SHAPE America

08/22/2026

Back to School Resource: Our Physical Best Fitness Education Program

SHAPE America’s Physical Best program equips physical educators to teach and assess health-related fitness using standards-based activities that complement any PE curriculum.

The program includes resources, training, and credentialing opportunities for:
K-12 physical educators;
District coordinators and administrators;
PETE faculty and their students.

Learn more: https://shapeamerica.org/events/back-to-school/ -best

08/22/2026

NOW LIVE: Awards & Recognition, Grants & Scholarships and Research Fellowship

Whether you're looking to recognize an outstanding colleague, explore funding or scholarship opportunities, or be recognized for scholarly contributions, now is the time to discover what's available.

Learn about our open opportunities including awards, grants, scholarships and our research fellow program

The deadline is October 15th: https://shapeamerica.org/recognition/awards/

08/21/2026

NEW Video: SHAPE America x SportsEdTV

Through this collaboration, SHAPE America members will gain complimentary access to SportsEdTV’s full library of instructional videos and educational content, including thousands of expert-led instructional videos and educational articles spanning multiple sports and physical education disciplines.

Learn more:

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08/21/2026

Get Involved: Share Your Time and Talent

SHAPE America is a member-driven organization guided by volunteers who serve on program councils, publication review committees, and task forces. These committed volunteers are fundamental to our success, and they all help shape the direction of SHAPE America and the profession.

As a volunteer leader, you can help guide the organization’s work — and shape the direction of the profession. You'll also meet new colleagues, forge valuable and lasting relationships, and make a difference on the key issues affecting health and physical educators.

Opportunities open now include:
Program Councils
Your District Leadership Council
State Affiliate Advisory Council
Board of Directors candidate

Applications Due October 15: https://shapeamerica.org/getinvolved/

08/20/2026

NEW Back to School Resource: Teacher of the Year Activities👏

These tried-and-true favorites from SHAPE America Teachers of the Year will help you start the year strong.

Check them out:

These tried-and-true favorites from SHAPE America Teachers of the Year will help you start the year strong.

08/20/2026

SportsEdTV and SHAPE America Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Physical Education Nationwide

SportsEdTV, a leading global platform for sports education, today announced a strategic partnership with SHAPE America, the nation’s premier organization supporting health and physical education professionals and serving as the voice for more than 200,000 professionals across the United States.

Through this collaboration, SHAPE America members will gain complimentary access to SportsEdTV’s full library of instructional videos and educational content, including thousands of expert-led instructional videos and educational articles spanning multiple sports and physical education disciplines.

The partnership is designed to equip educators, coaches, and schools with scalable, high-quality teaching resources, supporting more effective and engaging physical education programs across the United States.

Learn more: https://shapeamerica.org/pressroom/2026-2/sportsedtv-shape-america-announce-partnership/

08/19/2026

NEW: Justification Toolkit

Build your case for attending with this customizable resource😀

Click Now to Download Directly:
https://shapeamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/Justification-Toolkit-2027-SHAPE-America-National-Convention-Charlotte.FINAL_.docx

08/19/2026

Back to School Resource: Standards in Action Posters

Bring the National Physical Education Standards to life in your gym! These colorful poster sets — available for both elementary and secondary — feature one poster for each of the four standards.

Learn more and download now: https://shapeamerica.org/events/back-to-school/

08/18/2026

NEW BOOK: Lesson Planning for Skills-Based Secondary Health Education, 2nd Edition by Sarah Benes & Holly Alperin

A practical resource for middle school and high school health educators, Lesson Planning for Skills-Based Secondary Health Education, Second Edition With Web Resource, offers field-tested ways to implement a skills-based approach to health education.

Renowned authors Sarah Benes and Holly Alperin, together with leading health educators, present the rationale and foundation for a skills-based approach while offering practical examples, tools, resources, assessments, and strategies to support teachers. This text can serve as a blueprint for creating an entirely new curriculum or as a supplement to existing programs, helping educators make a seamless shift from a content-based approach to a skills-based one.

Learn more and buy: https://us.humankinetics.com/products/lesson-planning-for-skills-based-secondary-health-education-2nd-edition-with-web-resource

08/18/2026

NEWLY UPDATED: Appropriate Instructional Practice Guidelines for K-12 Physical Education

This guidance document provides a comprehensive framework of appropriate instructional practices, organized across five sections: Learning Environment, Instructional Strategies, Curriculum, Assessment, and Professionalism. Each includes specific focus areas with implementation examples.

Read now: https://issuu.com/shapeamerica/docs/appropriate_instructional_practice_guidelines_for_?fr=sMDQzZTkwNDU5MTY