Activate Your School and Win By Entering the Fuel Up to Play 60 Kickoff Contest: August 12-November 15, 2019 Fuel Up to Play 60 is hitting double digits this year. And to celebrate 10 years of fueling greatness, we are offering the chance to double your winning opportunities! In addition to entering the national Kickoff contest available to you when …
Boost for method to curb youth smoking
Video games that have shown effectiveness in trials will have their use expanded through funding from the CVS Health Foundation Lynn E. Fiellin, M.D., associate professor of medicine and in the Yale Child Study Center, has spent much of her recent career determining how best to use video games to empower adolescents to avoid risky behaviors that affect life outcomes. …
Take Your Parent to PE Week is September 23-27!
School is back in session and Take Your Parent to PE Week is right around the corner. Now in its third year, the weeklong campaign is a fun, immersive way to introduce parents to the physical education program at their child’s school. Toolkits for parents, schools and our partners are available to make participation fun and easy! Still on the fence? Check out our latest blog post from a PE …
5 Ways to Change How Students View PE Class
Dan Dejager, August 22, 2019 A few months ago, someone asked me what I hoped students would remember about my PE class and say about me as a physical education teacher. The question hit me kind of hard and I started to tear up a bit. My answer surprised me: “I hope they say I was nice.” Growing up, I …
New Benefit Exclusively for SHAPE America Members
Access an assessment bank of over 800 reviewed test items to use in your classroom immediately! SHAPE America is committed to providing teachers with tools and resources that make it easier to deliver effective health and physical education to your students. That’s why SHAPE America created the Health Education Assessment Tool (HEAT). Read more……….
Innovative Teacher Award
Innovative Teacher Award Criteria and information would be sent to all members. Individuals nominated must be current members. Using the criteria given by individual nominating, a rubrics will be used to determine each year’s recipient. This award would be given to any current Health, Physical Education or Dance teacher that are using technology, techniques, public relations and the latest fitness …
Back-to-School, Back-to-Standards!
It’s that time! Most Arizona schools start back in late July or early August. Usually, health and physical education teachers start thinking and planning long before that about how to implement a curriculum that is appropriate and motivating for students. It is a given that we do not just show up and teach. Lesson plans and curriculum have a variety …
Free OPEN Curriculum Workshop in Tucson Area
Join us on Saturday, August 24th from (9 am to 1 pm), for a FREE, OPEN Curriculum (Back-to-School) Workshop. This year, our Tucson Area Pushing the Boundaries Workshop will be at Leman Academy of Excellence, 7720 North Silverbell Road, Tucson, AZ 85743. Each OPEN Training is movement-based & includes the following: Academic Rigor in Physical Education Academic Language Backward Curriculum Design Planning …
FUTP 60 Kickoff Starts Now
We’ll keep this short and sweet: 250 schools will receive Kickoff Kits, 1 school per state will win a $200 gift card to the FUTP 60 Store, and one lucky school will win a grand prize in-school cheese party with special NFL guests—all for reporting their school’s Kickoff Step on their Dashboard!* Visit the FUTP 60 Kickoff webpage now for more information on how …