Dear members of SHAPE America’s Adapted P.E. Special Interest Group (SIG), We hope you will be able to join us at this year’s National Convention & Expo in Salt Lake City, UT, April 21–25! I am writing to share an important update with you regarding programming for the Adapted P.E. SIG. As you know, the […]
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Survey for 4th edition of Instructional Models for Physical Education
I am in the very early stages of revising Instructional Models for Physical Education for its 4th edition. Gavin Colquitt from Georgia Southern University will be co-authoring IMPE4 with me. We have a list of new content and features for this edition, and the publisher would like to get feedback on those and more from […]
FLIPPED PE or Coaching?
Anyone out there Flipping your classes or practices? I’d love to start a conversation. Check out my blog at https://flippedfay.education
Cultures Matter in Health and Physical Education
While watching the Netflix movie “When They See Us” by Ava DuVernay, the hideous injustice validated the need for a culturally relevant pedagogy in defeating stereotype threat in and outside of the gymnasium in our educational institutions. As effective educators we must understand the disproportionate discipline of minority students. Students in our urban schools have […]
2020 Call For Proposals Background
Our Vice President of Programs & Professional Development, Chris Hersl posted the following information in the all-member forum. To reach the widest possible audience we are reposting here: As we get ready to release the 2020 Call for Proposals I wanted to share some info with you. If there is one thing I’ve learned in […]
Mental Health Awareness Month – End the Stigma
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. The slogan for this month is “End the Stigma”. There are many stories. This is mine. In October of 2015 I sat at my desk at the Maryland State Department and started to cry. The annual Maryland Association of Health, P.E., Recreation and Dance Convention was quickly […]
The Obesity Epidemic
For an advocacy assignment that I have been working on for class, I am advocating the obesity epidemic. This epidemic has been a big problem in our country for almost half a century, I am trying to come up with ways that I can promote to people that they need to be aware of it […]
First Year in PEHE
Hi my name is James and and I am a first year student studying health and physical education at Plymouth State University. My first thought about this year is that it is a lot more complex than I thought it would be. The high school I went to was full of “gym” teachers that rolled […]
Advocating for PE/HEReduction and Mangement of stress.
I am advocating for the Reduction of stress/anxiety/depression in all types of environments. In school stress and anxiety takes a toll on all students at different levels. With the research that I have been conducting it is evident that proper management of stressors using Stress Reduction Tactics, or SRTs, will, in fact show lower stress […]
Are you a Student Heading to #SHAPE Tampa ???
If you are one of the lucky undergraduate students to have the opportunity to attend the SHAPE America National Convention and Expo then someone has fostered your professional growth. There is someone in your life or a group of people nurturing you and helping you to continue to emerge as a teacher and leader. At […]
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