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| NJAHPERD BOARD MEMBERS | |
JoAnn Doherty, President
Jackie Malaska, Executive Director
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| A message from your president |
I hope the New Year has been good to you all in spite of the weather!
In my message in the December 15th FYI Newsletter, I wrote about my theme for NJAHPERD this year, "Advocacy on the Move," and how important it is to be diligent in educating others about our programs and profession. I believe 2014 is the year we should take our advocacy efforts to the next level. I encourage New Jersey professionals and future professionals to join the NJAHPERD leadership for a road trip to Washington, DC on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 and for our Hill visits on Wednesday, March 12th. This is our chance to educate our Federal Legislators on the value of quality health and physical education programs. Let's change the attitude and thinking of the Congressmen and women that we sent to Washington and convince them to sign on and co-sponsor the Physical Act (Promoting Health as Youth Skills in Classroom and Life.) This bill will designate health and physical education as core subjects in federal education law. We will also be encouraging our federal lawmakers to support the PEP grant funding which is the only federal education funding for physical education.
All 50 states are invited to attend Speak Out! Day which is organized by SHAPE America (formerly AAHPERD). The POWER is in the hands and voices of the people and NJAHPERD can have a strong, powerful voice if we all work together and speak out on the HILL.
Leave the driving to us! Limited funding is also available to help defray the cost of lodging. If you are interested in joining us, please register with SHAPE America (AAHPERD) or call the NJAHPERD office for more information. Help us make a difference on Capitol Hill for our students.
JoAnn Doherty
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| Convincing Your Administrator of the Value of Attending the NJAHPERD Convention | |
NJAHPERD understands the challenges in obtaining approval to attend professional development events and we are here to help. If you have never attended or need to justify your participation at the NJAHPERD Annual Convention, we suggest you consider the following tips:
Don't be afraid to ask your administrator to attend. Many are not aware of the availability of content specific health and physical education professional development opportunities, unless you tell them. Have a list of specific sessions that you plan to attend and cite how the information will assist you in improving teacher effectiveness and student learning. Especially note the sessions focusing on assessment, Common Core, teaching strategies, fitness and current health issues. Consider sharing your learning experiences at an in-service day, staff meeting or in a summary report to your collegues.
If your administrator tells you funding is not available this year, ask the PTA/PTO to supplement the registration fee or award a grant. Consider paying your own registration fee this year and request that your supervisor add the expense to the budget for next year. A small investment in your own professional development will be paid back many times over.
Discuss attending the Convention with your administrator with confidence. Professional Development is critical to effective teaching.
We hope to see you at the Jersey Shore in February!
Please contact the NJAHPERD office if you have any questions.
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| Convention Volunteers Needed | |
The NJAHPERD Convention Planning Committee is seeking volunteers to assist at the convention in various capacities and time requirements. If you have interest in assisting at registration, introducing speakers, selling NJAHPERD apparel or helping in any way, please contact the NJAHPERD office or indicate your choice during the online registration process.
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| AAHPERD is now SHAPE America | |
SHAPE America President Gale Wiedow, will be attending the NJAHPERD Convention and will address any of your questions regarding the new name, vision and mission of SHAPE America.
For more information, visit SHAPE America website |
| 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. |
| NJ Educator Resource Exchange | |
NJDOE
Check out year-long pacing guides and instructional units for grades K - 12 aligned to the Common Core State Standards. MORE
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| How Are You Evaluated? | |
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. |
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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 9AM-12PM
The 100th Monkey Project Adventure 9AM-12PM
Fitness Education Best Practices/FitnessGram Training 9AM-3PM
Introducation to Bigger Faster Stronger Weight Room Certification 9AM-3PM
Lunch is provided for all pre-convention sessions.
Fees
Session Titles/Descriptions for Monday & Tuesday
At-A-Glance Schedules
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Tuesday
Convention Highlights
New Early Bird sessions Monday & Tuesday at 7:15AM
Join NJAHPERD's very own Hip Hop expert, Arvin Arjona for a fun Monday AM dance workout!
Kenny Santucci, former MTV celebrity and personal trainer will host a CrossFit session on Tuesday!
The Harlem Wizards will showcase the physical activity video produced in collaboration with NJAHPERD. Be in the 1st audience to preview on Tuesday afternoon!
HorizonNJ Health screenings will be available free of charge on both days.
National Teachers of the Year and convention attendee bags sponsored by SPARK.
Awards Banquet honoring 2014 NJAHPERD award recipients on Sunday afternoon.
$5 lunch coupon for all attendees, compliments of NJAHPERD.
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 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
New Jersey Council of Administrators of Health and Physical Education meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 in Mezzanine South beginning at 12PM. All supervisors are requested to register online.
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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NJAHPERD Members in the News! | |
NJAHPERD Dance VP-Elect, Arvin Arjona's Dance team performed in the halftime show of the Orange Bowl Parade. Congratulations Millburn Dance Team!
NJAHPERD member, Harold Abraham's Cardio Club keeps kids focused on fitness, positive eating choices, active lifestyles. More
Helene Reiffe, physical education teacher at George Washington School in Edgewater is highlighted in the recent edition of MOMENTUM for her school's particiaption in JAMmin Minute in September.AAHPERD members can view here |
| Eastern District Association/AAHPERD Announces Award Recipients | |
Kandice Point-Du-Jour has been awarded the EDA Dance Education Teacher of the Year Award. Kandice teaches at Columbia High School in South-Orange Maplewood School District.
Jill Goldman, has received the EDA Outstanding Professional Award for Physical Activity and Recreation. The award is given annually to up to two people in each discipline who best exemplify exceptional and outstanding contributions to their respective disciplines. Jill serves as the Council for Services Representative for NJAHPERD.
Kelly Graham, a senior at Montclair State University, and Grace Kaler, a senior at Rowan University, have both been awarded the EDA Future Professional Award. This award is given annual to up to two undergraduate students.
Award recipients will be honored at the EDA Awards Banquet during the EDA Convention in Newport, RI.
Congratulations to both Jill and Kandice.
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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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| 2014 NJEA Convention (Nov. 6-7, 2014) proposals needed now! | |
Deadline: Feb. 15, 2014
Interested in presenting at the 2014 NJEA Convention? We all have unique abilities and expertise in our subject matter. Here's your chance to share these skills with your colleagues. Submit a proposal today! All proposals to present at the NJEA Convention must be submitted electronically. The deadline for submission is Feb. 15, 2014. Please click here to submit a proposal.
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Additional Professional Development Events...Save the Dates
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2013-14 Health Observances Calendar of Events
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:
More Bang for YOUR Buck "Effective Teaching Strategies for Large Class Sizes"
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
6pm Eastern
Cost: Free
As school budgets decrease, physical education class sizes grow. Large class sizes limit learning and teacher feedback, and usually have a negative effect on the student MVPA levels (time engaged in moderate to vigorous physical activity).
Research shows smaller classes are associated with higher achievement at all grade levels. Unfortunately, physical educators must play with the hand they are dealt. We need to maximize our time and resources to ensure all students have an equal opportunity to learn.
Attend this SPARK webinar and learn strategies large class/limited space strategies that really work!
Raising Awareness for Quality Physical Education
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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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Funding Available for Presidential Youth Fitness Program (PYFP) | |
A generous donation of $10 million from the General Mills Foundation (the largest donation 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 begins TODAY!
Applications will be accepted online from Jan. 1 through Jan. 31, 2014. Awards will be announced April 1, 2014.
Funding covers selected schools through the 2014-2017 school years. More information including how to apply can be found on the PYFP website
 Empower your students to adopt a healthy lifestyle! The Presidential Youth Fitness Program (PYFP) is 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
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 |
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| Advocating for our profession. Is anyone listening & do we really need to do it? (Part 1) | |
PELinks4U
We have all had the following experience; you have just finished what you felt was an outstanding presentation to your students and as you gaze at their faces you would bet your next paycheck that not a one of them really listened to anything you just said. Interestingly, if you made that bet you would likely lose that paycheck because most of us who have taught for a fair length of time have also had another type of experience. Years later, a student you viewed as a "slacker" and who you would have sworn was not taking your lessons to heart comes back to visit, and much to your surprise they are in great shape and doing well, and tell you how much your PE class helped them.
Advocating for your profession, similar to teaching, can sometimes seem like a fruitless effort. While passionately advocating for what we believe in we secretly doubt that the message is getting through. Advocacy is also like teaching in that the results of what we do are rarely immediate and almost never predictable. Trying to predict when and if that student who appeared disinterested in your classes will take your message to heart is impossible but we deliver the message anyway. To further our chances of success most teachers also learn to deliver information frequently and consistently. When I taught middle school our 6th graders did not really seem to understand the sermon of health and fitness that I was preaching but somewhere in the following three years, after repeated exposure, I discovered that the vast majority of them saw the light and started to understand the importance of maintaining their health and fitness. MORE
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| Want Authentic Learning? Don't Forget That Children Have Bodies! | |
Early Chilhood Teacher
Too often it seems as though we believe children exist only from the neck up - that they consist of brains alone.
In George Graham's book, Teaching Children Physical Education, he talks about going to school boards to fight for the inclusion of physical education in the curriculum. Yes, he admits, it would be easier and far more cost-effective if we could just bus the children's heads to school ... but, inconveniently, they do happen to be comprised of other body parts, as well. His book also features an illustration depicting headless children walking into a gym. The implication being that we must not move in the classroom or think in the gym.
Whence comes this fervent belief in the mind and body as separate entities? MORE
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| Getting out of seat stimulates brain | |
PSEA
Judy Millar and Tim McCord took a Harvard researcher's saying to heart, and they are seeing the results in the classroom.
Millar's high school English classes aren't where one would expect to see physical exercise emphasized.
But Millar, like the now retired McCord, believes in the words of renowned Harvard Medical School professor John Ratey: "Exercise is Miracle-Gro for the brain.''
So, about 20 minutes into her 43-minute classes in the Titusville Area School District, Millar tells her students, "It's time to get the blood out of your butts.''
They may stand and do exercises during these "brain breaks,'' or they may run out of the classroom, through the hallway, down the stairs, and out the door; then traverse the same route while heading back to class.
Mentally, "I have them for the rest of the class after that,'' said Millar, noting that the attention span of adolescents is roughly the equivalent in minutes to their age. MORE
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| Hey Policy Makers: When Education Funding Gets Cut So Does Our Life Expectancy | |
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This video paints a picture (literally) about the direct correlation between education, health and life expectancy. Our community conditions are affecting the way we live, work, play and learn... that's a no brainer. But what is "less recognized is the impact of education on health outcomes."
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| 1 in 4 Youth Meeting Daily Physical Activity Guidelines - CDC 2014 Report | |
CDC
The 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, which have been adopted by the First Lady's Let's Move! initiative and the American Academy of Pediatrics, recommend that youth participate in daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity for at least 60 minutes (1-5). This report presents the most recent national data from 2012 on self-reported physical activity among youth aged 12-15 years, by sex and weight status. This report also describes the most common types of physical activities-outside of school-based physical education (PE) or gym classes-in which youth engage. MORE
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| Elementary school uses sports to teach math | |
Fox News
VideoBriefFifth grade math students at suburban Atlanta's Woodward Elementary are keeping track of college football scores and records. They're converting raw data into fractions and percentages. Although their teacher Scarlett Childers could have used a variety of real world examples to teach math, it's no coincidence she focuses on college sports. MORE
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| Use it or lose it: Dancing makes you smarter | |
Stanford University
For centuries, dance manuals and other writings have lauded the health benefits of dancing, usually as physical exercise. More recently we've seen research on further health benefits of dancing, such as stress reduction and increased serotonin level, with its sense of well-being. Most recently we've heard of another benefit: Frequent dancing apparently makes us smarter. A major study added to the growing evidence that stimulating one's mind by dancing can ward off Alzheimer's disease and other dementia, much as physical exercise can keep the body fit. Dancing also increases cognitive acuity at all ages. MORE
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| iPads new trend to engage students in physical education | |
Daily Times Herald
Iowa's Wade Obrecht moves around the gym with motivation and excitement. The Fairview Elementary School third-grader is working on his volleyball serve and a classmate is offering instruction. Other students in the gym are working on forearm passes or overhead passes while some fellow students record the action on iPads. "You put weight on your right foot and then locate it to the left, and then swing your arms to the ball," Obrecht explained. "It's really fun." This fun is a new way iPads - often labeled the enemy to activity - have come to Keith Petersen's classes to engage students in physical education. MORE
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| CDC and AAHPERD Release New Guide For Developing Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs | |
CDC and AAHPERD
CDC, in collaboration with American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD), developed a step-by-step guide for schools and school districts to develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive school physical activity programs. The guide can be read and utilized by an existing school health council or wellness committee, or by a new group or committee made up of physical education coordinators and teachers, classroom teachers, school administrators, recess supervisors, before- and after-school program supervisors, parents, and community members. It can be used to develop a new comprehensive school physical activity program or assess and improve an existing one. MORE
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| US to relax healthy school-lunch rules after student complaints | |
Reuters via CBS News
There may be some good news for students complaining that their school lunches are unappetizing and leave them hungry. U.S. regulators said they were permanently relaxing school meal rules that were designed to combat childhood obesity by reining in calories and portion sizes. The U.S. Department of Agriculture had initially loosened the rules in late 2012, suspending daily and weekly maximum amounts for grains and meat or meal alternatives. That allowed school districts to service larger portions without penalty. MORE
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| Playing high school sports associated with better health, fitness in old age | |
The Huffington Post
If you played high school sports, your future self may thank you. A new study shows that playing sports in high school is a predictor of whether a man in his 70s will be fit and healthy. The study, published in the journal BMC Public Health, shows that elderly men needed to visit their doctors fewer times a year if they played high school sports. Plus, men who played high school sports were more likely to exercise 50 years later than those who didn't play high school sports. 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.
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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| Now available: AAHPERD Legislative Action Center Tutorial webinar | |
AAHPERD
AAHPERD Legislative Action Center Tutorial
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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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NJ Teen Safe Driving Coalition
Discover the Coalition's mission and find information about initiatives including Share the Keys, Champion Schools, GDL Game Plan, and driver education. Find a calendar of teen driving-related activities. MORE
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| D3 (Don't Drive Distracted) 2014 Contest Launched | |
DCH Teen Safe Driving Foundation
The DCH Teen Safe Driving Foundation launched its D3 (Don't Drive Distracted) contest for 2014. The 2014 contest is similar to those in the past, but this year we've decided to change it up a bit. In the past, we asked students to submit ideas for public service campaigns to raise awareness about the dangers of distracted driving. This year, we're asking students to focus on developing campaign ideas on how teens can act as role models for their parents and other adults to get them to put down the phone, slow down, lower the music and, well that list goes on, while driving.
Contest registration continues through February 28th. The winner will be announced at a ceremony on May 3rd, and will have their choice of a new car or $18,000 college scholarship (to date, each winner has selected the scholarship.) This year's contest is open to high school students in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. MORE
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The SPARK Grant-Finder Tool helps you locate funding for your Physical Education, After school, Early childhood or Coordinated School Health program. Grants can be used for curriculum, teacher training, or equipment. MORE
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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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