
If you want to show your commitment to 50 Million Strong, follow these 2017-18 Steps to Success:
- Just starting out in the profession? Focus on effective instruction and implementing an evidence-based, standards-based curriculum with measurable objectives for all students.
- Feel confident in your HPE program? It’s time to move beyond your classroom to take the lead in promoting school-wide wellness.
- Ready to make an even broader impact? Advocate for health and physical education at the local, state or even national level.
- And if you’re working at the college or university level, we’ll be relying on you to educate the next generation of health and PE teachers about the importance of health and physical literacy — and continue conducting research that elevates our profession.
Each month, we’ll give you some suggested action items. To take your first step, just click on the category you want to start with!
Download the digital badge for the category you’re working on and we’ll notify you when new action items are added in the coming months.
Effective Instruction
If you’re working on this step, the objective is to implement an evidence-based, standards-based curriculum with measurable objectives for all students.
Measure impact on student learning through formative and summative assessments — and don’t forget to reflect often and conduct self-evaluations so you are always improving in the classroom!
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Take a look back at your academic year.
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May is National Physical Fitness & Sports Month and includes National PE & Sport Week!
Resource tip:Do you have a great idea or activity you use with your students to enhance health and PE? Or…are you looking for ideas and resources? Check out the new Member-Shared Resources section of the SHAPE America Download Library for more information about sharing or downloading classroom materials. |
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April is Autism Awareness Month — a great time to learn more about best practices for inclusive physical education!
Resource tip: View SHAPE America’s webinar, Universal Design and Physical Education: Including Everyone, which is designed to provide educators with the knowledge and skills needed to embed the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) within the physical education environment. |
Ensuring Healthy Behaviors and Physical Activity
If you’re working on this step, the objective is to move beyond your classroom and take the lead in promoting school-wide wellness.
Ensure healthy behaviors and physical activity using a comprehensive school physical activity program (CSPAP) and the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model. This can be a big undertaking depending on the current school environment!
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Plan for an active summer.
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Physical activity is an important part of the school day — and recess is one way to provide opportunities for activity. Does your school have a written recess plan? Check out our recess resources, including the guidance document Strategies for Recess in Schools. Resource tip: One way to incorporate more physical activity throughout the school day is by planning an event where all students move simultaneously. Read how one elementary HPE teacher motivates students to move with multiple May events, including participation in Project ACES, “the world’s largest exercise class.” (Download PDF) |
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April is Sexually Transmitted Infections Awareness Month & Alcohol Awareness Month – a great time to help students practice decision-making and prevention skills with the following skills-based health education lessons. Resource tip: |
Advocacy
If you’re working on this step, the objective is to advocate for effective health and physical education at the local, state and national level.
Another component of advocacy is speaking to other health and physical education teachers who are not aware of SHAPE America, 50 Million Strong and the importance of health and physical literacy. To impact an entire nation of children, we’ll need to get all HPE teachers on board!
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Get your share of ESSA funds.
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Seizing ESSA’s New $1.1 Billion Opportunity
Resource tip: Learn how to get your share of ESSA funding in 3 easy steps! |
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Relive exciting moments in advocacy for Health and Physical Education
Resource tip: Tune in to the SHAPE America podcast to relive this exciting moment which was recorded live at the SHAPE America National Convention & Expo in Nashville! |