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Professional Development
Professional development is targeted at successful technology integration. Professional development is an essential component in the process of teachers learning to effectively integrate technology in a classroom environment. This training can take many forms and should include a wide variety of skills beyond the operation of specific software. This resource area provides resources for professional development opportunities that exist across the country.
Professional Organizations for Physical Education and Lifetime Fitness
The Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
Description: This site contains information on the President’s Challenge, Presidential Sports Awards,
Sponsoring Organization: The Presidents Challenge, Bloomington, Indiana
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
Description: AAHPERD is the largest organization of professionals and paraprofessionals involved in physical education, leisure, fitness, dance, health promotion, and education. AAHPERD is an alliance of 6 national and six district associations designed to provide members with resources to help improve their skills and to "further the health and well-being of the American public." The following link will get you to the Shape of the Nation Report: http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/pdf_files/shape_nation.pdf
Sponsoring Organizations: AAHPERD
Central District Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
URL: http://www.aahperd.org/districts/cda/template.cfm
Description: The Central District professional association provides resources for Physical Education professionals
Sponsoring Organizations: AAHPERS and Central District States Division (Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, and Wyoming.)
The Cooper Institute
URL: http://www.cooperinst.org/default.asp
Description: The Cooper Institute in Dallas, Texas, is devoted to advancing the understanding of the relationship between life style and health, and to providing leadership in implementing these concepts to enhance the physical and emotional well-being of individuals. Some links from this site are: Fitnessgram, courses, seminars and workshops, products, research and scientific updates.
Minnesota Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
URL: http://www.mnahperd.homestead.com/
Description: MAHPERD is a school-based professional association that provides professional services and resources for teachers, organizations and individuals to provide quality programs.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
URL: http://www.cdc.gov/
Description: This site contains current news, health topics, publications, data and statistics, and information on conferences. The following link will get you to a publication/report titled: Promoting Better Health for Young People Through Physical Activity and Sports . http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/presphysactrpt/.
Sponsoring Organization: United States Department for Health and Human Services
National Education Association
URL: http://www.nea.org/
Description: The NEA is an organization supporting public education. This site contains information and links to almost any education issue/topic. A link for the Health/Physical Education field for NEA Health Information Network is found at: http://www.neahin.org/
American Heart Association
URL: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000
Description: The American Heart Association sponsors Jump Rope for Heart and Hoops for Heart as well as providing a wealth of resources and information regarding heart disease, advocacy and publications. Check out the Fund Raising Link on this site to find information about JRFH and HFH, two school based programs.
The Official Sites the International Olympics
Description: This site contains numerous Olympic links to learn about Olympic sports and athletes.
Professional Journals for Physical Education and Lifetime Fitness
Research Digests
URL: http://www.fitness.gov/Reading_Room/Digests/digests.html
Description: Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and Sport research digests available in both PDF and Html formats.
Sponsoring Organization: Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
Kinesiology Online
URL: http://www.mum.edu/exss_dept/iahperd/journal/jtablepedag.html
Description: An electronic journal, with a search option, publishing original and review articles sponsored by the Iowa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
Sponsoring Organization: IAHPERD
Kansas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance online journal.
URL: http://www.kahperd.org/1_about/pdf/Two.pdf
Description:
Sponsoring Organizations:
PE Links 4 U
URL: http://www.pelinks4u.org/
Description: PE Links 4 U is an online newsletter with on: Adapted PE, Coaching, Elementary PE, Health, Fitness and Nutrition, Interdisciplinary PE, Secondary PE and Technology in PE.
Sponsoring Organizations: GOPHER Sports, Sportime Phi Epsilon Kappa New Lifestyles Digiwalker Heartalker WE CARE School Assemblies, Dino Muscle Program, Jumpin Jax Russel,and Speedstacks
PE-Talk
URL: http://www.lyris.sportime.com
Description: PE-TALK is a listserve (discussion forum) for physical education teachers with an online archive to search relevant topics
Sponsoring Organization: Sportime
Adapt-Talk
URL: http:// www.lyris.sportime.com/
Description: Adapt-Talk is a listserve (discussion forum) for adapted physical education teachers with an online archive to search relevant topics
Sponsoring Organizations: Sportime
Physical Education Digest
Description: A quarterly magazine containing articles on the latest ideas, tips, and coaching cues. This site additionally offers research on sports, fitness and physical education topics from around the world.
Online Technology Newsletter
URL: http://www.pesoftware.com/Technews/news.html
Grade Level: K - 12
Description: The aim of this newsletter is to help physical education teachers current on technology use in the k-12 physical education classroom. This site offers a monthly newsletter.
Sponsoring Organization: pesoftware.com
The Pulse Online
URL: http://www.aahperd.org/thePulse/index.asp
Description: This publication contains articles and information focusing on Jump Rope for Heart and Hoops for Heart. This site discusses issues pertaining to these two programs.
Sponsoring Organization: AAHPERD and American Heart Association
AAHPERD Publications
URL: http://www.aahperd.org/aahperd/publications_main.html
Description: This site lists all the publications associated with the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance: JOHPERD, Strategies, American Journal Of Health Education, Research Quarterly For Exercise And Sport, The Pulse And Update
Sponsoring Organization: AAHPERD
Online Technology Newsletter Physical Education K-12
URL: http://www.pesoftware.com/Technews/news.html
Grades: K - 12
Description: The purpose of this newsletter is to keep K-12 physical educators abreast of current trends in using technology in physical education. Besides hardware and software information at this web sites, a questions and answer section is available and access to past issues.
Sponsoring Organization: pesoftware.com
PELINKS4U
URL: http://www.pelinks4u.org/
Grades: K - 12
Description: This is an online newsletter that contains Technology in PE as one of the areas of interest. Other sections include: Adapted PE, Coaching, Elementary PE, Health, Fitness and Nutrition, Interdisciplinary PE, and Secondary PE.
Sponsoring Organizations: Central Washington State University, Texas Woman’s University, Speedstacks, PRO-FIT, Heartalker, New Lifestyles Digiwalker, Phi Epsilon Kappa, Sportime, GOPHER Sports