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Sponsored by S&S Worldwide (pe.ssww.com) Greetings Hope you had a nice Presidents Day. We are trying a new look for our newsletter. If you have any trouble make sure to click here to view the web version of the newsletter. We have been adding this new template to most of the regular site as well. It has been a slow process but we think it is worth it. Let us know what you think when you get a chance. On with the PE Central news... | ||||
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New! Make Comments/Reviews on Lesson Ideas/Bulletin Boards We have added the ability for our visitors to make comments/reviews about the lesson ideas and bulletin boards that are published on PE Central. To participate just scroll to the bottom of a lesson or bulletin board and type your comment/review/thoughts. Your comments will automatically show up at the bottom of the lesson. Here are a couple of lessons that show you an example of previously posted comments: Check out some of PE Central's favorite activities. Feel free to post your helpful comments on these ideas as well!
Submit your idea to PEC. If your idea is published you receive a $50.00 Gift Certificate from our sponsor, S&S Worldwide. |
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Great Health Products in Our Store We have added a number of great health education materials that we think you will find helpful when teaching health concepts to your students. In addition don't forget to check out the large number of NEW Products to our store. All proceeds from the sales go into improving and growing PE Central. If you have a product you would like us to consider adding to our store contact us at pec@pecentral.org.
Credit Cards, Checks, and PO's are welcome! Fax PO's to us: 540-301-0112
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PE Central's Media Center Updated Our Media Center continues to evolve and grow and now it has been redesigned. You can view PE PSA's, PE Central Challenge Videos, Instructional Videos, view PE slide shows, and listen to some great interviews with experts on physical education. If you have a video to share with us please contact us!
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NEW Items from S&S Discount Sports & PE At S&S Discount Sports & PE Supplies, we are constantly evaluating and developing new products for the Physical Education market. Rather than making you wait until our next catalog, we include brand new items to our web site all year long. We have already added 10 new items in 2008, including several, popular Cobult Flux DDR items. Be sure to check our Web Only section for our latest and greatest products, along with lots of items not found in our catalog.
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Raise Money for Your PE Program! PE programs around the USA have successfully participated in the "Y-Ties" (elastic laces) fund raising program. With no "up-front" costs (pay for what you sell - send the rest back), a great product, and a fun program, "Y-Ties" are a winner! If you need $500 - $2,500+ for your PE programs, call for "Y-Ties" at (888) 969-8437 and end untied laces in your school today! (Call for a free sample pair of "Y-Ties" and info) |
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Energize Your Students with the Passport 2 Play Program! If you're looking for a fresh new way to get your students excited about and actively engaged in physical education, just visit www.passport2play.com. Explore the Globe… Children have a natural curiosity about their peers from other countries. They want to know where they live, how they dress, what they eat and what their school day looks like. Passport to Play is a NASPE endorsed, standards aligned, cross-curricular program designed to take advantage of this natural curiosity. www.passport2play.com contains everything you need to plan your journey, including a turn-key itinerary tool you can use to design and download a lesson plan customized for your schedule. The Journey Starts Here… www.passport2play.com is your gateway to a world of play. Whether you decide to visit all the countries and play all the games or just sample a few, the ultimate destination remains the same… better fitness for your kids! |
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News, Info, Resources New Program: The goal of The Walking Heart to Heart Program is to connect kids from across the country using walking and letter writing (pen pals) to increase physical fitness, share common goals and create friendships. Walking Heart to Heart is FREE! No incentives or prizes are given or awarded. We want to show how doing a good thing for a good purpose is the best incentive of all. The idea is to increase fitness levels, make fitness fun and meaningful and to promote life skills such as goal setting, personal best, friendship, altruism, and human kindness. Now there's a way to make walking and exercise fun and meaningful and to showcase how physical education can build bridges to the classroom for increased student performance. The Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS) is pleased to announce that Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) grant competition opens on February 15, 2008 and closes on March 24, 2008. Information and he full application will be posted here. For more information, please contact: Dana Carr, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; (phone) 202-708-5939, (email) dana.carr@ed.gov. Important Article: The Active Education: Physical Education, Physical Activity and Academic Performance Research Brief (PDF) summarizes the peer-reviewed research on the relationship between physical activity and academic performance among children and adolescents. Important Article: Check out this excellent article (entitled Taking Play Seriously) about why play is so very important in everyone's lives. Latest issue of the Elementary School Journal is all about Physical Education. Some great articles that you can download! Take this free survey to help a graduate student at Teachers College, Columbia University (New York) complete her dissertation. The survey is for those who teach at the secondary (6th-12th grade) level in physical education. The study will provide information to professionals about technology use and teachers' attitudes about using technology. The survey is completely anonymous- no information that identifies individual teachers or schools is needed. Will take about 10 minutes to complete. SHI and PECAT Workshops Available from the CDC: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH), has created the DASH Training Network, or “D-Train,” a national cadre of master trainers to provide workshops on how to use DASH school health tools. The workshops are designed to help those who work with schools to improve health policies, programs, and physical education curricula. To learn more about this initiative or to request a workshop, click here. |
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Closure Thanks so much for reading our newsletter. It is fun to connect with you about the latest PEC and PE news! Have a great week! We will be in touch again soon. Sincerely, Your friends at PE Central Contact Us: |
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