Category: Health & PE
Veteran PE teachers can make a difference in the success of newly hired physical education teachers. Often, new teachers can feel overwhelmed in the transition to a new position. …
As I reflect in October around National Bullying Prevention Month, I thought I’d be brave and tell you a story. (I’m the “moral courage president” — right?) When I was …
The field of education more broadly has an increased focus on “righting” social inequities that plague our students, teachers, schools and society. By inequities, we mean the patterns in our society …
This fall, as you are embarking on the back-to-school grind, Congress returns from their summer recess with a very important task at hand — funding the federal government for …
In today’s climate of fake news and neglect of science, it’s easy to dismiss evidence as something we don’t really need to help K-12 health and physical education professionals …
As we enter the new school year, we are excited to announce more details around SHAPE America’s new signature initiatives. These new community and school-based programs will offer more …
I’m looking to start a new conversation at SHAPE America. We’ve started and had different versions of this conversation over the years, but as a community, I think we’re …
As we begin the school year, many of you may be developing your assessment strategies and student growth/learning objectives. And if you’re like many teachers, you may have a …
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 …
This profession has evolved in so many wonderful ways. One way I am particularly excited about is our contribution related to student focus. I want to thank and shake …
