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Help PELINKS4U!
First, I'd like to welcome you to our back-to-school edition of
PELINKS4U. We hope that you enjoyed a great summer, stayed healthy,
and took the opportunity to get outdoors. I mentioned in June that
my family was headed off to Great Britain. We enjoyed touring up
through Wales and Scotland. On the way we climbed Mt. Snowdon and
Ben Nevis, the UK's two highest peaks. I especially enjoyed ignoring
technology for most of our vacation - a highly recommended break.
PELINKS4U and PE News our emailed newsletter now return to their
regular monthly publication schedule. We again look forward to bringing
you the latest news and information to support your teaching. To
do this well we need your help.
As you know PELINKS4U consists of 7 separate sections. These sections
are compiled by volunteer editors - folks like you! About once every
3 or 4 months our editors take responsibility for creating a section.
These teaching professionals do a great job and certainly without
them PELINKS4U would not exist. Occasionally, however our volunteers
need to move on to other projects and we need to find replacements.
This year we have several sections that could use new editors. We
provide guidance. What we need are people with enthusiasm and a
desire to make a difference to the PE teaching profession.
If you think you might be interested please contact me for more
information. It is not a great time commitment but an essential
one for us to keep PELINKS4U going and growing.
Finally, as you have probably noticed PELINKS4U includes the logos
of sponsoring companies and organizations. Their support is also
essential to our existence. Please support our site sponsors when
appropriate and let them know your appreciate their support. One
painless and free way to do this is to encourage your colleagues
and students to visit PELINKS4U and sign up for the free emailed
PE News. The more visitors we get, the more likely our sponsors
are to continue supporting PELINKS4U.
Thanks. Have a great start to the school year and do let us know
if you have any events for our calendar or ideas to share on our
pages.
Best Regards
Steve Jefferies
Central Washington University
Publisher PELINKS4U
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"When one door closes another
door opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully
upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open
for us."
Alexander Graham Bell
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| In this edition
of the Technology and Physical Education, section editor Dr.
Michael Dumin, discusses, "What to do to
make sure you use technology productively this year?"
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PELINKS4U is supported by the organizations and companies whose
logos appear on these pages. Please support our site sponsors.
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Elementary Section Editor, John
Williams, welcomes you to the new school year and offers the
following information.
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Read John's back-to-school teaching tips |
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Read about ten activities recommended
for children to stay active, healthy and busy during the warmer
summer and fall weather. |
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The beginning of the school year
is the time to focus on classroom management. Review some excellent
ideas provided by PE Central |
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Children need boundaries but realistic, consistent
and fair ones. Here are some ideas from PE Central |
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ACE Fit FactsTM are concise, one-page information
sheets – 100 in all – each covering a different
health or fitness topic. A great bulletin board idea and available
free! |
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Have problems learning student names? Here are
some ideas from PE Central to help in learning your students
names. |
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For these and more, click here. |
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| Isobel Kleinman,
this month's Secondary Section Editor, hopes you made time
this summer to wind down, get out and play and rethink your teaching
strategies. She also shares some excellent teaching tips.
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This month PELINKS4U welcomes Highline
Community College Health and Physical Education teacher Lisa
Rakoz as a new Health, Fitness & Nutrition Section Editor.
Lisa shares ideas for jump starting health promotion in your schools.
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Knock down those cobwebs, clean out
your files, rip down the bulletin board - ideas for change! |
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Are you ready to HOOP IT UP? If you haven’t
added Hoops For Heart to your curriculum you might want to check
out the American Heart Association web site. |
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Did you know that a normal brain weighs 3 pounds
and is a moist and spongy organ made up of 10 billion neurons.
Learn more about the brain and its potential for injury. |
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Soccer has become a concern for head injuries.
But if heading is done properly, the ball's impact is not usually
strong enough to cause a concussion. |
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Look up the nutritional information of the twelve
largest fast food chains in America. |
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Lisa shares tips to assist in creating a positive
and orderly learning environment. |
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Want to write a PEP grant? Writing a Successful
PEP Grant explains the process of how to start, what to
do, and things to consider. |
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For these and more click here. |
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| Drs.Wade & Jenelle Gilbert,
this month's Coaching & Sports section editors celebrate the beginning
of a new season and school year with four great articles.
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Book Feature
September
Book Feature
Teaching Responsibility Through Physical Activity
by Don Hellison
Click on book for details
Want to learn more about Don Hellison's ideas on teaching
physical education? In this revised and expanded second edition:
- learn about how to teach social and personal responsibility
to children and youth;
- hear from real teachers who have used these strategies;
- learn new teaching strategies, field-tested in both inner-city
and suburban settings.
Purchases of Human Kinetics products through this link
support PELINKS4U. Thanks!
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Become a resource person for Walk to School Day,
October 8th. Learn more here. |
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Learn
more about Children and Weight: What Communities Can Do |
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Healthy K.I.D.S. (Knowledge Improving Diet and
Strength) - information about a health education program for
middle school children, focused on exercise and nutrition now
available.
Healthy K.I.D.S. is designed to address the increasing rate
of obesity in children. |
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Children, adolescents, and adults reported adopting
healthier behaviors -- such as choosing heart-healthy foods
more often -- after participating in a Hearts N' Parks program.
New report, available
on the NRPA Web site |
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Read
about 31 innovative school, after-school, and community
programs to increase the availability
and quality of physical activity opportunities for our nation's
youth. |
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Summer edition of the ACSM Fit Society Page Newsletter
- a special issue devoted to EXERCISE AND THE OLDER ADULT -
is now available on the ACSM
Web Site. |
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Athletics and Wellness Grants available
- Funded by Finish Line, an athletic retailer. |
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Prevention of Pediatric Overweight and Obesity
(AAP). New policy from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
available. |
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The P.E.4LIFE News
Articles page has great articles about new information on
obesity, physical education and the P.E.4LIFE Institutes. |
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NASPE helps to promote Physical Education. Monthly
School Public Relations Planner with health observances, promotional
ideas, and more. Visit the NASPE
web site at then go to Member Only Documents under Public
Relations School Year Planner. |
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Apply or nominate someone for the 2004 Disney
Teacher of the Year Program! Do you know a teacher who goes
the extra step to inspire, motivate and educate students? Call
1-877-282-8322 or click here.
All 45 honorees will receive $10,000 each, with their respective
schools receiving $5,000 |
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Report available
on the Prevalence of Physical Activity, Including Lifestyle
Activities Among Adults - United States, 2000--2001 |
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Walk stairs! StairWELL To Better Health Online
Toolkit now available. |
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Learn more
about the proposed Pedestrian and Cycling Equity Act of 2003
(PACE). If funded PACE will provide federal grants and technical
assistance to communities for infrastructure, traffic control
and educational initiatives designed to create a safe environment
for pedestrians and cyclists. Is your community bicycle-friendly? |
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Leadership for Active Living, is now offering
a web-based
tool to help you implement Active Living strategies |
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The CDC invites you to sign up and receive regular
campaign e-mail updates by subscribing to the VERB campaign
listserv. Send an e-mail to listserv@cdc.gov with nothing in
the subject line and only the following typed in the body of
your message: subscribe verb-list |
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calendar, please email
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| The Interdisciplinary section of PELINKS4U
is one of the hardest to create. Why? Because, frankly, most of
us don't do a particularly good job at integrating PE with other
academic content...click here
to learn more.
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Sometimes the little things about teaching
children with disabilities get left behind. Dr.
Sue Tarr refreshes us with the following information:
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Back to School: Physical Fitness Suggestions
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Back to School: Resources . |
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Back to School: Collaboration |
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Back to School: Overview of Adapted Physical
Education Legislation |
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Starting an Adapted PE Program |
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Click here
to read more... |
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