Hey AZHPE! This is just a reminder that we will be hosting a virtual Lunch & Learn Thursday, 12/8 at 11:30am with Aria from FITRADIO. If you are interested in learning more about how you might be able to use this music in your class or if you have any questions, come join us by using the link below. If …
Home For The Holidays!
The holiday season always brings some cheer around the school. Holiday activities and events are going on and the students and teachers are getting excited about their holiday break. This is the case for most, but as educators we must remember that for some of our students, school is their safe space and they might feel anxious about the holiday …
Spooky Season is HERE!
OPEN is ready with a new harvest of Pumpkin Patch Games! They have added new activities and refreshed your favorites from years past. There are now 18 Pumpkin Patch activities to keep your students moving through Halloween. Use the behavior rubric and academic language cards to reinforce positive engagement. Go to the Pumpkin Patch now!
Improve Your MOO’d Contest!
Log in to your Educator Dashboard and report your usage of the Healthy Food, Mind, Body unit under the “Game Time” Step for a chance to win a yoga mat! The deadline to enter is October 21. In this unit, students learn new skills that connect social and emotional learning and the practice of healthy eating; lessons will ask students to identify …
Did you know that October is Health Literacy month?
Health Literacy is the degree to which individuals have the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others. Health Literacy allows us to take control of our well-being by making smart, informed decisions about our health choices and communicating our needs to advance our health. If you look at …
Active Schools Resources are Now Available
The mission of Active Schools is to integrate evidence-based physical activity programs into every student’s PK-12 education. To support this effort, we partnered with the University of Northern Colorado Active Schools Institute to create resources that support an active school culture. These include Guiding Framework, Evaluation Handbook, Menus of Evidence-Based Practices, and a School Implementation Guide. The resources can be used …
Phoenix-based program using baseball as therapy for cognitive impairments, physical disabilities
PHOENIX — A Phoenix-based program is using baseball as therapy for those with cognitive impairments, such as Alzheimer’s, and veterans in the VA with chronic physical disabilities. One of the facilities they partner with is the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute in Phoenix. The Society for American Baseball Research has created a “Baseball Memories” program to facilitate discussions and reminisce about the …
Wellness A to Z Day 2022!
We need YOUR help celebrating Wellness AtoZ Day 2022! Join the Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation, and its wellness initiative, Wellness AtoZ for an in-person community event at Margaret T. Hance Park in Downtown Phoenix on Sunday, May 15th. Here’s how YOU can help make Arizona and the Greater Phoenix region known as a destination for healthy living… Sponsor a booth at our Wellness AtoZ Day …
The Exhibit and Sponsorship Application for the 2022 Arizona State Convention is now open.
The 2022 State Convention will be held November 2-3 at the Phoenix Convention Center, South Building. November 1 will be a Workshop Day and the Honor and Recognition Awards later in the evening. The theme this year is Covering All the Bases! Please contact Lynn Preble, (preble@azhpe.org) or Arlo Pew, (pew@azhpe.org) with questions. Exhibit and Sponsorship Information (Click Here) Exhibit and …