WHPE Update August, 2022

"Reach Everyone"

Greetings,

As we move into the last unofficial month of summer, we continue making plans for the next school year. Our ability to make those plans initially came from the training we received. Through time, we melded that training with experience to become astute decision-makers for our classrooms.

Training we received may have taken place in classrooms, field experiences, or discussions. Regardless of the place or form of the training, there was someone directing the training. That individual also likely took time to have individual conversations with us, which may have had even more impact on our professional preparation than did formal instruction.

The impact a person had on us may also have come once we had a teaching position or after we joined WHPE. It may have been a colleague who took us under their wing to help guide us. It may have been a WHPE member we met and networked with who influenced how we taught.

Now is the Time

Regardless of when or how a person impacted your life, now is the time to show your appreciation. Members can say thank you to influential persons in their life during the month of August through the Honor-a-Colleague campaign. Honoring a colleague is an honorable way to demonstrate your appreciation and publicly say, “This person impacted my life and they deserve to be recognized!” We all know individuals who have played significant roles in our lives. Now is the time to honor these folks.

Specific information on the Honor-a-Colleague campaign is below in the first section. Who should you honor? Who was influential in your professional life?

Best wishes for an enjoyable August!

Dan Timm

WHPE President

dtimm@education.wisc.edu

Reach Everyone

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WHPE’s 125th Anniversary - Honor-a-Colleague Campaign

In tribute to those who have served as professional leaders, mentors, and friends, WHPE challenges members to recognize one or more such members with a $10/honoree donation. Names of both honoree and sponsor will be published in our digital 125th Anniversary Program along with the 2023 Winter edition of the WHPE Newsletter. Sponsors will receive a Certificate of Appreciation for being part of this special campaign. During the 100th Anniversary Celebration in 1997, over 200 WAHPERD/WHPE members were honored. Let’s surpass that number for the 125th Celebration and recognize deserving colleagues both past and present.

Members can submit the sign-up form with payment to the WHPE Office by September 1, 2022. WHPE 125th Anniversary sign up.docx.

WHPE has a long history of positive influence upon our Health and Physical Education profession. Please choose to honor those who have directly impacted you while also supporting WHPE’s 125th Anniversary events.

#WHPE Video Shorts to Help Ease you #BackToSchool

Sharing ideas to broaden our understanding and knowledge! As we head back to school we ask fellow WHPE members to consider sharing a short video to help with the topics listed below. Videos should be two minutes or less. FYI, please remember not to include any music that is copyrighted.

· Bulletin Board

· Teaching Space

· Purchases

· Tip of the Day

· Class Management Tips

· Mental Health

· Back to School Prep

· Others?

If you have a a two minute video to share please send to Penny Kroening, pkroeningwhpe@gmail.com, or any of the WHPE Board Members so we can upload it to our WHPE Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter account.

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Game-On Fund Raising

Join fellow Health and Physical Educators as we come together on Zoom to discuss how Game- On can easily fit into your curriculum to serve your needs as well as serve your school community initiatives.

Topic: Back To School Zoom with Game-On and WHPE
Time: August 30, 2022 03:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88477442652

Meeting ID: 884 7744 2652
Passcode: 513484

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2022 WHPE Convention

The 2022 WHPE Convention will be October 26-28. Have you requested from your school/district to have off those days? We don’t want you to miss convention. We are looking forward to another great convention this year with the following speakers…

Jamie Sparks (Keynote Speaker) - SHAPE America Past President and Kentucky SHAPE Executive Director.

Mike Doyle - 2014 Central District Adapted Physical Education Teacher-of-the-Year.

Tacara Lovings – Health Education and Physical Education Consultant at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Adam Metcalf – 2020 Midwest District Elementary Teacher-of-the-Year.

Erika Mundt – 2018 National High School Teacher-of-the-Year.

Jennifer Werner – 2021 National Middle School Teacher-of-the-Year

Patricia Zemke – 2022 Wisconsin Teacher-of-the-Year.

The online registration and hotel reservation are now open. Check out the WHPE website for all the latest convention details! http://whpe.us/whpe-annual-convention

Come Wednesday night and start the convention off by joining us for the All Convention Social, 8:00-10:00 in the Exhibit Hall. Exhibitors will be available at their booths to meet convention attendees.

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September Membership Special

WHPE will be offering a membership special during the month of September. Between September 1 and 30, any WHPE member can renew their membership for $20 off the regular price if they recruit a new member. The new member will also receive $20 off their membership. A new member can be a former WHPE member whose membership has expired or a person who has never been a WHPE member. This offer applies to all membership levels – professional, future professional, lifetime, retired, and associate.

Who do you know that you could recruit to be a WHPE member? Encourage the person you will recruit to include a WHPE membership and possibly convention registration into their plans for next year.

Specific information on how to renew your membership in September will be provided soon.

Board of Directors Election

Eight positions on the Board of Directors are up for election this year. Positions on this year's ballot include Treasurer and Member-at-Large on the Executive Committee, and six Division Vice President positions - Elementary, Middle School, High School, College/University, Adapted Physical Education, and Health. Thank you to the individuals running for these positions and volunteering their time to serve on the Board of Directors and provide guidance to WHPE. A paper ballot for the election will be available in the Fall Newsletter and electronic voting will be available in October. Please cast your vote in this year’s election.

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DPI – Health Programming

FREE! Virtual Compassion Resilience Facilitator Training starting August 16th

Now, more than ever, educators may be feeling burnout and compassion fatigue. However, with the current challenges comes an opportunity to lead the work of building a compassionate school culture. This includes strengthening individual resilience skills such as having realistic expectations and setting healthy boundaries, while also examining the aspects of the work environment that drive staff fatigue. Building a compassionate staff culture is an effective way to retain staff and create sustainability in your school mental health system. Participants will learn how to plan for toolkit implementation in their school/district and to facilitate circle discussions. Interested schools or districts are encouraged to send TEAMS of 6 people. Questions can be directed to Katharine Reid, kreid@cesa4.k12.wi.us. There are a limited number of spots!

Brain Health Unit and Upcoming Fall Pilot

If you are interested in piloting a skills-based Health Education unit focusing on Brain Health and related risk factors, complete this survey to express your interest!

It’s Your Choice – Analyzing Influences 7th Grade

It’s your Choice – Analyzing Influences 7th Grade, the first skills-based e-learning course from Children’s Wisconsin, is now available for teachers and counselors to use with seventh grade students. Available at no charge to all Wisconsin schools, It’s Your Choice – Analyzing Influences thoughtfully combines the skill of analyzing influences with important alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs prevention content, offering students engaging ways to make their own personal health decisions.

The program aligns with National Health Education Standards and Wisconsin State Health Education Standards and is an innovative way to incorporate vital skills-based content along with alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs prevention content. The course allows students' progress in the course to be tracked, and pre- and post-tests measure knowledge and comprehension as they move through the course. Additional course highlights include a relevant, upbeat song, and a fun, scenarios-focused game. Read the course objectives and more about using It's Your Choice - Analyzing Influences 7th Grade with seventh grade students at HealthyKidsLearnMore.com. For additional information or if you have questions about registering, please visit Contact Us.

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training

Are you looking to strengthen your mental health promotion efforts? Youth Mental Health First Aid training is an evidence-based way to build mental health literacy in school staff and the community. Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches participants how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among children and adolescents ages 6-18.

The Wisconsin Safe and Healthy Schools Center is providing FREE INSTRUCTOR TRAINING to build local capacity to implement the training.

Contact Alie Hubing ahubing@cesa4.org or Jackie Schoening jschoening@cesa6.orgfor for more information.

Comprehensive School Mental Health Academy 2022-2023 Registration Open

The Department of Public Instruction, in partnership with the Association of Wisconsin School Administrators (AWSA) and Wisconsin Council of Administrators of Special Services (WCASS), presents the Comprehensive School Mental Health Academy. The overall goal is to assess the quality of your school's mental health system components and use improvement cycles to make effective changes. This academy will equip leaders with easy-to-access resources, tools, and application examples so that relevant, local action can be thoughtfully implemented and monitored.

Commitment: Local implementation teams will be expected to complete the School Mental Health Quality Assessment (SMH-QA) and engage in ongoing Plan, Do, Study, Act cycles throughout the academy. If you are interested in improving mental health systems in your school community, then consider participating in the Comprehensive School Mental Health Academy.

Please see the Academy informational document for more details and expectations. Registration is available at https://awsa.memberclicks.net/mha.

WISH Center: Restorative Conferencing

Restorative Conferencing, the most formal of the Restorative Practices on the continuum, is an in-depth and time intensive of all the practices. Restorative Conferencing is a procedure that creates a structured meeting between the person who caused harm, the person who has been harmed and both parties’ family and friends, in which they deal with the consequences of the offense and decide how best to repair the harm. See the flyer for more information and registration options. Questions? Contact Kalli Rasmussen, CESA #4, (608)786-4832, krasmussen@cesa4.org

Health, Exercise, Classroom Management, Leadership, Technology

You might find these resources interesting and helpful…

Healthy Schools Ten-Year Roadmap NHSC Ten-Year Roadmap (healthyschoolsroadmap.org)

It’s Science: Preschool Play Protects Your Child’s Mental Health Later in Life Playing with Friends in Preschool Mental Health Benefits - Motherly

Outdoor Education has Psychological, Cognitive and Physical Health Benefits for Children Outdoor education has psychological, cognitive and physical health benefits for children (theconversation.com)

Childhood Obesity Rate Now Exceeds 1 in 5 Kids, Teenagers Childhood Obesity Rate Now Exceeds 1 in 5 Kids, Teenagers | MedPage Today

Do You Live in an Exercise Desert? Do You Live in an 'Exercise Desert'? (verywellhealth.com)

High Intensity Interval Training Appears to Stimulate Brain Growth in Older Adolescents High intensity interval training appears to simulate brain growth in older adolescents (psypost.org)

Building Trust to Decrease Disruptive Behavior: A Classroom Management Intervention Building Trust to Decrease Disruptive Behavior: A Classroom Management Intervention (shapeamerica.org)

Coach K’s Advice for Leaders Includes Creating Standards, Not Rules Coach K's Advice for Leaders Includes Creating Standards, Not Rules | Duke's Fuqua School of Business

How I Use Technology to Keep PE Relevant in the 21st Century How I use technology to keep PE relevant in the 21st century (eschoolnews.com)

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Building Community

Continue to improve your teaching by building community and reaching everyone in your classroom with these resources…

Events Events - PBS Wisconsin Education (This site contains recordings of previous events, many pertaining to building community.)

Bringing ‘Inclusive Innovation’ to School Districts The Center for Inclusive Innovation seeks to advance equity in districts (hechingerreport.org)

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People Need to Know What Happened’: Wisconsin Tribes, Families Welcome Federal Scrutiny of Indian Boarding School System How Indian boarding schools affected a Wisconsin Ho-Chunk family (jsonline.com)

Advancing Equity Through Self-Inquiry and Thoughtful Action Advancing Equity Through Self-Inquiry and Thoughtful Action - ASCD