Kwik-Notes Winter 2013

Inside This Issue Executive Director Message Executive Director’s 1 Vicki J. Worrell Message December 2013 President’s Message 2 Acronyms, Fitness Trends and More New Nutrition Rules for Snacks & Bever- 3 A few more acronyms to consider….hope you find these useful. ages LIGMO – Let It Go and Move On Let’s Move Active 4 Schools GBL – Game based learning New Future Profes- PBL – Project Based Learning 5 sional Chair Elected Are MOOCs the next big thing in K-12 education? AAHPERD Becomes 5 Massive open online courses (MOOC) have been gaining steam in higher edu- SHAPE America cation, and now, attention has turned to their use in K-12 settings, with some Joint Projects Suc- 6 saying they could be used to support high-achieving high-school students. The- cessful Strategies se courses are typically FREE. Perform a Google search and have fun search- Winter Workshop ing for topics of interest to you and/or your students. 8 2014 Information High-intensity interval training – Top Fitness Trend CDA/AAHPERD The American College of Sports Medicine surveyed more than 3,800 fitness Convention Infor- 9 professionals who work in commercial, clinical, community and corporate mation gyms and health clubs to identify the top 20 fitness trends worldwide for 2014. NASP Kansas State The trends were selected from 38 potential choices. This is the eighth year of Tournament Infor- 9 the survey. The top two fitness trends for 2014 are: 1) high-intensity interval mation training, such as P90X and CrossFit, and 2) body-weight training such as push- KAHPERD Conven- 10 ups, pull-ups, sit-ups and planks, according to an annual fitness trends survey. tion Save the Date AAHPERD Member- Ubisoft – Just Dance School Program. This program works with K-12 physi- 11 ship Information cal education teachers to integrate Just Dance active video games into existing curricula. The main focus is to increase fitness levels, get students excited about staying active and encourage social interactions. For more information HAPPY HOLIDAYS! contact: [email protected] . Joy Journal – With the holidays soon approaching, we might all challenge our students and ourselves to compile a list of items for which we are joyful or grateful. Think beyond THINGS…such as health, happiness, hopeful attitude. Joy Journals invite great conversations when shared. Winter 2013 Page 2

President’s Message Kim Morrissey

Keep Calm and KAHPERD Strong is the chosen theme this year. The original motto of Keep Calm and Carry On was a motivational poster produced by the British government in 1939 several months before the beginning of the Second World War, intended to raise the morale of the British public in the aftermath of widely predicted mass air attacks on major cities. Although we are not in the business of war, we are at war with the obesity epidemic and the general public about the importance of our roles as Physical Educators. As an organization, we need to build the mo- rale of our membership to march forward to educate others as to the necessity of Physical Education and Physical Activity. How can KAHPERD make a difference? KAHPERD Council is working on plans to help provide our membership with the tools to fight these battles in our communities. We cannot afford to hide in the shelter of our gyms, we must push forward with information to our local and state school boards, state and federal legisla- tors that help them to make informed decisions about the reality of Physical Education and our role in helping to make our students successful, not only on the state assessments but in life.

As I stood before the post-convention Council, I had to remind myself of how important it was to “keep calm”. We ARE “KAHPERD” strong and will continue to be through the work of dedicated individuals. I can’t think of a better group of people to work with and am truly grateful for the people who have been placed in my professional path to encourage my com- mitment to our profession. These individuals have been the mentors that have led before me and will continue to lead through me. Each KAHPERD member is challenged to step up and become involved. The well-being of our students depends on our actions today. The war against apathetic views on the necessity of Physical Education must be fought by the masses, not the few. Join together with your fellow teachers and me to provide a united front in this endeavor. The quote by Mahatma Ghandi is the message that I would like for to you to consider, “you must be the change you want to see in the world.”

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New Nutrition Rules for Snacks and Beverages in Schools

Eating healthier at school will be easier, now that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has released its new Smart Snacks in School rule. Defining nutrition standards that will be applicable to all snacks and beverages sold on school campuses during the school day, the Smart Snacks in School regulations will cover some 50 million children attending more than 100,000 schools that are part of the federal school lunch program. The Smart Snacks standards must be implemented by the start of the 2014-15 school year.

"This is a significant change in the way young people in this country eat and what they eat, and I think it's going to make a significant difference," Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on MSNBC on Thursday. Some Highlights from USDA on the "Smart Snacks in School" nutrition standards include the following: • Like the new school meal regulations, these new standards require healthier foods, more whole grains, low-fat dairy, fruits, vegetables and leaner proteins. School food must be lower in fat, sugar, and sodium and provide more of the nutrients kids need. • The new regulations also implement the new requirement that schools make free drinking water availa- ble to children during meal times • The standards vary by age group for factors such as portion size and caffeine content. • Schools still have flexibility for important traditions and parental oversight for homemade lunches or treats for activities such as birthday parties, holidays, and other celebrations. • There is plenty of time for implementation. Schools and food and beverage companies will have an en- tire school year to make the necessary changes, and the USDA will offer training and technical assistance every step of the way. • There are reasonable limitations on when and where the standards apply. The standards only affect foods that are sold on school campus during the school day. Food and beverages sold at after-school activities, such as sporting events, are not subject to the standards. States and local communities retain flexibility and autonomy, as these rules are the established minimum requirements for schools. States and schools that have stronger standards will be able to maintain their own policies. State agencies will also have authority to determine exemptions for infrequent fundraisers.

What do these regulations mean for YOUR SCHOOL? 1. The nutrition guidelines cover all foods and beverages SOLD on the school campus in student areas. This includes vending machines, school stores, snack shops, coffee carts, and a la carte lines - basically any- thing sold outside of the school lunch and breakfast programs. Fundraisers that take place throughout the school day are also part of the rule. Teachers' lounges are exempt from the regulations. 2. The regulations are for the entire school day, including from midnight to 30 minutes after the school day ends. So all before-school snack foods and options are covered by the rule. Now is the time to take action and look at your school’s policies and practices regarding competitive foods. The Smart Snacks rule must be implemented at the start of the 2014 school year, so schools can take the 2013-14 year to test out new products, and try new options. For many school districts, it may be easier to start of the school year with the new standards, so they can be phased in. Action for Healthy Kids can help you make sense of the new rules, too. We have tool kits, resources and handouts. We are also updating our school wellness policy tool to meet the new regulations, and put addi- tional guidance right at your fingertips. We are here to help you.

Winter 2013 Page 4 Get Active! Kansas

The Governor’s Council of Fitness has launched a new campaign to help improve fitness and address the rising rates of obesity in Kansas. This new initiative called “Get Active Kansas!” is designed to promote a healthier and more vigorous Kansas through local efforts coordinated through school, government, busi- ness and health sectors and engaging all ages of Kansans.

The goal of this campaign is to help Kansans realize the tremendous benefits of physical activity and to take action to achieve a greater level of physical activity. Specifically, Kansans will become more physi- cally active, achieving 30 minutes of physical activity (60 minutes for kids!) most days of the week.

The Governor's Council on Fitness (GCOF) is recruiting at least one Physical Activity Champion from each Kansas county. These Physical Activity Champions serve as advo- cates for a more active, healthy life and are empowered by the initiative to promote physical activity and its benefits to community groups, businesses, schools and churches. For more information and a list of the PA Champions by coun- ties, go to www.getactivekansas.org . Contact the champi- on for your county and offer to help them with this initia- Physical Education Teacher Stephanie Dixon is pictured with Governor Sam Brownback and Kansas Department of tive. If your county doesn’t have a PA Champion and you Health and Environment Secretary Robert Moser at the are interested in serving in this role, contact Connie Satzler GCOF Obesity Summit where the ”Get Active Kansas!” at [email protected] . Campaign was launched. Dixon is serving as a PA Champi- on in her county .

KAHPERD Physical Activity Award

This banner would look great hanging in your school!! The KAHPERD “Let’s Move! Active Schools” Committee has created a new award for KAHPERD members who are implementing great strategies to promote physical activity in their schools. Check out the award criteria on the KAHPERD web site or contact Rhonda Holt, Committee Chair, at [email protected] .

Make sure your school is registered for the “Let’s Move! Active School” initiative ( www.letsmoveschools.org ) and take advantage of the resources and ideas offered on this web site!

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New Future Professional Chair Elected AAHPERD Becomes SHAPE America

The 2013 KAHPERD convention Building on an overwhelmingly positive was yet another success as to the vote for unification earlier this year, I am professional development of stu- pleased to announce that the AAHPERD dents in attendance. Many fun ac- membership has voted to approve the new name, Society of tivities were shared and played, Health and Physical Educators, doing business as SHAPE America. We are now poised to move forward in creating a and nobody got too competitive. new chapter in our 128-year old history with our new name, vision and mission. A new logo, tagline and brand for the or- ganization, as well as a new website, will be introduced early PSU had the most future profes- in 2014. sionals in attendance to the 2013 KAHPERD confer- The use of the new name will be communicated strategically to ence! Who will it be next year when they are the our many audiences over the next six to eight months. Mem- hosts? bers may see both AAHPERD and SHAPE America – Society of Health and Physical Educators used interchangeably. For KAHPERD would like to congratulate Denise Swan- instance, 2014 Gateway to Success, our national convention, son for her recent acceptance as the Future Profes- will remain the AAHPERD National Convention & Expo.

sional Chair Elect for 2014! Denise is a physical ed- As you all know, these are very exciting times. We are making ucation major at Wichita State University and is ac- history together as we "relaunch" our organization to a new tive in her K12 club at WSU. Her email is dlswan- generation of professionals. Through our new name we are [email protected] if you would like to get ahold of working to: her. Shape a future where healthy is the norm.

We hope to see many future professionals at the Shape a standard of excellence in physical education and Winter Workshop in Wichita on February 5 at the health education. Farha Sports Center! Also - be on the lookout for information on the 2nd Annual Student LEAD Work- Shape the lifelong habits of young people. shop in the spring! Shape and influence policy related to physical education and school health education.

Having an acronym that actually says and means something helps to make our new name more memorable. In addition, the verb "shape" means influence and communicates leadership and power. We want SHAPE America – Society of Health and Physical Educators to have increased visibility and recognition among our primary audiences of physical and health educators as well as our secondary audiences ─ parents, principals, school administrators, policy makers and the media. I am con- fident that our strong, memorable and simple new name will help us do just that.

This vote by the entire membership is unprecedented. Thank you all for your support by voting on the new name for your professional association!

Gale Wiedow AAHPERD President Winter 2013 Page 6

50 Successful Strategies from the 2013 Heart Heroes Compiled by Brenda Sharp, Joint Projects Chair

1. When a certain amount is reached, the principal and coordinator wear a duck suit. 2. Send out “Save the Date” cards. 3. Display ducks & prizes in the trophy case located on the way into the gym. 4. Ask others or AHA representatives. 5. Create jump rope “Clubs.” When a student can jump a certain skill x times, he signs his name to that skill poster which is hung in the gym. Poster example =”Crosses Masters” 6. Play “Jump the Brook.” 7. Use the KAHPHPERD Mentors – lots of ideas to help you. 8. Bring a jump rope team and have an assembly to promote the event. 9. Local businesses donate door prizes. 10. Everyone does the jump rope unit. Add packets from JRFH at the end of the unit to get all in- volved. 11. Duck race of participation between classes on a Duck Pond poster. 12. Line the walls with hearts! Each student that turns in a packet gets a heart. Start in one corner of the gym, and continue the line around the gym. We mark our “record” number of participants with a red arrow on the wall. A visual goal to improve each year! 13. Besides having some heart patients present, one of our stations is “Hands Only CPR.” 14. Teachers come in and watch the students. 15. Kick off with students wearing camo or duck hunter gear. (You could even charge $1 to wear it.) 16. Firemen come in and turn ropes. 17. Set a goal for school, and if it’s met, the principal can dress like a duck for a day. 18. Water balloons – any donation = one balloon. At $20, the student earns the second balloon. Additional balloons are earned at$20 increments. During the afternoon of the last day of school, students get to throw the water balloons they’ve earned at the teachers and staff. 19. Have a student or a family member who has had heart issues/disease talk about their experienc- es. 20. Have top HFH fundraisers play in a student vs. staff basketball game. If a student does not feel comfortable playing, he can choose his replacement. 21. Make hearts on gold, silver and bronze paper and create a Heart Hero board. Establish dollar amounts for each level. When the student reaches a level, his name is written on the corresponding colored heart and display on the board. 22. Get principal involved. 23. Students raising $30 or more, make ice cream sundaes during physical education class. 24. Ask teachers to use some kind of “duck” writing prompt. Award one prize for the best story Winter 2013 Page 7

which is read over the intercom. 25. Make a large poster with “I’m a Lifesaver.” Put“face” pictures of each student in the hole of each in- dividual Lifesaver. 26. Students sign up for jump rope or free throw contests for prizes during the event. 27. Put up posters to develop interest. 28. Establish a consequence for PE teachers, principal, and teachers to do if school meets fundraising goal. Examples: shave head, wear a dress or suit and tie, sleep on top of school or on school campus. 29. Hang incentive posters up early all over the school. 30. Embrace the Ducks; they were a good motivator. 31. Involve high school and/or college students to excite your students! 32. Students are assigned team. Teams create team posters to decorate gym. 33. If school goal is reached, I dress up in a costume to teach classes for a day. 34. Wear your ducks! The students loved this new incentive. Seeing the ducks everyday is a great re- minder. 35. We donate our gift certificates to communities that need help. (Joplin, MO; Moore, OK) 36. Have students, teachers and staff write the name of someone they are honoring by participating on hearts. Use these to create a heartbeat in the school hallway. 37. Snacks – popcorn and water 38. Create morning announcements which include heart facts. 39. Have a HFH Party ALL day – in PE, art, music, computers, lunch and the classrooms. (cross curricu- lar) 40. Be creative with incentives. Add additional incentives, and don’t be afraid to get messy! Our students have loved the human sundae, pie in the face, and other incentives that involve their PE teacher or princi- pal. 41. Hold the event during PE classes. 42. Teacher/principal dresses up as a duck for an entire day if the goal is met. 43. Be enthusiastic! 44. Involve senior citizens and parents. 45. Have your AHA Youth Marketing Director do an assembly to explain the ducks to your students. 46. Make “Quacky is coming!” posters to display all around your school. 47. Male teachers wear dresses to school if the kids reach their goal. 48. Top $$ raiser has a certificate in display case and in gym with his/her name. 49. Duck Pond--all kiddos who raise $5 or more sing a duck and put it on the pond. 50. I’m creating different levels of achievement and relating them to the ducks. These levels will be based on the characters from “Duck Dynasty.” Example 1 st Level (getting the first duck) = Uncle Si status!

Check out some of these strategies used by very successful Jump and Hoops coordinators and you will become the next “Heart Hero” Winter 2013 Page 8

Register now for the 2014 KAHPERD Winter Workshop

February 5, 2014 in Wichita, KS

Alliance for a Healthier Generation Presenters: Heather Deckard, Physical Education Coordinator, Sacramento City USD, CAHPERD President Gretchen Speer Patch, Healthy Schools Program Manager, Kansas

Utilizing Common Core Standards in Physical Education

Description: This workshop will provide the foundation to move from "awareness" to "implementation" in using Common Core State Standards (CCSS) to increase rigor and depth of knowledge in physical educa- tion. Participants will learn to implement Common Core in Physical Education by 1) navigating shifts in curriculum, instruction and assessment; 2)evaluating model lessons and 3) reflecting on how to use Com- mon Core to inform physical education practices.

While all K-12 educators are welcome, this workshop will focus largely on secondary educators. Those at schools already enrolled in the Healthy Schools Program are strongly encouraged to attend. Register early!

For more information on the Alliance for a Healthier Generation or the Healthy Schools Program, contact Gretchen Patch, Healthy Schools Program Manager, at [email protected] , 913-549- 3175, or visit the website at www.healthiergeneration.org .

New Jersey’s John L. Smith to Present at Winter Workshop

• Play Well With Others: Be Active Against Bullying games and activities to teach children to work and play together • Small Equipment = BIG RESULTS - This session focuses on using small pieces of equipment to create BIG results in the student’s learning environment. Spinning Tops, Z-Balls, TheraBands, Bean Bags, Pizzas, and Little Shakers will all be used to demonstrate that it’s the little things that can count • The 60 Second Count Down! Creative challenging activities for grades 4-8 using individual, partner and team concepts. Using the Minute to Win concept to challenge students to think, work and solve problems • Small Sided Games for Middle School and High School: Using small sided teams, short timed games and fast paced rotations to teach games, strategies and rules. Tchouk Ball, Team Handball, Soccer, End-Zone Football and more

For workshop time, fees, and to register for the 2014 KAHPERD Winter Workshop, visit www.kahperd.org . Winter 2013 Page 9

Central District to Co-Host Gateway to Success in 2014

The AAHPERD National Convention and Exposition is the only event of its kind! Join us April 1-5 in St. Louis, MO at America's Center to experience educationally rewarding sessions, visit the trade show high- lighting over 200 products and service providers, and forge new rela- tionships with colleagues from across the country.

This year's convention theme is "Gateway to Success." Let AAHPERD and the "Show Me" state show you what we have to offer. Not sure your administrator will allow you to attend? Use the Benefits Worksheet, Customizable Letter to Manager, Expense Worksheet and Tips for Speaking With Your Supervisor templates to help you make the case and win approval from your supervisor. Visit the following web site to find some helpful tools! http://www.aahperd.org/whatwedo/convention/registration/justification_toolkit.cfm Go to www.aahperd.org to access the online registration. Early bird registration ends January 15th! Get registered today to save money!

NASP Kansas State Archery Tournament Does your school have a NASP Archery program? Would your students like to compete at the NASP Kansas State Archery Tournament?

The 2014 NASP Kansas State Archery Tournament will be held on Saturday April 5th at Clearwater High School. Tournament directors Mark Moore and Hope Tjaden will make registration available on February 5th. For more information contact:

Mark Moore at [email protected] Hope Tjaden at [email protected]

Winter 2013 Page 10 KAHPERD Convention 2014

SAVE THE DATE Pittsburg State University October 29-31,, 2014 Winter 2013 Page 11

Kansas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Fort Hays State University Department of HHP 600 Park Street Hays, Kansas..67601