Radio Interviews by Carol Kocivar, Looking at Education, on KALW
Shape Up SF PE Advocates brought Ken Dyar to San Francisco August 4, 2011, to kick off the start of our first ever PE Speaker Series, put on in part by our partner, Sports Basement. During Ken’s visit, we were fortunate to schedule an interview with Carol Kocivar, California PTA president, and host of KALW’s Looking at Education, that airs the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6pm, before the SFUSD Board of Education meetings. What follows is a transcript of the interview that was aired on 8/9/11.
Read a transcript of Ken Dyar's interview (PDF).
Shape Up SF PE Advocates brought Dr. John Ratey to San Francisco August 10-11, 2011, to keynote a PE Forum at the school district and to present to a variety of audiences about how physical education and physical activity benefit the brain. During his visit, we were fortunate to schedule an interview with Carol Kocivar, California PTA president, and host of KALW’s Looking at Education, that airs the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6pm, before the SFUSD Board of Education meetings. The interview was aired on 8/23/11.
Read a transcript of Dr. Ratey's interview (PDF).
Shape Up SF PE Advocates brought Darin Curtis to San Francisco August 25, 2011, to conclude our first PE Speaker Series. Darin is the 2011 California Teacher of the Year, and a PE teacher at Tierra del Sol Middle School in San DIego. During his visit, we were fortunate to schedule an interview with Carol Kocivar, California PTA president and how of KALW's Looking at Education, that airs the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6 PM, before the SFUSD Board of Education meetings. The interview was aired on 9/27/11.
Read a transcript of Darin Curtis' interview (PDF).
YouTube Videos
We were fortunate to film each of our guest speakers and have created short video clips that are useful resources to anyone interested in how physical education and physical activity impact the brain, as well as useful tools to implement in a variety of settings.
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A world of brain research
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"I don't have time for PE" just isn't true.
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"Let's Move" is great, but doesn't include PE.
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PE of the 21st Century is not your father's PE.
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If they value PE, they will fund it...
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Brain Break: 3 Hellos and a Hi
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Links to Resources
| NASPE Teacher Toolbox |
Every month, NASPE will feature activity ideas that meet the national standards, elementary and secondary fitness calendars for you to send home with your students, puzzles and games, information about the nation's health observances, and the newest resource materials.
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| Dr. John Ratey |
Dr Ratey is author of Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain. In Spark, Dr. Ratey guides the reader to an understanding of neurobiology and inspires the reader to reach for their potential, and embrace exercise that is crucial for the brain and body to operate at peak performance.
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| Sparking Life |
Founded by Dr. Ratey and a diverse team of professionals, Sparking Life is forging relationships with schools, medical organizations, the fitness and health industry, government entities, the media, varied businesses, associations and individuals to help us communicate the overwhelming evidence that aerobic activity will literally change the way we think – and benefit all of society.
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| Jean Blaydes |
How can we teach reading, math, social studies, and science while standing up? That’s Action Based Learning! Jean Blaydes Madigan has developed kinesthetic teaching strategies that teach specific academic concepts in a teacher friendly, time efficient, fun way that has proven results for a positive learning experience.
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| Brain Gym |
Dr. Paul E. Dennison and his wife and collaborator, Gail E. Dennison, created Educational Kinesiology (Edu-K)-enhanced learning through movement and developed the unique learning-readiness program known as Brain Gym®. Today, people of all ages use these simple, powerful activities to enhance their visual, auditory, and kinesthetic skills for easier and more pleasurable learning.
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| Cathie Summerford |
FIT4LEARNING Inc takes a unique approach to optimizing the teaching and learning process. Through workshops and product, educators are given research based tools showing the benefits to the brain of blending exercise, movement, music, and multi-modality teaching techniques to create dynamic changes in students!
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Erik Jensen
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Find books on Brain-Based Learning and Brain Based Teaching, as well as Eric Jensen's Brain-Based PowerPoint presentations to help you deliver a clear concise learning experience and a powerful presentation to your teaching staff.
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PE4Life
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PE4life is dedicated to developing a country of active and healthy children and youth by increasing access to quality physical education. PE4life promotes making physical activity fun and interactive to engage all students. PE4life offers professional development and support to educators and administrators who desire to create positive change in their schools and communities.
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| SPARK PE |
The original SPARK PE study was launched by the National Institutes of Health to create, implement, and evaluate new and innovative approaches to physical education content and instruction, then test them in “real world” settings. SPARK PE was designed to be more inclusive, active, and fun than traditional PE classes.
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