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| NJAHPERD BOARD MEMBERS | |
JoAnn Doherty, President
Jackie Malaska, Executive Director
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| A message from your president |
I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, happy Kwanza and a very healthy, happy and productive New Year.
As you reflect on the past year and make plans for 2014, please include a professional New Year's resolution as one of your goals. As you know, my theme for my presidency has been "Advocacy on the Move". Now more than ever, we all need to be a "grassroots" advocate and stand up for what we believe will help our profession, students, schools and communities. As educators and future educators we need to be proactive in 2014. Silence may appear as apathy or satisfaction with the status quo and administrators and boards of education will continue to make decisions about our programs based on their own past experiences. Academic achievement weighs heavily on the minds of decision makers and this should be our point of entry. We must invite administrators into our gymnasiums to shine the spotlight on ways in which we infuse the common core content standards in physical education and in our health education classrooms. We also need to meet with our classrooms colleagues and use our expertise to help them get students active in the classroom as a means by which to raise tests scores and improve attendance and behavior. Yes, collaboration with our professional colleagues really does work.
To assist our members in their advocacy efforts, I have invited Carly Braxton, Senior Manager of Advocacy, SHAPE America-Society of Health and Physical Educators (formerly AAHPERD) to present a convention session on why advocacy is vital to the success of quality health and physical education programs across the country and here in New Jersey. As a participant you will receive valuable advocacy training and access to resources to strengthen your advocacy efforts at the national, state and local levels.
If you would like to learn more, I invite you to join me on Tuesday, February 25th from 9:15 to 10:15 AM, in the McKinley Room at the Ocean Place Resort. I look forward to seeing a room filled with passionate professionals learning to advocate for your students and the profession. Together, let's find out the best way to correct something that doesn't seem right. Let's keep "Advocacy on the Move" here in New Jersey. Thank you for doing your part.
Click HERE to find out more about the Annual Convention.
JoAnn Doherty
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| Are You Ready to Get More Involved in NJAHPERD? | |
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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| AAHPERD is now SHAPE America | |
A managing partner of First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! Active Schools initiative, the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) has announced that its membership has approved changing the association's name to the Society of Health and Physical Educators, doing business as SHAPE America.
According to President Gale Wiedow, interim dean of the College of Education at Dakota State University in Madison, SD, "We are now poised to move forward in creating a new chapter in our 128-year-old history with our new name, vision and mission. A new logo, tagline and brand for the organization, as well as a new website, will be introduced early in 2014."
Through our new name we are working to:
∙ Shape a future where healthy is the norm
∙ Shape a standard of excellence in physical education and health education
∙ Shape the lifelong habits of young people
∙ Shape and influence policy related to physical education and school health education
SHAPE America is the organization's seventh name change since its founding in 1885 as the Association for the Advancement of Physical Education. The largest organization of physical educators in the country with close to 20,000 members, SHAPE America created the first ever National Standards for K-12 Physical Education, developed the Let's Move in School public awareness campaign to increase physical activity before, during and after school, and originated the Shape of the Nation Report, which reviews the status of physical education across the United States, among its many professional firsts.
Wiedow added, "Having an acronym that actually says and means something helps to make our new name more memorable. In addition, the verb shape means influence and communicates leadership and power. We want SHAPE America to have increased visibility and recognition among our primary audiences of physical and health educators as well as our secondary audiences ─ parents, principals, school administrators, policy makers, and the media. I am confident that our strong, memorable and simple new name will help us do just that."
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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. |
| How Are You Evaluated? | |
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. |
| 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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2014 Annual Convention Updates | |
Professional Early Bird fees apply until January 15, 2014
Pre-Convention Sessions (Sunday, 2/23/14)
SPARK Elementary 9-12
The 100th Monkey Project Adventure 9-12
Fitness Education Best Practices/FitnessGram Training 9-3
Introducation to Bigger Faster Stronger Weight Room Certification 9-3
Lunch is provided for all pre-convention sessions.
Fees
Session Titles/Descriptions for Monday & Tuesday
Monday Opening Session
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.
Let's Move Active Schools: Helping Students to Reach their Greatest Potential
Shellie will discuss the current obesity and physical inactivity epidemics that plague our nation's youth and share information on current initiatives, including Let's Move! Active Schools and the Presidential Youth Fitness Program, which support educators in engaging students in physical activity every day. She will also share opportunities for health and physical educators to become champions for change within their schools environment. Additionally, she will discuss the importance of collaboration at all levels - local, state and federal - to improve the health of our nation's youth.
Tuesday Closing Session
 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 & President's 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!
Headlining: Rich Redding
Featuring: Sara Contreras, Dreal, Jus Rey
DJ Bundy rocking the after party!
More details
Jump/Hoops Coordinator's Breakfast meeting is scheduled for Tuesday morning so that you can enjoy the evening social, stay overnight and be ready to go! Pre-registration recommended.
More information on Fees, Hotel, NJAHPERD Apparel, Pre-Convention, Socials, and Exhibitors is available on the NJAHPERD Annual Convention website page.
Drive Safer returns as a Convention Sponsor!
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| 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
Best Practices Fitness Education/FitnessGram Training
Friday, January 24, 2014
AtlantiCare LifeCenter
2500 English Creek Avenue, Building 200
Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234
Registration
CONFERENCES:
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.
AAHPERD National Convention & Expo
April 1-5, 2014
St. Louis, MO
Featured keynote speakers will be Shannon Miller, the most decorated gymnast male or female in U.S. history with 16 Olympic and World Championship medals and renowned motivational speaker on comprehensive health education and wellness programs Deborah Tackmann.
Attend workshops on our newest initiatives and programs:
-The NEW National Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education
-Common Core State Standards
-Presidential Youth Fitness Program
-Let's Move! Active Schools
Also attend sessions that will provide great teaching strategies and best practices in:
-School-based Health Education
-Adapted Physical Education
-Curriculum and Administration
-Professional Preparation
-Sport and Coaching
-Master and Cultural Dance Classes
-Research including Exercise Sciences and Motor Behavior & Measurement
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
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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 |
| Next round of funding opportunity coming up January 2014 |
Deadline: Jan. 31, 2014
A generous donation of $10 million from the General Mills Foundation (the largest donatio
n in the foundation's history) has been committed over six years to help implement the Presidential Youth Fitness Program in schools nationwide and the second-round of funding is right around the corner!
Applications will be accepted online from Jan. 1 through Jan. 31, 2014. (Paper applications are not accepted.)
Awards will be announced April 1, 2014.
Funding covers selected schools through the 2014-2015, 2015-2016, and 2016-2017 school years. MORE
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| American Heart Association applauds New Jersey teacher | |
Messenger-Gazette
The American Heart Association recently recognized Rich Rosenblum of Freehold, N.J., with the 2012-2013 Founders Affiliate Outstanding Hoops For Heart Coordinator of the Year Award for his exceptional commitment and dedication to the organization's Hoops For Heart fundraising program. Rosenblum, a Hillsborough Middle School physical education teacher, took over hosting the initiative last year and by engaging his students, raised a record-breaking $11,194 to support the lifesaving work of the American Heart Association. MORE
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| Great ideas from Kentucky AHPERD! | |
KAHPERD
Check out Kentucky AHPERD's Pinterest Page! 32 boards on a wide range of excellent topics: Field Day Ideas, PE Ideas, Exercises, Games, Dances, Yoga, Kids Running, Challenges, Cues for Skills, Books, Bulletin Board Ideas, Health, Home Activities, Family Activities, Stretching, Technology, Workouts, Quotes, Associations, Advocacy, etc! MORE
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| Inspire Action! | |
Scholastic
Creative ideas to inspire kids to help make changes in their lives, the lives of their families, and in their schools and communities. MORE
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| Active Academics - Learning on the Move | |
Activeacademics.org
Active Academics® has been developed by teachers for teachers. It is designed to help teachers offer more activity opportunities for students while still teaching core content in the regular classroom environment. Teachers can use Active Academics® ideas for moving breaks throughout the day, to add activity to content area lesson or to give students a constructive recess or lunchtime activity.
Teachers can also contribute to the activity database and share those ideas that you have been using for years! We value the experiences of quality teachers and want this website to be a tool for sharing those great ideas. MORE
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| Discussing Health and PE as National Core Curriculum Subjects | |
by Steven Wehrle, Physical Education Teacher, Greenwich Township, NJ
Obesity in this county has reached an all-time high. More than one third of all Americans are considered obese and over two thirds are considered overweight. This shocking trend of Americans who are at an unhealthy weight has had tremendous consequences to the healthcare costs in the country. One of the main combatants of obesity is daily physical activity. In order to foster a love of movement and activity in adult years, students need to be enrolled in quality Health and Physical Education programs during a child's schooling years. With those thoughts in mind, I believe that a comprehensive Health and Physical Education program is important to children and should be added to the National Core Curriculum Standards.
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| Education and Health in Schools - A Survey of Parents | |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Parents give schools low grades for their lack of focus on physical activity and have mixed views about the health of food available at school.
This poll is part of an ongoing series of surveys sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in partnership with the Harvard School of Public Health and NPR. Just under 1,400 American adults who had a child attending a public or public charter school in grades K-12 during the 2012-2013 school year participated in the Education and Health in Schools poll. MORE
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Principal Leadership Magazine
E. Paul Roetert and Shellie Y. Pfohl write, "Do you constantly find yourself looking for innovative and easy ways to improve classroom behavior, increase student concentration and improve performance on standardized tests? School administrators face pressures: achieving competitive test scores to receive funding; addressing new ways to manage behavioral issues in the classroom; and implementing new methods to focus today's generation of students, who are constantly looking for stimulation. A cost-effective and unique approach to accomplish those goals is to help your students be more physically active throughout the school day." MORE
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| Why a brisk walk is better | |
New York Times
Walking - fast or slow - is wonderful exercise. But now a first-of-its-kind study shows that to get the most health benefits from walking, many of us need to pick up the pace. The findings stem from a new analysis of the National Walkers' Health Study, a large database of information maintained at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory about thousands of middle-age men and women who walk regularly for exercise. MORE |
| Motivation key in physical education class | |
Kennebec Journal
PE 2 at Coney High in Augusta, Maine, is intended to help students develop confidence, discover their strengths beyond the physical ones and learn how to communicate and solve problems within a team. The class is part of a long-term movement in physical education that de-emphasizes calisthenics, competition and, to some extent, team sports, in favor of alternative activities, development of workforce skills and grading students on their individual effort or progress. "I think very traditional physical education was a great place for athletes or people who had some genetic predisposition to athletic ability," said Cheryl Richardson, an official of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. "That obviously is not the environment that we are trying for now. Now we're trying to motivate and inspire. If they hate PE, they may not choose to be active outside of PE class." MORE
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| Two lawmakers push for more physical activity in classroom | |
Standard-Examiner
Two Utah lawmakers are using a Davis County pilot program to suggest Utah educators need to place more emphasis, not less, on student activity and physical education. Reps. Paul Ray and Eric Hutchings say growing research - and data from two elementary schools in the Davis School District - demonstrate that increased activity leads to higher test scores and better performance in the classroom on core subjects. MORE
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| A school that puts sports first? | |
Seattle Times
Everyone knows students who show up in class only so they can go to basketball or football practice later. A proposed charter school hopes to build its entire program on exactly that kind of athletic motivation. Will Niccolls, founder of the Sports in Schools nonprofit, which raises money for sports programs and for youth who want to play but can't afford the fees, has asked Washington state officials to authorize a Sports in Schools Charter School for the fall of 2015. MORE
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| Effective Education and Development of Youth Sport Coaches | |
President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition
Organized sports programs are among the most popular activities in which children and youth participate. More than 40 million children ages 18 and under take part in these programs.1 Moreover, children and youth are profoundly affected by sports, which influence them physically, psychologically, and emotionally.2 Children who take part in youth sport programs are guided by coaches, many of whom are untrained volunteers.3 Researchers have shown that coaches have a great influence on the experiences and outcomes of children and youth who participate in sports.5
site. Links are tracked, allowing you to see which articles create the most interest for your readers. Research on the development and education of youth sport coaches has lagged behind research on program development. For this reason, the development of youth sport coaches must be examined. This review begins by defining coaching and its components. Then, it examines America's youth sport coaches-who they are, their educational needs, how they learn to coach-as well as evidence on the efficacy of coaching education programs and the key principles for effective youth coach development. Strategies for effectively coaching youth are also conveyed. MORE |
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HEALTH EDUCATOR NEWS YOU CAN USE
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| NJ is One Step Closer to CPR Training for Students | |
American Heart Association
Great news! In late November, a bill that would require public high school students to learn CPR at school prior to graduation was introduced in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature. MORE
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| Visions Newsletter | |
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Dept of Family and Community Health Services
The Visions newsletter is a peer-reviewed publication for consumers. Articles focus on Family & Community Health Sciences current topics of interest to the general public. The newsletter features articles on nutrition, physical activity, and health as part of the Get Moving-Get Healthy New Jersey initiative that is a partnership with the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services along with our 4-H colleagues. Articles on nutrition, health finances, healthy environments, and food safety are included. MORE |
| School stress takes a toll, teens and parents say | |
NPR
VideoBrief Parents are right to be worried about stress and their children's health, says Mary Alvord, a clinical psychologist in Maryland and public education coordinator for the American Psychological Association. Almost 40 percent of parents say their high-schooler is experiencing a lot of stress from school, according to a new NPR poll conducted with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health. In most cases, that stress is from academics, not social issues or bullying, the poll found. MORE
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| Regular Breaks From Sedentary Time Found to Improve Children's Health | |
Education Week
It's not exactly breaking news that large amounts of sedentary time tend to have negative effects when it comes to a child's health.
The simple act of regularly interrupting sedentary time by standing up, on the other hand, could have beneficial effects for children, according to a study published last week in the open-access online journal PLOS ONE.
Researchers analyzed data from 522 children from Quebec, Canada, between the ages of 8 and 11 (286 boys and 236 girls), all of whom had at least one biological parent with a body mass index of 30 or greater. Each child used an accelerometer for seven days to track when he or she was engaging in light or moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and when he or she was sedentary. The children self-reported how much time they spent watching television and playing video games or using a computer. MORE
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| Would you eat a stack of 16 sugar cubes? | 
Sugar Stacks
A label can tell you there are 39 grams of sugar in your soda, but what does that much sugar look like? We've used regular sugar cubes (4 grams of sugar each) to show how the sugars in your favorite foods literally stack up, gram for gram.
Compare foods, find out where sugar is hiding, and see how much of the sweet stuff you're really eating. MORE
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| Students upload and unload on school cafeteria lunches | |
USA Today
"Fed Up," an online campaign designed to get young people interested in the quality of their school lunches, has produced an unprecedented peek into their world. Students, most of them teenagers, have uploaded more than 7,000 photos of food served in school over the past few weeks. MORE |
| Survey: Parents give schools low grades for lack of physical activity focus | |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Parents give schools low grades for their lack of focus on physical activity and have mixed views about the health of food available at school. This poll is part of an ongoing series of surveys sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in partnership with the Harvard School of Public Health and NPR. MORE |
| Study: Childhood exercise 'may reduce effects of maternal obesity' | |
Medical News Today
A new animal study suggests that children of obese mothers could reduce their risk of developing negative health effects linked to obesity by exercising during childhood. This is according to a study published in the American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. MORE
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| Study: Stressed parents make for obese children | |
ANI News
Researchers including an Indian-origin scientist have linked parental stress to weight gain in children. The study found that children whose parents have high levels of stress have a Body Mass Index, or BMI, about 2 percent higher than those whose parents have low levels of stress. MORE |
| PE grades linked to women's health problems | |
Health Canal
Women with low grades in physical education experience more health problems later in life, a Lund University researcher has found - while the same pattern did not exist for boys. MORE |
| Exercise as Potent Medicine |
Exercise can be as effective as many frequently prescribed drugs in treating some of the leading killers, including heart disease and diabetes, a new study suggests. 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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| Holiday Stress Busters and more... | |
compliments of Andrea Mrusek, AHA
Holiday Themed Lesson Plans
The American Heart Association, with your help, has accomplished a great deal this year:
* With your help, the American Heart Association was able to introduce a bill to make CPR training a requirement for all public high school students. The legislation is currently being considered by the Legislature.
*With your help, schools continue to prepare for the implementation of Janet's Law; a law which will require schools to have an automated external defibrillator onsite during school hours and at all school sponsored sporting events, require training for certain school personnel, and develop a medical emergency response plan.
*With your help, researchers have been able to find a distinct link between childhood obesity and behavioral problems.
*With your help, researchers have found that aerobic exercise combined with behavioral therapy may improve the quality of life in depressed heart failure patients.
Thank you!!
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| Take a look at AAHPERD's new advocacy webpage | 
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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.
Recess Bills A3935/S1501 if approved by Legislators, requires 20 minutes of daily recess for K-5 elementary students.
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. |
| Shape of the Nation Infographics | |
AAHPERD Use these infographics on your websites, school newsletters etc. to inform the school community about various aspects of Physical Education in the United States.
1 - School Fitness Assessment Copies will be available at the NJAHPERD Convention!
2 - Loopholes Stalling Progress in Physical Education Across the US
3 - States Skip Major Steps That Would Foster Physically Active Students
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| Driver Education Tract at Annual Convention | |
The following Driver Education sessions are scheduled on Monday, February 24, 2014.
8:00-9:00AM
Maureen Nussman (Facilitator), NJ Teen Safe Driving Coalition
Bill Turkus, Rider Education of New Jersey, Arnold Anderson, Essex County Community Traffic Safety Program, Dr. Peter Rattigan, Rowan University, Tamara Floruss, Livingston HS
From Motorcycles to Simulators: a Curriculum Sharing Session
From the new-fangled to the traditional, sample and take home engaging and effective lesson plans and resources from leading New Jersey educators and traffic safety experts. Learn how to integrate motorcycles, simulators, distracted driving activities, and more into your lesson plans to the delight of your students. Plus, bring your favorite lesson to share with your colleagues.
10:30-11:30AM
Wendy Berk (Facilitator), NJ Brain Injury Alliance, Erica Wright, Bordentown HS
Put Your Students in the Driver's Seat
Research confirms that peer-to peer-education is highly effective in changing teens' attitudes and behaviors about safe driving. Learn techniques to engage students, gain their buy-in and foster creativity that results in impactful teen-led campaigns that not only resonate with their peers, but have a lasting impact. Award-winning teen initiatives will be highlighted.
12:00-1:00PM
Pam Fischer (Facilitator), NJ Teen Safe Driving Coalition, Maureen Nussman, NJ Teen Safe Driving Coalition
MVC Dialogue & Driver Education Update
Are you one of the 300-plus driver education teachers receiving monthly updates from the NJ Teen Safe Driving Coalition? Are you a Coalition member? If not, here's your chance to learn how you can get plugged-in to new resources, the latest research, GDL updates, information from MVC, and more. Learn how the Coalition is working with MVC to improve communication with educators and address your concerns. Don't miss this session, prizes will be awarded! Bring your lunch and join in the conversation.
1:15-2:15PM
Violet Marrero, NJ Division of Highway Traffic Safety, Dr. Claudia Knezek, College of Natural, Applied & Health Sciences, Kean University, Michael Tullio, Kean University
Share the Keys, Marketing New Jersey's Parent-Teen Safe Driving Orientation in Your School This interactive workshop introduces "Share the Keys," New Jersey's research-based, parent-teen safe driving orientation program. Learn from facilitators how STK gets parents actively involved in managing their teen drivers' safety. They'll also share resources and techniques that are being employed across the state to bolster attendance at both voluntary and mandatory sessions.
2:30-3:30PM
Maureen Nussman (Facilitator), NJ Teen Safe Driving Coalition
Jason Friedman, Drive Safer LLC, Arnold Anderson, Essex County Community Traffic Safety Program
The Keys to Control
Your students want to drive, but there's more to getting behind the wheel than accelerating and braking. Learn from the pros about the importance of vehicle dynamics and car control. Understanding how to control your car, why it does what it does, and the physics behind it are essential for understanding how to properly "TELL" your car what to do. This session is a must for every driver educator and anyone who drives --be sure to bring a colleague!
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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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| 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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| Fitness Program Grants | |
Deadline: December 31, 2013
Sponsor: Good Sports
Good Sports helps to lay the foundation for healthy, active lifestyles by providing athletic equipment, footwear, and apparel to disadvantaged young people nationwide. By partnering with sporting goods manufacturers, Good Sports is able to provide equipment, apparel, and footwear to programs in need.
Award amounts vary. Schools are encouraged to apply. MORE
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| Youth Athletic and Active Lifestyle Grant Programs | |
Deadline: December 31, 2013
Sponsor: Finish Line Youth Foundation
Finish Line Youth Foundation focuses funding on organizations that provide opportunities for youth participation in the following areas: (1) Youth athletic programs - Community-based programs addressing active lifestyle and team building skills; and (2) Camps - Established camps with an emphasis on sports and active lifestyle, especially programs serving disadvantaged and special needs kids.
Funding Amount: $1,000 - $5,000 MORE
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| Rite Aid | |
Deadline: January 15, 2014
The Rite Aid Foundation is dedicated to helping communities lead happier, healthier lives and seeks to fund programs that focus on health and wellness in areas in which Rite Aid operates. MORE
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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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Ocean, NJ 07712
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