‘The Biggest Classroom’: How Tech And Mental Health Help Craft The Next Gen of Physical Education
Originally published Feb. 18, 2020 by Northern Public Radio By Peter Medlin What’s the vision you have in your head of P.E. class? Hoping not to get picked last in dodgeball? Are you climbing a
Veteran physical educator known for creating 1,000 plus smiles
Originally published Feb. 17, 2020 in Your Hub, a Denver Post publication. He doesn’t have a regular classroom. He doesn’t even have a regular school. But Bryan Wickoren is one of the most well-known physical
Keep your teen moving to reduce risk of depression, study says
Originally published Feb. 11, 2020 by CNN Health. By Sandee LaMotte Science shows moderate to vigorous aerobic exercise is good for us — it improves sleep; lowers blood pressure; protects against heart disease, diabetes and
Kids of Steel program aims to keep children active
Originally published Feb. 8, 2020 in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. By Andrew Goldstein It is important for people to develop good exercise and nutrition habits early in life. But in a world of video games and fast
Helmwood Heights adds physical activity program to improve focus
Originally published Jan. 31, 2020 in The News-Enterprise. By Andrew Harp Students at Helmwood Heights Elementary School in Elizabethtown don’t begin their physical education with jumping jacks, push-ups or sit-ups: They stare at an eraser.
How adding jumping jacks can improve lesson plans – Studies show physical activity helps kids learn
Originally published Jan. 31, 2020 by 12WBOY.com. By Shayla Klein Andrea Goff’s first grade classroom at Ruffner Elementary School is not what you would expect. Instead of desks lined neatly in rows, kids sit at