The 2013 AAHPERD Jump Rope For Heart & Hoops For Heart Grant
Complete a Jump Rope For Heart (JRFH) or Hoops For Heart (HFH) event this year, and you could earn rewards and national recognition for your school’s physical education program! AAHPERD provides opportunities for JRFH & HFH event coordinators to earn rewards and recognition through the AAHPERD Jump Rope For Heart & Hoops For Heart Grant. It's not to late to complete your Jump Rope For Heart or Hoops For Heart event and to apply for the 2013 AAHPERD JRFH & HFH Grant!
Here's a link with more information.
The 2012 Convention Planning committee is pleased to announce the following outstanding professionals as keynote presenters. Our keynotes have inspired, impacted and influenced numbers of professionals through dedication to their profession.
ELEMENTARY PHYSICAL EDUCATION KEYNOTE
SHIRLEY HOLT HALE
SECONDARY PHYSICAL EDUCATION KEYNOTE
JOHN HICHWA
Keynote presenters for Adapted Physical Education and Dance Education and Health Education will be announced in the coming months.
Who Deserves an Award?
Nomination forms for 2012 MAHPERD Awards are now avaiable on the
Awards Page.
May is Asthma Awareness Month
Asthma is one of the most common lifelong chronic diseases. There are almost 26 million Americans living with asthma. For more information go to the CDC's Website.
National Physical Education Institute
The National Physical Education Institute is shaping up to be "The Foremost Physical Education Event of the Past 30 Years!" Designed to help K-12 physical educators align the written, taught, and tested curriculum, this grassroots event has all of PE's "Most Resounding Voices." Our own Ginny Popiolek will be a distinguished keynote speaker. Dates are July 30 - August 3, 2012. More info can be found at www.nationalpeinstitute.com.