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| 'Like' Us on Facebook and Follow us on Twitter! | |
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!
I hope that your end of year events are going well at your school! Please remember to join Twitter and share your great news! @njahperd
Calling all high school Physical Education teachers! Register to attend the upcoming Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment: High School PE Edition at Rowan University on Monday, May 18th.
Please take the time to look at the resources that are listed below in this newsletter. Now is the time to apply for grants that will help you to provide new programs and activities for your students next school year!
To Health and Happiness! Carol Lynch President, NJAHPERD |
| Physical Education & Sport Week Celebrations | |
What a great week for PE!
TRENTON- Past President, JoAnn Doherty, accepted a resolution for PE & Sport month from the State Board of Education on May 6th, as thousands of NJ students participated in Project ACES. She led the Board members in a physical activity and spoke briefly about the value of physical education. JoAnn also gave oral testimony on Thursday in support of the Recess Bill for the Senate Education Committee. Also providing support testimony was NJEA, NJ Principals & Supervisors Association, AHA and Assemblywoman Shirley Turner, the bill's sponsor.. We also had written support from the NJPTA, NJ Pediatrics Association, NJ YMCA and SHAPE America. The bill passed unanimously!
Many of our members held special events to celebrate and advocate for PE and PA. Here are some examples...
CALDWELL-Grover Cleveland Middle School hosted a "Move in May" Physical Activity Team Challenge with students and staff. Teams of four (team names centered around fitness, physical activity or sports) competed to earn the most points in a variety of ways such as participating in the morning J.A.M.s (just a minute of exercise), attending walking club in the mornings, etc. They can earn extra points by using the #GCMSmoveinmay. Also- teachers get extra 5 points of including kinesthetic learning activities in their classrooms and more! 10 teacher teams and over 40 student teams participating!
Kate McAuliffe
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP-Thursday was a historical night! Never before has Franklin Township had all elementary Health & Physical Education staff members come together to create an event collaboratively for the sole purpose of showcasing what we do for our parents, students and community members. We had obstacle courses, cooperative games, Gaga and Just Dance! Our staff members reviewed our K-4 curriculum, Health & Physical Education standards, medicals, the letter day, proper sneakers for PE and our parents completed a survey that will aide in the growth of our department. Last, but not least our parents were able to see the magnificent New Jersey Teen Prevention Education Program (Teen Pep)
A special thank you to our presenters and program coordinators, volunteers, administrators and local businesses for a successful evening! Also thanks to NJAHPERD for providing backpacks for all of the children!
Rebekah Solomon
MOUNT LAUREL - They danced, then they danced some more.
The entire student body - about 350 students - and staff at Hillside Elementary School shot video of a choreographed dance routine on Friday, taking part in first lady Michelle Obama's #GimmeFive Challenge, championed by "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in March.
DeGeneres and Obama danced to the hit song "Uptown Funk" on the show; Hillside students and staffers chose the same song and hope to be recognized by DeGeneres' show for their fitness effort. Read more
TOMS RIVER- South Toms River Elementary School participated in "Brain Energizers" 3X a day to get students moving more!
Jason Duimstra
Congratulations to everyone who did something special during the week to spotlight their program!
Keep the success stories coming. We still have until the end of the month!
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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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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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Supervisor Of Wellness, Ridgewood Public Schools
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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
Victimization and Vulnerability: Populations at Increased Risk for Bullying
Thursday , May 28, 2015
3:00 - 4:00pm
The Children's Safety Network invites you to the third in a series of webinars on the issue of bullying awareness, response, and prevention based on the "Building Capacity to Reduce Bullying and Its Impact on Youth across the Lifecourse" workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and National Research Council (NRC) in April 2014. This third webinar in the series will focus on populations at increased risk for bullying victimization and perpetration.
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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| EDKU 9119 - Health Education for 21st Century Learners | |
3-credit graduate-level course
Instructor: Melanie Lynch. Register online at: Health Education for 21st Century Learners |
| How to use Twitter...! | |
Justin Schleider, NJAHPERD
This edition's video shows you how to use Tweetdeck. Tweetdeck is an extension of Twitter. It allows you to have multiple columns and use Twitter much more effectively. You will use your same user id and password that you do for Twitter. Once you log in you will set it up the way you want it. The best part of Tweetdeck is that it is web based. This means that you can access Tweetdeck on any computer or smartphone and it will be set up just like you want it.
Twitter is great for connecting with other teachers in your field. You can find great ideas, people to talk pedagogy with, and see visuals of how other professionals run their programs. Follow us on Twitter @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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| 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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Volunteer of the Year contest
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Vote for JoAnn Doherty!
Join in the fun as The Barclays volunteers participate in a friendly competition! JoAnn has volunteered for countless hours as the "will call" chair at the Barclays every year for the last 6 years! She is responsible for organizing schedules and distributing tickets and spends 7 straight days from 5:30am to 8:00pm in the will call office during the Barclays Tournament in August! No one is more dedicated!
You only need to vote once and that vote will go a long way. If she wins, she has chosen NJAHPERD as her favorite non- profit to receive the funds to support student programs.
So please cast your vote for JoAnn and NJAHPERD today!
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| New Jersey PE classes rolling along thanks to bicycles | |
Press of Atlantic City
The wheels for the new bicycle fitness program at New Jersey's Ocean City High School were set in motion years ago. Recently, those wheels officially rolled along the Boardwalk for the first time as administrators, school board members, physical education teachers and students, and others gathered to gratefully accept 40 cruisers for use at the school. The bicycles are part of a lease purchase program the Sea Isle City Board of Education has with Tuckahoe Bike Shop, Dan Tumolo, president of the Sea Isle City Board of Education, said, and have been loaned to the high school physical education program for its use. MORE
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Musical PE Plus
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| Top 10 reasons to incorporate PA into your daily routine | |
President's Challenge
To celebrate National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, we thought we would share with you a few good reasons you should begin (or continue) getting regular exercise.
Top Ten reasons you should incorporate physical activity into your daily routine:
- Exercise keeps you happy by releasing the "happy" chemical-endorphins
- Regular exercise works to combat heart disease
- Keep blood pressure down with regular workouts
- It's a natural stress reliever!
- Keeps your mind sharp by working to prevent cognitive decline
- Get an energy boost from conditioning your cardiovascular system to work more efficiently
- You sleep better than ever after a good workout
- Keep your weight under control
- Feel more confident with every workout
- Exercising is fun! You may not believe us now, but you'll learn to love your workouts. Trust us!
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| Does Summertime Weight Gain Undermine Youth Obesity Prevention Efforts? | |
Active Living Research
New research brief synthesizes what is known about summer weight gain, and how physical activity and diet during the summer may contribute.
For many children, summer vacation is a three-month hiatus from the daily responsibilities and scheduled demands they experience during the nine-month school year. Yet the freedoms many adults may remember from their childhood summers - riding bikes to the corner store, walking to the local swimming hole, playing active games with neighborhood friends every day - have become less common among today's youth.
As policy-makers, practitioners, and researchers continue to work toward reversing the childhood obesity epidemic and ensuring our children grow up at a healthy weight, learning more about what occurs during summer vacation may be critical for informing their efforts.
The research brief shows that:
- During summer vacation, children gain up to three times as much weight as during the entire school year.
- Children lose fitness improvements they had gained during the school year by the time they returned from summer vacation.
- Poor dietary habits in summer camps negatively impact children.
- Summer program leaders recognize health as important.
Healthy eating and physical activity standards for day-long summer programs should be implemented by the settings many youth frequent during the summer.
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| What's exercise deficit disorder? | |
LancasterOnline
How would a parent react if a child's health care provider wrote a prescription that simply said "exercise"? This is certainly not what most parents expect from a checkup, but it may be coming. A new diagnosis is gaining popularity among pediatricians: "exercise deficit disorder" or EDD. MORE
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| Surgeon general wants to focus USA's attention on preventing disease | |
USA Today
As the "nation's doctor," Vivek Murthy, 37, now has the chance to try to keep patients out of the hospital on a grand scale. Murthy, who took office as U.S. Surgeon General in December, says he hopes to reduce chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease by promoting physical activity. "The shift we have to make as a country is from one that is predominantly focused on treatment to one that is focused much more on prevention," he says. MORE
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| Outdoor play important for children | |
MyEasternShoreMD
Besides the obvious benefits of outdoor play such as building active and healthy bodies, there are also more subtle benefits that help form an overall healthy child both mentally and spiritually. A quick search of the Natural Wildlife Federation website will show that outdoor play can boost vitamin D levels, help reduce ADHD symptoms, increase student performance at school and on tests, and increase emotional development. MORE
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| The Kinesthetic Classroom: Teaching and Learning through Movement | |
TEDx talk
By Mike Kuczala Read more
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| Lap Tracker | |
Student Lap Tracker
This system uses a scanner that scans student's QR codes as they complete their laps. Each student has an ID badge with QR code. MORE
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| Another Lap Counter Resource | |
PE Geek
"RunLapTap" app for the IPad is another tool. Takes 12 runners at a time - two ipads = 24 runners. You can email the split times to the participant afterwards if you want. It was developed by the PE Geek. MORE
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| Re-launching of www.physedsource.com Announced | |
www.physedsource.com
This resource was unveiled recently. The site was originally launched 7 years ago, and is intended to be a free online PE support website. Full of websites, products and bios of professionals from all over the world who are advocates of quality PE instruction, physical literacy promotion, coaching, health and wellness education and more. The site received a TOP 100 award in its second year for being one the Internet's top PE websites. MORE
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| Empowering Parents With Know-How For Fun & Safe Summers |
educatorlabs.org Resources to help families stay safe throughout the warm summer months, outdoor play and travel!.
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HEALTH EDUCATOR NEWS YOU CAN USE
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| How breakfast can impact our future | |
President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Mark Hertling, retired Lieutenant General and member of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition, discusses in a recent blog post the importance of providing youth with proper nutrition at the beginning of each day. We know that proper nutrition is the key to keeping our kids energetic throughout the day, which leads to an increased ability to learn, yet many of us are sending our kids to school without breakfast. "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. Research indicates that improved nutrition, including daily breakfast, and increased physical activity can lead to improved academic performance." Read Hertling's entire blog post to learn the importance of providing our kids with the proper fuel for a successful day.
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| A healthful legacy: Michelle Obama looks to the future of 'Let's Move' | |
The Washington Post
Five years after she launched Let's Move, Michelle Obama's willingness "to make a complete fool of myself" is the most visible part of her campaign to end childhood obesity. She'll dance with a turnip, or Big Bird, or Jimmy Fallon. Behind the scenes, however, she has cultivated partnerships with big business to cut salt, sugar and fat from food. MORE
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| Diabetes in play: High school athletes don't let it stop them | |
USA Today
Parents and kids with diabetes are unafraid of competitive sports, as they may have been 20 years ago, said Larry Cooper, a licensed athletic trainer for Penn Trafford High School (Harrison City, Pennsylvania), and chair of the secondary school committee of the National Athletic Trainers' Association. "People have realized diabetes isn't a debilitating thing, you can still remain very active." The statistics back up what Cooper has seen. MORE
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| Straight talk for girls | |
GirlsHealth.gov Covers Body Image, Relationships, Health and Safety
Growing girls have lots of questions-about their bodies, their feelings and relationships. But their friends may be misinformed, and they may not feel comfortable asking adults.
Introduce them to GirlsHealth.gov. It has straight talk for girls on health and body image, drugs and alcohol, relationships, safety, bullying, and more. And it's information you can trust, grounded in science and free of ads pushing beauty products or misleading messages.
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| Standing desks can reduce classroom behavior problems | |
PsychCentral
A new study finds students with standing desks are more attentive than their seated counterparts, and, as a bonus, the students burn more calories. Researchers from the Texas A&M School of Public Health found that the standing desks improved classroom attention-engagement by 12 percent, or an extra seven minutes per hour of engaged instruction time. MORE
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| Study: Freedom to fidget helps kids with ADHD learn | |
University of Central Florida via HealthDay News
Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) need to squirm to learn, a small study suggests. Constantly shifting in their desks, tapping their feet, swinging their legs and other fidgety behaviors play a crucial role in helping these children remember information and solve complex mental tasks, the researchers found. MORE
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| Obesity may hold back America's kids at school | |
CBS News
The rising rate of obesity in America's kids may be causing more than just physical harm. Research indicates that the childhood obesity epidemic may also threaten the academic success of millions of students. Experts say addressing the issue of childhood obesity at an early age may be a good investment not just in public health, but also in our nation's economic and intellectual future. MORE
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| Fuel Up to Play 60 Debuts New Playbook for Funding Opportunity | |
2015-16 edition of the Fuel Up to Play 60 Playbook
The 2015-16 edition of the Fuel Up to Play 60 Playbook is now live, featuring fun action strategies designed to help get your students active! The new Playbook will help you complete your funding application to make sure your school qualifies for up to $4,000. Get a head start on planning for next school year. Apply before June 16, 2015 to qualify for funding this fall.
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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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| The trouble with foods kids see advertised on TV | |
TIME
A new study shows that 53 percent of food products approved for advertising on TV programs that cater to kids do not meet U.S. recommended government nutrition guidelines. Kids see 10 to 13 food-related TV ads every day, says the study published in the journal Preventing Chronic Disease, and about half of those ads air during programs that specifically cater to children. MORE
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Is your school an ACTIVE SCHOOL?
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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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| 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 |
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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| Getting Kids in the Game: Good Sports Offers Equipment Grants | |
Good Sports
Get your students moving with a grant for athletic equipment, footwear and apparel! Good Sports has grants available to all K-12 schools that serve youth in disadvantaged areas of the country. Schools that indicate enrollment in Let's Move! Active Schools on their application will receive priority access. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Learn more and apply.
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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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| 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
Take action today to guarantee that health and physical education will be addressed by Congress and become integral programs in schools across the country. |
| 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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| 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 PowerPointŪ 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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| 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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| Time to renew your Secondary School Driver Education Instructor ID (SDI number) | |
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Time to renew your Secondary School Driver Education Instructor ID (SDI number). YOU MUST RENEW YOUR SDI NUMBER EVERY TWO YEARS! If you haven't received it from your school or in the mail click the link here:
You must renew your SDI every two years...so check your wallet and get your principal to sign it now! Not in the fall!
Who gets your MVC material order form from the County Superintendent's office? It should be coming this month or June. No form, no materials (Manuals, Examination Cards - blue cards, Write in a request for the Secondary School Guidelines etc.).
Order the "Parent Guide" and provide it to parents at Back to School Night.
Public schools should be contacted by your County Superintendent's office. Private schools may use the form below. Please read and follow the directions. A follow-up phone call is good too!
http://www.state.nj.us/mvcbiz/pdf/Business_Licenses/Driver_Ed_Order_Form_Driving_School.pdf
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| NEW LAW? NEW TEST? | |
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NEW LAW? NEW TEST?
Governor Christie signed legislation last Friday that will require the state driver licensing exam and driver education programs to address aggressive driving.
Here's a link to the nj.com article, which has also been posted on the Coalition's Facebook page (GDL4U).
Read the bill
AAA - Information on Aggressive Driving and Curriculum Resources for your Budget (some free)
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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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| Introducing the World's First Teen Driving Calendar! | |
May 2015
This calendar was written and designed by a Defensive Driving Instructor to combat the #1 Killer of 15-20 year olds in the U.S., by teaching K-12 students about how to avoid what causes 90% of crashes...Mental Error.
In addition, the calendar aims to alert Educators and Parents about the deadliest times of year (Prom
Season, Summer Vacation etc.) for our Teenage Drivers.
Please download and print each month and use it as a teaching tool.
PS: Studies have shown that kids start learning to drive as Toddlers, so it's never too early to start teaching them to 'Drive Mentally.'
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Google
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| Need ideas, lesson plans, assemblies and more? | |
Get the Latest Resources...
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
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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| Sustainable Jersey Grants available! |  The New Jersey Department of Health through its Maternal and Child Health Services Title V Block Grant is providing $120,000 for a cycle of the Sustainable Jersey Small Grants Program that will fund thirty $4,000 awards to implement specific health and wellness actions in schools serving students in Grade 6 or above. The Sustainable Jersey Small Grants Program is an important benefit for New Jersey public school districts and schools participating in the Sustainable Jersey for Schools program. See below for links to more information. The odds of eligible grant applicants being awarded a grant will be very good. We would appreciate your help in spreading the word and encouraging applications. Applications are due Friday, June 26.
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What Would You Do with $4,000 to Improve Student and Staff Wellness?
Grants Website
Grant Information Packet
Online Application
In a nutshell:
Eligible Applicants: Sustainable Jersey for Schools registered districts and schools serving students in Grade 6 or above (this could be any elementary school that includes 6th grade, middle schools or high schools).
Eligibility Activities: Grant funds must be used to implement one of the following Sustainable Jersey for Schools actions.The eligible actions were determined by the funder.
* Access to Healthy Water
* Asthma Friendly School
* Breakfast After the Bell
* Healthy Food Choices
* Policies to Promote Physical Activity
* Programs to Promote Physical Activity
* School Gardens
* School Wellness Council
* School Health Assessment
* Staff Wellness Program
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Implement one of the following actions (these efforts would also earn Sustainable Jersey for Schools points under the Innovative Project action).
* Social-Emotional Climate and Culture Survey
* COPE TEEN
* A Protocol for Students with a Chronic Health Condition
Please contact Renee Haider, 609-771-2307 if further questions.
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Farm to School Grant applications due May 20
Are you as excited about the Farm to School Grant Program deadline as we are? We're looking forward to funding efforts to improve access to local foods in eligible schools through supporting operations, planning, purchasing equipment, creating school gardens, developing partnerships, and scaling up farm to school programs.
The application deadline is May 20, 2015 for planning, implementation and support service grant applications. A webinar recording covering the nuts and bolts of the grant application is available online. Access the presentation here.
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 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
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
Farmers Insurance: Dream Big Teacher Challenge
Are you a teacher with a big dream that has the potential to impact the lives of the children and families in your school and community? Is funding the only thing standing between you and the realization of that dream? Then Thank America's Teachers invites you to step up to the Dream Big Teacher Challenge and submit your proposal for one of six grants. Maximum award: $100,000. Eligibility: current K through 12 teachers in the United States who submit a qualified proposal.
Deadline: June 30, 2015. Read more
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
State Farm Foundation: Grants
State Farm is committed to meeting the needs of our communities by focusing our giving in three areas: Safe Neighbors (safety), Strong Neighborhoods (community development), and Education Excellence (education). Maximum award: varies. Eligibility: nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations under Section 501(c)3 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code; Canadian charitable organizations, educational institutions, and governmental entities. Deadline: October 31, 2015.
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