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SHAPE America offers a wide variety of professional development opportunities, including standards-based workshops, webinars, timely podcasts and events for preK-12 educators, college/university faculty, coaches and researchers.
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Guidelines for Facilities, Equipment, Instructional Materials & Technology in K-12 Physical Education
This document guides K-12 physical educators during the program planning and curriculum adoption process — and when working with administration to advocate for and address program needs.
Appropriate Instructional Practice Guidelines
A side-by-side comparison, by grade level, of the Appropriate Instructional Practice Guidelines, K-12
The Essential Components of Physical Education
Recognized as essential to a young person’s overall education experience.
Guidance Documents
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Released:
2020
Guidelines for K-12 Online Physical Education
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Released:
2018
Guidelines for Undergraduate Biomechanics
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2018
Concussion: What SHAPE America Members Should Know
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Released:
2016
Providing Community-Based PE Services For Students With Disabilities in Special Education Transition Programs
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2016
Standards-Based Student Progress Report
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Released:
2015
Physical Education Program Checklist
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Released:
2012
Instructional Framework for Fitness Education in Physical Education
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Released:
2010
Opportunity to Learn Guidelines
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Released:
2010
CDC Executive Summary of BMI Measurement in Schools
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2009
Appropriate Instructional Practice Guidelines, K-12: A Side-by-Side Comparison
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Released:
2006
Top 10 Reasons for Quality Physical Education
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Released:
2000
CDC - Assessing Your Weight
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2019
Supporting the Implementation of School-Based Employee Wellness Programs
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Survey Report
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2018
Student Recruitment for Physical Education and Health Education Teacher Education Programs
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Released:
2018
Physical Education is Essential for All Students
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2018
Eligibility Criteria for Adapted Physical Education Services
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Released:
2017
Dodgeball Is Not an Appropriate Physical Education Activity
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Released:
2017
Physical Education Is an Academic Subject
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2017
Appropriate and Inappropriate Practices Related to Fitness Testing
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