Welcome back to the new school year!

AdvocacyAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Best Practices, Health, Public Relations/Marketing

You are being invited to participate in a research study titled Teacher Attitudes toward Curriculum in Physical Education. This study is being done by Steve Palmer from Northern Arizona University. The purpose of this research study is to determine whether an online version of a survey that uses a “forced choice” answer format effectively captures teacher attitudes toward four physical …

Free Professional Development for Arts and Physical Educators

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Best Practices, Partnerships, Public Relations/Marketing, Skill Development

The Arizona Department of Education’s Title IV-A team would like to share the dates for our free Fall Arts and Physical Education Summit. The Fall Arts and Physical Education Summit will be taking place on Saturday, September 28th in Flagstaff Arizona, and will include professional development for Arts and Physical Educators to explore practices in instruction, assessment, and other relevant topics …

Honorable mention in teacher awards goes to Queen Creek instructor

Board of DirectorsNews & Events, Public Relations/Marketing

A teacher from the Queen Creek Unified School District was given an honorable mention in the Arizona Educational Foundation’s 2025 Teacher of the Year Awards. Lara Cox, a K-sixth physical education teacher at Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School, will be honored at the Arizona Teacher of the Year Awards ceremony on Oct. 19. Cox has served as a teacher for …

Arizona Teachers Can Score Classroom Grants with Every Cardinals Touchdown

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, Public Relations/Marketing

Applications open August 1, 2024 WHAT: Football season is here, and SRP and Cardinals Charities are partnering for the sixth year on the Touchdowns for Teachers program. The program awards $500 grants to two teachers every time the Cardinals score a touchdown during the regular NFL season. Teachers can use the grants to purchase school supplies, books, equipment, or anything …