ASU professor emeritus awarded physical education society’s highest honor

Board of DirectorsAdvocacy, Awards, Best Practices, Fitness, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, Public Relations/Marketing, SHAPE America

April 18, 2023Hans Van der Mars, professor emeritus at Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, received the 2023 Luther Halsey Gulick Award at the Society of Health and Physical Educators, or SHAPE, America National Convention and Expo on March 30. “The Gulick Award honors an individual who exemplifies the highest standards in accomplishment, innovation and leadership,” said SHAPE …

Anyone know an outstanding educator?

Awards CommitteeAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Awards, Best Practices, Future Professionals, Health, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, Public Relations/Marketing, Skill Development, State Convention

It is time to nominate outstanding educators for Health and Physical Education Honor and Recognition Awards.  This year, the timeline has changed and we are looking for nominees before the end of school this year. This will help with the overall process when it comes to recognize health and physical educators that are making a difference in Arizona. Eligibility Requirements …

Upcoming PD with Joey Feith

President Lara CoxAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Best Practices, Fitness, Future Professionals, Health, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, Public Relations/Marketing, Skill Development

Arizona Health and Physical Education is proud to offer a 90 minute FREE professional development with Joey Feith. Joey is the founder of ThePhysicalEducator.com and a well known PE Presenter. It will be held on APRIL 20, 2023 from 5-6:30pm. If you are interested in attending please complete this short google form in order to receive the Zoom link. A PD certificate will …

Adventures at #SHAPEseattle

President Lara CoxAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Awards, Best Practices, Exhibits, Fitness, Future Professionals, Health, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, Public Relations/Marketing, SHAPE America

Join Arizona Health and Physical Education President, Lara Cox and Membership Chair, Toni Chilton as they share their adventures from the 2023 SHAPE America National Convention that is currently taking place in Seattle.  Please visit the following social media links to view their adventures. Facebook Twitter  Instagram      

Good Luck Toni!

Board of DirectorsAwards, Best Practices, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, SHAPE America

Every year, some of the best and brightest educators are nominated to represent SHAPE America’s five districts. Want to know who was recently selected as a 2023 SHAPE America District Teacher of the Year? Check out our website to see the award recipients in each of the following categories: Adapted Physical Education Health Education Elementary Physical Education Middle School Physical Education High …

ESEA Consolidated Application

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As a service organization, it is the intention of the Arizona Department of Education to provide exemplary customer service and to provide you with all the necessary tools to complete the ESEA Consolidated Grants Application accurately and in a timely fashion. In that spirit, we are seeking, over time, to streamline the application process for LEAs to the extent possible. The FY24 …

Universal Design for Learning in Physical Education

Jennifer HoustonAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Best Practices, Fitness, Future Professionals, Health, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, Public Relations/Marketing, Skill Development

Hello Arizona Health and Physical Education members!  This month’s blog hopes to provide you all with helpful information on how to implement the concept of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) into your current teaching environment. I’m sure most of you have heard of UDL by now and even if you haven’t, the information below might provide some insight on how …

2023 State Convention Keynote

President Lara CoxAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Awards, Best Practices, Exhibits, Fitness, Future Professionals, Health, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, President's Message, Public Relations/Marketing, State Convention

Mike Kuczala has delivered keynotes, given presentations, facilitated professional development and taught graduate courses on 4 continents. His presentations, courses, books and videos have reached more than 150,000 teachers, trainers, corporate executives and parents.  He is also the coauthor of the Corwin Bestseller The Kinesthetic Classroom: Teaching and Learning through Movement, a book and philosophy that has changed the view …