2042 1146683708 FITNESSGRAM / ACTIVITYGRAM Research Grant Program: Cooper Institute created FITNESSGRAM/ACTIVITYGRAM Research Grant program stimulate research applied issues relevant use FITNESSGRAM/ACTIVITYGRAM program. program funded Cooper Institute, dedicated advancing understanding relationship living habits health providing leadership implementing concepts enhance physical emotional - individuals. funding program consider applications maximum $10,000 study fund studies year. Priority be given applications high probability addressing critical research questions related children/youth fitness physical activity, / promoting FITNESSGRAM/ACTIVITYGRAM programs. Applications be submitted any time year, be reviewed Advisory Board meeting June year. deadline submissions 2006 June 2nd. Application forms guidelines may be requested sending email fitnessgram@cooperinst.org.
2066 1146844598 Physical Best Committee (PBC) open positions 2007-2010. Candidates needed fill positions Eastern District Southwest District. Candidates meet following criteria: Membership NASPE minimum previous years Reside AAHPERD District positions rotate year Status current Physical Best Instructor Attend meetings PBC entire term office ( held AAHPERD Convention expense committee member, additional meetings held year all travel expenses substitute fees covered NASPE) contribute -going development program described PBC operating codes Applicants may hold elective offices NASPE proposed term office Applicants’ job situations permit opportunity carry committee job responsibilities effectively interested applying, please send letter interest, resume/vitae, optional letter recommendation Susan Schoenberg (sschoenberg@aahperd.org fax 703-476-8316) June , 2006.
2121 1151257559 NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT EDUCATION ANNOUNCES RELEASE - NYC FITNESSGRAM REPORTS Hundreds Schools Participate Pilot Year Innovative Physical Education Assessment Program New York City Department Education (DOE) today announced release 235,000 NYC FITNESSGRAM reports parents students. individualized reports, based results standards-based fitness assessments, show student “Healthy Fitness Zone” include recommendations improving health-related fitness. Read complete release [] 44. K Press_Release_N-43,_2005-06_(NYC_FITNESSGRAM_Reports_6_22_06).doc "NYC FitnessGram PR"
2449 1161102155 anyone any info fitness testing scores 2006 compare past? decrease stayed .
2811 1170100051 best piece advice give new PE teacher?
2832 1170183112 look positive things kids tell about . tell parents . classroom teachers. course things asked .
2862 1170355269 comes Testing students, best way approach ? After deciding tests use (Presidents challenge example) best conduct testing right school year again right year see improvement?
3093 1175911614 think BMI charts valid present day? be considered healthy, almost need be anorexic. students start tested see 're healthy range BMI?
3119 1176153413 administering fitness test physical education class, ways assess students results, better way assessing? better grade students results based national standards students results be, go based improvement year ? apply forms assessing comes fitness testing results? reason ask grade based improvement, athlete great shape performs year improve results year, be fair grade student improvement. grade based students times numbers against national standards requirements students able push-ups, run mile certain time. apply different styles assessment fitness testing?
3256 1177096885 Please give feedback regarding favorite fitness testing tool (President's Challenge, Fitnessgram, .) tell 's " best" mind. teach K- hear Health Enhancement teachers work age. Thanks input. Stephanie
3277 1178136391 email address incorrect old profile please send feedback regarding topic fitness testing. Use address . spaine@wolfpoint.k12.mt. Thanks, Stephanie
3548 1192493527 teacher , sure bring personal life classroom environment (gym outside), attitude demeanor set pace class. Students pick false motivation low motivation really quick ruin class. need bring game all times bad attitude.
3564 1192543560 seen athletes physical education classes participate. usually best physical shape, engage activities teacher punish . set bad example students athletes want participate excel gym class?
3843 1201647234 article posted pelinks4u webmaster advance February's publication. welcome post comment anytime. " just want share philosophy Physical Education. graduated University North Carolina @ Charlotte B.S. Health Fitness. decided teach Physical Education hopes making difference today's youth. teaching elementary PE years. dream fitness center school part PE program." - LAURA DICKSON Read Laura's posting new window: read posting
3854 1202758053 professors told , Fitnessgram be better test give get students fitness report see fitness levels stand. regards test, test students , middle, year. , , best wait - weeks students time prepare test. time prepare, scores be lower, causing discouragement.
3855 1202758296 sets bad example athletes. good way prevent , be giving heart rate monitors student. student monitor heart rate stay target heart rate zone. athletes be forced participate classroom, receive lower grade.
3856 1202758461 regards fitness testing, grade students all scores. already said, improvements be different person, especially athlete. good way grade respect results be having interpret results identify ways improve/maintain health. be done separate worksheet teacher.
3857 1202766654 Say put school district little money afford buying Fitnessgram software. writing grant get , anyone think alternative testing method require any money?
3866 1202967949 school purchased FitnessGram software year. year 've software parent conferences show students doing. be way get school purchase program way report results parents. thing try ask parent/teacher group school. also ask local businesses donation. 've heard hospitals donate money PE programs good proposal show funds improve health students school. be done purchasing FitnessGram software also Polar heart rate monitors TriFit system.
3871 1203653848 BMI charts valid younger children. accurate teenagers older adults BMI take account muscle mass person. people healthy weight muscular be told overweight obese according BMI. accurate results teenagers older adults, try skinfolds.
3907 1205778804 think testing be done year. show studetns doing track inprovement, thinking waste time. Also, try incoporate fitness test units show students components relate learning. also taught Fitnessgram best testing method.
3920 1205936942 use Fitnessgram test students. people said past posts test students year. test year shore. be able test areas lession show importance, students realize important try thier best get scores raised.
3921 1205937440 agree. set bad example athletes. heart rate monitors be great way get work level. all depends activity . activity may work athlete hard reach thier target heart rate, unathletic student reaches thier targer heart rate engage activity. agree authletes try thier best physical education class.
3941 1206381593 undergraduate student majoring Physical Education, taught Fitnessgram effective any fitness testing tool. Fitnessgram compares scores carefully researched developed health standards national averages. Also, emphasizes health-related physical fitness performances physical sport-related skills. observe fitness testing Elementary schools, use Fitnessgram .
3970 1206459830 Another valid way find accurate results underwater weighing. considered accurate. Individuals placed scale submerged water. time skinfold calipers accurate people 15% body fat.
3971 1206460093 Another way holds student atheletes students Physical Education acountable counting steps pedometer. agree heart rate monitors efficient dependable way expensive schools. Pedometers cheaper affordable keep students accountable.
3980 1206476957 talking about fitness testing students be graded actual results. results be kept private handed student parents formative use feedback. simple rubric students analyze results know understand . ask quesitons youre weakest strongest area fitness .. cardio muscluar strength. student write activities currently participate improve areas . also good interdisciplanary assignment working students writing skills.
3981 1206477041 sophomore health physical education major currently enrolled fitness education class. just got notice opportunity take test get Physical Best Certification. think beneficial certification , wait hired?
4123 1210126924 ’m currently student Kent State University observed secondary education teacher struggle keep students focused activity. Students participating track field lesson, appeared be just going motions. effort minimal students didn’t be challenged. future teacher ’m concerned be problem ’ll face future, ’m wondering techniques worked past experiences keep students involved challenged track field lesson?
4125 1210265741 short message announce Advanced Fitness Designs, Inc. (www.af-d.com) introducing FitStats Web, web-based fitness testing reporting software manage large scale fitness programs. Fitstats Web developed specifically be school systems. currently schools, schools board sport organizations countries. , Frederick County Public Schools board (Maryland) equipped 61 schools system. Key features * Web-based, multiuser, accessible * Powerful easy use * Secure, uses latest database encryption algorithms * Compatible popular test batteries FITNESSGRAM Go Active! Challenge * Fully customizable allow use tests custom population/grade-specific fitness standards rubric scores * Allow use custom tests, units, calculation formulas * Automatically interpret results age, grade gender-specific normative data * Track compare individual group results time * Quantify accurately individual group progression rates * Quickly generate countless professional-looking fitness reports, statistics, data tables, award certificates charts seconds! information please visit http://www.af-d.com/fitstatsweb
4235 1222717729 fitness testing - Fitnessgram? Presidential? ? record scores. program work just thinking about changing.
4261 1223811473 school districts FitStats Web record scores print reports. Check www.fitstatsweb.com information. system includes standardized test batterie standards allow use Fitnessgram's, Presidential .
4339 1226290690 use Fitnessgram. assessment background undergraduate experience. worked far school board impressed results added value view program. record scores sheet put software creates reports. www.fitnessgram.net site information. Hope helps. wasn't sure already
4358 1227575390 . use minimum mark (10th percentile presidential) improvement. pts min. mark 12 improving, all 20 . also use 50th percentile mark reach get all 20 pts improve.
4384 1229982883 Advanced Fitness Designs, Inc. just released latest version FitStats Web, 100% web-based fitness assessment reporting software designed school systems. comprehensive web-based system available today, Fitstats web fully compatible commonly fitness protocols President’s Challenge, Physical Best, FITNESSGRAM®, also be customized accommodate any state, district school fitness testing policy, criterion-referenced standards, percentiles / reports. FitStats Web dramatically reduces costs virtually eliminates network maintenance headaches, providing users flexibility reporting options any system. “ recommend FitStats Web any school system. use FitStats program, school system able house data generate reports all 63 schools 41,000 students any computer world. capabilities program be matched!” says Kathleen Wack, Curriculum Specialist Health Education Elementary Physical Education Frederick County Public Schools District (MD, USA). information about FitStats Web visit: www.fitstatsweb.com call ( 240)-683-6315, ext. 201. Free -line demo available.
4570 1239052400 also learn fitness tests Fitnessgram. learning use participate tests. basic, point, challeging time. think great use pre testing post testing unit school year. Be sure teach students correct form test testing . give day just partice.
4579 1239058261 way get students interested lesson be present specific personal goal / challange. Also, throwing little competition usually gets students focused activity.
4580 1239058883 Fitnessgram also be choice testing students. order allow students practice understand correctly perform tests, be given weeks year doing initial test. Students be tested middle year check progress also year show progress year.
4661 1239126151 school, presidential physical fitness test. don't think want use again lot time students just dread . 've heard Fitnessgram after checking site, sounds decent program. Goodluck!
4679 1240314566 Hi, Fitnessgram great test battery software far best reporting capability limited. may want take look FitStats Web (www.fitstatsweb.com), 100% web-based fitness assessment software far powerful flexible FitnessGram. accommodate Fitnessgram, Presidential Fitness tests standards custom ones. also allows generate tons custom reports students, parents, teachers administrators. Francois Gazzano
4873 1252377465 believe Fitnessgram better test administer students. Also told pre post testing see changes student's scores.
4944 1252433611 Schools need set standard grading physical education classes. classes be graded participation just effort? get graded trying math science? don’t study get good grades physical shape get good grade aren’t shape.
5333 1265650613 Fitness based versus sport based. debate everyday. think fitness based PE class effective times, feel important teach rules skills activities basketball, football, softball, tennis, sports. feel possibly mix be best solution attempt give students best PE class possible
5349 1266355867 also sophomore physical education health major learned about physical best program. sure . clear ? know able get certified wondering be actually incorporate just another certification sit be .
5379 1266452577 , understand school districts set guidelines regarding testing, wondering anyone any opinion test battery better use fitness testing physical education program? Fitnessgram President's Challenege?
5534 1266795331 hard grade Physical Education class different kinds students get class. be fit be. think effort participation goes long way comes physical education class. , educator, able get overweight student participate class enjoy physically active, great accomplishment. accomplishment worth noting grading. getting normally healthy , good way grade . think knowing rules competitive games important , , important change student's lifestyle physical activity. may bad experience game basketball forces want stay away activity. intern want anything strenuous again. guide student lifestyle activity continuously enjoy doing, think done job.
5566 1266874012 athlete understand argument teaching sports based class fitness based class. , educator, especially days America's youth overweight, important teach fitness based. goal be get all students involved enjoy activity go learn sports, chances students aren't going be playing football basketball 40s 50s go walk everyday.
5569 1266874711 high school athletes be drug tested allowed tryout?
5582 1266879381 think practice perfect. time find works doesn't. teachers student teach successful games activates use. lot P.E. teachers talked , ’m sure wouldn’t mind sharing trade secrets .
5643 1266951072 junior majoring Phys. Ed question about reluctant students fitness testing. understand students don't want partictipate options child refuses show class days testing?
5939 1286226592 believe student be drug tested allowed participate sport. athletes be ready testing anything restart after testing. believe students be randomly selected season be tested. day going be tested remain unannounced day . way anything chance clean systems.
5950 1286239914 think letter parents be start, say unfortunatly grade suffer result
6041 1291138608 quite lot opinions about pres vs fitgram, reasons facts? started fitnessgram find difficult majority elementary student body correctly. went back president's challenge be changed slightly, making little similar fitnessgram, easier administer students master. 's tough decide; fitnessgram better presidents challenge? , take extra time 't afford get students able correctly perform tests? feeling gap assessments, any, insignificant. , know people may grand insight may change mind - just haven't read heard . right , think Pres challenge fitting bill just fine. , saw 2011, be providing free fitness tracking program website! Free good
6222 1301974053 's horrible admit all seen . students athletes supposed be role models setting examples really physically active. feel needs about individual student goals class achievements class. Teachers student list short term long term goals teacher student set goal class period see student achieves class period. example, having students stay target heart rate zones. agree Michael pedometers. way cheat teacher sees student shaking / pedometer reset work start. way counts steps 're hard heart working. Also, another good idea be put students groups groups mixed (non athletes athletes). activities group stick leave any member group . way push peers work .
6623 1318627894 Athletes also feel " good" " worth time" comes PE classes. feel already doing average student playing sport. letting go, sets bad example spread class. student needs be given treatment, agree previous response about Heart Rate Monitors. great way access someones work fitness levels activities.
6655 1318864668 teaching PE 30 years, just begun wonder all just be trying get kids fit? Obesity inactivity ways life, hit leave school, give 'tools' get fit school. see football basketball attractive option - bonus!
6661 1318874657 big fan BMI distinguish muscle mass fat mass. method be putting adolescents may be fit activity muscular fat mass, BIM chart indicate weight. considering general population BMI reasonable indicator obesity be use care class room.
7038 1349836056 high school PE class graded attendance, participation, multiple choice tests. think PE class just be participation grade skill related? Also, students athletic be challenged students? stay speed level rest class, extremely easy ?
7040 1349836497 students sports athletics be forced participate class? cause students despise gym class want be active normal basis? kids hate playing sports skipping PE classes enjoyable . be alternative students be forced attend? think be classes offered, dance weight lifting, give choices physical activity.