Premier Learning & Networking Opportunities (continued)
The desire, the ability to establish, to learn…to implement best practices. Anyone, whether they’re a beginner or
whether they are a seasoned professional, has the ability to contribute and continue to learn through membership
in AAHPERD.
Physical Best Workshop
Physical Best is a health-related fitness education
Key Benefits
program used in conjunction with K-12 physical u Earn Professional Development
education curriculums. Physical Best is designed to educate, challenge, and
Credit for your teacher
encourage all children to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes for a
certification
healthy and fit life. The goal of the program is to move students from de-
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Expand your knowledge
pendence to independence for their own fitness and health by promoting
with hands-on activities and
regular, enjoyable physical activity. The focus of Physical Best is to educate
comprehensive take-home
ALL children regardless of athletic talent, physical and mental abilities or
materials
disabilities. Physical Best Workshop topics include Fitness for Life and
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Energize your physical
Assessment with FITNESSGRAM.
education class with new
curriculum ideas that meet the
Brought to you by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education. national standards for physical
education.
PIPEline
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colleagues in your area.
Program Improvement in Physical Education
(PIPEline) workshops bring state-of-the-art, standards-based instruction
to your site. The workshops are geared toward K-12 physical education teachers, curriculum directors and professional
teacher preparation faculty and pre-service students. Pipeline workshops topics include: Instructional Practices;
Assessment Strategies; Teaching Dance; Teaching Instructional Models in Standards-Based Physical Education; Integrating
Technology in K-12 Physical Education.
Brought to you by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education.
Online Courses via HEP Network
Health Education Courses are available online through the Health Education and Promotion (HEP) Network. The
courses are currently offered as graduate credit through various colleges and universities. In addition, several of the
courses will be cross-listed as undergraduate courses by some universities. Courses available include:
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Foundations of Health Education u Drug Education
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Health Behavior: Theory and Program Planning u Human Sexuality
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Health Education Curriculum and Instruction u Worksite Health
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Health Education in the Elementary Schools u Women’s Health
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Drug Education and Prevention u Health Behavior: Theory and Planning
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Research Methods in Health Education u Multicultural Health
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Applied Epidemiology
Brought to you by the American Association for Health Education.
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