Our 2nd annual ND SHAPE Golf Scramble was another great success! Check out pics of the event here: http://www.ndshape.org/2020-golf-scramble/
As we are entering our 5th week of e-Learning in North Dakota schools, we are beginning to adapt to our new normal. We continue with the uncertainty surrounding seeing our students before the end of this school year. There are a few things we need to be considering:
- Take care of yourself. Many of us have our own children at home, and are juggling helping them while teaching your school children. Be sure to include self-care into your daily routines. Practice what we teach!
- This is a new environment, we need to accept that we might make mistakes, and that we are learning how to teach electronically.
- If you are asking your students to video themselves, be courageous and put yourself on video doing the activities as well.
- Recognize the difference between Physical Education and physical activity. Emphasize this in your lessons. PE is going to look different when we do get back, be sure we make ourselves necessary instead of expendable.
- This is a time when Health Education should be at the forefront. We need our school families to recognize our importance moving forward. Not only learning about infectious diseases, but including self-care, mental health, the importance of physical activity and nutrition for strengthening our immune systems, health advocacy, just to name a few.
Hopefully as we are settling in, we are starting to be more comfortable in the planning of our lessons. If you haven’t checked out SHAPE America’s (our national HPE organization) website for resources, now is a great time to bookmark it. You will find a ton of resources and tutorials to help. Go to: https://www.shapeamerica.org/covid19-resources.aspx to get some great Standards Based activities to add to your lessons, as well as resources for online teaching.
As HPE teachers, we often feel like our own island at our schools, but our current environment is well beyond the isolation we may be accustomed to. To help combat that, ND SHAPE would like to host a weekly Zoom meeting to give us an opportunity to share info, find community, and help us get through the next 4 weeks. Our first Zoom will be this Sunday at 7 pm. Join by using the following link:
Topic: ND SHAPE’s Zoom Member Meeting
Time: Apr 26, 2020 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/99682921031
Meeting ID: 996 8292 1031
We will get through this stronger, together!
Dear Fellow North Dakota Health and Physical Educators,
As you are certainly aware, we are currently experiencing unprecedented events that leave us all searching for ways to adapt, both personally and professionally. We have been forced into school closures for the unforeseeable future, which leaves many of us asking for help and direction.
At ND SHAPE we are committed to helping you through the process of ensuring you, your families, and your students are in the best place possible. Health and Physical educators around the world are working diligently to ensure our students continue to receive an appropriate and viable education.
The Health and Physical Education family is one of the most passionate and compassionate groups in the education world. Many educators have already created resources for you to share with your students in this challenging time of distance education.
To ensure that you and your students are maintaining a vision of staying healthy and active, please know that we are here to help. ND SHAPE will continue to share websites, individual social media accounts, and best practice activities to ease the burden on you and your students.
Please follow ND SHAPE on Twitter and Facebook in order to stay up to date on the latest news and to gain access to lessons and activities developed by the health and physical education professional community.
Yours in Education,
Jason T. Steele
2019-2020 NDSHAPE President
If you are at the conference, please click this link to apply for this grant: ND SHAPE TRIUMPHS Grant Application
We are currently looking for candidates for the ND SHAPE Board! If you would like to help bring quality PD to North Dakota, be involved in advocating for the HPE profession, and be a leader in our field, please fill out the nomination form here!
| Plan Your School Fundraiser withhealth. moves. minds.™ Get ready, health. moves. minds. is launching this August. If you are planning for fundraising events next school year, you will want to be sure to add this service-learning program to your calendar! Not sure what your program might look like? See below for ideas to get you started! |
| Celebratory Events & School-wide Engagement Ideas When participating in health. moves. minds., we recommended holding a celebratory event or engaging in school-wide activities to infuse kindness, mindfulness, and empowerment into your school and community! |
| Here are just a few ideas of what you can do in your school:Kindness Week ChallengeMind & Body 30-Day ChallengeFun Walks or Fun RunsCreate a “Throw Kindness Like Confetti” Bulletin Board“Kindness is Cool” Poster Contest. Check out the health. moves. minds. website for more ideas as well as pictures from the health. moves. minds. pilot schools and their events! |
Safe Spaces – Teacher Training
SAFE SPACES is a training for teachers who want to expand their knowledge and skills in being an approachable, non-judgmental, and reliable resource for sexual health information. Earn one K-12 professional development credit.
Dickinson Class:
When: June 3–4, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. each day
Registration: bit.ly/safespacesdickinson (Link is case-sensitive.)
Fargo Class:
When: June 6–7, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. each day
Registration: bit.ly/safespacesfargo (Link is case-sensitive.)
Grand Forks Class:
When: June 13–14, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. each day
Registration: bit.ly/safespacesgrandforks (Link is case-sensitive.)
NDSU Credit Fee: $50 (for one K-12 professional development credit). Scholarships for credit available for each location. Contact us for details.
To learn more or inquire about scholarships: 701.936.6140 or education@ppmns.org
Making Proud Choices – Free Curriculum Training
Making proud choices(MPC) is one of the ND Department of Public Instruction (DPI) suggested curriculums for sexuality education.
MPC is an innovative 8-module sex education curriculum designed to equip young people with the knowledge, confidence, and skills necessary to reduce their risk of unwanted outcomes associated with sexual activity. Learn how to effectively facilitate the curriculum, filled with engaging learning activities such as group discussions, games, role-plays, and video-clips. The lessons cover a variety of topics, including goal setting, communication skills, healthy relationships, birth control, and abstinence. (Inquire about reimbursement).
Fargo:
May 29–30, 2019
9a.m.–5p.m. each day
Upon completion of this training, you will be prepared to deliver Making Proud Choices! to the young people you serve.
Registration: tinyurl.com/yd7stl4h
Funding for this program is from the Department of Health and Human Services Competitive Personal Responsibility Education Program Grant #90AK0058-04-00. (Randall/Secor-Turner, PIs)
For more information: education@ppmns.org | 701.936.6140
We at ND SHAPE are so proud to celebrate these two incredible teachers from West Fargo Public Schools for receiving Central District SHAPE America awards in their subject area, and extra kudos to Nicole for receiving the SHAPE America National Teacher of the Year! Congratulations ladies!!
Hello NDSHAPE members! Hopefully you are getting ready to head to sunny Tampa, Florida, next week for SHAPE America’s National Convention! I just wanted to touch base and update you on the very successful trip that Chris Mahoney (University of Jamestown) and I made on March 5th– 6th to Washington, DC to be the lone representatives from North Dakota for SHAPE America’s SPEAK Out Day.
We had a successful training day on Tuesday, where we learned about the current ESSA funding that we wanted to advocate to our North Dakota legislators to continue to fund. Our day to lobby began bright and early on Wednesday morning and we were able to meet with representatives for both Kelly Armstrong and Kevin Cramer before lunch. The thrill of the day came in the afternoon when Senator (and former Governor) John Hoeven met personally with Chris and I to talk about the funding we were advocating for and to have us get him up to speed on North Dakota sports happenings. The two major sources of funding that we advocated for were Title IV Part A and Title II, which you can learn more about below:
Title IV, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act: Student Support and Academic Enrichments Grants
The bipartisan Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) includes a flexible block grant program under Title IV Part A, which is authorized at $1.6 billion in FY 2019. Title IV, Part A authorizes activities in three broad areas:
1. Providing students with a well-rounded education
2. Supporting safe and healthy students (e.g., school mental health, drug and violence prevention, and training on trauma-informed practices, health and physical education)
3. Supporting the effective use of technology (e.g., professional development, blended learning, and purchase of devices)
Title II of the Every Student Succeeds Act: Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High-Quality Teachers, Principals, or Other School Leaders The purpose of Title II of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is to:
• Increase student achievement consistent with the challenging state academic standards
• Improve the quality and effectiveness of teachers, principals, and other school leaders
• Increase the number of teachers, principals, and other school leaders who are effective in improving student academic achievement in schools
• Provide low-income and minority students greater access to effective teachers, principals, and other school leaders Title II requires districts to “meaningfully consult” with teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, charter school leaders, parents etc., when developing an application for the use of Title II funds for state approval.
There are four major changes to Title II under ESSA:
• Changes the formula funding to weigh poverty over population
• Removes the requirement for a teacher evaluation system
• Eliminates the requirement for teachers to be highly qualified
• Allows states to blend Title II, Part A funds with other ESSA funds
Please recognize that we all need to continue to reach out to our Representative and Senators as the budget process continues with our federal budget. You can easily reach out to them here: https://www.shapeamerica.org/advocacy/advocacy_action_center.aspx#%2F
Thank you for your support in our travels, Chris and I look forward to discussing this great experience with you anytime! If we don’t see you in Tampa, enjoy the warmer weather in North Dakota, I know the students will enjoy the opportunity to be outside playing again!
Sincerely,
Joe Deutsch & Chris Mahoney
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