Arizona Health and Physical Education Innovation Award

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Best Practices, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, Public Relations/Marketing, State Convention

Congratulations to Paige Levy of the Kyrene School District for receiving the very first Arizona Health and Physical Education Innovation Award. This award was created to recognize Health, Physical  Education or Dance teachers that are using technology, techniques, public relations and the latest fitness trends to inspire all children to develop a lifelong love for exercise.  Over a three year period, …

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2018 Teacher of the Year Announcements

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorAdapted Physical Education, Best Practices, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, Public Relations/Marketing, State Convention

Congratulations to the following Health and Physical Education Teachers for being named 2018 Teachers of the Year. Please join us at the State Convention, Wednesday, October 24 – 25 at the Phoenix Convention Center to honor these individuals and to thank them for their service to our profession. Arizona Health and Physical Education will present the Teacher of the Year …

Fuel Up To Play 60 Program Advisor Training

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Best Practices, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, Public Relations/Marketing, SHAPE America

Fuel Up To Play 60 Program Advisor Summit!!!!! This fun, high energy event is scheduled for October 2 from 8 am – 5 pm at The Tempe Buttes.  Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Featured this year will be Danielle from Dance Play with a Pound Workout. Do you like to win prizes?  Encourage a person from a school that is not …

Chronic Absenteeism? Talk to Your Health and PE Teacher!

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Best Practices, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, Public Relations/Marketing, SHAPE America

By Judy LoBianco posted 5 days ago Chronic absenteeism – missing at least 15 school days each year, as noted in this article by The Brookings Institution  – is an old problem in search of new answers. From bad grades to bullying, mental or emotional issues to difficulties with basic needs such as housing and food, there are many reasons why children are absent. It’s …

Sun Safety Curriculum.

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Best Practices, Future Professionals, News & Events, Public Relations/Marketing

Patricia Wahl and her family understand what it’s like to battle melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer. She didn’t want any other families to go through what her family has been through, and decided to take action. Read more about Patricia’s story and how she is getting children involved at an early age. As Labor Day approaches, kids will still …

FAMILY EXPO 5K Run and 1 Mile Family Fun Walk

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorAdvocacy, Best Practices, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, Public Relations/Marketing

Join us Saturday, October 13 at Mesa Community College, (1833 West Southern Avenue, Mesa, 85202), for the Family Expo! FREE EVENT (includes stage performances, fun activities, give-a-ways, inflatables, face painting and much more!)/$25 FOR RUN Arizona Health & Physical Education 5K We’ve created a run/walk event that brings together the community and businesses, taking the important message of fitness, health, …

Physical Literacy Workshop

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Best Practices, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events

What are students understanding in PHE? Are you teaching what students want to learn in PHE? What do we communicate as student learning in PHE? What’s the difference between learning and understanding? An underlying principle of Backwards Design is that learning does not equate with understanding. Join us, Friday, October 26th, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm at the Phoenix Convention Center West Building, …

One Day DANCEPL3Y Teacher Training.

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Best Practices, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, Public Relations/Marketing, State Convention

One Day DANCEPL3Y Teacher Training. Teaching dance in PE doesn’t have to be stressful! Simplify and make dance unit design fun with Teaching Dance for Understanding: a new pedagogical approach for dance education that shakes things up! Forget 5-6-7-8 or complicated choreography. In this session, you’ll experience the 6 Phases of the TDfU framework and discover physically-active lessons with dance moves …

Free OPEN Back-to-School Workshop in Prescott

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorAdvocacy, Best Practices, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, Public Relations/Marketing

Arizona Health and Physical Education is excited to offer in partnership with OPEN Curriculum a Back-To-School Workshop on Saturday, August 25, at Mile High Middle School. This great professional development opportunity will be from 9 am to 12:00 Noon and feature both Lori Dunn and Alex O’Brien demonstrating activities and programs that can be used right away for all levels. …