When the bell rings at the end of the school day, classes may be over. But for young students who participate in out-of-school time (OST) programs, learning does not stop. It simply continues in a different setting, often within a local park, recreation, or community center.
Participation in youth sports has many benefits that include improved fitness, health, flexibility, muscle strength, cognitive functioning, mental health, and social-emotional wellbeing. Playing sports at an early age can help maintain optimal body weight, reducing the risk of childhood obesity.
The classroom is a learning laboratory—not just for students but also for teachers. Human beings are complex. Individuals think and learn in diverse ways. There is no “one size fits all” model of learning and teaching. Classroom teachers must constantly adapt their teaching methods to meet students where they are.
For emergency responders new to the profession, the fitness levels they achieve during their training as well as how they manage daily stress can go a long way in determining later job performance. Emergency responders, also known as tactical athletes, include firefighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical personnel, and military service members.
Some people think that a routine of running, jogging, power walking, or other forms of aerobic exercise is all that you need to do to achieve and maintain maximum physical fitness and health. There is no question that these activities are an excellent form of exercise. But for most adults, an exercise program offering the greatest level of health benefit is one that consists of a combination of aerobic activity and resistance training.
Every teacher wants to create an optimized learning environment that provides the students in their classroom the best opportunity for success. One way to do this is for teachers to make an investment in themselves—an investment that will equip them with the knowledge and confidence they need to excel as educators.
As knowledge on the importance of exercise and physical activity in maintaining a healthy lifestyle continues to expand, certain issues and trends in the fitness industry are at the forefront.
Enhancing the instructional skills of classroom teachers, increasing content knowledge in mathematics, building a community of peers where educators can find support—these are essential functions carried out by mathematics specialist leaders. Equally important is their role in being an advocate for change—change that will shift instructional approaches in achieving equitable math teaching and learning in schools.
Health care professionals sometimes look at their patients through a one-dimensional lens where they focus primarily on the patient’s physical symptoms. The patient is a “case.” But an effective treatment plan, especially when it comes to pain management, requires health care professionals, including athletic trainers, to understand a patient’s physical issues and their psychological and social needs.
“How it started, how it’s going.” You may have seen the popular meme on X (formerly known as Twitter) that some people use to make a “then and now” comparison. For esports, how it started can be traced back to October 1972 when the first video game tournament in history, the “Intergalactic Spacewar! Olympics,” was held in the Artificial Intelligence Lab on the campus of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
