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Paula Summit, this issue's Elementary Section Editor, shares the following information:
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How to get your children involved in Kids 'N Fitness.
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Minimum exercise standards through play.
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Dance for children.
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An Orienteering unit.
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Click here to read these and much more.
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Bane McCracken presents the following information: |
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A variety of lesson ideas related to hiking the Appalachian to riding the Mississippi trail.
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Ideas for fun family activities.
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A virtual tour of the human body.
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| Shaunna McGhie presents the following topics to help you integrate PE with other school subjects:
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Information from the Concerned Adults and Parents for Physical Education Reform.
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Activities for integration from the internet.
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Games to learn the skeletal and digestive systems.
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And much more.
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Cindy
Piletic this week's Adapted Section Editor provides the following information:
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Ideas for changing games.
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The TGMD2 assessment instrument.
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Information about Special Recreation Associations.
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Plus links to other sites and much more...
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| NEW PELINKS4U Site Sponsor |
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Information from our New Sponsor
W.E. C.A.R.E. Sports
Looking for exciting assemblies that will motivate your students to be physically active? What about inexpensive juggling equipment for your program? If so, contact Don and Mag at 1-800-645-4257.
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Replace your TV
Finding yourself in the same old inactive rut. This week's issue presents us with new and yes, more information relating obesity to unhealthy consequences. This information provided in the News section from CDC explains the increased risk of certain types of cancers with obesity. What are we waiting for? We need to be active to be healthy and so do our students. Maybe we should participate in National TV Turnoff Week and use that viewing time to be physically active! Encourage your students to be active as well. Just think how many hours of activity time we could enjoy if we just replaced television viewing time with physical activity.
We at PELINKS hope that you will find time to be physically active yourself and also find information on our site that will increase the physical activity enjoyment of your students.
Kirk Mathias
PELINKS4U
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In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments. There are consequences.
~ R.G. Ingersoll ~
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| In this issue,
Mike Clark includes the following information:
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Links to benefits of sport participation in youth.
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Links to information on a large variety of sports.
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Baseball is just a game... really?
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Eating disorders in male and female athletes.
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Information for coaches from nutrition to learning styles.
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| This week's issue comes from Debby Mitchell, the Technology Section Editor. You will find information on the following topics:
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Software that will help create interactive puzzles, word searches, and more.
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The AlphaSmart computer companion, and other items of notoriety for the classroom.
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Click here for details on these and other topics in this week's technology page.
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The American Heart Association applauds the Illinois State Board of Education for implementing new standards for evaluating school district requests for waivers from state physical education. It would appear that schools attempting to reduce Physical Education requirements may find it more difficult. For more information, contact the American Heart Association.
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Overweight and lack of exercise linked to increased cancer risk. Click here
for more information.
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An interesting story from Naperville, IL. Read this to find out more about
an effective educational system. Click here for more information.
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On-line Masters for Physical Education teachers begins this summer through
Central Washington University. For more information click here.
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Online Master's Degree program for Physical Education Teachers at West Virginia University begins in July, 2001.
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Dr. Kenneth Cooper has been listed as a potential candidate for the nation's Surgeon General position. Congratulations and good luck Dr. Cooper!
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The Bush Administration has imposed a moratorium on all federal grant programs.
When that moratorium is lifted, the U.S. Department of Education will release
the PEP grant guidelines for the $5 million program. For more information
click here.
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CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP CALENDAR
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Now available through NASPE. For more information go to Sport for All.
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PELINKS4U is
offering a graduate assistantship! A
graduate assistantship will be available for a graduate student enrolled in the
Central Washington University online masters. Contact Dr. Steve Jefferies
for information at steve@pelinks4u.org.
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Ron Hager our Fitness, Health, & Nutrition Editor, brings you the following:
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A review of recent research related to recommendation of physical activity
guidelines for improved health.
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Facts on the use of bicycle safety.
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Information on overexposure to the sun.
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Alarming statistics on injuries in children and youth.
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Information on playground safety.
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Click here for details on these and other topics in this week's Fitness, Health & Nutrition page.
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