CSDE CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT PUBLICATIONS

• New: Position Statement on Coordinated School Health - PDF 
  
  
• Position Statement on Creating a Healthy School Environment – (2001) expresses the Connecticut State Board of Education’s vision and goals of developing a healthy school environment
  
  
• Position Statement on Nutrition and Physical Activity – (2005) expresses the Connecticut State Board of Education’s vision and goals of supporting a learning environment conducive to healthy lifestyles
  
  
• Healthy and Balanced Living Curriculum Framework for Physical Education (2006)
  
  
• Connecticut’s Common Core of Learning - Physical Education (1998)
  
  
• Physical Education - A Guide to K-12 Program Development (2000)
  
  
• Test Administrator's Manual, The Third Generation Connecticut Physical Fitness Assessment (2009)
  
  
• Guidelines for a Coordinated Approach to School Health (2007)
  
  
• Section 3: Physical Education – includes Connecticut General Statutes Pertaining to Physical Education
  
  
• Action Guide for School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies

• American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)
  AAHPERD is an alliance of six national and six district associations supporting professionals through resources and programs in all areas of wellness and physical activity. This site provides links to the six national and six district associations, their programs and resources.
  
  
• Connecticut Association of Administrators of Health and Physical Education (CAAHPE)
  For information, contact flanagan.dj@easthartford.org
  
  
• Connecticut Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (CTAHPERD)
  CTAHPERD is the state affiliate to AAHPERD. The site provides information about services, events, and announcements along with links to a variety of resources both within the state and throughout the country.
  
  
• Connecticut Interscholastic Athletics Association (CIAC)
  
  
• Governor’s Committee on Physical Fitness
  
  
• National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE)
  
  
• The Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
  

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of all people. Their site provides information, resources, publications, funding opportunities, data and statistics on health topics from A-Z including physical activity
  
  
• CDC–DASH Division of Adolescent Health Healthy Youth Web-adapted version of the Division of Adolescent and School Health's Program At-A-Glance, and includes the most current health-related data
  
  
• Virtual Office of the Surgeon General The Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity
  

• BEST - Beginning Educator Support and Training Program
  
  
• Connecticut’s Common Core of Teaching
  
  
• Discipline-Based Professional Teaching Standards for Physical Education (17 pp.)
  
  
• Teacher Certification
  

• AAHPERD / NASPE site contains information about program and research grant opportunities
  
  
• Carol M. White Physical Education Program
  This program provides grants to initiate, expand, and improve physical education programs for K-12 students
  

• Action for Healthy Kids
  
  
• Action Based Learning - Brain Research makes the connections between physical activity and academic performance
  

• How Are Student Health Risks & Resilience Related to the Academic Progress of Schools?
  
  
• Making the Connection: Health and Student Achievement
  
  
• Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (SSDHPER)
  SSDHPER Position Papers
  • Resolution for Comprehensive School Health Education That Addresses the Health and Safety of All Children
  • Resolution for Quality Physical Education and Physical Activity
    
    
• The Learning Connection: The Value of Improving Nutrition and Physical Activity in Our Schools - Action for Healthy Kids
  

• Creating a Healthy School Using the Healthy School Report Card: An ASCD Action Tool helps school communities develop health promoting schools and homes that enable, motivate, support, and reinforce student and staff adoption and practice of healthy behaviors. Schools that use the action tool will bring community and parent stakeholders together to assess how effectively they address student and staff well-being and support student academic achievement and positive behavioral outcomes.
  
  
• Health Education Curriclum Analysis Tool (HECAT) Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
  
  
• Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (PECAT) Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool
  
  
• Physical Education in the U.S.: A CDC Status Report
  
  
• School Health Index: A Self-Assessment and Planning Guide
  
  
• The Whole Child: Healthy, Safe, Engaged, Supported, Challenged - Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
  

• ABC for Fitness provides instruction for teachers to incorporate short bursts of activity at the beginning of each class; can ensure that children obtain the level of physical activity that is essential for good health and well being
  
  
• ACTIVE Classroom-based physical activities that integrate physical activity with academic concepts
  
  
• Brain Breaks Physical activity idea book for elementary classroom teachers to help increase physical activity in the classroom and during the school day
  
  
• Brain Gym Uses movement as a means to enhance learning in classrooms and other spaces; source for making connections between academic performance and physical activity
  
  
• CircusFit Program for students, families and teachers, with lessons and activities for teaching health, nutrition, fitness and circus skills; includes prompts for discussion and journaling, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® performer testimonials and demonstrations – real-life role models whose stories and examples tell of the rewards of a physically fit lifestyle
  
  
• Coordinated Approach to Child Health (C.A.T.C.H.) Coordinated school health program which builds an alliance of parents, teachers, child nutrition personnel, school staff, and community partners to teach children and their families how to be healthy for a lifetime
  
  
• PE Central Website for physical activity, physical education, and cross-curricular teaching
  
  
• SPARK Program promoting development of healthy lifestyles, motor skills and movement knowledge, and social and personal skills
  
  
• Station PE Activities for implementing sections of the coordinated school health programs in schools, including literacy training and many other fun learning activities
  
  
• Take 10 Classroom-based physical activity program for K-5 students; curriculum tool that integrates academic learning objectives with language arts, math, social studies, science, and health with movement
  
  
• VERB: CDC Youth Campaign Comprising online games and interactives, blogs, educational materials, and other activities, this multicultural social marketing campaign to increase physical activity among youth is called VERB: It's what you do. Curricular materials for educators and interactive multimedia content directed at youth combine to engage and motivate tweens (ages 9 to 13), encouraging healthy lifestyles and participation in physical activity.

Parents & Community

• American Heart Association
  
  
• Circus Fit for Parents
  
  
• Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH)
  
  
• Governor’s Committee on Physical Fitness
  
  
• Peaceful Playgrounds

Students

• Circus Fit
  
  
• Healthy Youth! Make a Difference at Your School! Key strategies to prevent obesity