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Find out the latest information about professional development events, special announcements and legislative issues affecting our profession.
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| NJAHPERD BOARD MEMBERS | |
JoAnn Doherty, President
Jackie Malaska, Executive Director
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| A message from your president |
NJAHPERD is celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Lake Conference and as a special promotion to encourage our members to participate in this extraordinary conference we are offering  a discounted fee! If you register and pay in full by July 1st, we will take $25 off the registration fee. Save $25 and celebrate 25 years of excellent professional development at the Lake. No need to take off from school since it takes place on the weekend. Join us on September 26-28, 2014 in Hardwick, NJ. For more information and online registration, visit the NJAHPERD website.
Best wishes,
JoAnn Doherty
NJAHPERD President
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| NJAHPERD Website | |
Please be advised that the NJAHPERD website is being updated to a new platform. If you experience any broken links, please notify the office. Thank you for your patience.
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| NEW infographic | |
NJAHPERD has created an infographic for you to share with colleagues, parents and administrators highlighting why Health and Physical Education are so important! Front Back |
| FitnessGram Grants Available | |
NJAHPERD has received funding from the NJDOH for web-based FitnessGram10 and training. If your school is still using the President's Fitness Challenge, it's time to change. Imagine engaging your students in activities to help them appreciate the benefits of fitness through goal setting and improvement. They will even understand WHY they should participate in lifetime fitness! Apply today so that you are ready to implement the program in September!
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| Mini- Grants Available | |
NJAHPERD is pleased to announce the availability of mini-grants. The mini grant provides financial assistance up to $1000 for new program development or to expand an existing program. Grants may be used to purchase equipment, software, or other materials that focus on student learning in Health, Physical Education, Recreation or Dance. Grant application deadline is September 30th. Priority will be given to grants that address physical activity before school.
Mini-Grant APPLICATION
Congratulations to 2013 NJAHPERD Mini-Grant recipients:
Priority Focus: Fitness Education
Hightstown High School, Cheryl O'Connor and Randi Roohr, "Fitness Friday: Focusing on Health Related Fitness"
Kettleballs, medicine balls, fitness rope and running parachute from FlagHouse, valued at $989.00
Long Branch Public Schools, Laurie Cancalosi, "Fitness Fever-Catch It!"
2 classroom sets of Walk4Life pedometers from FlagHouse, valued at $970.00
Washington Elementary School, Westfield, Michael Bukowsky, "Insta-pulse Sticks"
7 insta-pulse heart rate monitors from FlagHouse valued at $932.00 |
| New PE Standards & Outcomes Offer More Guidance Than Ever Before | |
SHAPE America (Society of Health & Physical Educators) 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. |
| PSAHPERD and EDA Student Leadership Conference | |
Friday, October 3 - Sunday, October 5, 2014
The conference will be held at East Stroudsberg University's Stoney Acres Environmental Center.
Each University is given the opportunity to send 4-5 students. Please try to have each discipline of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance represented. The conference will offer team and leadership building activities and presentations from established young and veteran professionals across the state.
Fee: $60 per participant, includes food, lodging and activity fees (starting with dinner Friday night ending with breakfast on Sunday morning). Registration cost subsidized by PSAHPERD professional members. Registration availability is limited to 75 students, professionals, advisors and presenters so hurry and make your committment now. Contact Jackie Malaska, NJAHPERD Executive Director or call the office 1-732-918-9999. |
| 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 [email protected].
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Additional Professional Development Events...Save the Dates
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Using Dartfish Movement Video Analysis in Physical Education
Frank Marking, Dartfish
May 19 or 21, 2014 (same session)
8:30-2:30
Columbia High School, Maplewood, NJ.
This session will introduce K-12 participants to videotaping student performance for use in physical education class using Dartfish software.
Space is limited. Current NJAHPERD membership required to attend.
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
Practice Outcomes in the Community for Cancer, Tobacco and Chronic Disease
Wednesday, May 21st
5:00-8:00 PM
Totowa, NJ
Assessment in High School Physical Education
May 28 or 29, 2014 (same session)
8:30-2:30
Columbia High School, Maplewood, NJ.
This session will provide the opportunity for participants to analyze the rubrics and grading system they are using and introduce PE Metrics and other resources to measure student growth. The new National PE Standards will also be introduced.
Irene Cucina, Past President, SHAPE America
Space is limited. Current NJAHPERD membership required to attend.
Quality Health & Physical Education: Curriculum, Instruction and Assessments
This full-day workshop will provide a better understanding of the NJDOE Model Curriculum, rubrics, quality instruction and "real world" assessments. Brendan O'Reilly, NJDOE; Susan Toth, NJAHPERD/EDA Middle School TOY; Jaime Adams, NJAHPERD High School TOY, Elementary presenter TBD.
Friday, June 6, 2014
Ocean Township Intermediate School
Ocean, NJ
MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW...2014-15 DATES
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 SHAPE America award recipients 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
NEW Driver Education Conference
Start the 2014-2015 with new programs and curriculum for your driver education students. NEW Driver Education Conference August 25, 2014, North Jersey August 26, 2014, South Jersey All information coming soon in the May 30th FYI
25th Anniversary Lake Conference for K-8 PE
"It's the Kids that Count"
September 26 - 28, 2014
Happiness Is Camping
Gramercy Lake, Hardwick, NJ
Teaching Dance in Physical Education
"Let's Dance NJ"
October 13, 2014
Millburn High School
Millburn, NJ Regional Conference
"A Day in the Life of a Let's Move Active School!"
October 20, 2014
Eisenhower Middle School
Wyckoff, NJ
Adapted Health & PE Conference
October 28, 2014
Special Olympics NJ Sports Complex
Lawrenceville, NJ
Engaging Strategies for Teaching Adolescent Health
October, 24, 2014
Mays Landing, NJ
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:
Common Core and YOU: Making Connections
Wednesday, May 21st (NEW DATE, reschedule of the April 30th webinar)
6pm - 6:45pm EST
Please note, if you previously registered for the April 30th webinar, you must register again for this new date since the link has changed. We apologize for any inconvenience.
This SPARK webinar will help prepare and motivate K-12 physical educators to not only embrace Common Core, but to THRIVE! Attendees will learn physical education specific lesson structures that optimize learning and MVPA while making administrators smile. You'll come away with access to free lesson plans, examples of alignment documents, and assessment tools you'll want to use with your students tomorrow!
Attendees will learn to:
Define and explain how physical activity correlates to students' academic performance
Draw alignments between physical education content and the Common Core State Standards Initiative
Implement lessons that maximize physical activity time (MVPA) while addressing Common Core Standards
Cost: Free
*Capacity is limited so sign up early!
Notes:
SPARK suggests registering for this live webinar even if you're unsure you can attend. Everyone that registers will receive an email with a link to the recorded version within a week.
All webinars are posted on the SPARK website after the live presentation - click here to view previously recorded SPARK webinars.
Why Use Games to Teach Running
NYRR
May 22, 2014
6pm (30 minutes)
Cost: Free
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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| 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 |
Members in the news...Before School Exercise Program
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Classroom Close-Up
With the influx of research connecting physical activity with awakening the brain, one small elementary school in Southern New Jersey decided to make a change. This month watch to discover one school's efforts to prepare its students through physical activity on the NJEA show Classroom Close-Up. The Rise and Shine program is a before school program designed and run by teachers and parents who wanted to make a difference for their students. The Classroom Close Up episode featuring the Rise and Shine program is premiering on Sunday, May 18th at 12:30 p.m. and 7:30 a.m./p.m. on NJTV and then will be available online.
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Members in the news...
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 NJAHPERD Executive Director, Jackie Malaska, was recently honored at the College of New JerseySenior dinner and inducted into The Wall of Fame for her exemplary contributions to the Health and Physical Education profession. Congratulations! |
| Hey NJ...Help SHAPE reach its goal! | |
SHAPE
We are only 1,800 schools from achieving our goal of 10,000 Let's Move! Active Schools this school year. Please help us meet the goal and go over! This new website is perfect to promote LMAS.
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| A great mobile app from the NFL and the American Heart Association | |
NFL and AHA
Childhood obesity rates are at an all-time high: today, nearly one in three kids and teens in the United States are obese or overweight. That's why the American Heart Association and the National Football League have teamed up to create the PLAY 60 Challenge, a program that inspires kids to get the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity a day in school and at home.
Download the NFL Play 60 App for iOS and Android now! Climb off the couch or out of your easy chair and have some family fun!
In NFL PLAY 60 you can: - Collect coins to buy really cool NFL team gear.
- Unlock funky characters.
- Get NFL football power-ups that give you 2x points.
- Get American Heart Association hearts that make you invincible.
- Jump over fun obstacles.
- Find activity ideas on how to get moving with your friends.
- Get involved with NFL PLAY 60 and AHA through additional resources
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| A report card you couldn't bring home | |
Washington Post
If you ever received a report card like the one issued on the physical activity of U.S. youngsters recently, you simply wouldn't bring it home. When four "incompletes" are the best you can point to, it's time to get ready for summer school. Specifically, the assessment of children's physical activity included a B-, two C- grades, a D, a D-, an F and those four incompletes. Aside from the head scratcher of deciding there wasn't enough information to grade 40 percent of the categories their own committee developed, the National Physical Activity Plan Alliance and the American College of Sports Medicine delivered another well researched critique of how little exercise our children get and why. MORE
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| Small Steps Make a Big Impact | |
NYRR
Our free elementary school PE Lesson Plans help kids build the fundamental skills needed for this sport and many others. Try one or more of our favorite lessons and see what a big difference they make in your students' running:
- Foot Fire gets kids running on the balls of their feet and improves speed
- Monster Steps helps kids find their perfect stride length
- Zig Zag demonstrates the importance of arm swing while running
- Animal Run helps you teach pacing and creates a common language to use with students in all activities
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Tips for Goal Setting
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NYRR Newsletter
Setting goals keeps runners focused and motivated and, moreover, will help them achieve results in all areas of their life-in sports, school, and life.
Encourage your team to set end-of-season goals. Explain that vague goals like "get faster" and "improve" are not precise enough. Similarly, easily attainable goals lack the punch needed to produce long-term change. The biggest personal strides are products of goals that are both specific and challenging.
To help runners set appropriate goals, establish a baseline or starting point for them. If speed is the goal, holding a time trial is a simple way to do this. At the start of the week, when runners' legs are fresh, time them at their race distances. Runners must give a serious effort for this to work effectively. Once your runners have baseline times to work from, discuss goals for the season individually.
Good sample goals include:
- Running a mile without stopping
- Breaking 8 minutes in the mile
- Placing in the top 5 at the county championship
- Jumping over 16 feet in the long jump
Check out our time trial instructional video for high school runners for more tips.
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| ADHD and sports: Setting children up for success on and off the field | |
Deleware County News Network
For children with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, participation in sports can be a great way to practice many of the skills that are impacted by their disorder. In addition, playing sports may allow these children to develop self-confidence that they may lack due to difficulties at home or at school. It's important for coaches to understand the child's strengths and weaknesses. Here are some general tips that may be useful for coaching children with ADHD. MORE
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| Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger? | |
TED
When you look at sporting achievements over the last decades, it seems like humans have gotten faster, better and stronger in nearly every way. Yet as David Epstein points out in this delightfully counter-intuitive talk, we might want to lay off the self-congratulation. Many factors are at play in shattering athletic records and the development of our natural talents is just one of them. MORE
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| FREE ready-to-use bicycle curriculum grades 6-12 | |
SHAPE America
A FREE ready-to-use bicycle curriculum for physical education teachers and recreation specialists working with students in grades 6-12 is now available from SHAPE America and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Includes a Parents Guide as well!
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| Exercise improves academic ability | |
The Scotsman
Children who play sport and exercise can improve their academic performance, experts have claimed. While boosting health and fitness are often promoted as the key benefits to increased physical activity, growing �attention is now being given to its potential to impact across all areas of life. Gregor Henderson, who advises the U.K. government on public health and well-being issues, said there was now good scientific evidence that taking part in sport boosted educational achievement, �increased confidence and �improved mental health. MORE
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Toy car helps disabled children play, exercise with ease
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TODAY
University of Delaware scientist Cole Galloway is driving change with a new toy car that not only helps children play but acts as a vehicle for physical therapy. MORE
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HEALTH EDUCATOR NEWS YOU CAN USE
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| Join the National Bike Challenge and win some great prizes from NJBWC! | |
NJBWC
The National Bike Challenge is a fun, free, game-changing event, and NJBWC's Local Challenge is off to a strong start. We have over 280 riders, which is more than half our goal of 500 riders in the state. Join today, start logging your miles and become eligible for our monthly prize drawings! MORE
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| Garden State Students Advocate for CPR | |
AHA
As our You're the Cure advocates continue to advocate for CPR training in our high schools, we would like to thank Assemblyman Diegnan for taking the time to meet with high school students to hear about the importance of learning CPR. MORE
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| Proposed Tobacco Rule a Good First Step... | |
AHA
The new rule proposed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a good first step, but stronger regulations will be needed to keep e-cigarettes, little cigars and other tobacco products out of the hands of America's youth. MORE
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Few children outgrow obesity risk
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WTSP-TV
New research out of All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, reveals "very few at-risk children are able to outgrow their weight risk during school age." Lead researcher Dr. Racquel Hernandez said it's a long-standing expectation from parents and providers that with time, children outgrow obesity when they're young, so she set out to find out if it happens and how often. "We found that fewer than one in five children outgrow their risk of obesity, and if they're gonna do it, they're gonna do it between the ages of kindergarten and first grade," Hernandez said. "They're not gonna do it later on." MORE
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| Why education matters to health | |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Why is education such a major factor in shaping health? The links are complex and tied closely to income and to the opportunities people have to lead healthy lives in their communities. Smaller social networks, higher neighborhood crime rates and exposure to childhood trauma are just a few reasons why those with fewer years of education tend to live sicker, shorter lives. MORE
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| Study: Many bullied teens carry weapons to school | |
HealthDay News via Health Magazine
Large numbers of U.S. high school students who are bullied take weapons to school, a new study finds. The researchers analyzed data from more than 15,000 U.S. high school students who took part in a 2011 survey. They found that teens who suffered many types of bullying are up to 31 times more likely to bring weapons such as guns and knives to school than those who have not been bullied. MORE
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Let's Move! Active Schools |
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Moving on up the list! NJ is now #9 in the country!
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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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| 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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| 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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| April showers bring May flowers.....as well as nicer weather to get outside and move especially after the NJ ASK.... | |
AHA
Let's celebrate with Physical Activity as May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. This is a great time to spread awareness about the importance of physical activity and encourage your students, colleagues, friends and family to get moving! The following links have some great ideas and resources to help you celebrate National Physical Fitness and Sports Month.
http://healthfinder.gov/NHO/MayToolkit.aspx
http://www.shapeamerica.org/events/pesportweek/upload/National-PE-and-Sport-Week_Blogpost_edited_with-pics_NEW-FINAL.pdf
Planning a Field Day? Put those jump ropes to use! (see the attached list of activities)
May is also Stroke Awareness Month so you may want to consider incorporating Stroke into your messaging for the month. Stroke is the #4 cause of death in America. Here is a link to our stroke resource page located on our website which has some great handouts, power point presentations, videos and more...that you may want to utilize.
In addition, here is a FAST flyer which is a great visual to pass along to colleagues so they can become aware how to detect a stroke as well as some FAST coloring pages that can be used to introduce how to spot a stroke to your students.
Finally, May is a time to celebrate YOU as a true Heart Hero! Thank you again for everything that you do throughout the year to support the health and wellness of your students as well as your community. We look forward to continuing our partnership to reach more kids and to strengthen our lifesaving mission.
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| Take a look at SHAPE America's new advocacy webpage | |
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 members to be strong advocates for the profession and for children.
SHAPE America Advocacy page
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. |
| Shape of the Nation Infographics | |
SHAPE America (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
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: SHAPE America (AAHPERD) Legislative Action Center Tutorial webinar | |
SHAPE America
Legislative Action Center Tutorial
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| Attention Driver Education Teachers...SAVE THE DATE! |  NEW Driver Education Conference Start the 2014-2015 with new programs and curriculum for your driver education students.
NEW Driver Education Conference
August 25, 2014, North Jersey
August 26, 2014, South Jersey
All information coming soon in the May 30th FYI
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| Bill requires parent/teen education as a prerequisite to obtaining permit | |
Legislative update
The Assembly Transportation Committee will hear testimony on A1699 tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the State House Annex in Trenton. The bill, which is sponsored by Committee Chairman John
Wisniewski and Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt, requires parent/teen education as a prerequisite for a teen to obtain a permit, extends the permit from a minimum of 6 to 12 months, and requires permit holders to log a minimum of 50 hours of supervised practice driving. You may recall this bill was approved by both houses of the NJ Legislature last December only to be pocket vetoed by the Governor on the final day of the Lame Duck session in mid-January.
NJAHPERD supports this bill and has submitted a letter of support. We will keep you posted on the bill's status as it begins its journey through the Legislature. |
2014 GDL Champions to be honored...May 29, 2014
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Pam Fisher, NJ Teen Driving Coalition
On May 29, the Coalition will honor the 2014 Class of GDL Champions -- Jim Breech, health/physical education and driver education teacher at Cumberland Regional High School; KJ Feury, Injury Prevention Coordinator at Morristown Medical Center, and her daughter, Tess, a peer leader and Share the Keys facilitator; Kristin Lavery, Mainland Regional HS Administrator and teen safe driving advocate, and her daughter, Megan, a peer leader and Share the Keys facilitator; and Pamela Clark, Health Education Specialist and DCH Auto Group SADD Liaison -- at a luncheon at Forsgate Country Club. Dr. Allison Curry, from the Center for Injury Research & Prevention at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is the luncheon speaker. A big thank you to Allstate New Jersey and DCH Auto Group for their support of this event.
In addition to honoring these extraordinary teen safe driving advocates, we'll also recognize the winners of the first "Share a Lesson Plan" program sponsored by the Coalition, the Brain Injury Alliance of NJ and NJAHPERD. Driver education teachers were invited to submit their best lesson plans for posting on the njdrivereducation.com website and a chance to win a safe driving presentation for their high school by advocate and musician Gabe Hurley. The winners, who will also be invited to share their lesson plans during a Coalition-sponsored workshop at the 2014 NJEA and 2015 NJAHPERD Conventions, are: Jim Breech, Cumberland Reg. HS (Southern Region), Lois Fyfe, Hopewell Valley Central HS (Central Region), and Terry Skjold, Immaculate Heart Academy (Northern Region).
I hope you'll join me in congratulating our 2014 GDL Champions and outstanding DE teachers!
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Teen Driver 365 Program
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Toyota
Last month, Coalition member Andy Anderson (Essex Cty Police Academy), his daughters, Kristin and Hannah, and Pam Fisher of NJ Teen Safe Driving Coalition were invited to attend the opening day of the NY Auto Show to test drive Toyota's TeenDriver 365 distracted driving simulator. The girls and Pam each gave it a try and Pam confessed that she didn't do very well. Each sat in a Toyota and were instructed to put on a 3D visor that was connected to a computer. Cameras monitored the driving and displayed what each was seeing in the visor on a TV screen. Toyota employees instructed each to perform a task (i.e., pick up a water bottle, text, reach behind the seat for a bag, change the radio station) that many motorists attempt to do while driving. These activities clearly distracted each driver and impacted their ability to safely operate the vehicle. If you'd like to learn more about the Teen Driver 365 program click here.
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| Notes on 32nd Annual Lifesavers Conference | |
NJ Teen Safe Driving Coalition
Later in the month, Andy, Violet Marrero (Div. of Highway Traffic Safety), Maureen Nussman (volunteer DE coordinator) and Pam Fisher traveled to Nashville for the 32nd annual Lifesavers Conference . Each spoke on a workshop panel focused on teen safe driving and also had the opportunity to connect with over 2,000 safety advocates from around the country. It was a great opportunity to talk about the important and good work we're doing here in NJ. Pam was pleased to report that our state is held up as a model for our work in promoting the proven principles of graduated driver licensing. So thank you to each and everyone of you for all you are doing to help NJ teens survive their most dangerous driving years!!!!!
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Teen Driver Fact Sheet
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Click here for the a link to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's latest teen driver fact sheet. In 2012, there were 1,875 young drivers (15 to 20 years old) who died in motor vehicle crashes nationwide, a decrease of 6 percent from 1,993 in 2011. Additionally 184,000 young drivers were injured in motor vehicle crashes in 2012, an increase of 2 percent from 180,000 in 2011. The two-year comparison of total driver involvement in fatal crashes showed a 3-percent increase from 43,840 in 2011 to 45,337 in 2012. During this same period, young driver involvement decreased 2 percent from 4,362 in 2011 to 4,283 in 2012.
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| Iowa considering lowering driving age to 14 | |
NJ Teen Safe Driving Coalition
If you think 16 is too young to start the licensing process, imagine doing so at age 14! An Iowa court is hearing a case addressing this issue. Check it out
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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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Here's the link to SHAPE America's May Toolbox
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| Up to $4,000 Per School Available Through "Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60" | |
Deadline: June 4, 2014
Fuel Up to Play 60 is an in-school nutrition and physical activity program from National Dairy Council (NDC) andNational Football League, in collaboration with United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The program encourages students to lead the charge in making healthy changes in their school by implementing strategies to increase access to nutrient-rich foods (low-fat and fat-free dairy foods, fruits, vegetables and whole grains) and physical activity.
Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60 is a competitive funding opportunity to help schools implement the Fuel Up to Play 60 program. The money is intended specifically to help schools jumpstart and sustain healthy nutrition and physical-activity improvements.
Any school in the U.S. can enroll in the Fuel Up to Play 60 program. Signing up online is free, easy, and fast, at www.FuelUpToPlay60.com. In addition to being enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 60, schools applying for Funds must participate in the National School Lunch Program and have an adult Program Advisor, registered through the website. Schools enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 60 are eligible to receive up to $4,000 per school year for projects, efforts, and initiatives designed to help increase awareness of, and access to, nutrient-rich foods and physical activity opportunities. The Fuel Up to Play 60 program's online "Playbook" offers many healthy eating and physical activity ideas to choose from that are suitable for funding.
Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60 are used for a variety of activities and purposes -- from resources that help enhance students' healthy eating (such as foodservice equipment and nutrition education materials) to items that help schools address students' physical activity needs (including exercise equipment and student and staff incentives). Funding proposals must include both healthy eating and physical activity elements. There are two application opportunities for the upcoming 2014-2015 school year. The first of application window closes on June 4, 2014, and the second on November 5, 2014.
In addition to the opportunity to apply for Funds, there are many other reasons for schools to join Fuel Up to Play 60! More than 73,000 schools across the nation are already Fuel Up to Play 60 schools, encouraging students daily to eat healthy, be active, and implement long-term, positive changes. The program offers an enormous array of FREE tools, resources, instruction, and encouragement to do just that. There are also leadership opportunities for students as part of the Ambassador program.
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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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| 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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