Good to Grow
Greetings WHPE members,
Hopefully you had the weekend to rest and recover after attending this year's convention. Even though your motivation and excitement level may have tempered, now is the time to put what you learned into action. You owe it to yourself and your students to use what you have just learned to grow and improve. It's good to grow!
Here are 7 things to consider doing after convention:
1) Say thank you! If you were lucky enough to be allowed to attend convention and to have a sub available in your absence, give thanks. You truly have something to be thankful for, not everyone was afforded this luxury. If your convention registration/hotel was paid for by your district/university show an attitude of gratitude in a written note to your school board/administration/ business office/dean. Perfect for the month of November!
2) Build your connections! Networking is crucial and one of the main reasons people go to convention. Who did you connect with and how are you going to keep in touch with them? Email? Social Media?
3) Put your new found knowledge into action! Did you find a new warm up activity/game/ health lesson? Take what you learned and put it to use in the upcoming weeks so that it sticks in your memory. Neurons that fire together wire together. So fire up those new ideas and put them into practice.
4) Provide Feedback! Did you like a particular session? Reach out to the presenter and let them know how you are going to utilize their material. Every conference wants your feedback. Take the time to fill out the convention survey. Feedback matters! It is necessary for growth.
5) Share your knowledge! Was everyone in your department able to attend WHPE? Share your 3 main take aways within your department or in the upcoming WHPE newsletter. These little acts have an impact on the learning of others as well as your own.
6) Take time to reflect! Understand the What, Why, and How of your lesson so that you can infuse your new learning. Take the time to reflect on how your new knowledge might change your current practice. Reflection is the key to learning and growing.
7) Keep learning! Did you hear about Mindful PE for the first time? New to skills based health?
Do some research on your own, find a mentor, sign up for more professional development.
Looking forward to learning and growing with you the next two years.
Thank you for being a part of WHPE.
Mary Wentland
WHPE President
@prideandjoyMary
2022 WHPE Convention
I hope you had a fabulous time at this years convention. I enjoyed the timely message Jamie Sparks delivered in his keynote. The lip sync's were amazing and can you really say you are from WI if you don't jump around?
Please take the time to fill out the participants survey. It can be found in the EduPlus app and also will arrive in your email shortly. Keep an eye out for it. What you have to say is important to our planning of future conventions.
Every time I attend a professional development my goal is to find one take away that I can utilize in my classroom shortly after convention.
My personal take away came from @thepeheteacher
In the SEL session We and Me cards were used as a way to go beyond an icebreaker and truly connect with students. Check them out here.
https://weand.me/product/we-connect-cards/
I hope you found your take away and please consider sharing it in our upcoming newsletter.
Newsletter Submissions!
Why should you submit? A submission helps you complete an artifact for Educator Effectiveness.
Time to Get your GAME ON! MaryLee can show your school and your community the money!
1. Book a meeting with MaryLee to learn more about our Game On! Program.
2. Book a Game On event with MaryLee for some time this 2022-23 school year.
That’s it - simple, easy, fun! Earn money for your school and community. Just email MaryLee at MaryLee.Flannigan@Pop4kids.org to set up a meeting.
Look who made the news! WHPE Board Member Sadie Brown!
https://www.wymt.com/video/2022/10/31/adaptive-sports-stars-shine-sun-prairie/
Have you received recognition for your program? Let me know at wentland@lakelandunion.org
We all do great things. Let's celebrate them together.
WHPE's 125th Anniversary
WHPE continued to recognize its 125th Anniversary at the annual convention with...
...A convention favor t-shirt with the 125th Anniversary logo on the front.
...The playing of a video highlighting significant events in WHPE's history during the last 25 years.
...A Goosechase mission asking members what they thought was the most significant event in the past 25 years, as shown on the video.
...An announcement of an anniversary booklet chronicling the last 25 years of WHPE history, available at this link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MPdGhwCnwRYLqPjFwWl57EfQfE7l7TIZ
...Recognition of the 125th Anniversary Committee: Keith Bakken (co-chair), Mary Jane Carreno (co-chair), Dustin Ambort, Scott Frazier, Kris Fritz, Brett Fuller, Laura Gunderson, Nikki Hollett, Jan Kunert, Brian Marx, Tara Putnam, Dan Timm.
...Enjoyment of the 125th Anniversary cake.
Creation of the video highlighting significant events in the past 25 years was coordinated by Dustin Ambort. The video can be viewed at WHPE's 125 year history - Google Drive or on the WHPE web site under "About Us."
Board of Directors Election
Your vote made a difference! Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to vote in this years election. Congratulations to the "new" members of the WHPE board.
Election results were posted on the WHPE convention App. In case you weren't able to make it to convention this year or missed the results on the app successful candidates were…
Member-at-Large – Karen Albert
Treasurer – Katie Mulloy
Elementary Division VP – Kim Selby
Middle School Division VP – Ryan McKinney
High School Division VP – Katie Shulfer
College/University Division VP – Nikki Hollett
Adapted Physical Education Division VP – Sadie Brown
Health Division VP – Patty Zemke
DPI – News, Grants, Trainings
2022 Building the Heart of Successful Schools Conference
The 2022 Building the Heart of Successful Schools (BHSS) Conference will be held on December 7-8, 2022, at Glacier Canyon Conference Center, Wilderness Resort, Wisconsin Dells.
Check out the new Why should you attend the Building the Heart of Successful Schools Conference Video.
Sectional Session Topics:
- Equity and Equitable Practices
- Preventing ATOD (Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs)
- Mental Health
- Creating a Positive School Climate
- Health, School Safety and Violence Prevention, Trauma Sensitive Schools, Social Emotional Learning
For more information on the conference keynotes and registration, see the WISH Center BHSS webpage.
2022-2023 Wisconsin School Health Program Award and Coaching
We are excited to announce that in 2022, the Wisconsin School Health Award will evolve! This evolution will include a continuation of the Wisconsin School Health Award Program and an addition of the Coaching Program. This coaching opportunity will help schools identify and address health disparities present in their school environment and receive assistance in implementing their action plan.
Both programs (award and coaching) will utilize the Registration Form, Action for Healthy Kids Assessment, DPI Supplemental Questions, and Application. The Award Program will use a portfolio of evidence (attached) and the Coaching Program will use an action plan template. All parts will be due by 12/31/22.
Schools eligible for coaching will demonstrate the following criteria:
- Completion of registration, assessments, action plan and application.
- Action for Healthy Schools Assessment Score below 85 percent.
- Demonstrated need in two or more areas of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model.
Schools eligible for an award will demonstrate the following criteria:
- Completion of registration, assessments, portfolio of evidence, and application.
- Action for Healthy Schools Assessment Score above 85 percent.
- Demonstrated success in eight or more components of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model.
Reach out to Tacara Lovings, Tacara.lovings@dpi.wi.gov with any questions!
DPI Peer-to-Peer Suicide Prevention Grant
The Student Services/Prevention and Wellness Team at DPI is pleased to announce a second round Peer-to-Peer Suicide Prevention Grants. The applications are due to DPI on Friday, December 9, at 4:30 p.m.
Any school at which pupils attend high school grades (including public, tribal, charter, and private schools), which has not already applied in the 2022-23 school year, is eligible for this grant. Recipients of a grant under this program may use the grant funds to support an existing peer-to-peer suicide prevention program or implement a new peer-to-peer suicide prevention program. The amount of each individual grant award may not exceed $1,000.
For more information, please visit the Peer-to-Peer Suicide Prevention Grant webpage.
AODA Grant 2023-2025
More information will be made available in late 2022. Please review this website to find those updates and for previous guidance provided for the 21-23 AODA Grant.
Free, Online Bullying Prevention Training from Student Services, Prevention and Wellness, and the University of Missouri
The Student Services Prevention and Wellness Team, in collaboration with Dr. Chad Rose at the University of Missouri, is offering a free, online bullying prevention training course. This four-module course can be completed by an individual in approximately two hours. The four modules provide foundational knowledge of bullying prevention:
Module 1: What is Bullying
Module 2: Predictive and Protective Factors Associated with School Bullying
Module 3: Intervention for Bullying in the Schools
Module 4: Group and Individual Interventions and Federal Law Related to Bullying.
Access to this course requires a license code, one per individual. To reserve licenses for this program please complete this online form.
There are no restrictions for the number of licenses you can reserve. Once you complete the linked form, you will receive an email with specific login information for the number of licenses you requested.
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, check out the flyer attached to learn more! Complete this survey to express your interest!
Tobacco and Vaping- INDEPTH and NOT Program Scholarship
INDEPTH (Intervention for Nicotine Dependence: Education, Prevention, Tobacco, and Health) is the American Lung Association’s alternative to suspension or citation program. This program addresses the teen vaping epidemic in a more educational and supportive way. To learn more about INDEPTH go to www.Lung.org/INDEPTH
Visit https://lung.training/courses/indepth.html to take the hour-long training.
For the first time, INDEPTH Micro- and Mini-Grants available for INDEPTH facilitators to support implementation of the program at their school/site.
- INDEPTH Micro-Grant is to support a facilitator implementing at least one program at one school or site.
- INDEPTH Mini-Grant is to support a facilitator implementing at least 3 programs at multiple schools or sites.
Although INDEPTH is not a cessation program, we have found that 60% of student participants of INDEPTH reported that they were willing to quit tobacco products. The next program Not On Tobacco (N-O-T). The American Lung Association's Not on Tobacco (N-O-T) program is a voluntary youth-centered cessation program inclusive in addressing all tobacco product use, including e-cigarettes. Being around for over 20 years, N-O-T is an evidence-based program with an impressive success rate, with approximately 90 percent of teens who participate in the program cutting back or quitting tobacco altogether. To learn more about N-O-T go to www.Lung.org/NOT
- The N-O-T facilitator training does come at a cost of $400 but may be covered by a scholarship.
- Implementation mini-grants may be available for currently trained N-O-T facilitators.
Applications and additional resources to download and share can be found attached or through: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1w0H3b8ELKjnQ25bZfrdh8nWv2ykDWpAQ?usp=sharing
Please reach out to Kim Larson, kim.larson@lung.org for more information.
Building Community
Continue to improve your teaching by building community and reaching everyone in your classroom with these resources…
Inclusive Practices in Physical Education: Considerations for Students with Dyslexia Inclusive-Practices-in-Physical-Education-Considerations-for-Students-with-Dyslexia.pdf (shapeamerica.org)
Rethink PE. Inequities in Physical Education Hurt Black Students Rethink PE (nsba.org)
Creating a Safe Learning Environment for Refugee and Immigrant Students Creating a safe learning environment for refugee and immigrant students - SmartBrief
Boarding Schools, Indigenous Truths, Trauma and Resilience Boarding Schools, Indigenous Truths, Trauma and Resilience Tickets, Mon, Sep 26, 2022 at 4:00 PM | Eventbrite
(Although the link indicates September 26, resources are available in October.)
How to be a ‘Poverty-Disrupting Educator’ How to Be a ‘Poverty-Disrupting Educator’ | Edutopia
Responding to Intolerance Through Community Building Responding to Intolerance Through Community Building (ascd.org)
Health and Physical Education Online Resources
WHPE Fall Newsletter – Newsletters always contain good ideas
22_Fall_Newsletter.pdf (secureservercdn.net)
WHPE Facebook Page - Connect with us
https://www.facebook.com/wisconsinhealthandpe/
WHPE Mini-Convention – Presentations are available for viewing
WHPE ZOOM Recordings - More good ideas
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11twx8VzmcqIQ7qQCuYOQZjuahheMLtgi
WHPE Culturally Responsive Health and Physical Education Articles - Connect with your students
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eCBKWeyswGnH05kIW8qHdczqTwQW3-5p
WHPE Blog – Members sharing thoughts and ideas
Blog – Wisconsin Health and Physical Education (whpe.us)
HPE at Home Resources - On the WHPE web site
SHAPE America HPE at Home Resources - From the national organization
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1O2J_qP--IbKb0f9Bznle7TyPqzOSAjbu
