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NJAHPERD's Facebook page is up and running...join the fun!
Find out the latest information about professional development events, special announcements and legislative issues affecting our profession.
Take a minute and click on the link to get connected...
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Carol Lynch, President
Jackie Malaska, Executive Director
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| A message from your president | |
Hello Everyone!
What are you doing to promote National Physical Education & Sport Week! (May 1st - 7th) at your school? Please let us know or use twitter to tell everyone! #njahperd
Is Twitter new to you? Please see Justin Schleider's article below for instructions on how to sign on to Twitter!
Special Announcement! NJAHPERD leadership will be accepting a State Board of Education Resolution for National Physical Education & Sport Week! at the May 6th Board meeting. Please join us in Trenton. Contact the NJAHPERD office for more information.
Calling all high school Physical Education teachers! Register to attend the upcoming Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment: High School PE Edition at Rowan University on May 18th.
To Health and Happiness! Carol Lynch President, NJAHPERD |
| Celebrate Physical Education & Sport Week! May 1-7 |
Letter from Governor Christie
What are you doing to bring attention to the value of physical education and physical activity in your school or community? Please let us know so we can share the great work you are doing through social media and the FYI newsletter. Email a brief description of the special activity to the NJAHPERD office.
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| Call for Proposals - NJAHPERD 2016 Annual Convention | |
Promoting Healthy, Active Lifestyles
The New Jersey Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, (NJAHPERD) invites you to submit a presentation proposal for the 2016 Annual Convention. This convention will be held at the Ocean Place Resort & Spa on the beachfront in Long Branch, NJ on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, February 21 - 23, 2016. Convention programming is based primarily on this annual "Call for Proposals" bringing practical and relevant information to HPERD professionals and students. By featuring you and your peers as presenters, NJAHPERD provides convention attendees with the strongest forum for information exchange, problem solving, and networking on the state level. MORE
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SHAPING NJ 5K
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THANK YOU Volunteers!
Thank you to the NJAHPERD runners and volunteers who participated in the SHAPING NJ 5K on Saturday, March 24th in Long Branch. The race weekend included the 5k, marathon and 1/2 marathon, kids runs, physical activities and tons of fun activities for the community. A special "shout out" to Laurie Cancalosi and the Long Branch students who are embracing running through the Nova Nordisk program.
NJAHPERD hopes to get more involved in next year's event as a sponsored charity, so we will need your help in providing fun physical activities for the kids. We also hope to have a large group of NJAHPERD runners for the SHAPING NJ 5K, as well as runners for the SHAPING NJ 5K. Save the date! Saturday, April 23, 2016!
Check the NJAHPERD website for the smiling faces of our NJAHPERD volunteers!
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2015 NJAHPERD Mini-Grants
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Mini - Grants Available
NJAHPERD is pleased to announce the availability of Mini-Grants for 2015. The 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 Education (Driver Education), Physical Education, Physical Activity (before and after school) and Dance Education. The Mini- Grant application deadline is September 30, 2015.
Need some ideas? How about a Driver Education Club, Driver Education Program for parents and students after school, Dance Club (before or after school), School Wellness Council, Classroom Physical Activity Resources, LMAS Club, etc.
Please don't wait until the deadline applies! More information
Please click here for application
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NJAHPERD Mighty Milers Running Program Grants
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Imagine a school-based program that gets kids running - and includes rewards - for FREE. Since 2004, Mighty Milers has helped hundreds of thousands of kids run 25+ million miles, and your school can join! NJAHPERD and NYRR have teamed up to sponsor 3 NJ school programs. Applications for the 2015-2016 school year will open in August, so start the conversation now with your principal so you are ready to apply.
Learn more at mightymilers.org or contact, NYRR staff, Kirkley Doyle
Information Flier
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NJDOE Model Curriculum & Assessments
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The K-12 Model Curriculum including Student Learning Objectives (SLOs), Rubrics and Activities and Assessments are posted on the NJDOE website. Thank you to all who provided input. If you have any suggestions for activities and assessments, please contact the NJAHPERD office. We welcome your thoughts and suggestions. NJDOE website
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| 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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2015 Professional Development Events
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Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment: High School PE Edition
May 18, 2015
Rowan University, Glassboro
A 1/2 day workshop designed to address the specific needs of high school physical education professionals.
Speakers:
Tony Loomis, SHAPE America National High School Teacher of the Year
Jaime Adams, NJAHPERD High School Teacher of the Year and Mike Denver, Brick Memorial High School
Brendan O'Reilly, NJDOE, Coordinator of Comprehensive Health & Physical Education
Chip Candy, Medford School District
Information flyer
Driver Education Conferences
August 25, 2015
Summit High School
August 26, 2015
New Jersey Manufacturer Insurance
Hammonton
National PE Institute
July 27 - July 29, 2015
Sherrill Center, UNC Asheville
227 Campus Drive, Asheville, NC 28804
FEES: $275/person, $250/person for groups of 4 or more. Save $25/person when you register before June 30, 2015. Questions? Contact Great Activities Publishing: 1-800-927-0682 TOLL FREE
WEBINARS: Creating Cultural Change in Teen Driving: Webinar Series on How to Effectively Build and Grow Your Initiative
Join your peers of program managers, injury prevention specialists, family advocates, parent and teen organizations and many others for the first part of a FREE webinar series brought to you by the National Safety Council with support from The Allstate Foundation. We will be discussing effective ways to build achievable plans around transportation safety initiatives with examples from promising and proven teen safe driving projects. This webinar series will discuss the proven pillars of culture change related to teen driving: policy, policing, population and publicity. Webinar attendees will learn about:
- "How to Find the Right Financial Partner for Your Teen/Parent Engagement Program" - May 26
Adapted Physical Education Webinars
SHAPE America's latest series offers four important webinars providing a wide range of information from Adapted Physical Education technology to advocacy. Purchasers will receive a certificate of 1.0 contact hours at no additional charge. All webinars are 1 hour long.
SPARK Wednesday Webinar Series...ARCHIVED webinars
National Health Observances (NHOs) are special days, weeks, or months dedicated to raising awareness about important health topics.
List of events
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| The Essential Components of Physical Education | |
NEW guidance document from SHAPE America defining the Essential Components of Physical Education. It is a must for every physical educator. Please share this new guidance document with your colleagues.
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| How to use Twitter...for newbies! | |
Justin Schleider, NJAHPERD
Twitter can be used for physical education teachers in a variety of ways. It can be used for:
- Brainstorming lesson ideas
- Sharing online resources (internet sites)
- Connecting to others teachers in NJ and around the world
- Publishing or sharing links to published work.
- Publicity for important events, blog posts, websites, podcasts, videos, live meetings/discussions, etc.
- Twitter can serve as a resource to get help.
- Twitter can serve as your support group when struggling with a difficult task.
- Twitter provides a way to virtually attend confererences, workshops, conventions, etc. (via #hashtags).
NJAHPERD has a Twitter account @NJAHPERD and a hashtag #NJAHPERD. If you would like to notify us of a link or ask a question you can tweet us @NJAHPERD. If you would like any Health, Physical Education, Dance, or Recreation professional to see your tweet use the hashtag #NJAHPERD.
How to sign up for Twitter
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How to use Twitter with NJAHPERD
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| Teacher Appreciation Day at Rutgers Stadium...discount tickets available! | |
September 12, 2015
Teacher Appreciation Day will be on September 12 as Rutgers meets Washington State University in a rematch of the 2014 Rutgers Football win in Seattle. Discount tickets are available for teachers, staff, and families and friends. The game will take place at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway. For Rutgers merchandise, please visit click here. To learn more about Rutgers University, click here and for more about Rutgers Athletics, click here.
For tickets and more information about Teacher Appreciation Day,c ontact the Rutgers Ticket Office at
866-445-4678, Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00 or email. Please let other public school, homeschool, and private school teachers and staff know about this great day of fun and football.
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| Project A.C.E.S. - All Children Exercising Simultaneously | |
May 6, 2015
We invite your school to participate in the 27th anniversary of Project A.C.E.S. (All Children Exercising Simultaneously) on May 6, 2015. Project A.C.E.S. has been held annually since 1989. At 10 a.m. on May 6th, millions of students from all over the world will exercise together to promote proper health and fitness habits in what has been billed as "The World's Largest Exercise Class". MORE
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| FIT2ECSELL - FitnessGram Grants | |
Grant funding is available for training and web based FG school site license. APPLICATION
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Volunteers needed for The Barclays
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NJAHPERD 
The Barclays is seeking volunteers to work shifts Monday, August 24th - Sunday, August 30th
Visit barclaysvolunteers.pgatourhq.com to choose from over 20 different committees - for a $75 fee you will receive a volunteer badge valid for admission the entire tournament week (as well as one for a guest), a logoed golf shirt and hat, meals during your shifts and more! Your payment will also offset tournament costs so The Barclays can make significant contributions to local charitable organizations, including NJAHPERD. Be sure to select NJAHPERD as your affiliated organization when you register!
Don't miss the opportunity to see the best of the PGA TOUR at The Barclays this August! MORE
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| Local Fuel Up to Play 60 Students Attend White House | |
Fuel Up to Play 60
Two New Jersey students serving as state and national ambassadors for Fuel Up to Play 60 attended the annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House. Jake and Anisha were the only Fuel Up to Play 60 ambassadors selected to play "roving reporter" and had the chance to talk to participants about how proper nutrition helps them to succeed every day,
Through Fuel Up to Play 60 we are making positive life-long changes in the lives of our students." According to Kristina Deecher, American Dairy Association's Child Nutrition Relationship Coordinator, "Having this kind of an experience at the White House is something a relatively small number of people ever get the chance to do. Jake and Anisha will always remember this day. Let's continue to bring these experiences for a positive impact in the lives of our students through the Fuel Up to Play 60 program."
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| PE debate: Grade on what students know or what they can do? | |
The Florida Times-Union
Physical education classes nationwide are switching focus toward fitness knowledge and encouraging healthy lifestyles and away from fitness competition and tests of endurance. In short, fewer teachers are forcing children to climb ropes or toss heavy medicine balls, and many no longer pit one student or group of students against another for a grade. "People see the physical education teachers as the ...guy who tortures them to see how many pushups they can do in a minute," said Cheryl L. Richardson, senior director of programs for SHAPE America. MORE
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| Art, music, physical education: All are important in our schools | |
Writes Dr. Chuck Corbin of Arizona State, a member of the SHAPE America Hall of Fame: "Over the last few months, much has been written about funding for Arizona education. The 17 percent decrease in funding in recent years and diversion of funds designated for education have prompted a variety of comments. Rarely mentioned, however, is the fact that art, music, and physical education programs have been dramatically cut as funding has decreased. Improving test scores in math and language arts seems to be the primary goal and 'special' programs such as art, music, and physical education are the first to go when budget shortfalls occur." MORE
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| Why we need to bring physical activity back into our schools | |
The Globe and Mail
For some time, educational leaders have been emphasizing the importance of physical activity in schools. The premise is that if children are active, they will develop good habits, feel better, be healthier and grow into adults who make exercise a priority. This is an important goal, but it is only part of the story. MORE
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| Teaching Lacrosse This Spring? | |
US Lacrosse
Looking for a curriculum that aligns with national standards? US Lacrosse provides a teacher-friendly, easy-to-use co-ed curriculum designed for use with soft-lacrosse equipment in a safe, non-contact version the game. The curriculum provides age specific unit plans, lesson plans, drills, games, educational handouts, cross-curricular activities and more. MORE
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| Start Planning Next Year's Healthy Fundraisers | |
Healthy Schools Program
How can you support the active environment your child's school is creating for students?
As the school year winds to a close, start thinking about how you can support your child's school's efforts to spread a healthy message throughout the whole building. Now is the time to help your school plan for next year's healthy school fundraisers - don't forget to incorporate physical activity and build on the healthy habits students are developing.
Need ideas? We've got some!
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| Tips to Decrease Screen Time | |
Healthy Schools Program
May 4-10 is Screen Free Week, a reminder that the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends limiting screen time for kids to one or two hours a day. Learn simple strategies for healthy viewing habits that can help kids make time to stay active.
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| DYK? Active Kids Learn Better |  Healthy Schools Program
Get the facts: Regular participation in physical activity has academic performance benefits. A recent study confirms what many educators, administrators and parents already knew to be true. All the more reason to support your school's efforts to get kids moving more every day. MORE
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HEALTH EDUCATOR NEWS YOU CAN USE
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| New Appropriate Practices in School-Based Health Education is Posted | |
SHAPE America
This new SHAPE America Guidance Document gives teachers, administrators, curriculum specialists and teacher trainers a detailed blueprint for designing and delivering health education that meets national, state and local standards and frameworks.
Created by SHAPE America and a task force of exemplary health educators, Appropriate Practices in School-Based Health Education lists best practices for:
- Creating a positive and inclusive learning environment that engages students in learning the skills they need to live healthy lives
- Implementing a sequential, comprehensive curriculum -aligned with the National Health Education Standards and other relevant frameworks -that is skills-based, with an emphasis on developing health literacy
- Employing instructional practices that engage students in learning and in developing their health-related skills.
- Using assessments that measure student growth, knowledge and health-related skill development
- Advocating for a positive school culture toward health and health education.
- Maintaining high standards of practice
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| How breakfast can impact our future | |
The Huffington Post
It's our responsibility as parents, grandparents, teachers and community leaders to set our youth up for success. While there are many ways to do this, one of the easiest - and yet most often overlooked - is providing a nourishing meal at the start of the day. Educators say 75 percent of kids are regularly showing up hungry at our schools' doors each day, leaving them at a disadvantage to learn and achieve. MORE
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| Family stress linked to teen obesity in study |
Family stress may put teens at increased risk for being overweight or obese, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data from more than 4,700 American teens born between 1975 and 1990 to assess the effects of three specific sources of family stress: financial problems, a mother's poor health and family disruption. MORE
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| Could a dose of nature be just what the doctor ordered? | |
American Institute of Biological Sciences via ScienceDaily
Numerous studies over the past 30 years have linked exposure to nature with improved human health and well-being. These findings are of growing importance: In the near future, 70 percent of the world's population will live in cities, where they will face a rising tide of lifestyle-related disease. Still, little is known about the mechanisms underlying the nature-health connection, and confusion awaits those who would transform existing findings into action. MORE
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| Create your 2015-2016 Professional Development Plan Today | |
LMAS
What's your 2015-2016 professional development plan? Nearly 30% of school districts fail to provide physical educators with professional development that addresses administration or use of fitness assessments or assessing and evaluating student performance in physical education. We can change that.
Now is the time to line-up your 2015-2016 professional development. There are options to suit your budget, timing and location.
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| New Partnership with Let's Move Active Schools | |
RunJumpThrow
RunJumpThrow is excited to share a new partnership with Let's Move! Active Schools. USATF will award a $1,000 equipment grant to a Let's Move! Active Schools registered school every week for one year leading into the 2016 Olympic Games. More than 8 million youth will have access to the RunJumpThrow Curriculum. For more information please read the press release and take a look at the partners page on the website.
Did you pass your background screening?
Step 3 of becoming a RunJumpThrow One Day Organizer is completing and passing a background screening, at no additional cost to you. Be sure to complete step 3 in order to host your event.
Connect with an Elite Athlete or Alumni in your area
Please reach out to Talia.Mark@usatf.org for the possibility of having a local Elite Athlete or Alumni attend your event.
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| New Resources for RunJumpThrow event Organizers! | |
RunJumpThrow
The newest page on the RunJumpThrow website haslaunched! It has helpful tips, sample schedules, promotional flyers and more to assist event organizers. Check it out
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Does your school incorporate physical activity before, during and after school for at least 60 minutes a day? Do you need resources to "move" your school in the right direction? This FREE program can help. More information
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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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| National Recognition application deadline approaches on May 1 | As the Let's Move! Active Schools National Recognition application deadline approaches on May 1, don't forget the importance of school staff modeling physical activity behaviors.
Encourage staff to use non-food items and opportunities for physical activity to recognize students for their achievements or good behavior. For example, let students choose a special physical activity, provide an opportunity for them to lead a physical activity, or allow them to earn extra recess time.
Provide staff with information about the importance of engaging in physical activities with students and with the tools they need to incorporate physical activity into classrooms. Use the Let's Move! Active Schools Resource Database to access staff involvement tools and ideas.
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| Learn The Facts | |
LMAS
Learn The Facts
"The physical and emotional health of an entire generation and the economic health and security of our nation is at stake." - First Lady Michelle Obama at the Let's Move! launch on February 9, 2010
Obesity by the numbers
Over the past three decades, childhood obesity rates in America have tripled, and today, nearly one in three children in America are overweight or obese. The numbers are even higher in African American and Hispanic communities, where nearly 40% of the children are overweight or obese. If we don't solve this problem, one third of all children born in 2000 or later will suffer from diabetes at some point in their lives. Many others will face chronic obesity-related health problems like heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, and asthma. MORE
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| LMAS Grants | Action for Healthy Kids Physical Activity Grants
Action for Healthy Kids is now accepting "Every Kid Healthy" grant applications for the 2015-2016 school year! Up to $2,500 is available to help get kids moving before, during and after the school day in select states. Schools that indicate enrollment in Let's Move! Active Schools will receive a priority point on their application. To learn more, join an informational webinar on March 24 from 3-4 p.m. ET. Applications are due by May 1, 2015.
KIDS in the GAME GO! Grants
Help get your elementary students achieve 60 minutes of physical activity a day with a KIDS in the GAME GO! Grant. Generously sponsored by PHIT America and the Sports and Fitness Industry Association, these $1,000-$5,000 grants will be awarded to elementary schools in select locations that are committed to increasing minutes of movement before, during, or after the school day. Propose an idea of your own, or choose one of many successful low-cost physical education or physical activity programs. GO! Grants are exclusively offered to schools enrolled in Let's Move! Active Schools. Apply and learn more.
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JUMP ROPE AND HOOPS FOR HEART
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| NEW Heart Hero News! | |
Editor, FYI
All the info you need for your JRFH/HFH events is now brought to you in your very own newsletter, Heart Hero News. This new publication will be emailed monthly on or around the 10th of each month. If you missed this month's inagural edition, you can still check it out on our archive page! Click here and then scroll down!
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| William Paterson University solidifying advocacy for our profession |  NJAHPERD Assistant Professor Michael Hodges, William Paterson University, for the second semester in a row has asked NJAHPERD to be a judge for the Advocacy Project they have for their students to help solidify their content knowledge and learn how to advocate for their profession.
Participating this semester as judges on April 23rd were Anna Adams, Supervisor PE and Health Paterson school system; Gordon Schmidt, Professor Kinesiology and Graduate school Chair, WPU; Barbara DeCaro, Retired High School teacher and Part-time Supervisor/Coordinator Fair Lawn K-8 and Member at Large NJAHPERD; Andy Schmidt, Hillsdale Middle School PE teacher and Past President of NJAHPERD; JoAnn Doherty Retired PE Teacher Tenafly Middle School and current Past President NJAHPERD. Dr. Michael Hodges their Professor and Co-Future Professionals Advisor NJAHPERD and the students.
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| NJ State Legislation | |
Advocacy Continues to Move Forward! Physical Education is an Academic Subject!
On our home front in New Jersey, Senate Bill S-2245, "Requires teachers of health and physical education in grades kindergarten through six in public schools to possess the appropriate endorsement to the instructional certificate, and includes a "grandfather" provision," should be posted for a vote on the Senate Floor in Trenton on May 18th at 2:00 PM. We will keep you posted as we will need you to call your State District Senator to ask them to please vote YES on S-2245.
Thank you again for being an Advocate for your profession and your students.
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| Federal Legislation | |
Physical Education
Recently, the Senate education committee introduced its bipartisan education bill, Every Child Achieves Act of 2015, which includes physical education as a core subject. This is very exciting news for all of us at SHAPE America and is no doubt a direct result of our advocacy efforts over the past five years. You can share SHAPE America's social media posts about this to help us thank the Senate education committee chairman, Sen. Alexander, and ranking member, Sen. Murray, for their leadership. The committee will vote on the bill next week. To read more about the bill, click here for the press release and here for the legislation. MORE
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| SHAPE America Announces: 50 Million Strong by 2029 |  SHAPE America Approximately 50 million students are currently enrolled in America's elementary and secondary schools (grades pre-K to 12).
SHAPE America wants to ensure that by the time today's preschoolers graduate from high school in 2029, all of America's students are benefitting from the skills, knowledge, confidence, desire and opportunities to enjoy healthy, meaningful physical activity. MORE |
| Be An Advocate! | |
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
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| SPEAK Out! for Health & Physical Education | |
Continue to Advocate for our students and the profession!
Please continue to contact your Congressmen/women. Your voice does make a difference!
Contact your Legislator NOW! Legislative Action Center
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| Healthy Students=Ready 2 Learn | |
CDC
New CDC podcasts:
- Healthy Eating and Academic Achievement Podcast
- Physical Activity and Academic Achievement Podcast
Use these materials as well as PowerPoint presentations from the CDC in your advocacy efforts. MORE
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| 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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| New Resources for Physical Activity and Academics | |
CDC
Use these resources to advocate for quality health education and physical education!
New resources from CDC can be found on their Health and Academics webpage
Specific resources:
- Health and Academic Achievement Overview
- Improving Academic Achievement through Healthy Eating and Physical Activity PowerPoint® Presentation PDF of slides
- The Association Between School-Based Physical Activity, Including Physical Education, and Academic Performance Adobe PDF file [pdf 2.5M] (Full report) Executive Summary Adobe PDF file
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| The GDL decal program celebrates 5 years this May! | Educating the community regarding teen safe driving and the GDL laws is a challenge. Decreasing teen fatalities and crashes in our state, is a reward for all our efforts. It has been 5 years since the red decal was added to the GDL and crashes continue to decrease. MORE
As a thank you and to continue to increase awareness of the decal, a positive interactive program from the Essex County Community Safety Program was developed.
The GDL Decal Thank You Program can be found on the new Coalition website.
You can go to the site for the "how-to" flyer which explains the program, the fill-in-the-blanks press release and the GDL Impact Fact Sheet.
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| Driver Education Conference 2015 | |
Tuesday, Aug 25 or Wednesday, August 26th
It's coming up sooner than you think!
We are busy planning our 2015 Driver Education Conference and it is gonna be fantastic! In case you didn't jot down the dates, the Northern NJ conference will be held at Summit High School on Tuesday, August 25th and the Southern NJ Conference will be held at NJ Manufacturer's Hammonton NJ facility on Wednesday, August 26th - so PLEASE SAVE THE DATE(S).
This year, we are trying to incorporate EVERYONE's feedback, so we have created a survey that we would ask you to please fill out. It should only take you about 3 minutes, and it will help us put together a series of breakout sessions that YOU want!
To get to the survey, please click here.
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| Webinar Series on How to Effectively Build and Grow Your Initiative | |
Teen Safe Driving Coalition
Webinar Series on How to Effectively Build and Grow Your Initiative
Join your peers of program managers, injury prevention specialists, family advocates, parent and teen organizations and many others for the first part of a FREE webinar series brought to you by the National Safety Council with support from The Allstate Foundation. We will be discussing effective ways to build achievable plans around transportation safety initiatives with examples from promising and proven teen safe driving projects. This webinar series will discuss the proven pillars of culture change related to teen driving: policy, policing, population and publicity. Webinar attendees will learn about:
- "How to Find the Right Financial Partner for Your Teen/Parent Engagement Program" - May 26
The next webinar will be focused on creating a solid curriculum in:
"Proven and Promising Programs to Reach Parents"
Live 60-minute Webinar: April 28, 2015 at 1 p.m. CST
Click here to register for the event.
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| DRIVE SAFER HAS NEW COURSES!!! | |
DriveSafer
Drive Safer has new dates for their popular Car Control and Defensive Driving Course and has also started Parallel Parking Boot Camps™ and the Building Blocks™ program for 14 and 15 year old drivers.
Drive Safer has recently launched a new website and some new courses. They have events coming up on May 31st at Met Life Stadium at 9am and 1:30pm for their Basic Car Control Course, 10am and 2:30pm for their Advanced Car Control Course, and several times for both the Parallel Parking Boot Camp™ and the Building Blocks™ program. Click here to find out more or to register.
If your school is interested in getting involved, you can become a partner and earn 12% of the revenues from your students, parents and friends that attend any of these courses. They will also work with partners to schedule a Parallel Parking Boot Camp™ and/or a Building Blocks™ Program at your school or in your area. If you are interested in becoming a partner, you can find out more here.
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From NJAHPERD's Teacher Resources page.
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| SHAPE America (formerly AAHPERD) Resources |
Here's the link to SHAPE America's Montly Activity Calendars
Join SHAPE Activity Share to add you lesson ideas and discover those from others!
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| Resources for Lesson Planning and Advocacy | |
NJDOE, SHAPE America, CDC
NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards for Comprehensive Health & Physical Education
SHAPE America Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education
CDC National Framework for Physical Activity and Physical Education Kids.gov
Kids.gov shares resources in a variety of ways. If you are a Twitter fan, check out our Twitter page where we post interesting happenings related to kids and school topics. If Pinterest is your thing, we have Pinterest boards for kids, parents, and teachers. We post current events, helpful resources for parents, and fun activities for teachers to use in their classrooms on Facebook. Looking for videos that explore careers? Don't forget to check out our YouTube or TeacherTube videos!
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| Sport Education Website and Blog | |
Central CT State University
Central CT State University professors Matthew Martin and Ryan Zimmerman have introduced a website and blog devoted to the topic of sport education. Find some great resources here
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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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| Grants | |
Just Announced!
Fuel Up to Play 60 Grants
Your school may be eligible to receive a FREE Fuel Up to Play 60 NFL FLAG Essentials Kit, valued at $320! For more information, visit the Fuel Up to Play60 website
Project Fit America Grants
Is your school eligible to apply for a grant that includes fitness equipment, professional development training and more? 67 New Jersey schools are eligible. Find out if you are one of them. Eligible schools
Donorschoose.org Professional Development Grant
Thanks to a generous grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, we're launching a pilot to help eligible teachers create DonorsChoose.org projects requesting materials and resources for their own professional development. It's another way we're hoping to help teachers and students nationwide!
If you're a teacher, start thinking of books you've always wanted, a conference or a workshop to attend, or even a certification to tackle! MORE
Recreational Baseball/Softball Grants
Batters Up USA® provides free baseball/softball equipment, primarily bats, balls, tee ball sets, helmets, catcher's gear, and bases to local organizations to support the start- up of new programs or to assist existing programs to grow. We serve boys and girls recreational programs up to age 13. Read more
2015 Alliance National Healthy Schools Award!
Don't wait! Eligible schools can apply for the National Healthy Schools Award for the 2014-2015 school year. To determine whether or not your school is eligible, please complete the Assessment. You will automatically receive recognition from Let's Move! Active Schools and USDA's HealthierUS School Challenge if you qualify. If you have questions, please contact our Customer Support Center at help@healthiergeneration.org or (888)-543-4584
Free Technical Support on Energy Initiatives from an Environmental Defense Fund Fellow
Sustainable Jersey for Schools is partnering with the Environmental Defense Fund and New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) to provide three school districts within the NJNG service territory with an EDF Fellow to assist with implementation of advanced sustainable energy projects. Click here for more information and the application form.
Apply for School Grants for Healthy Kids
We are excited to open the call for applications for School Grants for Healthy Kids for the 2015-2016 school year. Breakfast Grants and Every Kid Healthy Grants (supporting physical activity and nutrition programming) are available. Apply for one or both by May 1, 2015. MORE
State Farm® Youth Advisory Board (YAB) service-learning grant
State Farm® Youth Advisory Board (YAB) service-learning grant applications are now available through May 1. The grants range from $25,000 - $100,000 and are designed to create sustainable change in local communities across the United States. Public K-12, charter, higher education institutions, and non-profit organizations are eligible if they are able to demonstrate how they plan to impact student achievement within the public K-12 curriculum. All applicants must have a youth contact and adult administrator, as the programs must be youth-driven and youth-led.
Each grant request must focus in one of the below issue areas, chosen by the Board:
- Access to Higher Education/Closing the Achievement Gap
- Economic Empowerment and Financial Literacy
- Community Safety and Justice
- Health & Wellness
- Environmental Responsibility
- Arts and Culture
Since 2006, the Board has awarded more than $28.6 million in grants to organizations in the U.S. and Canada and impacted approximately 16.1 million lives.
Find out more! You can also check them out on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube! Feel free to spread the word.
Don't hesitate to contact me with any questions!
*Please note, this program is different from our recent Neighborhood Assist grant program. Organizations can apply for both opportunities, if applicable.
Deadline: May 1, 2015
RWJF: Sports Award
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Sports Award recognizes the ways in which sports influence healthy change in communities by helping children maintain a healthy weight, creating safe play environments, encouraging positive behaviors, eliminating bullying, abuse and violence, and expanding opportunities for children living in poverty. Maximum award: $5,000. Eligibility: professional sports team community relations departments or foundations based in North America; individual athlete or professional coach's foundations based in North America; organizations in North America that are influential leaders and models for others.
Deadline: May 13, 2015
Women's Sport Foundation Travel & Training Fund
The Travel & Training Fund provides direct financial assistance to aspiring athletes - in individual and team sports - with successful competitive records who have the potential to go even higher. WSF is accepting applications for 2015. Deadline: June 12, 2015
Run For Good
The Saucony Run For Good Foundation is committed to informing the public about the cause and prevention of childhood obesity and provides funding to optimize the impact and success of community organizations that promote running and healthy-lifestyle programs for youth. Approximately 10-20 grants are awarded each year. Nonprofit organizations that demonstrate the program positively impacts the lives of participants through their increased participation in running are eligible to apply.
Award Amount: $10,000
Deadline: June 13 & December 13 (annually) MORE
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