Momentum Magazine - Fall 2019

Society of Health and Physical Educators

INTRODUCING THE 2019

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Contents F E AT U R E S

Introducing SHAPE America’s 2019 National Teachers of the Year

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Membership Matters: What’s New and Changing This Year?

Join the Nationwide Launch of health. moves. minds.™

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18 D E PA R T M E N T S

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 5

REFLECTION 11

This Is the Year

Transforming Our School Settings

FROM THE CEO 6

DISTRICTS 20

Building Collaboration With Our Higher Ed Community

District Deadlines and Opportunities

RESOURCE ROUNDUP 23 COMMUNITY PROGRAMS 7

Focus on Health & PE

2019 Big Feats Virtual Race Kicks Off in October

RESEARCH 25

TEACHER TO TEACHER 8 14 Tips for Back to School ADVERTISER INDEX:

Dignity Revolution (p. 7)

ADVOCACY 10

Moving the Research Agenda Forward

FINAL BELL 26 10 Questions With Melanie Lynch

Online Advocacy Day: The Power of Us

NBAP (pp. 12–13) GENYOUth (p. 27)

Cover photo taken at the 2019 SHAPE America Professional Learning Institute in Sioux Falls, SD.

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SHAPE AMERICA BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT

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Editor’s

Jamie Sparks P R E S I D E N T- E L E C T

Roger Jackson PA S T P R E S I D E N T

Judy LoBianco CEO

Stephanie Morris D I R E C TO R S

Kymm Ballard Sarah Benes Clayton Ellis Brett Fuller Amy Heuer Ann Paulls-Neal Mario Reyna Anne S. Wiggin

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t the end of August, I dropped my younger daughter off in Boston to begin her first year of college. It was the first time in a long time that she was excited to head “back to school.”

The high school years were challenging for my daughter, as they are for so many teenagers. Trying to earn high grades, maintain friendships in shifting social circles, and navigate the college application process — while also coping with mental health issues — was almost too much to handle at times.

The bright spots during this period were the classes my daughter had with her favorite teachers — the ones who made learning fun and took time to talk with her outside of class.

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CELEBRATING GREAT TEACHERS

M A N AG I N G E D I TO R

A dedicated teacher can make all the difference to a child or adolescent. And at SHAPE America, we’re honored to represent the hard-working health and physical education teachers who are helping young people across the country live their best life.

In our cover story, you’ll read about SHAPE America’s 2019 National Teachers of the Year. These six exceptional teachers work tirelessly to deliver the very best HPE program to their students each and every day.

And, in our article on the nationwide launch of health. moves. minds.™, you’ll learn how to join the growing number of educators who are helping students thrive physically and emotionally with our new service-learning program!

I hope you enjoy this back to school issue of Momentum in our new all-digital format!

Larissa Kulczycky DESIGNER

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SHAPE America does not verify or substantiate the claims of advertisers. As a matter of law, it is the responsibility of an advertiser, not the publisher, to substantiate its claims.

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P R E S I D E N T ’ S M E S SAG E

This Is the Year Jamie Sparks, President @JamieSparksWSCC

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ore than 40 years ago, AAHPERD — now SHAPE America — collaborated with state affiliates and the American Heart Association to create the Jump Rope For Heart™ program. Over the years, Jump Rope For Heart grew and became a welcomed tradition for physical education programs across the country.

But needs change over the span of four decades, especially under the nearly two decades of high-stakes accountability required by No Child Left Behind — which “left behind” health education and physical education in many ways.

Thus, in 2018 the SHAPE America Board of Directors boldly stood with the 51 state associations and decided it was time for change — change that would consider the needs of the local health and physical education teacher first and foremost.

Today’s health and physical educators frequently pay out of pocket to attend

professional development events or purchase classroom resources. Finding additional funding to lessen that financial burden and improve HPE programs is critical.

BENEFITS FOR SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS As president of SHAPE America, I firmly and unapologetically believe that any fundraising program your school considers should always reward the school the most. I am proud that SHAPE America’s new health. moves. minds.™ program guarantees that local schools can receive at least 50% of the funds raised, with additional incentives possible from the state association and/or our partnership with Gopher Sport.

But the health. moves. minds. program is more than just fundraising.

It’s a service-learning program with a much-needed curricular approach that emphasizes and prioritizes the needs of

the whole child. The impact and success from the 20 schools who piloted the program is clear: This program makes a difference in the lives of students today!

As pilot school teacher Bill Casey said at the 2019 SHAPE America National Convention & Expo in Tampa: “It’s about building better humans!”

REDEFINING OUR COMMUNITY This bold change and the launch of a new fundraising platform does not come without sacrifice from a lot of people during this time of transition. I applaud our SHAPE America staff members and the leadership of our five SHAPE America districts for continuing to give of their time and talents during a period of fewer financial resources. Years from now, 2019 will always be remembered because it’s the year we are “Redefining Our Community.”

It’s about building better humans!

I am honored and humbled to be a part of the health. moves. minds. program. It is the right program at the right time — and I cannot wait to hear from you about the impact it has on your school and community. While there are many educational fundraising programs for you to consider, this is the year to try the only one that supports your local school the most, while also giving back to your state and national professional association. I hope you’ll sign up for the health. moves. minds. program today!

Bill Casey shares the importance of health. moves. minds.™ at the SHAPE America National Convention & Expo in Tampa.

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FROM THE CEO

Building Collaboration With Our Higher Ed Community Stephanie Morris, CEO @SHAPEAmericaCEO

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’ve been reflecting on SHAPE America’s student community quite a bit recently.

A few months ago, I had the opportunity to visit PETE/HETE students at Minnesota State University, Mankato. I also served as the commencement speaker for students in the School of Recreation, Health and Tourism at George Mason University in Virginia.

Each of these experiences left me with the strong desire to do more to engage the students in our field. These are our future teachers, researchers, contributors, advocates, and SHAPE America leaders — and they have so much to offer now.

My experience visiting a class of PETE/HETE students was so powerful!

These experiences also allowed me to reflect on SHAPE America’s higher education community and how tirelessly many members have worked to ensure our organization remains steadfast in maintaining PETE/HETE standards.

Many of our higher ed members have also helped educate me, and I am so appreciative for the conversations I’ve had over the past year — ranging from whether standardized assessment is appropriate to the importance of using accurate language, such as “standardsbased physical education.”

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BUILDING ENGAGEMENT The question I return to, though, is this: In an era of change and rapid evolution, how can we best reach and engage our higher education community? How can we make sure we are hearing from them and staying the course where it matters the most?

And, how can we ensure that we’re being intentional about inviting every member of the higher ed community to the table for these conversations?

I know many have their own questions, especially regarding the role they want higher education to play moving forward and how best to ensure high quality PETE/HETE programs that truly prepare our nation’s future teachers.

These are important questions and I certainly don’t presume to have all the answers, but I’ve given a lot of thought to where we might start. Here are some ideas: 1. We all know that local engagement is the best engagement, and I’m hopeful we’ll find more ways within our board, councils and/or district leadership to connect with PETE/ HETE programs across the country.

My experience visiting a class of PETE/HETE students was so powerful! I would love to see our volunteer leaders visiting classrooms to talk with students and answer their questions. It costs so little to do this, yet from experience I know it can have a profound impact on the professor and students.

2. After attending SHAPE America’s PETE/HETE conference last fall, my overriding thought was, Once every three years is not enough! I’ve experienced the power that comes from hosting a yearly convening of higher education members. It

ensures strong connections within the field and new opportunities for mentorship and support. With this in mind, SHAPE America will begin hosting a yearly meeting of our higher ed community at convention to facilitate these very things — and to ensure we are regularly hearing from these members.

3. We are so proud of the impact our new health. moves. minds.™ program will have on students — and the money it will send back to schools. But there are other reasons to be proud which may be less obvious. After considering some of the missed opportunities with the Jump Rope For Heart™ program, we’ve decided that advocacy must be embedded throughout the health. moves. minds. program, as must equity, diversity and inclusion.

Equally important are opportunities to engage our higher education community. For this reason, we will collaborate with several higher education members this fall to explore how we might introduce health. moves. minds. to preservice teachers within PETE/HETE programs.

These are only initial thoughts. I am certain there is much more we can do to foster stronger connections within our SHAPE America higher education community. It has been a privilege to get to know many of you and engage in these conversations. And, I am excited to meet many more of you in the years ahead.

Please know I will always make time to talk and hear your ideas. You can reach me at smorris@shapeamerica.org.

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

2019 Big Feats Virtual Race Kicks Off in October

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ostering active school environments and lessening health disparities and inequities for all children is a Big Feat — but it can be done with your help.

Starting in mid-October, SHAPE America will kick off its 2nd annual Big Feats Virtual Race, a community-based event that gives you the opportunity to raise money in support of health and physical education programs in highneed schools across the country.

SHAPE America and our national partner Gopher will select five eligible schools to receive an Impact Schools grant, which provides much-needed funds to enhance each school’s

health and physical education program, as well as professional development that helps teachers build their expertise.

Last year, our Big Feats Virtual Racers raised more than $20,000 for our high-need schools!

GET YOUR SNEAKERS READY With a virtual race, you choose your starting line — whether that’s on your treadmill, neighborhood street or nearby school track — and complete the race distance on your own time, at your own pace.

When our online fundraising platform opens in October, you can register as an individual or as a team with your friends, colleagues or students. You can even incorporate the race into your classroom or employee wellness program if that works for you!

We’ll be sharing more details about the Big Feats Virtual Race in the weeks ahead and hope you’ll join us for this community fundraising program!

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T E AC H E R TO T E AC H E R

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TIPS for Back to School

Advice from some 2019 District Teachers of the Year

Mark Banasiak

Shelly Connors

Sango Elementary School Clarksville, TN @MoreThanGym

Auburn Enlarged City School District Auburn, NY @ConnorsShelly

The beginning of the year is your chance to set the tone for the rest of the year and outline the procedures and routines that will help your class run smoothly. It is your opportunity to set the expectations for student behavior. To me, the first couple of PE classes are the most important ones of the year!

I believe one of the best things you can do at the beginning of this school year is to show you care for each student as a person and an individual. When they walk through your door, prove to them you remember their interests and that they are important.

Molly Dado

Nicole Beard Severna Park Middle School Severna Park MD @MrsBeardhealth

Give students voice and choice. Tell them: “Health class is about YOU!” Be accepting and all-inclusive. Be available. Welcome students to class, ask them questions about their lives, and share about yourself.

Have a bright and colorful, but calming room décor. Make class interactive, keep students moving, and have fun!

Bethany Chapple Lake Windward Elementary School Alpharetta, GA @BethanyChapple

Stay healthy and give yourself a break! Add in some extra vitamins at the beginning of the school year. When school begins, set aside some time each day for yourself to relax, go to the gym, and/or unwind.

It’s important to give your brain a break from diving back into school.

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Hudson High School Hudson, WI @molly_dado

Remember why you chose to teach and be passionate about what you do. Create an inclusive environment with clear structure and expectations while using many differentiated techniques to encourage engagement for all.

Bryan Godfrey Magothy River Middle School Arnold, MD

Set the tone by starting your school year off with energy! Rather than simply going over a syllabus on day one, set the tone by playing games, getting to know your students, and moving! You can immediately engage your students and show them what a great year it will be.

Frannie Kendall Duval County Public Schools Jacksonville, FL @FrannieKendall

A new school year = a clean slate! Keep a positive outlook on every student, even those from last year who could be challenging. Remember that you choose to be in their lives every day. Take full advantage of this and have fun! Give them a reason to remember your class!

Tara McCarthy Adapted Physical Education Teacher Cooperative Association for Special Education (CASE) Glen Ellyn, IL @adaptedpe22

Make sure you know what your students need! Knowing their individual needs and having the modifications/accommodations in place when they arrive will make a huge difference. Be PRO-active instead of RE-active to their individual needs and meet with the special education teachers in your buildings the week before school.

Nicole McCoy School District of Lancaster Lancaster, PA @NMcCoy_APE

Seek inclusivity as often as possible. There are so many resources and professionals to reach out to if you have questions on how to adapt or modify a lesson to safely meet the needs of a student with a disability. Inclusion is a beautiful twoway street that all students will benefit from greatly!

T E A C H E R T O T E A C H E R (continued)

Russ McHenry

Sally Schulte

Bryan Wickoren

Northern Guilford Middle School Greensboro, NC @RM_PEforLife

Green Tree Elementary School Wentzville, MO @Salsmagoo

JEFFCO Public Schools Golden, CO @blwickoren

Remember, you are teaching more than physical education. You’re teaching young people to be successful in life!

Welcome students with a positive attitude.

Get to know each one’s unique abilities and skills. Help students rise to their abilities and experience success daily. Be the best teacher you can be every day.

Always set goals for yourself — personal or professional — that you can finish by the end of the school year. Then, share with your students so they know you set goals too! I also like to incorporate what I learned from my summer reading, which this year includes Mindset, Brain Food and Better Than Carrots or Sticks.

Shannon Morrison

Murray Wallace

Montgomery Central High School Cunningham, TN

Erie Middle School Erie, CO @emstigerspe

Be excited, be professional, and be realistic! Develop a positive classroom environment by getting to know your students individually and establishing classroom expectations and procedures early to eliminate confusion. Realize your words and actions can uplift or shatter those you encounter daily. Strive to be the positive in someone’s day.

Take time to reflect on all the great things you do and what might be done differently.

Remember it’s about student learning … be yourself and enjoy! Don’t be afraid to ask for help and remember not everything goes as planned. Most importantly, take care of yourself! Your students will thank you for it.

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A DVO C AC Y

Online Advocacy Day: The Power of Us

By Carly Wright @CWrightHPE

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nline Advocacy Day is the day the health and physical education community floods social media with advocacy messages and contacts their congressional representatives about the importance of fulling funding Title IV, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

Last year, the HPE community sent more than 2,000 letters to Congress — and we are looking to top that in 2019!

Top 6 Advocacy Resources 1 ESSA Funding Become the ESSA expert in your school with these free funding resources.

2 ESSA Fact Sheet Get a concise, onepage overview of this legislation.

Advocacy 3 Backyard

Toolkit You don’t have to go all the way to Capitol Hill for your voice to be heard.

JOIN US ON SEPTEMBER 19 This year, Online Advocacy Day is focused on the power of us. There are millions of dollars available in Title IV, Part A funding, and we want you to go and get it! To help, we’ve refreshed our advocacy offerings to make it as easy as possible for you to be an informed advocate.

Here are 3 easy ways you can participate: 1. Visit SHAPE America’s Legislative Action Center to take action! With just a few clicks you can contact your members of Congress about Title IV, Part A funding.

2. Create a video, post photos and be active on social media on September 19, using the hashtags #SHAPEAdvocacy and #MoreTitleIV. Don’t forget to tag your members of Congress!

3. Join the conversation on Twitter by following @SHAPE_America and the hashtags #SHAPEAdvocacy and #MoreTitleIV. We’ll be posting exclusive content throughout the day on September 19, including tips, tricks and tidbits about Title IV, Part A funding. Join us!

For more info visit our Online Advocacy Day web page.

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+ Health = 4 PE

Student Success Use this visual piece to show the benefits of health and physical education for students.

5 State Advocacy Toolkit Access customized, statespecific ESSA tools and key stakeholders for your state.

6 Title IV, Part A Fact Sheet Learn all the details about the flexible block grants available for school health and physical education.

REFLECTION

Transforming Our School Settings Educator John Strong reflects on his journey with equity, diversity and inclusion

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y formal experience with equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) goes back more than 10 years, but my personal connection to it spans a lifetime.

When I was in third grade, I moved into a new neighborhood. I went from a friend circle that included light and dark children, kids who spoke English as a second language, and a boy with cerebral palsy, to a new group that clearly reflected the neighborhood’s homogeneity. At first, I had a hard time “breaking in.”

Many students don’t feel comfortable or included in their physical education classes.

Uncertain of myself, I was prone to getting into fights. But over time I started feeling more at ease on the playing fields. Tag, baseball, football, basketball, it didn’t matter. That was where I felt comfortable and included.

Today as an educator, I know many students don’t feel comfortable or included in their physical education classes — which is why it’s so important to incorporate EDI into our schools and gymnasiums.

EDI AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION Equity refers to the practice of providing personalized supports to individuals

as they require them to be successful.

(This differs from equality, which gives everyone the same thing regardless of whether they need it or not.)

Diversity refers to heterogeneity — differences in social dimensions such as ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, etc. rather than a great deal of sameness.

And inclusiveness is the straightforward practice of including others rather than excluding them and making them the “other.”

Physical education provides a unique forum for formalizing EDI practices, primarily because students compete in almost every class. If educators can consistently frame these competitive episodes as opportunities to collaborate effectively, more students will realize how situations can be enhanced by seeking to bring people together rather than splitting them apart.

Physical education class is also a good setting to model the practice of gaining consensus from a group. When something doesn’t go as expected, students can learn how to work together to gain consensus for change, then enact the change and proceed with the newly improved idea.

INCORPORATING A MINDFULNESS LENS According to Jon Kabat-Zin, founder of the Center for Mindfulness, “Mindfulness represents a new way of being in a relationship with yourself, one that’s catalytic of a new way of ongoing learning and healing.

The transformation comes with the understanding that you are not your thoughts about yourself. You are far, far bigger, more nuanced and multidimensional than who you think you are, the story of you.”

John Strong is the chair of SHAPE America’s Equity, Diversity & Inclusion task force and an associate professor at Niagara County Community College. He has been teaching in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department for 13 years. In addition, he explores inclusiveness in presentations related to K-14 physical education at local, state and national levels.

John believes physical education can lead the broader educational community toward large-scale normalizing of inclusiveness practices that will facilitate improved performances and outcomes for everyone. He can be reached at jstrong@niagaracc.suny.edu.

I see great possibility in that statement and believe that mindfulness can be transformative in our school settings if applied correctly. If our shared future is one where we believe it’s possible to embrace our educational, professional and local communities with an equitable and inclusive lens, the widespread utility of mindfulness will be a key.

Viewing EDI with a mindfulness lens is like multiplying six-digit numbers with a calculator: You can do it without a calculator, but it takes longer, and you may not even be confident in your final answer.

The empathetic state you’ll find yourself in as a result of mindfulness will make prejudice and exclusion seem like ridiculous choices!

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Introducing SHAPE America’s

2019 National Teachers of the Year

By Larissa Kulczycky

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elected from an impressive group of state and district Teacher of the Year award recipients, SHAPE America’s National Teachers of the Year represent the “best of the best” in health and physical education. Here’s a glimpse into their teaching environment.

ADAPTED PE

Toni Bader @ToniBader2

As one of two adapted physical education teachers for Seattle Public Schools, Toni Bader cannot personally reach all of the district’s 7,400 students with disabilities. Instead, she makes an impact by building relationships, providing guidance, and training other staff.

“First and foremost, teaching is about developing relationships,” says Bader. “Once students and teachers feel respected and connected, then I can make an authentic impact.”

Bader teaches other physical education teachers how to plan with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to ensure that the environment and curriculum are set up for all students to be successful.

“For students with disabilities, I first look at what we want students to know and be able to do, then determine how to modify and adapt the instruction, environment, equipment, or rules to provide meaningful participation and learning for the student,” she says.

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adapted bicycles for grades 3-5, and the opportunity for students with significant physical, cognitive and behavioral disabilities to participate in golf, ballet and baseball alongside their peers.

DANCE EDUCATION

Nicole Peterson @Napeterson23

A dance educator at North Dakota’s West Fargo High School, Nicole Peterson teaches each dance unit in a specific order, so students feel safe with one another before they are required to dance together.

“I am intentional about making students feel comfortable with the mirrors in our classroom and seeing how their bodies move differently than others,” says Peterson. “The dance room is a non-judgmental zone.”

For many students, performing in front of peers causes a lot of anxiety.

Analyzing each other’s work can make it even harder, but little by little students get comfortable.

“I remind them that this class is not necessarily about the dance steps, but about social skills, developing confidence, and collaboration,” says Peterson. “These skills can transfer to other classes, jobs, and all throughout life.”

As a final project, the class choreographs a routine which is performed at a Dance Showcase for parents, teachers, and other school officials.

“The Dance Showcase is one of the reasons I love my job,” says Peterson. “I get to see the entire creative process come together — through the tears, thrills and determination — as the students succeed.”

HEALTH EDUCATION

Scott Todnem @ScottAmpersand

For students in Scott Todnem’s health education class at Scullen Middle School in Naperville, IL, one thing’s for sure — health class is never boring!

Todnem knows that to keep middle schoolers interested, he must create a learning environment that involves student choice — and entertainment.

His instructional methods often include a healthy dose of humor, videos and props.

“Students enjoy active learning with hands-on artifacts to look at and hold,” says Todnem. “Props can serve as a great conversation starter.”

Once Todnem has created a buzz around health education, he uses a skillsbased approach to teach students about the greatest subject in the world: life. Through a wide range of health topics, students learn how to maintain their physical, mental and emotional well-being.

Todnem also raises awareness of topical health issues school-wide and community-wide. He frequently extends his classroom to draw awareness to nationwide initiatives, such as coordinating a “Day of Silence” in support of anti-bullying efforts related to gender and sexual identity.

“Last year, a large group of students ‘broke the silence’ with me at our front flagpole at the end of the school day,” says Todnem. “It was a powerful burst of solidarity that I will never forget.”

ELEMENTARY PE

Donn Tobin @donntobin

Donn Tobin has been teaching physical education at Lakeview Elementary School in Mahopac, NY, for more than 22 years.

But his lessons go beyond the PE curriculum.

“I teach my students about building character — and that manners are contagious,” says Tobin. “Raising a hand, being patient, waiting a turn, clapping for others, and working together are just as important as learning their ABCs.” Tobin’s school offers multi-age classes (combining first and second grades) and several different models of special education. Each type of class requires adaptability and modification.

“I am very aware that students’ learning styles vary greatly, so I adapt to reach each and every student,” says Tobin. “This includes students with emotional and behavioral issues, or students who require additional time due to learning issues.”

Using a “spiral” teaching methodology has completely transformed Tobin’s curriculum in the best way possible.

“With this approach I split up a unit into two or three different portions throughout the year,” says Tobin. “This allows children to learn basic skills at their own pace, then reinforce those skills in more advanced settings and/or game play.”

MIDDLE SCHOOL PE

Jennifer Mettler @jmettler2

Jennifer Mettler, physical education teacher at Alice C. Stelle Middle School in Calabasas, CA, has only two rules in her class: Be safe and be respectful.

“My students learn that no one has the right to physically or emotionally hurt themselves or others,” says Mettler. “This is the foundation for safe and fair play.”

Because Mettler’s class is designed upon respect, inclusion, and a feeling of belonging, students find success and enjoyment in movement regardless of cognitive, physical or emotional ability.

“Students are taught and encouraged to allow different rules for different people so everyone can play together and still be challenged and successful,” says Mettler. “Activities are designed and modified to provide challenge and success for all ability levels so everyone can build self-confidence and grit.”

During the basketball unit, students practice positive sportsmanship such as complementing others, giving high-fives, shaking hands at the end of the game, and showing gratitude toward the officials.

“At first it seems silly to them, but eventually these behaviors become natural and welcomed. My students learn to become good winners and losers, and eventually personal growth begins to outweigh receiving other accolades.”

HIGH SCHOOL PE

Dan DeJager

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At Meraki High School in Fair Oaks, CA, Dan DeJager is developing a quality physical education program and taking individualized education to the next level.

Many students at this new, alternative school have had negative experiences in traditional classroom settings, physical education in particular. Working with this student population was of great interest to DeJager.

“I have great sympathy for the emotional needs of students, especially those who are quiet or bullied,” says DeJager. “As a result of my own childhood experiences being bullied, I make sure all of my students have an emotionally safe environment to participate in.”

At Meraki, planning innovative experiences for students is the emphasis.

DeJager has developed competencies around physical literacy based on SHAPE America National Standards and Grade-Level Outcomes, while incorporating California requirements.

Students meet the competencies for graduation through participation in seminars and classes taught by DeJager, and by completing individualized projects that he oversees.

“Students select their own goals based on their background, experience and skill development,” says DeJager. “I push them to persevere through challenges to reach their objectives in physical education, in the classroom, and in life.”

In addition to offering equipment for upcoming presentations, US Games is also offering Teachers of the Year a 25% discount on equipment purchases for their school.

We are grateful to School Specialty, Sportime for 30 years of generous support of the Teacher of the Year program.

School Specialty, Sportime will continue to honor their offer of a lifetime 25% discount on equipment purchases for current and past Teachers of the Year.

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Membership Matters: What’s New and Changing This Year?

By Diana Snyder

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ithout a doubt, SHAPE America members represent the very best of the profession. Our community is dedicated to raising the bar for health and physical education programs across the country — and bringing effective, standards-based HPE to all students.

When you choose to become a SHAPE America member — and renew your membership each year — you’re affirming your commitment to excellence and playing your part in helping SHAPE America set the standard for health and physical education nationwide.

Because of members like you, more young people will have access to high quality health and physical education!

As our organization begins its fiscal year, we want to let you know about new member benefits offered as of September 13, as well as modifications to our membership tiers — changes all made with careful consideration.

Take a look at what’s new in membership: HAPE America’s Health Education 1 S Assessment Tool (HEAT) — SHAPE America has reviewed materials created initially through the Health Education Assessment Project (HEAP) in 1993. These assessments have been updated for 2019 and will now be available exclusively to all SHAPE America members through an interactive database.

Get started with HEAT today! rofessional Learning Institutes (PLIs) — 2 P Held throughout the country, PLIs are designed to bring together hundreds of health and physical education teachers, administrators, teacher educators, trainers, and researchers who are focused on promoting best practices and improving student learning.

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING INSTITUTE CHICAGO Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model

Save the Date!

February 17, 2020 Maria Saucedo Scholastic Academy, Chicago

Check out more PLI dates and locations!

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Discount Packages — Select and Premier 3 Event

members will receive registration discounts to all SHAPE America events (including SHAPE America’s National Convention & Expo). Basic members will receive discounted registration to one PLI per year.

(The Basic membership tier no longer includes discounted registration for the National Convention, but during this transition year we will extend the discount for the convention in Salt Lake City to members who renewed by September 13 and/or active members whose membership dues were paid through 4/30/2020 prior to September 13, 2019.)

Digital Access — Momentum 4 Enhanced

magazine is now delivered exclusively in a digital format. This new platform will be more accessible and offer members useful links to products and resources. The SHAPE America blog has also moved to a new platform, and we’ll be publishing even more frequent content related to HPE. Many long-time members will also see a transition to digital membership cards soon. Digital membership cards will provide members with the flexibility to print their own identification at home.

Member Support — SHAPE America’s 5 Expanded

membership services will be expanding, and plans are in place to increase customer service coverage throughout the year.

Opportunities — Collegial membership 6 New

opportunities with our state affiliates as well as membership opportunities relating to our new health. moves. minds.™ service-learning program are currently under development. Stay tuned for more information coming soon!

Members help us work hard every day to enhance our programs, expand our reach, and strengthen our community relationships.

THANK YOU for your continued support of SHAPE America.

SHAPE America’s Individual Membership Tiers and Benefits (Effective September 13) For more information, visit shapeamerica.org/membership

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS*† Access to SHAPE America journals and archives Online access to Quest, Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, and Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy Unlimited access to FREE lesson plans and activities in our Teacher’s Toolbox

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Full access to SHAPE America’s Health Education Assessment Tool (HEAT)

Et Cetera e-newsletter Momentum digital magazine Access to online webinars, CHES self-study quizzes (12 credits/year) and Download Library materials Opportunity to join a Special Interest Group (SIG) Access to mySHAPE America online community Favorable group pricing, specialized coverages, and association discounts on insurance protection from leading carriers Voting eligibility Basic Event Discount: Save up to 30% on registration to one SHAPE America Professional Learning Institute (PLI) per year

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Priority registration for SHAPE America’s National Convention & Expo Exclusive invitations and special gifts at select events *Membership benefits are subject to change without notice. † Special pricing is available for full-time students, retirees and institutions. Proof of eligibility required.

Call member services at 800-213-7193 x3490 for more information.

During this transition year we will extend the discount for the convention in Salt Lake City to members who renewed by September 13 and/or active members whose membership dues were paid through 4/30/2020 prior to September 13, 2019.

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H E A LT H . M O V E S . M I N D S .

Join the Nationwide Launch of

By Yasmeen Taji-Farouki

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very day, health and physical educators witness children and adolescents struggling with their physical and mental health.

Anxiety, depression and other mental health conditions are on the rise.

That’s why SHAPE America partnered with Gopher to launch the health. moves. minds.™ program. The program’s educational focus is on mental wellness and empowerment, with a strong emphasis on equity, diversity and inclusion. It provides health and physical education teachers with lessons, activities, and community-building ideas that can help students thrive physically and emotionally.

Through standards-based physical education and skills-based health education lessons, students can learn that taking care of their mind and body, while also being kind, will help them live their best life.

PROACTIVE APPROACH In many school settings, support around mental health is often addressed by a counselor or specialist … through one channel in the school … in a reactive manner. One of the reasons the health. moves. minds. program is so special is that it offers a proactive solution — helping schools address mental health topics through physical activity in a school-wide setting, which fosters stronger unity and support within students’ peer groups.

Ann Paulls-Neal, SHAPE America Board of Directors member and physical education teacher at Wherry Elementary School in Albuquerque, NM, piloted the program last spring — and recognized the impact on her students immediately.

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Students at Wherry Elementary take a Mindful Minute before class starts.

“After the first lesson, I could really see kids make that connection between what they were doing and the concept behind it,” says Paulls-Neal.

“Mindfulness was a hard lesson for my kids to really calm their mind and calm their body, but once they got it, you could see that they felt better.”

When the health. moves. minds. lessons are incorporated into the curriculum, students learn that everyone has complex, sometimes challenging emotions and there are skills and strategies to better manage those emotions. The program helps health and physical educators teach those social and emotional skills, while also fostering a love of physical activity. Teachers can easily modify each lesson to meet their students’ specific needs — or use the lesson in its entirety.

FLEXIBLE FUNDRAISING The health. moves. minds. pilot schools loved having the flexibility to fundraise in whatever way would make the biggest impact on their school — while also providing an option to give back to the community.

The health. moves. minds. program provides schools with an easy-to-use online platform with two fundraising options: • O ption 1: 50% of funds raised from the school’s program benefits the school directly in the form a Gopher gift card, which never expires! Use the money to purchase health and physical education equipment or school wellness resources for your school. Schools selecting this option will also receive a special matching bonus from Gopher — an additional 10% of total funds raised!

• Option 2: “Pay it forward” and make an impact in your community by selecting a local charity to split the funds raised by your school. Schools selecting this option will receive 25% of funds raised from your school’s program in the form a Gopher gift card.

The remaining 25% will go to the local charity of choice in the form a check from SHAPE America on the school’s behalf.

Whichever option is selected, the impact goes even further! The remainder of the funds raised will help support health and physical education programs and advocacy at the local, state and national levels.

For Archbishop Bergan Catholic School in Fremont, NE, the combination of the program’s educational aspects and giveback to the school made all the difference in deciding to pilot the health. moves. minds. program.

“When I asked our principal, his first comment was ‘absolutely’ because there’s nothing out there like it,” says physical education teacher Wyatt Morse.

“He was on board because he could see the big picture with this program for the students and the chance to help school wellness with the funding opportunity through Gopher.”

BUILDING COMMUNITY In addition to offering educational and online fundraising components, the health. moves. minds. program also gives schools the opportunity to hold a school-wide or community-wide event.

Events can be simple or elaborate — and tailored to the school’s size and schedule. The program’s pilot schools structured their events in various ways to either meet students’ interest or a teacher’s personal preference.

Sasha Taylor at Bell Creek Intermediate School in Bell Creek, OH,

Students and faculty from Odessa Upper Elementary School donate a portion of funds raised to their local charity, the Odessa Police Department K-9 Program.

started her program with a “Mind and Body Family Fun Night,” where she introduced the health. moves. minds. concepts to parents.

“The kindness focus is huge,” says Taylor. “We love that aspect and our district is rolling out student action points so the program ties in very well with that. Being respectful, peaceful, problem-solving, kindness — all those topics tie in directly.”

After incorporating the program lessons around kindness and mindfulness throughout a three-week period, Taylor held a celebratory event that included a “kindness warrior” obstacle course and was themed “Be a kindness warrior while you move like a ninja warrior.”

Currently, the health. moves. minds. lessons are designed for grades K-8, but the program can be modified for the high school level. Bill Casey of Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, IL, adapted the program to create a schoolwide “Serenity Week.”

“Each day had a different focus: kindness, mindfulness, empowerment, self-advocacy and gratitude,” says Casey.

“We had people come in to lead tai chi, yoga and mindfulness activities, and students could select the activities that spoke to them.”

Sign up for the health. moves. minds. program today and join us as we build a kinder, healthier future for our nation’s youth.

Pilot Program Results Last spring, 20 schools across the country participated in the health. moves. minds. pilot program.

This cohort of schools included elementary, middle and high schools in rural, suburban and urban environments with a variety of demographics.

Based on the feedback we received from these schools, we are confident that the health. moves. minds. program can benefit all students and schools — regardless of socioeconomic background or school environment.

healthmovesminds.org Students at Bell Creek Intermediate School participate in their school’s health. moves. minds.™ lessons and celebratory event.

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DISTRICTS

District Deadlines and Opportunities

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ack to school season is the perfect time to get more involved with SHAPE America — and volunteering at the district level can be a great first step. Take a look at what’s happening in your district!

CENTRAL DISTRICT LEADERSHIP COUNCIL NOMINATION DEADLINE:

October 15 CONTACT:

Nominations Chair Joe Deutsch DISTRICT AWARDS DEADLINE:

September 15 CONTACT:

Awards Chair Clayton Ellis • All Central District awards DISTRICT UPDATE:

Schools across Central District are registering for the health. moves. minds.™ program. The lessons are designed to help students understand and manage issues related to mental health, and the online fundraising component allows schools to retain up to 50% of the funds raised to purchase health and physical education equipment. Please join us in encouraging all teachers to sign up for this program.

The SHAPE America community is heartbroken over the sudden passing of Nancy Raso Eklund, Central District director, on August 31. SHAPE America CEO Stephanie Morris shares her favorite memories of Nancy in this recent blog post titled Missing Nancy.

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EASTERN DISTRICT LEADERSHIP COUNCIL NOMINATION DEADLINE:

October 15

CONTACT:

atherine Berei C (DEADLINE: December 15) • Outstanding Future Professional

CONTACT:

DISTRICT UPDATE:

Nominations Chair Cindy Allen

SHAPE America Eastern District is happy to announce the all-new Future Professional Fellowship Program coming this fall! We’re excited to work collaboratively with state leaders and professors from colleges and universities across the district to identify the first cohort of future professionals as part of this program. The selected students will have the opportunity to collaborate with outstanding teachers, leaders and other professionals in the field to enrich their professional growth and development as they prepare to become a teacher.

DISTRICT AWARDS DEADLINE:

Varies (see below) CONTACT:

wards Chair Ellen Benham A (DEADLINE: November 1) • Teacher of the Year Award, Honor Award, Tilia J. Fantasia Service Award, Outstanding Professional Leadership Award, Robert M. Pate (Student) Scholarship, Linda Woods Huber Recognition Award CONTACT:

Sally Nazelrod (DEADLINE: November 1) • Margaret Paulding Lecturer Award

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MIDWEST DISTRICT LEADERSHIP COUNCIL NOMINATION DEADLINE:

Scholar. For more information, please consult the Midwest District awards web page.

October 15 CONTACT:

Rhonda Hovatter DISTRICT AWARDS DEADLINE:

October 15

SOUTHERN DISTRICT LEADERSHIP COUNCIL NOMINATION DEADLINE:

N/A (already passed)

a steady voice of reason. He is a retired associate professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance and former Associate Dean of the School of Education, Health, and Human Performance, College of Charleston, SC. A long-time member of Southern District, he served as president and in a variety of other board and leadership positions.

CONTACT:

DISTRICT AWARDS DEADLINE:

Awards Chair Mary La Vine

September 15

WESTERN DISTRICT

CONTACT:

LEADERSHIP COUNCIL NOMINATION DEADLINE:

DISTRICT UPDATE:

Midwest District is looking for exemplary professionals! If you are one of them or you know someone who should be recognized with a district award and/or considered for a leadership role, please contact the individuals listed above.

Midwest District awards include: Honor, Meritorious Service, Young Professional, Outstanding Student, Recreation/Leisure Professional of the Year, and MACUPE

Tecca Kilmer

October 15

DISTRICT UPDATE:

The Southern District Ethnic Minority Award has been renamed the Andrew H. Lewis Diversity Advancement Award to celebrate Dr. Lewis’ enduring commitment to and purposeful action on behalf of diversity. Throughout his distinguished career, Andrew Lewis provided ethics-centered leadership and

This Could Be YOUR Year Your year to win an award … receive a scholarship … or get elected to the Board!

Don’t miss out on these SHAPE America opportunities — act before the October 15 deadline!

DEADLINE:

October 15

AWARDS

SHAPE America awards recognize member contributions and service in many different areas. Make this the year you nominate a colleague — and maybe they’ll do the same for you! Find nomination forms and detailed awards criteria at shapeamerica.org/recognition/awards.

CONTACT:

District Director Megan Chilson DISTRICT AWARDS DEADLINE:

September 15 CONTACT:

Cathy Fischer DISTRICT UPDATE:

Western District has moved the district awards nomination deadline to September 15 of each year to align with SHAPE America Teacher of the Year award deadlines. Applicants will be notified by November 2. Western District has the following awards: Honor Award, Service Award, Scholar Award, Teacher of the Year awards, and College/University Teacher of the Year Award (Health, Physical Education, Adaptive Physical Education and/or Dance Education). Refer to the Western District awards page for complete descriptions and forms.

SCHOLARSHIPS

If you are a full-time undergraduate or graduate student majoring in an HPERD discipline, you may qualify for a SHAPE America scholarship! Learn more at shapeamerica.org/scholarships.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Would you like the opportunity to serve on SHAPE America’s national Board of Directors? SHAPE America is committed to advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in the field of health and physical education. We are seeking new and diverse voices to join us in these efforts as true representatives of excellence in the profession and the students we serve!

Find eligibility criteria and nomination forms at shapeamerica.org/nominations.

NOMINATIONS FOR DISTRICT LEADERSHIP COUNCILS In the 2020 election, each district will have Leadership Council openings for presidentelect and two membersat-large. Most districts are accepting nominations through October 15. You can find links to nomination forms at shapeamerica.org/nominations.

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National Convention & Expo | April 21–25

300+ Sessions FOR HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATORS

Join thousands of your peers at the leading convention for health and physical education professionals — from preK–12 educators who teach our country’s youth about the benefits of living a healthy, physically active lifestyle, to university professors who conduct much-needed research and teach our industry’s future professionals.

What Will You Bring Back to Your Classroom? 

Contact Hours and CECH for CHES & MCHES are available.

F ocus on standards-based student outcomes in health education and physical education that improve academic performance.

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ain insight from experts on successful strategies to inspire all G students to develop a lifelong enjoyment of health and physical activity.

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I dentify ways to teach and assess social and emotional learning skills in health, physical education and physical activity.

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The 2020 National Convention & Expo will be held in partnership with SHAPE America Western District and SHAPE-Utah.

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Twitter Chats Join us as we share ideas and learn about best practices in skills-based health education and physical education. Past chats have covered teaching health literacy, mindfulness, tobacco prevention, school-based employee wellness, mental wellness & PE, and more!

SHAPE America Twitter Chats #SHAPEHealthEd

#SHAPEPhysEd

Follow #SHAPEHealthEd and #SHAPEPhysEd for upcoming dates and topics.

As a physical education professional, you know that making healthy food choices and getting plenty of physical activity go hand in hand. That’s why SHAPE America and Fuel Up to Play 60 recently teamed up to update 101 Tips for Teaching Nutrition Concepts in Physical Education.

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Health Education

The American Journal of Health Education includes research findings, community learning strategies, and recent health promotion trends.

And, each digital issue includes one article that is open to all — no subscription required! Learn more at shapeamerica.org/publications/journals/ajhe.

Volume 50 Number 4 July–August 2019

Volume 50, Number 4, 2019

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New Blog Platform for HPE Community If you want to know what’s new in health and physical education, check out the SHAPE America blog! Each week, we’ll share insights, ideas, research and resources — and you can even get the latest posts delivered right to your inbox!

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Free Access Health Articles

New Resource!

Health Education Assessment Tool SHAPE America’s exclusive member benefit — the Health Education Assessment Tool (HEAT) — is a platform that contains more than 800 reviewed test items to use in your classroom. This includes multiple choice, short answer and extended response questions to use in quizzes, tests and games.

Reviewed by health educators nationwide, the tool is sortable by health skill, grade level, topic area, and more!

Get started with HEAT today!

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SHAPE America’s Professional Learning Institutes (PLIs) are ideal for educators looking to refine and advance in their profession. Every SHAPE America PLI covers a variety of topics and concentrations and is designed for health and physical education professionals, including program administrators, teacher educators, trainers, teachers, and researchers. Join us and connect with your colleagues and other professionals!

Professional Learning Institute Chicago

Whole School, Whole Child, Whole Community Model

Register Today!

February 17, 2020

Maria Saucedo Academic Academy | Chicago

Presented with: Chicago Public Schools, SHAPE America Midwest District, IAPHERD

Can’t make it to Chicago?

Take a look at some of the cities we plan to visit this summer!

Professional Learning Institute Pittsburgh Week of June 22, 2020 (Final dates coming soon!)

Pittsburgh, PA Presented with Special Olympics, SHAPE America Eastern District, PSAHPERD

Professional Learning Institute Louisville August 3-5, 2020 Louisville, KY Presented with SHAPE America Southern District, KAHPERD

Visit shapeamerica.org/PLI for more information.

RESEARCH

Moving the Research Agenda Forward

Take Action Nominate an outstanding scholar 

to become a Research Fellow of SHAPE America. This program recognizes scholarly contributions to our field. Learn more at shapeamerica.org/recognition/ fellow. Deadline: October 15.

Jennifer L. Walton-Fisette, Research Council Chair Timothy Brusseau, Research Council Past Chair

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he Research Council has been hard at work using research to promote and support physical education, physical activity, and health programming and policy — particularly with a social justice perspective.

We are excited to have nearly 325 research abstracts and symposia under review for the 2020 SHAPE America National Convention & Expo in Salt Lake City. Presenters should be informed of acceptance in early October.

(University of Hawaii at Manoa), Todd Pennington (Brigham Young University) and Tim Hopper (University of Victoria).

Four additional papers are currently being developed in sport pedagogy (Peter Hastie), social justice (Louis Harrison), sport coaching (Steve Harvey) and adapted physical education (Marty Block). Collectively, these papers hope to showcase the research that is needed in each of these areas in the near future.

NEW RESEARCH DIRECTIONS

SHAPE America has been supportive of the Assessing Physical Literacy Using Standards (APLUS) research project, which is now in the pilot data collection phase. SHAPE America fellows have been conducting school site visits and interviewing physical education teachers about the content in their curriculum.

Elementary physical education teachers were asked whether they have taught specific grade-level activities and if they have the necessary equipment to provide instruction linked to certain assessment tasks (e.g., mats for gymnastics so students can complete a balance, roll and balance sequence).

At the secondary level, teachers were asked which assessments might work best in their curriculum and how they might

As announced in previous issues of Momentum, the Research Council is also partnering with Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (RQES) to publish a series of papers establishing research directions for SHAPE America.

The first paper on youth physical activity and the second paper on mapping out new research directions in motor development were published in the September 2018 issue of RQES. The third paper — which focused on physical education with an emphasis on social justice — is currently available online. It was co-authored by Jennifer Walton-Fisette (Kent State University), Kevin Richards (University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign), Erin Centeio

Submit a nomination for research 

awards and honors. Learn more at shapeamerica.org/recognition/ awards. Deadline: October 15.

Consider serving on the 

Research Council. We will have at least one at-large position open starting after the national convention in Salt Lake City.

The application deadline is October 15. Learn more.

“APLUS” RESEARCH PROJECT

integrate the idea of a physical fitness portfolio (e.g., fitness assessment, goal setting and physical activity tracking).

Finally, the researchers have been securing feedback from content experts to contribute to the face and content validity of the scoring rubrics that were developed by the SHAPE America Assessment Task Force, chaired by Judy Rink.

HELPING TO UNLOCK RESEARCH UnLock Research materials provide SHAPE America members with succinct, understandable summaries of research findings. These can be helpful for K-12 health and physical educators as well as higher ed professionals.

RQES: Free Access Articles

2019 GRANT RECIPIENT We are pleased to announce the recent recipient of the 2019 Research Council Grant: Xiaoxia Zhang from the University of Texas at Arlington. The 2019-2020 grant program information will be available soon.

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (RQES) offers the latest research in the art and science of human movement studies. Published four times a year (March, June, September, December), the journal includes one “free access” article in each issue which is available to all on the SHAPE America website. For details, visit shapeamerica. org/publications/journals/rqes.

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FINAL BELL

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Bananas dipped in peanut butter.

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Considerate people, my bamboo pillow, listening to my pugs snore at night, smelling a scented eucalyptus candle burn, and randomly bumping into someone who I haven’t seen in a while.

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Roller derby. It challenges me mentally and physically.

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Ropa Vieja. It is a Cuban dish that is flooded with flavor without being spicy.

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I would love to try skiing.

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MELANIE LYNCH is a health and physical education teacher in Pittsburgh who counts her blessings knowing that she gets to make a living while making a difference at the same time.

In addition to being passionate about teaching, Melanie thrives on collaborating with other teachers. She is an OPEN national trainer and co-author of the textbook Comprehensive Health, published by GoodheartWillcox.

In 2016, Melanie was named SHAPE America National Health Education Teacher of the Year. She is currently a member of the SHAPE America task force that developed the new Health Education Assessment Tool, which is now available to members.

“Be the change you want to see in the world.”—Gandhi Follow Melanie on Twitter @MelanieLynch52

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New NFL FLAG-In-Schools Curriculum Available!

Elementary, Middle and now, all new High School curriculum available — FREE! PLUS: lessons for students of all abilities.

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Join Our Partners for Active and Healthy Children

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HAPE America’s Partners for Active and Healthy Children (PAHC) membership program serves as a bridge between the business and nonprofit communities and our nation’s health and physical educators.

PAHC members provide annual financial contributions that support a broad array of SHAPE America initiatives, programs and projects that promote effective health and physical education.

PAHC members will:

• Receive a complimentary 12-month Basic Listing in the online HPE Marketplace Guide, including up to three (3) product/service categories. Each listing includes company name, phone number, and active web and email links (a $200 value);

• Gain visibility with a complimentary SixthPage Square Ad in the Momentum issue of your choice (a $300 value; exclusively available to PAHC members);

• Take part in periodic virtual meetings providing advocacy/ESSA updates, CEO updates, and/or requests to participate in focus groups;

• Save 15% on up to 300 sq. ft. of exhibit booth space for the SHAPE America National Convention & Expo (a savings of up to nearly $600!);

• And so much more!

2018-2019 MEMBERS

Join for just $949 annually!

Learn more at shapeamerica.org/about/partnerships/pahc