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Please enjoy this edition of the FYI.
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Find out the latest information about professional development events, special announcements and legislative issues affecting our profession.
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NJAHPERD BOARD MEMBERS
Laurie Cancalosi, President
Jackie Malaska, Executive Director
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Hello,
Hope all of you have enjoyed your Thanksgiving holiday. As we head into the colder months, it may be a time for sedentary behavior. It is a known fact that youth and adults alike are more physically active in the summer months than in the winter. As Physical and Health Educators, we know that declines in activity can combine with increases in caloric intake over the holidays, leading to weight gain and negative affective states. Please try and stay active and turn those winter "blah's" into active "ahhhh's!"
Here are some updates as to what NJAHPERD has been up to;
- Some of our Executive Board members attended the NJ School Boards Convention in late October.
- During the same time we had our Adaptive Conference. There were many exciting speakers who inspired our members.
- Early November we attended the NJEA Convention. This was very exciting as we had many new members visit our booth and bring others to sign up. Thanks to all who came out to visit!
- The Convention manager, aka executive director Jackie Malaska, along with EB members have been working tirelessly with setting up this year's convention in February. We have some really exciting new speakers as well as return speakers. Our preliminary schedule has been set and will be made available as all presenters confirm. Keep an eye out. If you have not done so please register.
- The biggest project we have been working on is searching for a new executive director. We have many qualified candidates. We will be doing interviews December 16th and hopefully have a new executive director by early January.
Thank you for making a difference each and every day. As I meet members at our PD events and have a chance to speak with you, I am more confident that our profession and our students are in good hands! I hope to see you at one or more of our upcoming workshops:
Last, but surely not least, please join me at our upcoming Health Education Conference,
"Stay Strong, Live Long!"
December 11, 2017,
Ramada Plaza Hotel & Conference Center Cranbury
Monroe, NJ
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This conference is the best one in the state for K-12 health teachers.
Enjoy the chilly weather as we enter into the holiday months, and remember to be safe by dressing appropriately for weather conditions.
Laurie Cancalosi,
Ed.D.
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In Memoriam of Dr. Lilyan B. Wright
Dr. Wright, Professor Emeritus, The College of New Jersey and past president of NJAHPERD, passed away on November 14, 2017. She was 97 years young!
She will be honored at the NJAHPERD Awards Banquet and a Memorial Scholarship for Future Professionals will be set up in her name.
More information will be available in the next edition of the FYI.
Lilyan has touched so many lives and many NJAHPERD members knew her personally. The profession has lost one of the best. She will be missed. May she rest in peace.
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Membership Dues Increase January 1st
NJAHPERD is committed to providing quality professional development events, resources, and advocacy initiatives for all health, physical education and dance professionals and future professionals. We are a membership based organization and rely on dues to enable us to provide these services. With an increase in services and expenses, it is necessary to raise dues for the 1st time in 20+ years.
We encourage you to take advantage and renew your membership before January 1st to avoid the increase of $15. A professional membership fee is only 18 cents a day. Jump Rope/Hoops for Heart Coordinators pay 9 cents a day!
Visit the website for a list of membership
benefits and the new rates.
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Registering for a NJAHPERD PD Event
Click
HERE to find out how to register for a NJAHPERD professional development event.
Your school district can not register you. All registrations are through the NJAHPERD Community Portal and require a password. So if
you don't register, you will not be included on the attendee list.
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Health Education Conference December 11th
The Mary Jo Young Health Education Conference is designed to provide educators with current health information, new resources and teaching strategies for the classroom and school environment. Join your colleagues for a great day of cutting edge, "hands on" professional development.
NJAHPERD guarantees you will return to your students refreshed, rejuvenated and with a multitude of new and exciting ideas to teach wellness!
NJAHPERD welcomes all health educators, school nurses, elementary classroom teachers
and administrators to attend.
December 11, 2017
Ramada Plaza Hotel & Conference Center
Monroe
Resources will also be provided by various non-profit and commercial exhibitors.
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Convention Registration is Open!
Session titles for each day are posted on the website.
You MUST register through the NJAHPERD Community Portal. No ON-SITE registration will be available, so register online as soon as you receive your Board's approval to attend. Membership must be current through February 28, 2018. Renew your membership before the rate increases on January 1st!
Members are encouraged to submit district approval paperwork as early as possible. Purchase Order approval form is available on the website.
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We Need Your Opinion! Take the Lake Conference Survey
If you have ever attended the
Lake Conference, you know what an amazing event it is! If you have never attended, we want to know why not, so that we can make it happen for you. Please take the time to answer 3 questions that will help us better understand your needs before we schedule the 2018 dates.
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Deliberate Practice for Coaches: Strategies for Pursuing Expertise in Teaching Sport
Deliberate Practice for Coaches: Strategies for Pursuing Expertise in Teaching Sport
SHAPE America Webinar - FREE for Members of SHAPE America
December 6, 2017 -3-4 p.m. EDT
Extensive experience as a coach does not guarantee that the coach is improving or obtaining the skills necessary to become an expert teacher of sport. The development of expertise requires a planned, clear and purposeful focus to improve oneself. Through the implementation of deliberate practice techniques, the coach can develop the characteristics of an expert coach.
Using the concepts of deliberate practice, this session will provide participants with strategies they can begin to apply immediately as they strive to become an expert teacher of sport.
Presenter: Pete Van Mullem, Associate Professor, Lewis-Clark State College (ID) Intended Audience: K-12, Coaches READ MORE
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SPEAK Out! Day - Your Voice on Capitol Hill
Calling All Advocates for Health and Physical Education! Yes YOU!
Join the NJ delegation on Capitol Hill for SHAPE America
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s SPEAK Out! Day on February 13-14, 2018.
It is your opportunity to meet with your Congressional Representatives face-to-face and share your personal story as a Health and Physical Educator. Y
ou can have a powerful impact.
Please make every effort to join us and register today for SPEAK Out! Day. Funding is available to attend through NJAHPERD's advocacy budget.
Thank you,
JoAnn Doherty
NJAHPERD Advocacy Chair
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New guidelines released on physical activity, sleeping habits for children
New guidelines released on physical activity, sleeping habits for children
The Globe and Mail, Inc. - Dave McGinn - November 20, 2017
Article refers to new guidelines from Canada.
Read More
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Kids Move More & Improve Grades
Get your children moving -it may just improve their grades
By Sarah E. Messiah Ph.D. MPH
UHealthSystem.com - November 14, 2017
This article can be shared with parents
Read More
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Your First Mud Run
PARENTS AND KIDS RUN THE SAME OBSTACLE COURSE TOGETHER
NJAHPERD will be sponsoring this special event for all members and their families (6 & up) and needs volunteers for the planning. If you are interested in getting involved, please contact the NJAHPERD office
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Check out the course!
This is gonna be SO MUCH FUN!
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Before-school physical activity program may reduce overweight, obesity risk
"Children who participated in a one-hour physical activity program before school had improved BMI and reduced risk for overweight or obesity compared with children who did not participate in a physical activity program, according to a presenter at ObesityWeek 2017."
READ MORE
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Save the Date: FedExCup Playoffs at Ridgewood Country Club
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Health Educator News YOU can USE!
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The number of teens who are depressed is soaring - and all signs point to smartphones
In just the five years between 2010 and 2015, the number of U.S. teens who felt useless and joyless -
classic symptoms of depression
- surged 33 percent in large national surveys. Teen suicide attempts increased 23 percent. Even more troubling, the number of 13- to 18-year-olds who committed suicide jumped 31 percent. MORE
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Empowering Students to Curb Bullying
Bullying among school-age children is on the
decline
. This is a promising trend; however, 28 percent of all young people in the U.S. experience online bullying, and almost one in four experience bullying in person. MORE
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Sugary Beverage Consumption in US Declining
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health via Medical Xpress
"Consumption of sodas and other sugar-sweetened beverages fell for both children and adults between 2003 and 2014, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. But despite this positive trend, the researchers found, consumption remains high among adolescents and young adults, and is particularly high among black, Mexican American, and non-Mexican Hispanic populations." MORE
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Teach physical education every day because it boosts the brain, say scientists
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hysical education should be taught every day at school because exercise boosts brain size and improves academic performance, a study has shown for the first time MORE HERE
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ACSM Announces Top Fitness Trends for 2018
"For the 12th consecutive year ACSM announced its list of the top worldwide fitness trends. Results, published in
ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal
, are based on a survey of thousands of professionals. High-Intensity Interval Training returned to the top spot for 2018, followed by Group Training and Wearable Technology."
READ PRESS RELEASE
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Exercise May Enhance the Effects of Brain Training
Improvements in memory were most striking among volunteers whose fitness had also improved the most, especially if they practiced brain training.
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Active School Resources
All Active School information can be found
HERE
Exciting New Content on Active Schools Website - Check It Out
Active Schools is your hub for all types of materials and resources that can help with providing an active school environment. Check out the new information:
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Alliance for a Healthier Generation
3 steps to a healthier school environment:
- Complete your Healthy Schools Program Assessment to learn more about where your school excels and where it needs to improve. Don't forget to review and update your Assessment annually to provide the complete and current picture of your school's policies and practices.
- Invite your colleagues to join your Healthy Schools Team and support your journey to become a healthier school. Plus, your colleagues can help you answer Assessment questions that you may not be best qualified to answer
- Use your school's Action Plan to work toward the improvements identified in your Assessment. Your personalized Action Plan is created from your Assessment answers, and connects you with free resources, trainings and step-by-step instructions for implementing healthy changes based on your school's unique needs.
Take these steps now to set your school on the path to becoming one of America's Healthiest Schools in 2018 and beyond.
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Jump Rope and Hoops for Heart
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Coordinator Recognition
All AHA Jump Rope/Hoops for Heart coordinators who held an event in the 2016-17 school year are invited to a complimentary breakfast on Tuesday of the convention. You will also be recognized at the General Session on Tuesday morning, so plan accordingly.
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Attention Driver Education Teachers
The new NJMVC Driver Education Knowledge exam has been released. Public schools can pick up the exam disc at their county superintendent's office. Non-public schools had a copy shipped directly to the school. You must complete the confirmation form and return it to MVC. If you have question about exam disc distribution you can contact the NJ MVC office at
[email protected] or call 609-292-6500 x3073
The new exam is still called 6.0. The disc cover has a label that indicates the exam has been revised with a revision date of 10/27. Each of the seven (7) exam copies has a revision date of 8/2017 on the last page. This is the only exam you should be using.
NJMVC did make several corrections. However, there are still some issues. As you review the revised exam, if you detect any errors please send the information to NJAHPERD. In the email subject please write EXAM ERROR. Please include in your message the exam number and question number.
The following is information that teachers around the state have been asking about.
- Scantron may be used. Attach the scantron to the exam.
- Each student should have their own copy of the exam. They must fill out the top portion.
- A student can take the exam in school before they are 16. The card (certificate) expires on their 18th birthday.
- If a student is taking the exam on their own at MVC they must be 17 years of age. - Young Adult Method.
- The 30 Hour Classroom Theory course is 30 clock hours. Depending on your school's schedule this may be more than 30 class periods. Assemblies or special Driver Ed presentations can count toward the 30 hours.
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Comedy Defensive Driving Scholarships
At Comedy Defensive Driving, we believe that quality education is too damn expensive for many students and should be obtainable for everyone. So, if you are up for trying something meaningful to help achieve your goal of a quality college education, continue reading.
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CONGRATULATIONS 2017-18 NJAHPERD Mini Grants Recipients
NJAHPERD is pleased to announce the following as recipients of our 2017-18
Mini Grants
High Bridge Middle School, High Bridge School District - "Bikeology,"
Brittany Horvath
Herbert Hoover Middle School, Edison Township - "Adventure Fitness,"
Joanne Markano
Bells Elementary School, Washington Township (Gloucester County) -
"9 Square in the Air," - Guy Campagna
Berkeley Township Elementary, Berkeley Township - "Floor Hockey + Special
Olympics," Michael Colarusso
Brookside Elementary School, Cranford - "Find Your Fitness," Olivia de Vito
MEMBERS: PLEASE CHECK THE UPCOMING FYI PUBLICATIONS AS WELL AS THE
2018 CONVENTION PROGRAMMING FOR ARTICLES/PRESENTATIONS BY THESE
GRANT RECIPIENTS.
Thanks to ALL of our members who submitted grant applications. Current members
of NJAHPERD should consider enhancing your Health/Physical Education/Dance
programs through this NJAHPERD service. For more information and application, please visit the
Grants website page
Respectfully,
Christine Baccarella
NJAHPERD, Past President
Mini Grant Committee Chair
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Support for your School Wellness Efforts
Check out our new 'Funding Opportunities' page where the Alliance for A Healthier Generation shares grant and other funding opportunities that support schools like yours in implementing healthier physical activity and nutrition policies and programs. Be sure to check back often for updates.
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Disclaimer: The ideas in the FYI do not necessarily reflect NJAHPERD's official position on the issues. NJAHPERD assumes no responsibility for any statement as fact or opinion presented, nor does acceptance of advertising imply endorsement of any products or services by the Association.
Sincerely,
Grace Kaler
NJAHPERD
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