Mike Kuczala has delivered keynotes, given presentations, facilitated professional development, and taught graduate courses on 4 continents. His presentations, courses, books, and videos have reached more than 100,000 teachers, trainers, corporate executives, and parents.  He is also the coauthor of the Corwin Bestseller and Association of Educational Publishers’ Distinguished Achievement Award nominated, The Kinesthetic Classroom: Teaching and Learning through Movement, a book and philosophy that has changed the view of teaching and learning around the world.  Mike’s 2nd book, Training in Motion: How to Use Movement to Create an Engaging and Effective Learning Environment, was released in 2015 (AMACOM) and Ready, Set, Go! The Kinesthetic Classroom 2.0 (Corwin) was released in the summer of 2017.  His 4th book, The Peak Performing Teacher: 5 Habits for Success (Corwin) was released in February 2022.

You can follow him on Twitter @kinestheticlass. Find out more about him at http://www.mikekuczala.com/ and https://www.thepeakperformingteacher.com/. 

In this episode, Mike Kuczala shares why active classrooms are essential for students. Listen in to learn more!

This episode highlights some of the accomplishments that Active Schools is most proud of this year (2022). These would not be possible without the support of Brian Dauenhauer and our strategic partnership with the University of Colorado Active Schools Institute. 

We all know the importance of building relationships with families and the benefits it has on students. Physical education teachers have an opportunity to make connections with families while sharing the substance of their subject. This episode provides listeners with suggestions (i.e. what, why, how) related to the topic of family engagement. We also highlight a campaign called, "Family PE Week," which is sponsored by OPEN and Active Schools.

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Will Potter

Christine Drago

We invite you to participate in “Family PE Week” which is officially held the first week of October. However, this event can be celebrated at any time throughout the year. The goal of Family PE Week is to help families, schools, and communities understand the importance of physical education.

Active Schools has partnered with OPEN to provide teachers and schools with a variety of tools and resources. This episode highlights just a few of the many ways to celebrate and promote this event. For more information, please visit https://openphysed.org/familieslovepe. 

The guest was Brian Devore, OPEN Professional Development Manager. Brian is dedicated to the #teachershelpingteachers philosophy and has supported physical education in a variety of ways throughout his career. His email is [email protected]. 

SWITCH ("School Wellness Integration Targeting Child Health") is an innovative school wellness initiative designed to support and enhance school wellness programming. Through SWITCH, schools can help students to "Switch what they Do, View, and Chew!"

Learn more by visiting https://www.iowaswitch.org/.

AASA, the School Superintendents Association, founded in 1865, is the professional organization for more than 13,000 educational leaders in the United States and throughout the world. AASA members range from chief executive officers, superintendents and senior level school administrators to cabinet members, professors and aspiring school system leaders.

AASA members are the chief education advocates for children. AASA members advance the goals of public education and champion children’s causes in their districts and nationwide. As school system leaders, AASA members set the pace for academic achievement. They help shape policy, oversee its implementation and represent school districts to the public at large.

There website (www.aasa.org) includes information about AASA's governance activities, advocacy initiatives, membership, conferences and meetings, program and resource development and more. 

Founded in 1999, the National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD) is a public health practice and resource center on health promotion for people with disability. NCHPAD is the premier resource for information on physical activity, health promotion, and disability, serving persons with physical, sensory and cognitive disability across the lifespan. NCHPAD’s features a variety of resources and services which can benefit all ages and populations and can be found online at www.nchpad.org. 

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The Sanford fit vision is to create dynamic and meaningful resources and programs to empower children and activate lifelong healthy behaviors.

Reach out to the Sanford fit via email at [email protected] or on social media @sanfordfitkids.

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If you would like more information about the resources mentioned in this podcast, please use the links below.

The Cooper Institute Homepage LINK

Fitnessgram Homepage LINK

Fitnessgram Playground LINK

You can also contact Joel Romo directly at [email protected]. 

Find more information about Power Up Fitness here: https://www.powerupfitness.net/

Contact Stacy Baugues at: [email protected]