritus, Arizona State University
Roberta Park, a noted physical education historian, has suggested that physical education (and I would also include health education) can become the renaissance field of the 21st century. She makes the case that medicine was a fledgling field prior to 1900, but became the renaissance field of the 20th century. The development of the medical sciences, strong delivery programs (treatment, prevention, and promotion), strong medical training programs, and a strong professional organization were the keys. MORE
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| Thoughts about SHAPE America | |
Steve Jefferies, pelinks4u Publisher
Since AAHPERD president Gale Wiedow announced the proposed new name for AAHPERD, similar to Chuck Corbin I've had mixed personal feelings and heard both positive and negative comments from others. But on one thing we can all agree. For our professional association to move forward it's pretty obvious that everything can't stay the same. So it makes sense that we should consider a new name.
As a former NASPE President I confess I'm pretty attached to the NASPE name and its public recognition as the professional association for physical educators. A few years ago our Canadian colleagues converted themselves to PHE Canada - a name that I also like but recognize that the thought of copying Canadians would be an anathema for many Americans! More recently, our nutrition colleagues renamed themselves to the daft sounding acronym "AND" yet it doesn't seem to have negatively affected their 75,000 and growing membership. MORE
Steve Jefferies publishes a monthly newsletter which can be found here.
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| Fitness vs. Academics: The PE Tug-of-War | |
ParentMap.com
Like a lot of kids, I loved gym class growing up, but I recall it being a lesson in survival. We would go home wearing welts from rubber dodge balls - if I had knocked out a good number of classmates before getting hit myself, I considered it a good day. Friends remember the discomfort of kickball games when team captains picked their players one by one. The great relief was to not be that last little kid standing against the fence. MORE
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| Physical fitness linked to better memory | |
dailyRx
VideoBriefExercise can help your body become stronger, faster and more resilient. And a fitter body might mean a fitter mind as people age. A new study looked at the connection between physical fitness and mental fitness in adults of all ages. Participants' aerobic ability and brain function were tested several times over many years. The study found that physical fitness predicted people's ability to perform well on memory tests. Those who were more physically fit were less likely to miss questions on memory exams. MORE
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| Has bullying been normalized in sports? | |
The Huffington Post
Recently, Richie Incognito, a Miami Dolphins NFL player, was suspended indefinitely for bullying his teammate, Jonathon Martin. We need to ask ourselves why the cries of Jonathon Martin took so long to hear. Where were his teammates, coaches and the rest of people in the Dolphins organization? While the players have a code of conduct to which they have to adhere, why did it take the actions of Jonathon Martin feeling like he had to quit before someone heard him. If we think that this is an isolated incident and only related to Richie Incognito and the Miami Dolphins, then we are blind to what is really going on in sport. MORE
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HEALTH EDUCATOR NEWS YOU CAN USE
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| Salads with more sugar than doughnuts: Report analyzes sugar in America | |
The Huffington Post
You can buy a salad that contains more sugar than a doughnut: That's one finding in a recent study conducted by financial services company Credit Suisse, which revealed the sugar content of some of America's most popular foods and drinks. MORE
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| NUTRITION DETECTIVES™ - "Teaching Kids to Make Healthy Choices" | |
Dr. David L. Katz, MD
Available in English and Spanish! FREE Resource!
From the website: "The program is novel, engaging, and efficient, imparting crucial information in minimal time. It can be presented using either a DVD video presentation (with Dr. Katz teaching students in a "magical" classroom setting), or as a PowerPoint slide show. The presentation is followed by a hands-on activity in which children apply their "detective" skills with real food packages." MORE
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| Watch, Learn and Live | |
American Heart Association
Watch, Learn and Live with the American Heart Association's interactive cardiovascular library
Here you'll find informative illustrations and animations about a variety of conditions, treatments and procedures related to heart disease and stroke. Visit the library
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| Olympian Allyson Felix And Activist Debra Eschmeyer On Healthy Living In Schools | |
Huffington Post
Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix and food activist Debra Eschmeyer think there is one major thing schools around the country need to improve upon: health education.
Promoters of physical education and healthy eating in schools, the pair took the stage as part of a panel at NBC's Education Nation Summit on Oct. 8 and spoke about the need for schools to produce healthy, well-balanced students. Eschmeyer, the co-founder of FoodCorps, an organization that seeks to improve school nutrition and teach kids about healthy living, described food education as an essential part of schooling; Felix, a track and field Olympian, touted physical activity as a pillar of learning. MORE
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| Study: Early bedtime could help prevent childhood obesity | |
Daily News
Setting an earlier bedtime for your children could help keep their weight in check, a new study finds. Fast food, too much screen time and sugary sodas are not the only factors to blame for the childhood obesity epidemic, experts say. Lack of sleep is also an important factor, the findings show. MORE
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| 'Culture of resistance' complicates concussion reporting in youth sports | |
PT in Motion
As youth sports programs have grown, so has a "culture of resistance" around concussion reporting and treatment compliance, according to a major study released by the National Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. The report addresses this culture, as well as a wide range of topics including rates of concussion by sport, effectiveness of protective gear and the lack of research around concussions in youth. The 340-page report - Sports-Related Concussions in Youth: Improving the Science, Changing the Culture - contains several key findings. MORE
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| Study: Childhood obesity again tied to earlier puberty in girls | |
HealthDay News via MSN
VideoBrief U.S. girls are developing breasts at a younger age compared to years past and obesity appears to explain a large share of the shift, a new study suggests. The findings, published in the journal Pediatrics, add to evidence that American children are hitting puberty earlier than in decades past. The rising tide of childhood obesity has been suspected as a major cause but the new study gives more hard data to support the idea. 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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AHA Jump Rope for Heart 35th Anniversary!
|  This year is the 35th anniversary of Jump Rope For Heart! To do something significant and celebrate this milestone, the AHA challenges you to hold an event in your school and raise $3,500 (or more).
Jump Rope For Heart (JRFH) and Hoops For Heart (HFH) are national education and fundraising events sponsored by AAHPERD and the American Heart Association. These events engage elementary and middle school students with jumping rope or playing basketball while empowering them to improve their own health and help other kids with heart-health issues. Both programs are great ways to satisfy the national physical education standards, and meet the criteria for a comprehensive school physical activity program.
How It Works....
JRFH or HFH events are conducted in school by physical education instructors, coaches or teachers. They can be scheduled whenever it's most convenient-during physical education class, lunch or before or after school. Once you register, you'll receive an event kit with everything you need to conduct a successful Jump Rope For Heart or Hoops For Heart event:
- Step-by-step instructions on scheduling, promoting and conducting the event.
- Heart-healthy curriculum to support heart awareness with the event.
- Tips for fundraising. Participants ask friends and family for donations. The American Heart Association online tool makes raising funds even easier!
- Training and support from an experienced American Heart Association staff person or volunteer.
But that's not all, schools that raise $3,500 or more and successfully complete their event will be entered to win a free registration to the 2015 AAHPERD National Convention & Expo in Seattle, WA, including a travel and lodging stipend, and a $100 shopping spree in the AAHPERD online store. Schools will be eligible for the drawing as long as the event coordinator is a member of AAHPERD as of 5/1/14.
With your support, we can help protect and improve children's health! Sign up today!
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| TO ALL JR/HFH COORDINATORS.... | Call for Articles!
As part of Jump Rope for Heart's 35th Anniversary, NJAHPERD is looking for AHA Coordinators to send in a short story article describing your most successful event.
Please forward your articles to: Christine Baccarella, NJAHPERD, JR/HFH Coordinator at: baccbay@aol.com |
| Mark Your Calendars! | |
NJAHPERD Coordinator Thank-You Breakfast...
The NJAHPERD Coordinator "THANK YOU BREAKFAST" is scheduled for TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2014.
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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 NJ 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.
Newly introduced legislation includes:
S-2981/A-4452
Requires State Board of Education to adopt standards and benchmark of performance for improvement of teacher preparation programs and teacher certification candidates who complete the programs and develop a program rating system.
S-3017
Requires school districts to incorporate age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education in grades preschool through 12 as part of the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education. |
| 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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| Driver Education tract planned for Health Education Conference & Convention | | 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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| Need ideas, lesson plans, assemblies and more? | |
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From NJAHPERD's Teacher Resources page.
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| BOKS Trainings/Activation Grants |
BOKS 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! |
| NJAHPERD Mini-Grants Available | Check out available grants and awards on NJAHPERD's Awards & Grants page.
Click HERE! |
| SPARK Grant Finder Tool | |
SPARK
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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| 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 |
| Fuel Up to Play60 Make Your Move Campaign |  Deadline: Nov. 30, 2013
Fuel Up to Play 60, the nation's largest in-school health and wellness program, is excited to launch the Make Your Move campaign to inspire students - and the adults who care about them - to get 60 minutes of play a day. Through November 30, students, teachers and parents can get in on all the action and have the chance to win exclusive prizes just for showcasing how they get moving in school. Be sure to check out the Make your Move video...
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...featuring NFL players and Fuel Up to Play 60 Student Ambassadors going head-to-head on camera to see who has the best "moves." Visit www.FuelUpToPlay60.com for more information, and to Make Your Move! |
| 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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| Find Your Balance Challenge | |
Deadline: Jan. 31, 2014
The Find Your Balance Challenge is open to elementary school classrooms in grades K-5 and rewards student teams for taking steps toward achieving Energy Balance in your own school communities. Deadline January 31, 2014. MORE
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www.houselfitness.com
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Disclaimer: The ideas in the FYI do not necessarily reflect NJAHPERD's official position on the issues. NJAHPERD assumes no responsibility for any statement as fact or opinion presented, nor does acceptance of advertising imply endorsement of any products or services by the Association. |
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