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Fall 2022 • Momentum 3 Fall 2022 DEPARTMENTS Contents FEATURES Join the Club Nationwide, HPE clubs create camaraderie and kick off careers 15 Tips From the 2022 National Teachers of the Year 20 ADVERTISER INDEX: University of Florida (p. 8) Gopher (p. 10) SPARK (p. 12) Wellness Training Specialists (p. 14) Universal Play Disc Golf (p. 18) Jones & Bartlett Learning (p. 29) Human Kinetics (p. 32) PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 5 You’re the One FROM THE CEO 7 Continue the Conversation ADVOCACY 9 A Roadmap for Ensuring Every School Is a Healthy School REFLECTION 11 Building Connection to Drive Learning RESEARCH 13 Updates From the Research Council RESOURCE ROUNDUP 30 Focus on Health & PE Iteach both primary and intermediate grade levels at Lincoln Trail Elementary. For the past two years, have used the health. moves. minds. curriculum in my classes. Last year, decided to also do a health. moves. minds. Fundraiser. In November, to coordinate with Kentucky SHAPE’s Kindness Across the Commonwealth initiative, we introduced the health. moves. minds. SEL curriculum. shared the SEL lessons with faculty so they could be a part of it. Our thirdgrade team really hit a homerun on being grateful when they had students write letters to family members who are veterans.Fordeeper involvement with the SEL lessons, used the Mindful Minute and the parachute lesson. We also did kindness-style rock, paper, scissors; when students won, they shared an emotional experience relating to those development characteristics that are in the health. moves. minds. curriculum. think the SEL resources really helped students transition from PE to their classroom. They practiced the breathing and getting calm before heading back to class, which was a big positive. We emphasized the 2021-2022 health. moves. minds. theme, POWered by Kindness, in November when we were completing the SEL lessons and again during the fundraiser, which was later in the year. would ask the kids to share their experiences when they are happy and when they are sad and Learn more and register at healthmovesminds.org Learning New SEL Skills … and Unpacking New PE Equipment! CHAD SWEENEY Physical Education Teacher, Lincoln Trail Elementary School (Elizabethtown, KY) (continued on page 4) The health. moves. minds.® Fundraiser brings together the lessons, activities, and community-building ideas that help students live their best life. You can share your success with health. moves. minds. — and bring national attention to your school — by contributing to In the Zone If interested, email healthmovesminds@shapeamerica.org In the Zone Issue 6 / Fall 2022 let them know it is important to share their emotions. also taught my students that if they talk to another student who shares how they are feeling, it’s important to get permission from that student before sharing that information with others. Fundraising Success For our school’s fundraising event, we did a “move-a-thon,” where students were encouraged to complete 60 minutes of exercise a day, either in school or at home, and keep a log of their activities. The fundraising was really big for us with countless examples of how it helped our community. Students wrote letters to veterans as gratitude activity. Students who raised at least $100 got to participate in the “PE equipment unboxing,” which was even covered by the local newspaper. SPECIAL INSERT health. moves. minds.® newsletter

My father was a teacher, and after he passed away in 2020 our family received messages from many of his former students, sharing what an imprint he had made on their lives.

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These former students remembered what they learned from my father — and how he made them feel — more than 40 years after taking his class.

So, whether you’re a first-year teacher or a veteran educator entering your 34th year, always remember how valuable you are to your students. Your dedication to education will leave a lasting legacy.

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n her President’s Message on page 5, Kymm Ballard gives a big “thank you” to all of the teachers who have headed back to school, writing, “I hope as you settle in for another year of teaching, you’ll always remember how amazing you truly are — and never forget your ‘why.’”

Thanks for all you do!

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And in our cover story, “Join the Club,” we highlight some of the future professionals who are building camaraderie — and a strong professional network — through participation in their university’s HPE Club. Maybe this article will inspire others to get involved with their own school’s HPE Club — as a member, leader, or even faculty advisor.

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to your classes, and for encouraging, motivating, and putting smiles on your students’ faces when they accomplish something they never thought they could.

That’s why as we begin another school year, I want to say a big THANK YOU to all teachers, and particularly to SHAPE America members and all of the health and physical educators in our HPE community. I hope as you settle in for another year of teaching, you’ll always remember how amazing you truly are — and never forget your “why.”

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Many teachers have had those times when we feel like throwing in the towel and leaving teaching altogether, but then we remember there is something great about teaching. It's deep in our hearts.So,this is written to YOU to let you know that you are valued, appreciated, and loved in our HPE community. I appreciate all that you do on a day-to-day basis and hope you’ll take this moment to remember that you are awesome!

You’re the One

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Thank you for making children feel important and loved, for taking an interest in their lives, remembering that they are in youth baseball or swim club or in a play … and then asking them about it. Thank you for scarfing down your lunch, coaching multiple sports, showing up at meetings, and changing personal plans when students need you after school — always putting students first. Thank you for realizing the mental state of our country and its effects on you and our schools.

You are loved.

You are appreciated.

Thank you for all you do — for students and the “other duties.” Please remember that you are valued, loved and appreciated. This is for you …

Thank you for all the hard work you do in and out of the classroom to help your students! You push them to work hard, challenge them to be great, and inspire them to never give up. It is a difficult job. I cannot think of one person I know who would not fully agree with that statement.

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eachers are underappreciated in our society. Their hard work often goes unnoticed, and they deserve more recognition than they receive.

As a health and physical education teacher, you play a pivotal role in students’ physical, mental, and socialemotional health. You can really make a difference in a student’s life!

Thank you for all the shoelaces you tie, the claps your hands make, the toll on your voice box, and the hours on your feet. Thank you for dealing with students who do not want to participate — and for finding a way to keep them engaged so they learn those important skills that will help them throughout life. Thank you for teaching health skills to

You always adapt. Thank you for enduring the cold, early mornings (and hot, sunny afternoons!), risking exposure to germs and viruses, and harsh comments about not working in the summer. It’s incredible how you always adapt to last-minute changes, regroup when kicked out of your teaching space, and quickly step in as “substitute teacher” whenever needed. Thank you for pivoting so quickly and helping each other as you learned to teach online during one of the most stressful times of our lives.

You constantly strive to learn, create, and evolve … so thank you for the time you spend developing fun, standardsbased lessons and assessments — even when it takes time away from your family or vacation. Thank you for the advocacy work you do for your field and students. Thank you for the energy you bring

This year, take care of yourself because as you see, you are valuable to your students. You’re the one who is making a difference.Haveagreat year and I hope to see you at #SHAPEseattle!

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Volunteering at the district level can be a great first step! Learn more about your district’s awards and leadership opportunities — and deadlines — at shapeamerica.org/districts

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.

Contribute to the profession by serving on the editorial board of one of SHAPE America’s four journals — or as a reviewer for either JOPERD or Strategies Learn more.

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Your year to win an award … receive a scholarship … become a volunteer leader … or get elected to the Board! Don’t miss out on these SHAPE America opportunities — act before the October 15 deadline!

If you are a full-time undergraduate or graduate student majoring in an HPERD discipline, you may qualify for a SHAPE America scholarship!

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.

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Continue the Conversation

I hear the fatigue that creeps in from many of us, including myself, as we wonder: What more can we do? I also hear the question posed at times: With the many challenges out there in HPE, why is this particular issue still such a concern? Why is it so important?

recently heard a presentation by Brian Culp, professor at Kennesaw State University, titled “What’s Changed Since 5/25/2020?” If that date isn’t immediately registering with you, it was the day that George Floyd was murdered. The presentation offered perspective regarding what has changed — and what has not changed — since this tragedy occurred.

I see a hard-won grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to launch a National Health Equity Initiative over the next five years. I hear — and participate in — conversations about why this effort is important to our profession.

So, here’s the thing — this is still important. It’s never been more important. Yes, we face so many challenges as a professional community. We must be fierce advocates every day to ensure quality, well-funded PE and health education are present in schools. But we can’t do that if we’re not doing it TOGETHER, as a unified community, with true respect and understanding for each other as professionals, and with a genuine appreciation for and understanding of teachers who must work even harder on any given day to overcome barriers presented by structural racism and white privilege.

Where do we go from here? How do we fight the fatigue that we inevitably feel at times? How do we support each other in our individual journeys to do better? How do we serve in a way that ensures we, as an organization, are doing better? I’m committed to hearing your suggestions, stories and comments and hope you’ll reach out

Standard 4 of SHAPE America’s National Standards for K-12 Physical Education reads, “The physically literate individual exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.” The emphasis on respecting self and others speaks very clearly to why this is so important and why we can’t allow fatigue to sway us from the course of advancing EDI in ourStandardscommunity.define excellence in an HPE program. And if this is what we are working so hard to teach students, we must begin by ensuring that we practice what we teach … as individuals.

Culp, who along with Tara B. Blackshear recently co-authored the book Critical Race Studies in Physical Education, spoke to progress that has been made, including a greater focus on school climate and more scrutiny and analysis on teaching curriculum (in good ways and in bad), as well as moments of “mass consciousness” that have occurred within our society about structural racism.

We can’t allow fatigue to sway us from the course of advancing EDI in our community.

He provided information on how more organizations are having conversations about combating structural racism in the workplace, and shared data which demonstrated where we, as a country, have failed to understand the connections between structural racism and white supremacy and privilege.

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Bringing these ideas full circle to SHAPE America, I’ve been reflecting on what has changed — and what hasn’t —in our HPE community since 5/25/2020. When I take a step back to consider where we were then and where we are today, I see slivers of light that speak to efforts being made. I see more diversity reflected in our organization’s leadership. I see an EDI Committee that is dedicated to helping us improve and contributing content that helps HPE professionals advance in their own EDI journey.

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But if I’m being real and honest, I also wonder about the ultimate impact we have made thus far. I wonder whether SHAPE America members feel invited to contribute to these conversations — and if our efforts are sparking a desire to learn and grow as teachers and as people. A recent survey tells us (yet again) that more than 80% of the HPE teaching workforce is white, and I wonder what will it take to move the needle, even a little, in truly diversifying this professional community?

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Research conducted by myOptions® and SHAPE America during the 2021-2022 academic year reveals valuable insight into the attitudes of high school students toward health and physical education (HPE). The study shows that most high school students have a positive perception of HPE and its impact on their lives in and out of school.

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SHAPE America is committed to empowering all children to lead healthy and active lives through effective health & physical education programs and research indicates that high school students definitely find value in health & PE The above highlights are from the 2021 2022 myOptions/SHAPEAmerica research study The national sample includes 32 159 high school students Benefits of Health and Physical Education Students reported many benefits of health & PE class Teaches me to accept and respect myself and others Gives me confidence Improves academic ach evements Lifelong Skills Gained Through Health and Physical Education Students reported developing many skills in health & PE class that are useful in their lives www shapeamerica org 70 9% Skills necessary to play sports or be physically active 64 6% 54.6% Importance of being physically active How to set fitness goals and maintain fitness levels 53 3% Making smart decisions on behaviors that impact health 51 9% 44.4% How to set goals to enhance health Practicing behaviors that enhance health and reduce risks NEW RESEARCH INFOGRAPHICDOWNLOAD 

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57 5% 45 3% 42.6% Is important to my future health Helps me work well with others Relieves stress 32 7% 30 1% 28.1%

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The COVID-19 pandemic further illuminated the interdependence of health and learning while also exacerbating deep inequities that exist across race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. The pandemic presents an urgent and historic opportunity to build a more equitable system that better serves children nationwide.

We are calling on stakeholders from across the education and health sectors, as well as decision-makers at all levels of government, to increase alignment across systems over the next decade to ensure that every school in our nation is a healthy school.

On Wednesday, September 28, SHAPE America will participate in the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health. The goal of the conference is to end hunger and increase healthy eating and physical activity by 2030, so that fewer Americans experience diet-related diseases like diabetes, obesity, and hypertension. A national strategy will be announced at the conference that identifies steps the government will take and catalyzes the public and private sectors to address the intersections between food, hunger, nutrition, and health.

he COVID-19 pandemic has provided a unique opportunity to ignite the public interest in healthy school environments. It has motivated leaders of organizations toward a more coordinated and bold agenda — one that advocates for shared responsibility for healthy schools across education, health care, and public health — to support school communities into the next decade.

We invite you to read more about the Ten-Year Healthy Schools roadmap and learn about what Thriving Schools is doing to create transformational change and how you can also get involved.

It is well established that health and learning are interconnected. Education is key to life-long success, but poor health leads to poor learning outcomes. On average, students with poor health miss school more often, may be less engaged, and face increased barriers to academic achievement. Conversely, on average, adults with more education tend to have better jobs, live in healthier neighborhoods, and have a longer life expectancy. Similarly, educators’ working conditions — including their health and safety conditions — also affect learning outcomes.

Members of the NHSC are at the forefront of the movement to create healthy schools that strengthen the mental, physical, and social-emotional health of all employees and students. Successfully achieving this collective vision for healthy schools will require public-private partnerships and multi-sector collaborations — especially with the education and health sectors working together.

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Kaiser Permanente Thriving Schools and the National Healthy Schools Collaborative (NHSC) — which includes SHAPE America — are pleased to announce the launch of the Ten-Year Roadmap for Healthy Schools to encourage action around that agenda.

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Do I connect with every student? No. But I work hard to not give up on them. I work hard to get them to trust in me and know I am looking out for their best interests.

As health educators, it is our job to model that everyBODY is accepted and welcome in our classroom.

s humans, connections lead us to feel valued, loved and understood. They also give us a sense of belonging. So, when you develop a connection with your students … run with it.

Schneider'spersonal.passion to be a continuous learner in education began in eighth grade when she covered a special needs class at her family’s gymnastics center. It was then she knew teaching would become her passion. Schneider is the 2019 Ohio Health Teacher of the Year and 2021 SHAPE America Midwest District Health Education Teacher of the Year

Building Connection to Drive Learning

One tool I display in my classroom to help build students’ EQ is this mood meter from the book Permission to Feel I often let my students know what I am feeling and why in hopes they will share their emotions and why back to me.

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This fall, Maria Schneider will begin her 26th year in teaching at Brecksville-Broadview Heights Middle School, which is located about 20 miles south of Cleveland, OH. Growing up in the same district where she now teaches has made her commitment to her students

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Last year, I tried something new that I learned at the KYSHAPE convention. After assembling my class into the classic “icebreaker circle,” I gave students the simple direction to “introduce yourself.” I introduced myself as “Mrs. Schneider,” but added in my nicknames and pronouns. You would have thought the world turned upside down! The whispers, the glares, the head turns. However, a few

The bottom line for me is this: always be open-minded. I often remind my students that everyBODY is different. And as a teacher, I remind myself that everyBODY learns differently as well.

never let students know what side we are on. If needed, you can pause, step away, and take some deep breaths before continuing a discussion or lesson.

The bottom line for me is this: always open-minded.be

It’s up to me to make that connection and give them that opportunity to learn, no matter what.

Health educator Maria Schneider reflects on the importance of developing emotional intelligence

Growing as a teacher requires time, effort and discipline, just like any profession or skill. I continually strive to look at things from all angles and then figure out the best way to deliver content and skills to students while building that all-so-important connection with them.

students reached out to me later to thank me and share their pronouns.

A person might have the highest IQ in the room, but how is their emotional intelligence, or EQ? Our job as educators should be to help students develop their EQ so they can treat each other with respect and kindness, regardless of their beliefs and Studentsvalues.areliving in a world that’s very different from when we grew up; however, what has not changed is that they still need to feel connected and have the desire to learn. Our job is to make sure that every young person has a safe space they can walk into. Never preach your beliefs, but let your students in on who you are as a person. Give them openended Asquestionsandvariousquestions,viewpoints,aplacetoaskforclarity.teachers,wemust

It takes practice and consistency. It takes developing routines, so students know what to expect. My students expect me to ask how they are doing and how they are feeling. They expect me to respond to their emails or read their bell work answers. This is the intentional work I choose to do so I can be there for my students whenever they might need me.

Relationships are the foundation for everything. Creating lessons that intentionally put an effort into building those relationships, whether students want it or not, is what should drive learning in your classroom.

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ARTICLE REVIEWEDWhat are fundamental motor skills and what is fundamental about them?Newell,K.M.(2020).Whatarefundamentalmotorskillsandwhatisfundamentalaboutthem?JournalofMotorLearning andDevelopment, 8(2),280 314.https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/jmld/8/2/article Research Summary: Thepurposeofthispaper was to reviewpreviousliterature taxonomies and related nomenclature to describe the ambiguityofthetermfundamental.Motorskillshavebeenclassifiedaccordingto functionandcontext(e.g.,dance, exercise) or as contrastingcategories(e.g.,fine,grossmotorskills; discrete,serial,continuousmovements) Some skillsare identified as fundamental motor skillsfromalifespanmotordevelopmentperspectiveandothersaccording to theirutilityinappliedsettings Inessence,manyclassificationsystems existandweredevelopedinaccordance with the historical and theoreticalperspectiveofthetime.Additionally, terms with theword fundamental such assuch as motorskills,movementpatterns,andmovements are discussed. Given that therearemanyperspectives of motor Newell,AassumptionsfundamentalInKhealthyhaveConsideringCtermskillsclassificationsandmanyskillshavebeenlabelledasfundamental,Newellprovidesaworkingdefinitionofthefundamentalandexaminesfundamentalmovementsfromevolutionaryanddevelopmentalperspectives.oncusiontheseissuesthreecriteriaareproposedtodetermineifamotorskillisfundamental.First,theskillmustuniquecharacteristicsthatdistinguishitfromotherskillsSecond,theskillmustbeuniversallyoccurringamongapopulation.Third,theskillisfoundationaltomorecomplexmotorskills.eyTakeaway:thispaper,thetermfundamentalisdescribed,andthreecriteriaareproposedtodetermineifamotorskillisamotorskill.Theauthoralsoelaboratesonareaswhereempiricalsupportisneededtosubstantiateandpracticesformotorskillacquisition.DDITIONALRESOURCESK.M.(2020).Whatarefundamentalmotorskillsandwhatisfundamentalaboutthem? Journal Development,8(2),280Copyright314.https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/jmld/8/2/article©2022 bySHAPEAmerica●www.shapeamerica.orgPOBox225,Annapolis THE PROBLEM Overthepastfewdecades,anarrayof motor skills have been classified as fundamental. The term fundamental suggests that a skill is foundational andtakesprecedenceforthedevelopmentofothercomplex motor skills.However, many motorspecialisthaveclassified movements as fundamentalmotor skills without a consensus about what ismeantbythetermfundamentalinthemotorskillscontext.

he SHAPE A merica Research Council continues to use research to promote and support physical education, physical activity, and health programming and policy — particularly with a social justice perspective

• Tan Leng Goh (Council Member; Central Connecticut State University)

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. Learn More

Another major initiative this year will be the release of a new quarterly newsletter to promote research within the organization and to share news and updates on Research Council activities. More to come on this soon!

Updates From the Research Council

ed professionals. Learn more

 Nominate an outstanding scholar to become a Research Fellow of SHAPE America. This program recognizes scholarly contributions to our field. Learn more Deadline: October 15

We would also like to welcome back our returning council members: Tao Zhang (University of North Texas), Nancy Getchell (University of Delaware), and K. Andrew Richards (University of Illinois-Champaign-Urbana).

Consider serving on the Research Council.

2022 GRANT RECIPIENT

NEW MEMBERS

We are thrilled to welcome the newest members of the Research Council team:

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Submit an application for the Thom McKenzie Research Grant. Learn more Deadline: December 9

This year we look forward to supporting the newly approved Motor Behavior Special Interest Group (SIG). We will also oversee the selection of several awards as well as the newly named Daryl Siedentop Scholar Lecture. This lecture, previously called the SHAPE America Scholar Lecture, was renamed to celebrate the contributions and legacy of Dr. Siedentop, who passed away in July 2021.

We are excited to have 233 research abstracts and two symposia under review for the 2023 SHAPE America National Convention & Expo in Seattle. Presenters should be informed of acceptance in late October.

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Now, in addition to serving as her university’s PE Club president, Lingle is the future professional president-elect of the Missouri Society of Health & Physical Educators (MOSHAPE) and a student leader in SHAPE America’s Undergraduate Student Leadership Network

Nationwide, HPE clubs create camaraderie and kick off careers

all of these students can do to make the most of the year ahead, it’s this: Join (or start) the school’s HPE Club.

“The relationship between our PE Club members and professors is incredibly strong,” says Lingle. “When walking down our halls or into the classrooms, all the professors are talking and laughing with students. When walking around campus during a sports evening or when attending conventions, alumni members are always walking up to us to talk.” on next page)

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Abagale Lingle first joined the PE Club at Northwest Missouri State University (NWMSU) hoping to find some camaraderie. Like many undergraduates, Lingle experienced the downside of being a college student during the pandemic.

For college students who may be homesick or feel like they don’t fit in, joining the school’s HPE Club is a fantastic way to build connections with other students. But it’s also a great way to get guidance from mentors who can help with both academic and social progress.

“It was a challenging semester coming back from half a year off due to COVID-19,” recalls Lingle, who is now a senior. “Getting to know my classmates and fellow majors was nearly impossible

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until I joined the PE Club. After being part of the club for only a semester, I was elected president … and my involvement in physical education took off!”

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PE Club members from Northwest Missouri State University were thrilled to attend the 2022 SHAPE America National Convention & Expo in New Orleans! From left: Domonique Jackson, Elaina Bladt, Abagale Lingle, and Meredith O’Neal.

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8. Email a past educator who inspired you.

As an undergraduate at CUNY/York College, Victor Ramsey, Ed.D., was president of the PE Club. Now, he is the faculty advisor for that institution’s Health, Physical Education and Movement Science Majors Club.

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1. Join (or start) your school’s HPE Club.

Bryanna Mieles, president of the PE Club at the University of Northern Colorado (UNC), would certainly agree with Lingle. A senior majoring in sports and exercise science, Mieles also believes that starting up a PE Club if one doesn’t already exist at your school is a great way to participate in resume-building opportunities.“APEclub has the potential to connect you with volunteer opportunities and professional development,” says Mieles, who is also a SHAPE Colorado student representative. “Our club was able to host a variety of fundraising events and in turn, we raised over $2,000. We also got a grant to attend the SHAPE America National Convention in New Orleans.”Mieles’ sentiment is echoed by Victor Ramsey, adjunct assistant professor at The City University of New York/York College and current member of the SHAPE America Board of Directors.

9. Seek out grants for students at your university.

2. Set goals for yourself.

Members of the University of Northern Colorado PE Club arrived at #SHAPENOLA ready to learn and network! From left: Bryanna Mieles, Halie Blincoe, Lukas Arthur, Kayla Olsen (Mollendor), and Shea Skrzypek.

11. Keep up to date with research aligned to health and physical education.

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7. Attend a state or national convention.

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We asked our interviewees to share some advice for future professionals. Here are their top tips:

University of Northern Colorado PE Club President Bryanna Mieles volunteers at Malley Drive Elementary School’s Field Day event in Northglenn, CO.

12. Understand and prepare to embrace culturally responsive teaching practices.

3. Join a committee. Reach out to your professors. Get some field experience. Volunteer whenever possible.

10. Prioritize membership in SHAPE America and your state affiliate.

Ramsey, who joined SHAPE America (then AAHPERD) decades ago as an undergraduate student at CUNY/ York College, recalls that his physical education club was a diamond in the rough, useful to showcase his skills and find professional development opportunities.“Iusedmy leverage as the president,” he says. “[It was] a club that was dormant for a long time until I insisted that we should have an active majors club to motivate each other to join

“I believe that every institution of higher learning that has a HETE/PETE program should have an established majors club,” remarks Ramsey. “All students enrolled in these programs should be strongly encouraged to join their respective clubs and work diligently to advocate and help recruit as many students as possible.”

If your school doesn’t have an existing HPE Club, here are some steps you can take to start one. It will be worth the effort!

n Find undergraduates to take the torch when you leave.

n Think of workshops you’d like to host.

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n Check with your school’s Student Affairs administration to see how you can make your club official.

“I want other students to know there are so many amazing HPE professionals that will support your growth as a person and educator,” says Mieles. “The community (continued on next page)

n Reach out to educators, businesses, schools, and community organizations for volunteer work and fundraising opportunities.

Student leaders and future HPE professionals gathered at the Undergraduate Student Leadership Forum at #SHAPENOLA, which was facilitated by Bob Knipe, Ph.D. (front row).

n Get the word out on social media!

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n Talk to other students in your major to generate interest, then ask a professor to serve as the faculty advisor/mentor.

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and students, professors and graduates, alumni and retirees.

professional associations and hopefully present a workshop one day — as I witnessed students in other institutions presenting.”Ramseyremembers returning from the national convention as an undergraduate, “highly motivated and more focused on graduating with a bachelor’s degree in physical education, starting teaching, and continuing my academic path.”

If your college doesn’t have a PE Club, Mieles suggests starting one to help build community among your peers. “Establishing that foundation within your club can provide a more supportive environment for all its members,” she says.

n Check with your advisor to find out if being part of the HPE Club counts toward any professional development prerequisites.

Not only can HPE Clubs provide a support system for students, especially for those who are having trouble getting their footing, they can also provide a way for PETE/HETE programs to support academic growth. It’s clear that future professionals who come from accredited PETE/HETE programs help ensure a competent, highquality workforce capable of teaching standards-based health and physical education in schools.

n Choose a meeting location and time and stick with it.

n Offer attendance at developmentprofessionalevents or conferences.

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When asked what he would like to see preserved in the HPE community, Ramsey replies, “There is an increased awareness around EDI, social justice, and other pertinent matters surrounding culturally relevant teaching and learning. The fields of health and physical education are in a good place for advocacy and continued growth in these areas.”

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in the HPE world is phenomenal, and I hope that continues as more future professionals join because I have never felt so much support before until I started attending conferences and meeting professionals around the country.”

Hannah Dove is the marketing and communications coordinator at SHAPE America. She is a 2021 graduate of the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.

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HPE Clubs can help you make important professional connections — but they also help build camaraderie with your peers. Here are just a few of the fun activities that HPE Clubs around the country have done. • Rock climbing at the rec center • Volunteering at a local school’s field day • Learning about educational gymnastics • Potluck fundraiser • Canoeing • Bowling night • Halloween blood drive • Going to a water park • Senior send-off • Hiking with professors • Attending #SHAPENOLA! PE Club members from the University of Northern Colorado at their Bowling Night Fundraiser.

One of Lingle’s wishes would be to see more undergraduate involvement in health and physical education. “I would love to see college students having a voice on every state affiliate’s executive board because we, the undergraduates, are the future of health and physical education.”

Join your peers at the 2023 SHAPE America National Convention & Expo — the nation’s leading convention for health and physical education professionals!

The energy and excitement will be unmatched as we come together in Seattle to exchange ideas, connect with colleagues and friends, and learn from the best in our profession. You definitely won’t be left sleepless in Seattle! dynamic ideas to create and deliver a skills-based health education and standards-based physical education curriculum. best practices for integrating social and emotional learning and trauma-informed instruction in health and physical education. an inclusive, whole-child approach at your school to ensure students are healthy, supported and ready to learn. more ways to foster equity and inclusion within your classroom and school community. with dedicated health and physical educators ... and meet exhibitors offering the latest HPE products and classroom solutions!

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On the following pages, they share some of their favorite classroom activities and resources, as well as their top tips for integrating social and emotional learning (SEL) in health and PE, addressing issues of equity and inclusion, and much more!

One of the most amazing steps I’ve ever taken in my job as an adapted PE teacher was to become a Special Olympics Unified Champion School®. As an adapted PE teacher, I teach students

Adapted physical educator Jen Heebink (front left), teaches Unified Physical Education at Buffalo Middle School and Buffalo High School in Buffalo, MN. Students and staff in this class are wearing “Speak Kindness” T-shirts from Special Olympics to kick off Unified Week — and spread the message that words matter

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starts by teaching students to notice others and become aware of others — right within the activity of the day — and to be brave to recognize an opportunity to press into a relationship no matter how deep or simple. We can teach kids that being world changers begins just by stepping into an opportunity to be brave. It’s what changes them from the inside out into better human beings.

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Another tip is one I learned from my friend Randy Spring: Teaching inclusion

with gross motor needs and students without gross motor needs in a Unified Physical Education class. Unified PE is a safe, inclusive space for all students to learn physical education together while connecting to each other in relationships, working on social skills, and accessing to recreation and leisure activities outside the Outclassroom.ofthatclass, we have formed Unified teams as well as a Unified club, where students with and without disabilities hold leadership positions and lead monthly meetings. During these meetings, there is a lot of relationship building and event planning. Last year, students in both the high school and middle school clubs planned a Unified Week, which was about spreading kindness and the message of inclusion. Having a week like this changes the trajectory of our school culture for inclusion.

• All students CAN, so take the words, “That student CAN’T” out of your vocabulary. When you find out what a student can do, it’s so empowering to see them move in a way that is successful and connected to recreation and leisure.

• If you are a veteran teacher, find a younger teacher to help. Someone believed in you, so pass it on. If you are a rookie teacher, find the veteran who seems like they have it all together (believe me, they don’t) and ask for help and support.

HAPE America’s National Teachers of the Year — selected from an impressive group of state and district Teacher of the Year award recipients — represent the “best of the best” in health and physical education.

Q: What are your top tips for integrating SEL in adapted physical education?

JEN: Something I learned recently is that the average adult can only identify three emotions. For educators who need to teach SEL, that can be problematic. My friend Shylla Webb, who is a social-emotional learning expert, taught me that “if you can name the emotion, you can tame the emotion.” Similarly, once we can identify emotions, we can teach them.

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I recommend this Week 1 Introduction Activity to gain essential knowledge about your students — and introduce different technology skills you may be using in class.

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My favorite tool to teach the journey toward inclusion (and steps toward lifelong friendships) is the Special Olympics Inclusion Tiles game. I have actual card tiles, but there is also a free online version.

example, I incorporate a grounding exercise after discussing anxiety, a mindful eating exercise in a nutrition lesson, and progressive muscle relaxation while teaching about stress.

Elementary physical educator Rebecca Lambdin-Abraham-Knipe dresses up as a clown for Circus Day, the culminating event for her developmental gymnastics unit at Maplewood Elementary School in Austin, TX.

Q: What are your tips for addressing issues of equity, inclusion and accessibility in health education?

JESSICA: Know your audience. Knowing the backgrounds of your students, parents, and community members can go a long way in you being prepared to teach various concepts that some may have issues with.

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JESSICA: Start slow! Integrating social and emotional learning into your classroom will take patience and practice. If your students have not been exposed to it, they might not have an open mindset. Slowly introduce the topic and work in chunks of 30 seconds at a time, then slowly graduate to longer periods of time.

• Establish a positive professional learning community. Surround yourself with people who are going to challenge you to become a better teacher and human being. If your coworkers aren’t those people or if you’re a department of one, engage on social media — there’s a fantastic network of teachers that are ready to uplift each other!

• If you’re overwhelmed by skills-based health education, take it slow. Take your existing curriculum and choose one lesson in each unit and make it a skills-based lesson. Let’s say you have eight units — at the end of the marking period, you’ll now have eight skills-based lessons. Do it again for the next marking period and you’re up to 16 lessons.

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BECCA: I think SEL is foundational and inherent in everything we do in elementary physical education. My top tip is to take advantage of the teachable moments that your students present you with. When they are having trouble accepting frustration or trying a new skill, take that as a moment to teach about frustration: What is frustration? What does it feel like and what does it look like? How can we re-regulate ourselves when we start to feel frustrated?

Strategically plan when you will use SEL strategies. Will you start class every day with one? Will you use a strategy halfway through the class period? Look for areas within your curriculum where they would be most beneficial. For

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I also recommend using the Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT). When you’re teaching content that some may feel uneasy about, use the HECAT to justify the need to teach these important areas in your curriculum.

Q: What are your top tips for integrating SEL in elementary physical education?

It’s also important in class to demonstrate how you identify your own emotions and verbally walk through your strategy to reregulate. This helps students identify their emotions and learn to regulate themselves.

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• Elementary PE is about foundations. We are building the skills, knowledge, habits, respect, and desire to be physically active for a lifetime. With this comes the specific need to build confidence. Perceived competence is a likely indicator that students will feel comfortable in new sports or physical activity settings — and our job is to help students grow their competence by building confidence in their ability to learn new and hard things.

I created a daily self-assessment feelings check-in board which helps students tell me how they are feeling and allows me to guide them in brainstorming SEL strategies that might be helpful.

• Use a variety of teaching styles to help all students learn and take time to modify and differentiate instruction. Allow student choice and provide opportunities

Next, it’s important to create a welcome and safe environment where all students feel safe, heard, and included — and that celebrates students regardless of ability, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and religion. Provide students with opportunities to talk about current events in the classroom, and be aware of students’ celebrations, observations, and holidays.

Advocacy about the importance of physical education starts in your own backyard. Invite parents, guardians, and caregivers to come to PE class to learn more and participate in activities. I started this with Family PE Week in October and continued with a second invitation during the first week of May to celebrate National PE & Sport Week

BECCA: All individuals have experiences, expertise, and emotions that are important to share and celebrate as we look to create culturally sustaining environments in schools. Maybe that’s talking about and providing experiences with different abilities in your class, such as having students use blindfolds or modified equipment. Or maybe it’s having a student or parent share a game or sport skill from their culture. Building empathy, equity and inclusion comes from acceptance and understanding of our similarities and differences — so the more we share and learn about each other the more we can grow together.

Physical educator Paulo Ribeiro uses anticipatory set activities with students at Parkway Southwest Middle School in Ballwin, MO, to increase engagement, feelings of inclusion, and open discussions about equity, diversity, and social justice issues.

Q: What are your tips for addressing issues of equity, inclusion and accessibility in elementary physical education?

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PAULO: I start my school year by remembering a phrase I learned in college: “They do not care how much you know until they know how much you care.” If you build relationships with students, they will trust you and feel comfortable asking for help. Also, I like to start my classes with

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PAULO: It all starts by teaching and modeling empathy to our students. I like to provide activities and ask questions that help my students think about others besides themselves. Second, we need to take time to promote and celebrate the diversity and uniqueness of our students. I use a heritage month calendar to raise awareness and understanding of cultures through activities that we do in class. For example, since soccer is one of the main sports in Hispanic communities around the world, I do my soccer unit in September, which is Hispanic Heritage Month.

Q: What are your tips for addressing issues of equity, inclusion and accessibility in middle school physical education?

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• The secret sauce to a great year in elementary PE is laying the foundation in the beginning of routines, protocols, procedures, and a classroom community of respect. Don’t move on from these essentials too quickly or you’ll be struggling all year!

Q: What are your top tips for integrating SEL in middle school physical education?

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The “What’s up? Board” (named by my students) is a great activity that allows students to tell me how they are feeling as they enter my class. With this information, I can better prepare them to learn and help them brainstorm SEL strategies to improve the way they feel. It also serves as a self-assessment at the end of class, and the students’ answers help me better tailor my teaching to their specific needs.

• Prepare students to be successful in the classroom and in the future by engaging them in activities with other students so they learn to collaborate, build respect and social awareness, and show empathy to students from other races, cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, etc.

In addition, culture must also be viewed in terms of classroom culture. Creating a culture of mutual respect, rapport, and understanding of all people helps to optimize not only empathy and understanding, but opportunities for relevant, meaningful learning experiences.

Be consistent. Make the journey of emotional literacy part of the fabric of your class and part of the culture that you create from the first day of school. I have always used the “Zones of Regulation,” but there are other SEL-based curricula.

Q: What are your top tips for integrating SEL in high school physical CHARLIE:education?

Be intentional. Create multiple pathways for students to “check in” with themselves or others. Also, survey students in a way that will help you measure not only their ability to recognize their own emotions or the emotions of others but also regulate those emotions and connect them to specific behaviors and possible real-world impact.

For those who may have missed this at SHAPE America’s Back to School Summit, here is a copy of the presentation I did with Paulo Ribeiro on Building a More Culturally Inclusive Classroom you like to become a SHAPE America Teacher of the Year?

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• Simply having students move for a 40-minute class period does not do much to improve their wellness. However, teaching them what they need to learn as they move and play can create meaning and relevance, which helps to optimize how transferable and impactful their experiences in PE will be. When these experiences transfer into students’ daily lives, they are more likely to get the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity per day.

Physical educator Charlie Rizzuto and students at New York’s Oyster Bay High School take part in a post-lesson anchoring activity that generates conversation and includes checks for understanding.

Be brave and be honest. Don’t get discouraged by the process; trust it, revisit it, and make it better. Be honest with yourself and know your limits as a teacher in relation to mental, emotional, and social health, and try to learn more to be better at navigating those waters. However, do not try to take something on that is outside your scope, as this can have unintended consequences at times.

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Q: What are your tips for addressing issues of equity, inclusion and accessibility in high school physical CHARLIE:education?

First, we need to make sure that we understand what it means to be culturally responsive in our practice — and we must understand that culture is much more than race and ethnicity. Culture encompasses socio-economic status, mental health, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical abilities, and anything else that makes someone who they are. Creating an environment where the unique makeup of each individual is normalized will help to promote equity, inclusion, and accessibility.

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• Remember, activity is the vehicle to something bigger. Activity brings joy and promotes wellness. Don’t turn participation in activities into a grade. That practice is counterproductive to what we are trying to instill in our students with regard to movement.

for students to self-select activities, self-assess, work individually or in pairs/ groups, and do reciprocal teaching.

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Receive a special banner for your school when you raise $500 or more

Share donations raised with a 501(c)(3) charity of your choice your school's PTO, a national or local charity (optional)

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Appreciate the pride you and your Fundraising Champions (students) will feel when they raise $50 online OR offline and earn an Amplify Kindness T shirt.

Incorporate new mini-lessons focused around the Amplify Kindness theme; dance, movement, music and self care; and gratitude.

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teach both primary and intermediate grade levels at Lincoln Trail Elementary. For the past two years, I have used the health. moves. minds.® curriculum in my classes. Last year, I decided to also do a health. moves. minds. Fundraiser.

You can share your success with health. moves. minds. — and bring national attention to your school — by contributing to In the Zone! If interested, email healthmovesminds@shapeamerica.org.

For our school’s fundraising event, we did a “move-a-thon,” where students were encouraged to complete 60 minutes of exercise a day, either in school or at home, and keep a log of their activities. The fundraising was really big for us with countless examples of how it helped our community.

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In November, to coordinate with Kentucky SHAPE’s Kindness Across the Commonwealth initiative, we introduced the health. moves. minds. SEL curriculum. I shared the SEL lessons with faculty so they could be a part of it. Our thirdgrade team really hit a homerun on being grateful when they had students write letters to family members who are veterans.Fordeeper involvement with the SEL lessons, I used the Mindful Minute and the parachute lesson. We also did kindness-style rock, paper, scissors; when students won, they shared an emotional experience relating to those development characteristics that are in the health. moves. minds. curriculum. I think the SEL resources really helped students transition from PE to their classroom. They practiced the breathing and getting calm before heading back to class, which was a big positive.

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We emphasized the 2021-2022 health. moves. minds. theme, POWered by Kindness, in November when we were completing the SEL lessons and again during the fundraiser, which was later in the year. I would ask the kids to share their experiences when they are happy and when they are sad and

The health. moves. minds.® Fundraiser brings together the lessons, activities, and community-building ideas that help students live their best life.

Lincoln Trail Elementary students wrote letters to veterans as a gratitude activity.

let them know it is important to share their emotions. I also taught my students that if they talk to another student who shares how they are feeling, it’s important to get permission from that student before sharing that information with others.

Students who raised at least $100 got to participate in the “PE equipment unboxing,” which was even covered by the local newspaper.

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As we integrated the health. moves. minds. lessons and activities and completed the fundraiser, we shared with the school community that we benefitingwerefrom social-emotionaltheresources and new PE equipment, while also giving back to a charity. The pride that our students feel from participating will hopefully make them wonder what else they can possibly do with their friends and family to help others and earn that pride again!

What feels the most special to me, however, is being able to support a charity through the health. moves. minds. Fundraiser. Our school district believes in community and philanthropy, so being able to choose a local organization to give back to allows the kids to see the actual benefits of their fundraising.

they had a hand in helping other schools through their fundraising efforts.

n 2021-2022, our school completed our second year of participating in a health. moves. minds. Fundraiser. This philanthropy project has been a seamless fit into our community, and the givebacks of the program are all of equal value to us.

As the Top Champion School for 2021-2022, French Road Elementary received a special video shout-out from SHAPE America CEO Stephanie Morris! View here.

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LEAH WHEELING | Physical Education Teacher

Having an increase in PE-specific budget money from the Gopher gift cards (more than $4,800 this year!) helps us feel more creative and freer with our curriculum. Whether we're replacing old and weathered equipment or buying something new, it motivates us to see where our teaching can take us.

This year we partnered with Pencils & Paper, a program which provides free school supplies to Rochester-area teachers for their classrooms and students. We chose to “pay it forward” by sharing 25% of the funds we raised with this local charity, for a donation of $4,816.89. French Road students felt proud knowing

Physical educator Leah Wheeling helped spread “Olympic-sized kindness” through her middle school with health. moves. minds.

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For our Olympic-themed event at the end of February, all students participated in a round-robin tournament of seven different activities from units completed earlier in the year. We kept a visual goal thermometer of our donations and

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imle Middle School participated in our third health. moves. minds. Fundraiser in 2021-2022. It was exciting to raise our largest amount yet — $1,300! The students were empowered to be successful with their donations and class participation. Because our students are part of many fundraisers (fine arts, sports, etc.), I wanted to make sure they really understood where donations were going and the impact of their generosity.Inaddition to the health. moves. minds. T-shirt incentive, I added another incentive: an Olympic-themed physical education uniform shirt for students who raised $10. The Olympic uniform shirts (which tied into our event theme) were preordered, so we had limited availability. However, both incentives led to instant gratification and huge momentum at the start — and engagement throughout the fundraiser.

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congratulated all donors on the day of the event. Staff participated as well, adding an additional level of fun andNextimpact.year, I plan on making a few changes to grow our fundraiser even more, such as: utilizing the online fundraising platform, bringing back after-school free will donation tournaments, and moving the event into late March for March Madness. (Previous events have been more successful when tied to that theme.)Toensure that the concept of health. moves. minds. becomes integrated into our school — and not just “one more thing” we need to do — we use the curriculum throughout the year. We also post the health. moves. minds. vocabulary terms on the wall and include them with many activities. This helps it become part of the culture and how we achieve a healthy lifestyle together.

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Our students also loved taking selfies with our “wings of kindness” in the hallways and doing kindness activities while eating breakfast in the classroom. Whether it was making classroom posters or bookmarks to place in the library, students loved sharing positive health. moves. minds. messages with their peers.

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n this issue, we’re shining a spotlight on Megan Baker of Belton Middle School in Belton, MO, and Jordan Werner of Riverside Elementary School in Grants Pass, OR. They are both doing great work with health. moves. minds.!

At our middle school we really incorporated our student council. They made posters and went into classrooms during advisory to do student-led lesson from health. moves. minds., which made it more seamless, impactful, and relevant for everyone.

Every grade level participated in different kindness activities: Kindergarten students wrote letters to family about being kind, one class did a park clean-up, third graders gave a “being kind slip” whenever they saw another student being kind, and the fifth graders decorated a district office with kindness messages.

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The feedback in our school community has been positive, and our school culture has improved, with more random acts of kindness and more inclusion. The most impactful feedback I have is that we have a student who uses a wheelchair and is very limited in any physical activity she can do. She got to be involved and appreciated the inclusion and kindness discussion. It really helped her be more open with other students. Also, she was the highest fundraiser and got to “pie” a teacher!

Our district really liked the program’s focus on being kind. I also found that it changed the way I teach — and it was useful for parents. One parent shared that there was a day when she was really upset at home and her son said, “Mom, you need to take a Mindful Minute.” He then showed her how to do it and it really made her feel better!

In my classes, I used the emoji rating scale, Mindful Minute, Kindful Minute, and Better Breathing. The Mindful Minute was also used as a school-wide lesson — so now if anyone mentions a Mindful Minute, everyone knows what it is.

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In leading health. moves. minds. for the last couple of years, I’ve found that it brings so much awareness and change because the curriculum teaches mindfulness, stress management, and wellness — and the fundraising component teaches service learning. oregon

Last year was my first year hosting a health. moves. minds. Fundraiser at my school, which is all free/reduced meals. I chose health. moves. minds. because we need resources to help with de-escalation and self-regulation, while focusing on kindness and helping others. I also wanted to raise money for more active seating or rainy-day recess equipment to help students be more active in classrooms. I’m proud to say we raised $1,915 in donations and received a Gopher gift card in the amount of $1,053.25.

While raising $$$ for HPE!

Jordan Werner (Oregon)

Kindness Prevails

One really big thing I realized was it’s good to plan incentives ahead of time, but it’s also fine to add an incentive in the middle of the fundraiser, which is what I did. When I thought we might not reach our fundraising

We really came together to reach our goal, which was initially $4,000. We finished with a total of $4,145 and received $2,279.75 back in a Gopher gift card, which we used to select and purchase new PE equipment. It was amazing to see the success of the fundraiser!

goal, I reached out to a really committed parent who always supports us. I told him I would shave our school’s initials, “LTES,” on my head if he would donate the remaining amount to reach our goal. He made the donation — and I had the local barber shave “LTES” on my head. We really had a lot of fun with it.

Throughout the fundraising event, we really saw our students’ advocacy skills at work as they learned how to ask for something. It was a classroom effort, and everyone wanted to be supportive — helping raise money for new PE equipment while also learning more about SEL.

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I think our students, teachers and community learned a lot and we really appreciated getting so much back for new PE equipment.

These Lincoln Trail Elementary Team Member Champions had fun — and they really liked the health. moves. minds. T-shirts!

We also had some other incentives, which were gradeappropriate and did not take away from instructional time. The primary and intermediate students were given the option of having a Hat Day or Extra PE Day as a reward for achieving a certain donation level — and both groups of students chose Extra PE Day.

One of our fundraising incentives (which I announced around our 100th day of school) was that any student who raised $100 would get to come in and unveil the new PE equipment when it arrived. When the fundraiser was complete and our new PE equipment arrived, two of our teacher assistants wrapped each item up like a present and let the students unwrap everything, which made it really special. I even invited the local newspaper to come and they ended up publishing a story about it!

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Racism is a sickness that permeates every aspect of Black life. Yet, if the events of the past few years have taught us anything, it is that America has a hard time talking about issues that create disparity and inequality for Black people.

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Critical Race Studies in Physical Education

• Provides culturally aware teaching strategies that affirm the worth of Black students

Tara B. Blackshear and Brian Culp

Dr. Brian Culp is a professor and department chair in the WellStar College of Health and Human Services at Kennesaw State University.

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Through a series of case studies, Critical Race Studies in Physical Education offers deep insights into the issues that Black students face. The text, geared to undergraduate and graduate PETE students and in-service teachers:

• Addresses the litany of intentional and covert racist practices directed toward Black youth, thus broadening the book’s value beyond the sharing of teaching strategies

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The end goal is to elevate Black youth’s and teachers’ perspectives and normalize positive experiences for Black students in physical education.

Creating an equitable and nurturing PE environment for Black students

Dr. Tara B. Blackshear is an equity scholar who specializes in health, physical activity, and education. She is an assistant professor of kinesiology in physical education teacher education at Towson University.

• Amplifies the crucial issues that negatively affect Black students

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This inequality extends not just into education, but into physical education. Blacks are stereotyped as physically superior and intellectually deficient. They are marginalized in PE just as they are in other aspects of their lives.