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An Administrative Perspective – PHE America
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An Administrative Perspective – PHE America

As we begin a new year, the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America) continues to engage two national task forces to revise the national standards in health and physical education and I consider this work to be critical to the future of our profession. In regularly reviewing and revising our standards, we make certain that we include the latest research, hands-on teacher experiences, and best instructional practices from the field. Additionally, it allows us to continue to take a critical look at how our society and education have evolved around the essential work of student wellness in our

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Editorial Board Announced for 2023 – PHE America
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Editorial Board Announced for 2023 – PHE America

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PHE America has announced its editorial board members for 2023. The Editorial Board is composed of professionals in higher education interested in serving as reviewers to offer writers constructive feedback in preparing their articles for publication. Editorial Board members serve both PHE America and Sport Coach America.

The six-member board includes Brian Sather, a professor at Eastern Oregon University; Editor-in-Chief, Pete Van Mullema professor at Lewis-Clark State College and director of Sport Coach America; Rory Weishaaran associate professor at Central Washington University; Jessica Savagean instructor at Lewis-Clark State College; Aubrey Shaw, an academic program advisor

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Integrating SEL into the Kindergarten Social Studies Classroom

Woman with brown, curly, shoulder-length hair holding a dog with a red collarEvery year, questions and comments arise in my kindergarten classroom that make me pause. Not because I don’t know the answers, but because the explanations behind them are complicated and potentially sensitive, surrounding the ideas of community and identity, power, or culture. And as anyone who works with young children knows, no question is off limits for those with underdeveloped boundaries and little impulse control. A few from the past year:

  • Why am I Black and Ishaan* isn’t? We have the same color skin!
  • I had to come back from the beach because my mom ran out of money.
  • I’m
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