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December 11 , 2000, Vol. 2, No.22

CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP CALENDAR

Elementary PE


PELINKS4U Elementary Section Editor Gerry Cernicky, brings you information on the following topics: 

  • Holiday lesson ideas
  • Latest "PE Challenge" news from PE Central 
  • Examples of how to use technology in your elementary program 
  • A new web site for PE elementary teachers from Wales!
  • How duck tape can hold PE programs together!
  • A link to the "WeNeedPE" web site
  • Click here to read these and much more.



Jon Poole, this week's PELINKS4U Secondary section Editor, address the following topics:

  • Ideas to modify games and maximize participation. 
  • More Olympic ideas to integrate into your instruction. 
  • Ideas for integrating information about the cardiovascular system in your lessons. 
  • Featured web site: Dalton Intermediate School. 
  • And much more...

 

NEW Section Editors

Our "Coaching and Sports" section editor for this issue is Mike Clark, a professor from Michigan State University and youth sport expert.

Our "Secondary" section editor for this issue is Jon Poole. Jon is an Assistant Professor at Radford University.  He has authored numerous articles and has also written a book on badminton.  

Our "Elementary" section editor this issue is Gerry Cernicky. Those of you on the NASPE listserv will be familiar with Gerry and his many ideas for improving elementary PE teaching.

Our "Technology" section editor for this issue is Debby Mitchell. Debby is the host of the "PE Zone" another popular web site for physical educators.

Our "Adapted" section editor for this issue is John O'Connor. John is a specialist in adapted physical education from Southern Illinois University.

 



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Editorial


Happy Holidays from PELINKS4U!
Our next edition with appear Monday, January 1st. If you are new to PELINKS4U and are wondering what you've missed, check our past issues in the PELINKS4U Archives. Thanks again for your support, enjoy time with your family over the holidays, then check back with us January 1st for the latest physical education news.

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Success breeds new challenges and yes, even further expansion.  The November 27 issue of PELINKS4U saw new highs of average visits per day and total number of visits in one day (1428).  With the increasing readership, we at PELINKS4U continue to work to provide information that will meet all of our readers' needs.  This week we add our  Secondary and Technology section bringing the total number of sections to  seven. 

As you can see from the menu bar above, this means that we have completed our goal of providing sections in each of the seven areas.  In the near future, look for expansion of the site. Not in new sections but in new components of each section.  One effort is currently being detailed so that Section Editors will be able to meet the needs of our readership with current articles and research online.  Section Editors will begin reviewing articles submitted by professionals in the field within the next month.  So, if you have a manuscript that you would like to share with other professionals through PELINKS4U, contact us regarding submission guidelines.

As always, our ability to produce this resource depends on your support. Please tell your colleagues about PELINKS4U and check out the sites of the folks who sponsor this site.

Kirk Mathias
PELINKS4U

 


If a child lives with criticism

he learns to condemn.

If a child lives with hostility

he learns to fight.

If a child lives with ridicule

he learns to be shy.

If a child lives with shame

he learns to feel guilty.

If a child lives with tolerance

he learns to be patient.

If a child lives with encouragement
he learns confidence.

If a child lives with praise

he learns to appreciate.

If a child lives with fairness

he learns justice.

If a child lives with security 

he learns to have faith.

If a child lives with approval

he learns to like himself.

If a child lives with acceptance and friendship 

he learns to find love in the world.

  Author Unknown

 

Mike Clark, this week's PELINKS4U Coaching and Sports Section Editor, presents information on the following topics:

  • Are children who are involved in intensive training and sports specialization facing increased psychological and physiological risks? 
  • The latest position statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics. 
  • The Gatorade Sports Science web site
  • Information to help coaches improve. 
  • And much more...

John O'Connor, this week's PELINKS4U Adapted Physical Education Section Editors, bring you information on the following topics:

  • Accessing the Wilds
  • Deaf Kids and Youth 
  • Guide to Children's Literature and Disability
  • Questions from Kids About Blindness
  • Plus links to other sites and much more...

 

 News

Here's some of the latest happenings from around the PE world:

  • NEWS NEWS NEWS - PEP Bill Approved!!
    News has just come in (12/20/00) that Congress has appropriated $5 million for fiscal year 2001 for the PEP program. The PEP bill authorizes $370 million for years 2002-2005. Please take a moment to email a thank-you note to Senator Stevens the principal sponsor of the bill and of course to your own legislators if they were sponsors of the bill. More information to follow soon. Check back!
  • On Wednesday, November 29, 2000, President Clinton released a report from the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education entitled, "Promoting Better Health for young People Through Physical Activity and Sports."  Read the full report here
  • Time Magazine printed "Fit For Life More than ever, American kids need to exercise.  The Rx: a kinder and healthier 'New PE'."  
  • PE Online - See what our colleagues in Alberta Canada have created for their home schooled students

 
  Fitness, Health, & Nutrition

Andy Jenkins and Scott Roberts bring you more new fitness, health, & nutrition information:

  • A website for teachers that provides tips for teachers in the classroom! 
  • Advice for talking to your kids about sex.
  • Information pertaining to taking herbal supplements. 
  • Music may actually increase health
  • Concern about Osgood-Schlatter Disease.
  • Nutrition resources for the classroom.
  • Click here for details on these and other topics in this week's health and fitness page.

 

Technology

Debby Mitchell brings you the following information about technology:

  • An online technology newsletter. 
  • Information that helps instructors organize their own web site and find additional web sites related to physical education topics. 
  • Directions and tutorials for technology use.
  • Click here for details on these and other topics in this week's technology page.

Recently posted topics on the PE-Forum included:

  • Coeducational PE - good or bad?
  • Guidelines for an exemplary middle school intramural program
  • Should we be giving homework in PE?
  • Plus many more topics. Reduce email congestion by posting and responding to the PE-Forum bulletin board.

Not new this week, but if you missed Cindy Kuhrasch's last page here's a chance to catch up.

  • Ideas from icebreaker activities to post-Thanksgiving games.
  • Integration teaching ideas. 
  • How the body works.
  • A site that explores movement's role in learning.
  • And much more..



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