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JoAnn Doherty, President
Jackie Malaska, Executive Director
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NJAHPERD listens to our members!
Quality Health & Physical Education: Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
This full-day workshop will provide a better understanding of the NJDOE Model Curriculum, rubrics, quality instruction and "real world" assessments.
Friday, June 6, 2014 at Ocean Township Intermediate School, Ocean, NJ
Space is limited to 50 professionals. All participants will receive a copy of Physical Education Assessment Toolkit provided by grant funding through the NJ Department of Health and CDC.
Registration for the workshop will be available on April 7th. Cost is $25.00 for current NJAHPERD members.
Obtain administrative approval as soon as possible.
JoAnn Doherty
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2014 Annual Convention Pictures! | |
Convention updates are available on NJAHPERD Facebook page and Twitter. Get connected and join us on social media!
Did you attend the 2014 Annual Convention? Did we capture your best side? See if you can find yourself in our pics. |
| 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. |
| 2014 Physical Education and Wellness Summit | 
July 19, 2014
Are you looking for a new professional development opportunity this summer? Interested in learning about FUNctional Fitness, the Common Core Connection in Physical Education, or the Let's Move! Active Schools initiative? Join us for these presentations and more at the 2014 Physical Education and Wellness Summit!
The theme is "Moving Forward Together" and featured presenters include Chip Candy (former AAHPERD National Middle School Teacher of the Year) and Judy LoBianco (2013 AAHPERD National Physical Education Administrator of the Year), among others!
Who: K-12 Physical Educators, Administrators, and University Professors
When: July 19, 2014
Where: Columbia University, New York NY
Why: Professional development, networking, and fun!
Click on the links below for more information and to register - and please share with your colleagues!
We are excited to partner with Columbia University, NJAHPERD, Polar, Accusplit, and the Cartoon Network to provide this exciting event to support physical educators and wellness professionals!
Hope to see you in New York this summer! Please contact us with any questions about the Physical Education & Wellness Summit at 1-800-SPARK PE or spark@sparkpe.org.
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Additional Professional Development Events...Save the Dates |
Be sure to include the NJAHPERD Professional Development events you want to attend in your Professional Development Plan for the 2014-2015 school year.
2013-14 Health Observances Calendar of Events
AAHPERD National Convention & Expo
April 1-5, 2014
St. Louis, MO
Join us at the Eastern/Southern Social on Thursday, April 3rd at Aaron Lowe Rosalita's Cantina, 1235 Washington Ave. St. Louis.
Middle States Tennis Development Workshop: Growing Tennis: Maximizing Opportunity to Learn, Play, Grow and Develop
April 11-12th.
Cost: $35
Half-off registration for anyone from a group after the initial person registers
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PROJECT ADVENTURE: Adventure Curriculum for Physical Education
April 26-27, 2014
Bernards High School, Bernardsville, NJ
Cost: $325 (Special: Register one, get one tuition FREE!)
Participants will:
- Experience a variety of activities from the Adventure Curriculum for Physical Education(ACPE) - Elementary, Middle and High School.
- Learn to connect adventure activities to specific learning outcomes, state and national standards, using the ACPE text as a guide.
- Learn age-appropriate assessment tools for use in class.
- Explore core themes of the curriculum by grade level.
- Discuss how to integrate PA's ACPE curriculum to their specific programs.
- Experience a fun, positive and professional environment and learn how to re-create that at school.
Physical Education and Wellness Summit
July 19th
Columbia University, New York, NY
SPARK and Columbia University are co-sponsoring this event on Columbia's campus. Headlining a list of terrific presenters are area locals Chip Candy and Judy LoBianco - both former AAHPERD National Teachers of the Year and truly inspirational people!
The primary purpose of the National Physical Education Institute is to provide participants with tools, strategies, and information on how to develop a K-12 curriculum aligned with student assessment.
Location: Sherrill Center, UNC Asheville, 227 Campus Drive, Asheville, NC 28804 MORE
Adapted Health & PE Conference
October 28, 2014
Special Olympics NJ Sports Complex
Lawrenceville, NJ
Engaging Strategies for Teaching Adolescent Health
October, 2014
Future Professionals Workshop
November 2, 2014
Ocean Township Intermediate School
Ocean, NJ
Regional Conference
November 4, 2014
Medford, NJ
NJEA Convention
"Standing Strong for Public Education"
November 6 & 7, 2014
Atlantic City Convention Center
Health Conference K-12
December 8, 2014
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Monroe, NJ
NJAHPERD 96th Annual Convention
"Advocacy Moving Forward"
Pre-Convention, February 22, 2015
Convention, February 23-24, 2015
Ocean Place Resort & Spa Long Branch, NJ
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) | |
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. More information 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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| Millions to "Take a Walk" on Wednesday, April 2 - National Walking Day | |
AHA
After a brutal winter where many of us were stuck indoors much of the time, spring is finally in the air! Here in NJ, we've gotten a taste of warmer weather and many of us are eagerly anticipating nicer days arriving for good. Spring is the perfect time to tie on those sneakers and get moving! The American Heart Association recommends that adults spend 30 minutes per day, 5 days a week engaging in moderate exercise. The easiest way to reach this goal is to start walking.
Click here to send a message today!
American Heart Association National Walking Day is a nationwide call-to-action for Americans to adopt a healthy lifestyle that includes regular physical activity. We encourage to you to participate by spending 30 minutes walking. It's free, easy and fun! There are also opportunities for your company, school, organization or community to get involved. They can help employees, students and others take the first step in becoming more active by participating and walking on April 2.
Please take a moment to send a message to our elected representatives to tell them that April 2 is National Walking Day and to ask them to spread the word to their constituents and educate them about the benefits of regular exercise.
Click here to send a message!
For more information about how your community, company or school can get involved, please visit our website. Thank you for spreading the word about National Walking Day!
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| How healthy is YOUR county? | |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program helps communities identify and implement solutions that make it easier for people to be healthy in their schools, workplaces, and neighborhoods. Ranking the health of nearly every county in the nation, the County Health Rankings illustrate what we know when it comes to what is making people sick or healthy. The Roadmaps show what we can do to create healthier places to live, learn, work, and play. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) collaborates with the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (UWPHI) to bring this program to cities, counties, and states across the nation. MORE
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| 5 things you should know about the Presidential Youth Fitness Program | |
pelinks4u.org
The new Presidential Youth Fitness Program promotes healthy lifestyles, empowers students and parents and supports quality physical education. Here are five things physical educators should know about the program. MORE |
| Is recess necessary? | |
Tallahassee.com
As our children face more demands of higher level thinking at a younger age, the time for preparation, teaching, learning and discovery has changed for our 21st century learners. We, as adults recall days of recess being a daily portion for every grade kindergarten through fifth-grade student and the purpose behind it was social interaction and physical activity. The American Academy of Pediatrics believes that recess is a crucial and necessary component of a child's development and, as such, it should not be withheld for punitive or academic reasons. MORE |
| Nutrition in the Gymnasium | |
Pelinks4U
It's pretty clear that if we are to improve the physical activity and health habits of children we can't ignore nutrition. When John Strong's wife Kelly lost an elementary level health educator in her district, the physical education teachers sought out ways to integrate nutrition into the gymnasium. Learn more about the innovative activities they created to keep kids moving and also improving the nutritional knowledge. MORE
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| Allowing Youth Sports to be Child's PlayWhy Do Kids Play Sports? | |
Nationwide Children
The picture of youth sports today is far different from that of the early 20th century. Physical activity in the form of "free play" was a more common daily occurrence for most children then. This unstructured and spontaneous form of activity improved motor skills while developing creativity and encouraging interaction with others.
Today, the child-organized games in the neighborhood that many of us remember have given way to adult-organized youth sports. The experience that a young athlete has with a sport can be positive or negative depending on the focus of the league and goals set by parents and coaches. MORE
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| 15 Fantastic Ways to be a Better PE Teacher | |
Physical Education Degree
According to the The 2012 Shape of the Nation Report, 38 states (74.5%) mandate physical education in elementary, middle, and high school, but most do not require a specific amount of instructional time and more than half allow exemptions or waivers. Physical education is important, so no matter your state requirements you should achieve to be an engaging PE teacher. MORE
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| Get 60 minutes... | |
IOM
Cool infographic to encourage schools to find ways that students can be active at least 60 minutes a day. MORE |
| What are we Learning in PE today? | |
Pelinksa4u
It's unlikely that any of us have not been asked by our students "What are we going to play in gym today?" Lynn Hefele not only believes we need to teach how students to ask "What are we going to learn in physical education today?" but also that the way we teach should more closely resemble the typical academic classroom. Read Lynn's ideas on creating more of a cognitive approach to physical education teaching and thereby establishing our place in the new age of public education. MORE
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| A Quick Toolkit for Enhancing Academic Language in Physical Education | |
Pelinks4U
The language we use when teaching physical education skills and knowledge is more formal, complex and sophisticated than in informal out-of-class conversation. Authors Phoebe Constantinou and Deborah Wuest have created an informative and downloadable handout that defines academic language in physical education, explains its importance, and gives tips for implementation. MORE |
| 10 Ways to Celebrate National Nutrition Month | |
Presidentschallenge.org
March marks National Nutrition Month, a campaign developed by the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics to emphasize the importance of nutrition education and awareness. This special month provides an opportunity for individuals to gain information on making healthy choices through learning about nutrition and how to incorporate physical activity into their everyday lives. When you're deciding new ways to incorporate more nutritious foods and new activities into your daily routines, consider the following ideas:
- Try one new vegetable or fruit once a week to expand your nutrition repertoire.
- Over the weekend, prepare a new recipe with your whole family, giving everyone the opportunity to try a new dish and have some fun in the kitchen.
- When visiting your favorite restaurant, try a new, lighter option.
- Experiment with a new cuisine such as Korean, Indian, Mexican, or Italian - these cuisines often feature flavorful, nutritious foods prepared in exciting ways.
- For the entire month, whenever you are grocery shopping, purchase one new meat, vegetable, fruit, or grain each week.
- Prepare lean proteins in new ways - broiling, baking, pan-searing, grilling.
- Add new flavor additions to favorite dishes, such as mango chutney, wasabi, tapenade, and hummus.
- Throughout the month, pair lean proteins with different, wholesome grains such as brown rice, wild rice, quinoa, or bulgur for a healthy dose of fiber.
- At the beginning of the week, cut up veggie sticks that can easily be accessed throughout the week.
- Start taking a leisurely stroll outside with friends or family after dinner a few times a week - this is a great way to enjoy the warmer weather and sneak in a little exercise at the end of the day.
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| Sports History, Court/Field Dimensions and more | |
Sportsknowhow.com
We are the premier site offering Field and Court Dimensions, History, Rules and How To Information for a variety of sports in one place. MORE |
| Through dance, an understanding of so much more | |
Herald-Tribune
Learning fractions may never be the same - nor, for that matter, may understanding photosynthesis, remembering which is an isosceles triangle or even choosing the right words for a poem. It's called "arts integration" and whether it involves personifying fractions with body shapes or enacting the water cycle in movement, it's a primary goal of "Any Given Child," the Kennedy Center arts education initiative. About a dozen Florida dance teachers, from the public school system and local arts organizations, recently got a daylong dose of what integration looks like in practice, discovering how their art can enhance a student's academic understanding - or vice versa. MORE |
| School gardens grow childrens' physical activity levels | |
Cornell Univesity
To get schoolchildren moving, uproot them from classrooms into school gardens, concludes a two-year Cornell study of 12 elementary schools in five New York regions. By experiment's end, students at schools with gardens were moderately physically active at school for 10 more minutes a week than before their schools had gardens. That was an increase of four times what peers experienced at gardenless schools. What's more, children who gardened at school were substantially less sedentary at home and elsewhere than their counterparts. MORE |
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| Obesity linked to lower grades among teen girls | |
NPR
Childhood obesity has made it to the forefront of public health issues, both in the United Kingdom and in the United States. Now researchers at the Universities of Dundee, Strathclyde, Georgia and Bristol say that not only does obesity affect a child's overall health but it may also lead to poorer school performance among teenage girls. Among boys, the link is less apparent. MORE |
| 6 simple tips for a healthier eating lifestyle | |
Babble
In case you haven't heard, March is National Nutrition Month. That means it's time to focus on being as healthy as we can be, especially when it comes to the foods we choose to put in our mouths to nourish our bodies. That also means the foods we choose to put on our children's plates. If you're not sure where to start when it comes to choosing healthy foods, the resources provided by National Nutrition Month are a great place to start. Here are six easy tips to get started with a healthy eating lifestyle. MORE |
| Study: Active parents have healthier children | |
MSN
If you want your children to be active, then you need to be encouraging and do it with them, according to Canadian researchers. Kerry Vander Ploeg from the University of Alberta in Edmonton led a study that sent surveys and pedometers to 1,355 fifth-grade students and their parents and asked the parents to rate how much they exercised with their children, how much they cared about physical activity and how much they encouraged their children to get active. Researchers found that the parents who were most enthusiastic and encouraging about exercise had children who were the most active. MORE |
| Study: Mother and child activity levels linked | |
Reuters
The amount of physical activity mothers get is linked to their children's activity levels, according to a new study from the U.K. Researchers found that the exact relationship between mother and child physical activity depended on certain lifestyle factors, however. MORE |
| Researchers: Team sports help children be healthier, do better in class | |
Health Canal
Children who take up team sports before the age of eight and play for at least two years are more likely to be healthier, have better relationships and do better at school than those who do not, an Australian study says. This is particularly true for girls, researchers from the University of Wollongong say. MORE |
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Let's Move! Active Schools |
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218 NJ Schools Already Registered! We Rank 11th in the Country! | |
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. 45 more to go. register today!
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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| Get to know our Physical Activity Advisors! | Let's Move! Active Schools has a staff of highly qualified trainers and national program experts that are ready to assist you with your professional development and learning needs.
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Prior to joining the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, Sean Brock served as the District Supervisorof Health and Physical Education for the Pasco County School District (FL).Sean has 23 years of educational experience in Georgia and Florida having previously served as a health/physical education teacher, athletic coach, school based administrator, and district level administrator.
Sean is a graduate of Valdosta State University (GA) having earned an M.S. Ed and B.S. Ed in Educational Leadership and Physical Education.
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Pam Powers has been a certified fitness instructor and personal trainer for over thirty years. Her most recent certifications are Zumba® and Zumba® Kids. She was a NASPE Teacher of the Year in 2004 and recipient of the Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence in 2007. Other awards include Outstanding Jump Rope for Heart Coordinator, Professional Merit Award, and National Dance Association Honor Award. Pam has presented at a wide range of conferences and in-services for teachers across the United States and she has been a NASPE Pipeline presenter. She grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico and currently resides in Houston, Texas. She taught physical education for ten years in Albuquerque. Pam served as the Director of Educational Services and Professional Development for Sportime from 2007 to 2013. She is an exercise enthusiast and enjoys a variety of physical activities including yoga, Zumba, TRX, walking, and jogging.
Pam holds a BS in Physical Education, and an MS in Curriculum and Instruction. She has an extensive dance background and competed in ballroom dance.
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| NBA FIT Partnership | NBA FIT encourages fans to team-up with the NBA Family to BE ACTIVE, EAT HEALTHY and PLAY TOGETHER.
The National Basketball Association is teaming up with Let's Move! Active Schools to ensure that students across the country have the opportunities to be physically active throughout the school day.
As a part of their commitment to Let's Move! Active Schools, the National Basketball Association is running a promotional campaign to encourage champions to sign up for the program by offering NBA/WNBA prizes, including:
NBA/WNBA FIT Day
NBA/WNBA FIT team member appearances
NBA/WNBA FIT Prize Packs.
The promotion will run through March 31st. Schools can register for Let's Move! Active Schools and the promotion. Schools that are currently enrolled in the Let's Move! Active Schools program are still eligible to receive the NBA Prizes. Schools will need to sign-in and opt-in to join the NBA promotion.
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| Apply for Recognition | Apply for recognition and celebrate all of the great accomplishments you have made towards becoming a more active school.
Download our web badge for your website to show that your school is now a member of Let's Move! Active Schools and committed to moving more.
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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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Get a JUMP on things...JR/HFH Exemplary Programming and Coordinator Nominations due in October
|  Have a great Jump Rope or Hoops for Heart Event? Know a fantastic coordinator who goes above and beyond? Nominations are due in October...get a jump on your paperwork and begin gathering needed info today!!
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AHA
Tomorrow, April 2nd, is National Walking Day!
On this day, Americans are encouraged to lace up their sneakers and spend at least 30 minutes walking.
It's a great way to raise awareness of the importance of physical activity and to get your students, colleagues, friends and family to go for a WALK, whether it is during PE, lunch break or with their families after school.
Will you join us?
Please consider incorporating Walking into your lesson plans or How about dedicating April to a WALKING challenge?
Please visit our National Walking Day site and take advantage of the great Walking resources we have to get you started.
Below is a sampling of Walking resources included on our website:
Walking Paths and AHA
Walking 101
Why Walking?
Stretches for Walking
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| Now available online...the latest edition of The Pulse | |
AAHPERD
The latest edition of The Pulse, AAHPERD's newsletter for the Jump Rope For Heart (JRFH) and Hoops For Heart (HFH) programs, is now available online. Each issue provides access to best practices for events, teaching resources, and more!
In this issue:
- Check out our new playlist of kid-friendly tunes
- Find out more about the ducks sweeping our nation
- A long-time event coordinator shares her pride in making a difference
- Get tips for adding unique twists to your event
- Learn how we are celebrating the 35th anniversary and enhancing the program model
- Use our classroom activities and find professional development opportunities
Download and share the latest issue and view The Pulse archives online at www.aahperd.org/jump.
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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!
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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| Drive Safer Car Control Clinic & Training | |
DriveSafer
Basic Car Control Clinic
April 6th
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
Advanced Car Control Clinic
April 6th
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
Basic Car Control Clinic
April 27th
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
Advanced Car Control Clinic
April 27th
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
Basic Car Control Clinic
May 11th
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
Advanced Car Control Clinic
May 11th
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
If you sign up for the Advanced Course, you get to train in our SKID CAR!
Here are some links to see what the course is all about....
Advanced Course I
Advanced Course II
SKID PAD
Slalom & Braking
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| Share the Keys...register now! | |
Friday, April 11 or Friday, May 9
Kean University in partnership with the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety has made numerous updates to Share the Keys, the New Jersey Parent Teen Orientation since over the last few years. The orientation has been researched, evaluated and refined to effectively reduce teen driver crash risks by increasing parental involvement.
Share the Keys is approximately 90 minutes in length, presented by facilitators in community based settings (i.e. schools, libraries) and can be linked to parking permit requirements, classroom driver education programs and back-to-school nights. The orientation is designed for parents and their teens in the pre-permit or permit state of licensure (parents and their teens already holding a probationary license will also benefit) and includes a resource guide full of materials that support parental involvement and safe driving behaviors. MORE
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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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| 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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YES You Can! developed by NJ Physicians Advisory Group
Character & Human Relationship Curricula - 5th Grade through High School
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Deadline: April 4, 2014
There is less than a month left to apply for classroom curriculum(a) and continuing education for your educators. The first attached document contains an introductory letter, curricula description and the application. The second document provides you with insight from educators who have experience with the YES You Can! curricula and have used it in their classrooms, in addition to feedback from those who have attended our conferences. We hope you will consider applying.
Awards of:
Evaluated, evidenced based, health curriculum(a) and professional development conference attendance
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These curricula were developed to specifically address NJ State Core Curriculum Content
Standards 2.1 - 2.4 View standards addressed
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Click here for an electronic copy of the application.
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There is no application fee.
Questions? Contact Debbie.
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| NFL Play60 FG Evaluation Project | |
NFL Playa60
The NFL has teamed up with The Cooper Institute to distribute FG across all NFL markets*. Through the NFL PLAY 60 FG evaluation project, select schools and after-school organizations will be granted the web-based version of FG (10), web-hosting during the course of the grant, one FG Resource Pack, and support from The Cooper Institute. In return, sites will utilize FG to track and report fitness and activity levels. Results from across the country will be used to track factors that influence fitness. MORE
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