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Monthly MOAHPERD Membership Newsletter
April 2017 Edition
The Prez Says
My favorite sessions to attend at the SHAPE Conference are typically the general sessions, where there are usually some well-known names in the HPE profession. The final general session featured Dr. Dean Kriellaars, a professor at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, CA. His presentation, "Physical Literacy: the Gateway to Active Participation," identified the concerns with the drop in physical activity as youth enter puberty and into adolescence. His message stressed the importance of developing physical literacy, which he argued was an "essential life skill which is an indispensable means for participation in the real world." He emphasized the need to develop movement vocabulary, sequences, and tasks as the building blocks of physical literacy. The more blocks you have the more apt you are to being able to move in a variety of ways in a variety of environments. See Dr. Kriellaars entire presentation on the SHAPE America Facebook page (CLICK HERE for direct link).
The newly released MOAHPERD Physical Education Grade Level Expectations (GLEs) identify a comprehensive list of movement skills that will help build the foundation of physically-literate Missouri youth. You may view the PE GLEs on the MOAHPERD website by clicking the Resources tab in the top menu and then selecting "Teachers" from the drop-down menu. Please be sure that your school/district is aware of these new standards which are aligned to the SHAPE America National Physical Education Outcomes.
On a final note, don't forget to celebrate National Physical Education and Sport Week (May 1-7). It is a great opportunity to promote physically active youth and advocate for the importance of quality physical education. See below the state-wide physical activity initiative, Missouri 1 Million Strong Challenge. I hope many schools will participate. Your name will be entered into a raffle drawing for a PE equipment gift certificate as a special thank you for helping implement this initiative at your school. Go to www.tinyurl.com/1millionMO for more information.
Let's G-R-O-W together!
Ron Ramspott
National and State Physical Activity Initiatives
Missouri 1 Million Strong Challenge
Involve your school/district in the state-wide physical fitness challenge –Missouri 1 Million Strong – which will take place during the week of National Physical Education and Sport Week (May 1 – 7). Here is what you need to do to play your part:
- Identify a person to serve as your school's MO1MS coordinator.
- Create a form or use one of our forms to allow students to keep track of their physical activity time during the week of May 1-7, 2017 (National Physical Education and Sport Week).
- Distribute forms to students who are willing to commit to 60 minutes of physical activity each day during May 1-7. Take a short video clip (approx. 5 seconds in length) with students from your school represented, shouting out "<Insert school name> is <insert total number of participants> strong!" Post this video on Twitter using #MO1MillionStrong during this week.
- Have students log their time during this week and return the form at the end of the week. Have a celebration and recognition of those students who completed the challenge.
School MO1MS Coordinators who have 50+ participants and post their video on Twitter will entered into a drawing for a gift certificate from a PE equipment catalog. Learn more at www.tinyurl.com/MO1millionstrong.
State Convention
Friday, Nov 10, 2017, 08:00 AM
The Lodge of Four Seasons
Andy Horne (2016 Health Teacher of the Year)
Scott Williams (2016 Dance Teacher of the Year)
Jim Deline (TOY, Author, and Keynote Speaker)
Best Practices and Programs
Projectors
Projectors should be part of the standards equipment list for Physical Education. You don't need a Wii to do Just Dance, just project the songs straight from YouTube. From dance to obstacles click on the link below to see simple ways ideas for using a projector. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6Iu861iop_HNGdyUEc3UXZHZ0U?usp=sharing
Watch the video below for an example of a Just Dance song posted on YouTube.
MOAHPERD Spotlights
Julie Lueckenhoff selected as Central District President-Elect
Tari Garner selected as Central District Member-At-Large
Contact MOAHPERD
Email: tom@moahperd.org
Website: www.moahperd.org
Location: Missouri
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