Video Message From Will Potter For His Upcoming Convention Sessions

Past-President Arlo PewPublic Relations/Marketing, State Convention

Convention Schedule A Bay Area native, Will Potter grew up always wanting to become a teacher. He accomplished his dream in 2002 when he began working as a Physical Education Specialist. In 2013 Will served as the Director for the Elementary Physical Education Workshop at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Will currently teaches Physical Education and Technology Integration at Serendipity …

Video Message From Melanie Lynch For Her Upcoming “Let’s Have Fun in Health Class Today” Session

Past-President Arlo PewPublic Relations/Marketing, State Convention

Join us on Friday, November 22nd from 2:00-3:50 PM in room 103 AB for Melanie Lynch’s session “Let’s Have Fun In Health Class Today”. Interactive skills-based health education is a crucial part of any fun and effective health class. This session will provide participants with lessons and activities that will facilitate them to effectively create an energized health class appropriate …

Is Vaping More Dangerous Than We Previously Thought?

Past-President Arlo PewAdvocacy, Public Relations/Marketing

Vaping, or the use of electronic cigarettes, came about to be a “safe” alternative to conventional cigarette smoking. Though it has been a big factor in driving down the number of teen smokers (source), they are finding that it might not be as safe as originally thought. Due to limited research on this relatively new product it was hard to …

Take Action Today! September 19, 2019

Jennifer HoustonAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, Public Relations/Marketing, SHAPE America

Please join the health and physical education community TODAY by sending a letter to Congress and flooding social media with advocacy messages about the importance of fully funding Title IV, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) for FY20. For FY19, Congress increased funding for Title IV, Part A to $1.17 billion — a $70 million increase over the previous year. Congress …

Webinar: From Heart Attack to High Achieving Schools

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorAdvocacy, News & Events, Public Relations/Marketing

When Monday, Sep 30, 2019 1:00 PM EDT Register https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3144222126519870733 by Chris Lineberry Learn how one principal’s heart attack led to the entire school’s transformation into healthier behavior. Dr. Chris Lineberry is the principal at Apache Junction High School in Arizona and one of the most progressive educators in the United States. The architect of the “IMPACT” program (Increasing Movement …

Connect Issue #2

Past-President Arlo PewPublic Relations/Marketing

We are proud and excited to announce our second issue of CONNECT. The e-version can be accessed here: Connect Issue #2. This issue focuses on back to school, workshops, and a preview of the convention. Thank you to all the writers and contributors in this issue for their time. If you want to write in our next issues, please contact [email protected]. …

We need to prioritize physical education in our schools

Matt Mixer, Executive DirectorAdapted Physical Education, Advocacy, Best Practices, Future Professionals, Membership, News & Events, Partnerships, President's Message, Public Relations/Marketing

A new school year has begun, but hundreds of thousands of students won’t get enough of one of the biggest necessities for their overall development: physical activity. In fact, only 24% of kids in the U.S. get the recommended daily hour of physical activity at least five days per week. One reason for this is that many schools are not adequately prioritizing physical …

Take Your Parent to PE Week is September 23-27!

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

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 …

The health. moves. minds. Program Has Arrived!

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

The health. moves. minds. program fundraising platform is now live! Register your school, choose if you want 50% of funds to go to your school or if you would like to “pay it forward” and give 25% to a local charity of your choice, and then start spreading the word by sharing your event information with your school and parents. Read …