Girls drop out of sports at twice the rate of boys by age 14. Research shows that one significant cause of girls’ dropout rate is a lack of positive coaches and female role models. This International Day of the Girl, we set out to co-create an interactive digital curriculum that offers training specifically for coaching girls. Help her stay in the …
Take Action Today! September 19, 2019
Please join the health and physical education community TODAY by sending a letter to Congress and flooding social media with advocacy messages about the importance of fully funding Title IV, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) for FY20. For FY19, Congress increased funding for Title IV, Part A to $1.17 billion — a $70 million increase over the previous year. Congress …
2019 State Convention Exhibitor Shoutouts
Exhibitor Shoutouts 84 days! Wait! What? Only 84 days until the 2019 Arizona Health and Physical Education State Convention is here! That may seem like plenty of time, but for those of us working hard on a daily basis to bring you the best show yet, it will be here way too soon. We have 71 amazing sessions, 2 …
DonorsChoose.org “Welcome Week” Ends Today!
DonorsChoose.org empowers public school teachers from across the country to request much-needed materials and experiences for their students. DonorsChoose.org is a nonprofit site that connects teachers to a nationwide community of classroom supporters. Sunday, August 18 through Saturday, August 24 is “Welcome Week” for teachers who have yet to submit a classroom project! During Welcome Week, teachers who have never …
Online Advocacy Day
Our annual Online Advocacy Day will be September 19th and the theme is the Power of Us #SHAPEAdvocacy More information coming soon… www.shapeamerica.org
Make Your Case! Justification Toolkit to Attend the Arizona Health and Physical Education State Convention
It’s that time already! Christmas for Physical Education teachers is almost here! The Arizona Health and Physical Education State Convention is just around the corner. It is being held this year November 20-22 once again at the Phoenix Convention Center West Building. The format is slightly different this year in that the Workshop day is Wednesday, November 20th and the …
You NEED this shirt!
Arizona Health and Physical Education would like to introduce our newest shirt. “You are not fully literate until you are physically literate.” We all know the importance of developing physically literate youth. This would be a great conversation starter! Please visit our store at www.azhpe.org/store The price is $15 which includes shipping.
Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities
Are you ready to P.L.A.Y.? I know it is still summer break for most of you, but the time is quickly approaching for all of us to return to the profession we love! I hope you all had a restful and rejuvenating break and found some time to get meaningful professional development. Arizona Health and Physical Education has multiple opportunities …
2018 State Convention Highlights
Ready…Set…P.L.A.Y. Physical Literacy for All Youth Are you ready for this? The Arizona Health and Physical Education 2018 State Convention is going to be epic! We have a full schedule of amazing sessions that you will not want to miss. We have presenters coming from all over Arizona, from all over the country, and from all over the world! Our …
Wanted! Physical Education Professionals!
We need you! This organization can not be successful without it’s members. The Association Board and Corporate Board is made up of physical education teacher’s just like you. We have full time teaching and coaching positions and families that take our time. We understand how busy you all are as well. It takes a small army to make each event …