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Editorial
- Improving Professional Connections
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PELINKS4U is now emailing it's biweekly PE-News
to more than 3500 addresses. We believe that by exposing PE teachers
to new, different, and innovative ideas, we can improve the quality
of children's physical education. To achieve this lofty goal we need
to connect with more PE teachers, coaches, and others in the health
and fitness areas currently unaware of the information available on
this site. YOU can help to get the profession connected by sharing
the information from PELINKS4U with teaching or coaching colleagues
and students in schools and universities worldwide. Encourage
them to visit PELINKS4U and sign up for the biweekly PE-News emailings.
In the USA alone there are more than 60,000 PE teachers. Help us to
make this valuable professional connection!
Learn more about the Ellisville
Healthy H.E.A.R.T. Cardiovascular Wellness Program, the JogJam
Club for 4th and 5th graders, and much more offered by the staff
at Ellisville ES in Ellisville, Missouri. PE
Teacher Ron Ramsport is also the creator of
another site with a variety of PE
and Health Activities for Elementary Kids.
Book
Reviewers Wanted
If you might be interested in reviewing new publications
of interest to the PE profession please
e-mail us. Briefly outline your experience and areas of
special interest.
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Exemplary
PE Program Ideas
You probably know that PE Central has a section
entitled "Best Practices." This week we are featuring
two selections:
Family
PE Night
Learn how Robert Samaria, from Belmont,
MA, plans his "Family and Physical Education Night" to promote family
fitness and PE in his school.
Valley
Walkathon
Marina Bonello, from San Andrea School
in Malta, (Europe) shows how to meaningfully combine PE and Science.
Photos from sunny Malta included. Check it out!
Who Said This?
"Many teachers seem to have the
mental constitution to enjoy watching rows of mechanically
arranged children executing their mechanical movements
to command or in rhythm...While this coordinated movement
is attractive to the spectator, what relationship does
it have to the child's life or education?"
(First person to guess correctly wins one of our newly
created PELINKS4U T-shirt! E-mail
us your best guess)
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CASPER
Are you interested in eliminating inappropriate and harmful practices
from physical education? Visit the CASPER site to read more about the
kinds of practices they hope will become "ghosts."
Integrating
Math into Physical Education
Diane Baker
brings you the second of three articles, this time
on integrating mapping, means, and multiples into physical
activities. If you missed the first article it is in the Archives.
Share with other elementary grade teachers.
Activity
Guides - FREE
Did you know that Sportime provides informational
guides explaining how to use the equipment they
sell? Check out how to help your students succeed and
reach your program goals
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Are
You With-it?
Do
your students think you have "eyes behind your head?" Can you deal effectively
with several students at the same time? How well do you maintain lesson
momentum to keep students busy? According to Deb
Wuest you may be using many of the techniques
incorporated by Kounin into his discipline model.
S'no
Exercise Like Snowshoeing!
Now that winter has arrived in WA State,
those of us too poor (or cheap) to purchase a lift ticket take out our
snowshoes. Snowshoeing is a great and inexpensive aerobic activity
and could be a new way to challenge your students. Here's how to start
out right.
Medieval
Games
Hopscotch, marbles, boules, bocce...Looking for something
different in the Medieval games line? Here's a site with a bunch
of them brought to you courtesy of Berni Fitzpatrick.
Running
Site for Kids
Joanie Lepage encourages you to
check out "WayCoolRunning" a web site for kids, about
kids, and by kids who are interested in running and exercise.
Obesity
Affects Kids' Self-Esteem
At ages 9 and 10, children who are obese by federal guidelines have
self-images that are just as good as the normal-weight kids. Obesity
begins to impair children's self-esteem after fifth grade, and by eighth
grade, heavier kids feel much lower self-worth than classmates, according
to a recent study.
Injury
Prevention
The SportSmart programme (from New
Zealand, hence the spelling!), consists of a 10-point plan to help
minimize the risk of injury in sport, and is specifically aimed at
teachers, coaches and participants in sports.
Health
Jeopardy
Take this online health test using the
popular jeopardy format. Even better, this site provides a template
you can download
and create your own "jeopardy" style tests and presentations.
Public Health Efforts Failing?
Despite knowing more about the health
benefits of regular exercise, 60% of Americans remain
inactive. The goal of the federal government's "Healthy
People 2000" campaign was for no more than 15% of
all Americans age 6 or older to lead sedentary lives by
the year 2000.
(Fox
News.Com)
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Shin
Splints Spoiling Your Fun?
Dr. David Schmidt,
San Antonio Spurs physician explains the cause and recommends
ways to prevent and treat one of the most common athletic complaints.
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PE
Around the World
Did you know that the United
Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO),
has declared Physical Education as a right for all since 1978? Visit
this site and type in "Physical Education" to locate the documents they
have published.
PELINKS4U
Site Search
Enter keywords into the site search box in the left
column to locate previously posted information
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| Technology,
Facilities, Equipment |
Free,
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pay only shipping and handling. Also, if you really want more emails
you can sign up for daily jokes, quotes and Ezines on many topics.
Making
Playgrounds Accessible
Here are some ideas on how to make your playground
more accessible in compliance with the ADA (Americans with Disabilities
Act) of 1990. This act requires that all play areas constructed
or altered after January 26, 1991 include access for people with
disabilities.
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Dressing himself
a three-year-old put his shoes on by himself. His mother
noticed that the left shoe was on the right foot. She
said, "Son, your shoes are on the wrong feet." He looked
up at her with a raised brow and said, "Don't kid me,
Mom. They're the only feet I got!."
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Did
You Know?
"Abilitations" a provider
of specialized equipment for physical and mental development
has a page of "Did you know" articles illustrating
the use of the equipment they produce.
Join Sportime, New Lifestyles,
Innovative Fitness Connections and Grafeeties®.
Learn more about how you can become a
site sponsor and
connect with more than 3500 readers.
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| The
Olympics and Olympism |
With the Sydney 2000 Olympics only a few months
away, PELINKS4U plans to regularly present you with sites and
information to share with your students.
Free
Olympic Handouts!
The Singapore Olympic
Academy have set up an online Olympic Education package, including
the handouts that can be used in conjunction with your students.
Learn how Singapore are incorporating Olympic Education within
their world of PE and Sport
Virtual
Olympic Tour
Take your students on an online tour into
the history of the Olympic Games ! Try out the virtual Museum
developed at Dartmouth you will have access to great photos
and stories. Especially exciting is the page of the Month: The
Myths
Surrounding the Olympic Games. Have your students also learn
about the heroes of the ancient games Also try out the Panathenaia
and Anecdotes
sites.
Griffin
Publishing has lots of great resources on the Olympics!
They have all sorts of neat teacher resources, posters,
rewards, etc.
PELINKS4U is now mailing
a regular digest of it's contents to professionals in the physical
education, health, and fitness fields. If you would like to
be added to our mailing list please e-mail
us with your name and type "Subscribe" in the Subject
line of the message.
Visit
the PELINKS4U Video Store
Now featuring 13
separate video interviews with some of today's most
respected physical educators, plus a video on assessing
learning in PE
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| Conference/Workshop
Calendar |
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TAHPERD Region 6 WORKSHOP
January 29, Woodlands, Texas. Contact Carol
Redding for details
- NW Conference on Children's Physical Education
February 24-26, Portland, Oregon. Contact Karen
or Barb for details.
- Dupage County Institute Day for Phys. Ed,
Health, and Driver Ed. Teachers March 3. Naperville North
H.S. Naperville, IL. 35 miles west of downtown Chicago. Speakers
include, Sandy Queen, Beth Kirkpatrick, John
Hichwa, Nancy Raso-Eklund and more. Contact Paul
Zientarski
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- VIII
World Sports for All Congress May 18th-
21st 2000 in Quebec,Canada
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- The International
Conference of Sport Technology, Taming Technology: Challenges
For The 21st Century June 4 - 6, Calgary, Canada
- National
Physical Education Conference
Linking Physical Activity and Fitness
July 20-22, Baltimore,
Maryland
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| National
Board Certification |
Interested in becoming nationally
certified? The National Board is currently developing portfolio
entries for three new certificates. Physical educators are invited
to participate in a pilot project.
Receive an honorarium of $150 and excellent professional development
experience. Print off an application
form today! Call 1-800-779-3339, x. 5312, or E-mail mnolan@ets.org
for more information.
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