|  On
behalf of everyone at PELINKS4U I would like to extend our best
wishes for a healthy and happy 2005.
If you've been a reader for awhile, you'll
know that PELINKS4U is produced almost entirely through volunteer
efforts. Thanks to everyone (including the companies and organizations
whose logos appear on our pages) for your support, and a special
thanks to those of you who have contributed ideas and suggestions
for improving the quality of children's physical education. Now,
celebrating the start of our 6th year, I'm pleased to share a couple
of new PELINKS4U features:
NEW Professional Workshop & Conference Calendar
- PELINKS4U is now offering a professional workshop calendar to
which you can now add your own events. This calendar offers different
ways to view events, and you can even search for locations, individuals,
or dates.
Anyone who presents or
organizes events for professionals in physical and health education,
sports, nutrition, or related fields is invited to post upcoming
events on the PELINKS4U calendar. Use this link
to either view or post your events.
Additional links to the new calendar appear in the top, right of
each section page, and also at the bottom of the 'news' section
on this page.
NEW Discussion Forum - Coming February
PELINKS4U, NASPE, and Sportime will begin collaboration in February
on a new discussion forum called the NASPE-Forum. This forum will
be designed to compliment the existing NASPE-Talk listserv. It's
our hope that the NASPE-Forum will serve as a location for in-depth
discussions on professional issues, as well as an easy-to-search
informational resource.
A link to the NASPE-Forum will be posted on each section of PELINKS4U,
and the forum will be organized by topics so that readers can focus
on their areas of personal interest. Please be sure to check back
in February and help us make this new professional resource a great
success.
Best Wishes for 2005,
Steve Jefferies, PhD
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Our Interdisciplinary
section editor for January is Dawn Sakaguchi.
Dawn offers some excellent
ways to incorporate physical fitness with other academic areas .
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Run to Read and Write |
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Take 10! |
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Field Trip Factory |
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Running and Reading Across America |
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month we feature a guest editorial by Michele Silence, a fitness
writer, lecturer, teacher, fitness studio owner, and creator of
KID-FIT physical education classes for preschoolers.
In December
2003, in an editorial entitled "Why Physical Education
is Failing to Promote Active and Healthy Lifestyles," we pointed
out that school physical education alone cannot hope to successfully
change children's activity and health habits. In this month's editorial
Michele explains what can be done during the pre-school years.
Welcome Michele!
Readers...to the editorial! |
Dr.
Stephen C. Jefferies is Coaching section editor for
January. Dr. Jefferies returns our focus to the purpose of interscholastic
athletic programs, and believes we need to think more about why students
choose to participate in athletics..
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The Value of Sports |
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Sports - a Mirror of American Society? |
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Improving Youth & School Sports |
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Learning From the NBA Brawl |
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Read these topics and more |
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Writes on PE to Win National Essay Contest |
 Fifth
grade student Hailey Wright from Mt. Vernon, WA, won tickets to
the US Open Tennis tournament with an article on "how being
active and part of a team helps to make you healthy and happy".
PE teacher Nikki Klinger,
and classroom teacher Katie Ellis, collaborated with Hailey on this
effort. Nikki's school also won a set of tennis rackets, nets, and
balls! Congratulations to all!
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Dawn
Sakaguchi is a great contributor to the Secondary section
for January. Dawn talks about childhood obesity, and the reduction
in time allotted toward physical education.
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Obesity |
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Reduction in PE Requirements |
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Nutrition |
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Fun with Your Teen |
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2004:
No Child Left ON THEIR Behind
GOT
YOURS?
Get a button
or T-shirt
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Tom
Winiecki is Elementary section editor for January. Tom shares
a collection of articles, written by physical education instructors.
Included in this section:
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Winter Fitness Fun Articles |
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Body Part Lesson Plans & Games |
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A Great 'Fitness Stuff' section |
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Appropriate PE Practices - NASPE is
now offering these guidelines for young children, and elementary,
middle, and high school students FREE on its web
site. |
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'New PE' objective: Get kids in shape
- USA Today report. |
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PEP Grants for 2005 will use rankings
from 2004 applications. No new applications to be accepted.
Learn more. |
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More grant opportunities
for physical educators. |
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Students' physical activity in B.C.
Canada schools to be increased by 50 minutes per week and junk
food sales eliminated by 2010. $15.5 million government funded
program
(free membership log in required). |
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133 physical education teachers are
among the National Board Certified Teachers for 2004. View
the list of certified teachers. |
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Four schools from the Neshaminy (PA)
School District, and one from Peachtree City, GA, are the newest
STARS recipients in recognition of their outstanding physical
education programs. Learn
how your school can apply for recognition. |
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Annual report
on trends in health statistics published. |
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Rapidly rising obesity rates, and
a startling increase in child mortality, are holding back gains
in Americans' overall health. Minnesota
the healthiest state! |
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CDC Study Overstated Obesity as a
Cause of Death. Claims that obesity will overtake tobacco as
the leading cause of preventable death questioned in THE WALL
STREET JOURNAL November 23, 2004; Page A1. Article claims that
statistics were inflated. Review underway at CDC. |
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Violence Prevention and Intervention
in Schools and Community. Position
paper released by the American Association for Health Education. |
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Expanded fishing and boating grants
to be offered to schools in 2004-2005. Application deadline
March 4th. |
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In "A
Nation of Wimps," author Hara Estroff Marano suggests
that young people are excessively protected. She notes the loss
of recess and the decline of unsupervised childhood play. |
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2005 National Coaching Education Conference
in Lake Buena Vista, Florida June 9 – 11 at Disney Coronado
Springs Resort. |
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Two-year middle school PE program
increases students' physical activity. Learn more.
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AARP offers "Get Fit on Route
66" activity promotion program
for all ages. |
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$10,000 National School and Business
Partnerships Awards recognize
exemplary partnerships involving kindergarten through 12th grade
public schools and/or school districts and businesses. Application
January 28th |
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13th International Congress
on Physical Education & Sport, May 20-22, 2005, Komotini,
Greece |
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Every 10 percent increase in the price
of cigarettes reduces
youth smoking rates by about 7 percent, and overall smoking
rates by about 4 percent. |
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More than 10 percent of preschool
children between the ages of two and five were overweight
in 2002 – up from 7 percent in 1994. |
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"If you think you are beaten, you are,
If you think that you dare not, you don't,
If you'd like to win, but you think you can't,
It's almost certain you won't.
If you think you'll lose, you've lost,
For out in the world you'll find,
Success begins with a fellow's will,
It's all in the state of mind.
If you think you are outclassed, you are,
You've got to think high to rise,
You've got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.
Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger or faster man,
But soon or late the man who wins
Is the man who thinks he can."
- Walter D. Wintle
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