The Statewide Enrichment and Educational Development System (SEEDS) is happy to provide this professional development opportunity in Tucson at no cost to participants.

Participants will learn how important it is to provide many opportunities throughout the day for children to learn and practice basic physical skills. For most school-age children, acquiring physical skills is closely tied to feeling accepted by peers, having strong self concepts, and developing positive attitudes towards their own bodies.

Registration is required. Participants will receive a certificate of completion indicating hours of instruction.

For more information, call 520.320.2204.

Register here

Five Health & Fitness workshops, specifically designed for out-of-school time program staff will be showcased at the 2015 School’s Out, Make it Count Conference.

Out-of-school time programs play a critical role in keeping kids healthy and active. This year’s workshops are designed to help staff incorporate physical activity, good nutrition and health and wellness principles into your programs.

Join us for the 2015 Conference, Saturday, October 24 at the Phoenix Convention Center to develop your staff’s repertoire for helping children in your out-of-school time program develop to be healthy and successful. Register here

A workshop for mental health professionals, physicians, nurses, dieticians, nutritionists, teachers, coaches, school counselors, school psychologists, health coordinators,and any other helping profession with an interest in learning more about the prevention,treatment and recovery from an eating disorder.

Elizabeth Scott, Co-Founder of The Body Positive will present a compelling, multi-media lecture and experiential workshop offering practical strategies to initiate positive body image campaigns at home, in schools in community-based organizations and in clinical work with clients with eating disorders. Elizabeth co-created the Be Body Positive Model to provide a sustainable framework for living in one’s body that is free from double binds, judgment, and blame. Each component of this model is supported by substantial research validating its use in reversing eating and body image problems. Using this model, professionals can help people reclaim their health, beauty, and intuition, and find joy in their unique bodies.

IAEDP Members register for $30.00 and non-members register for $35.00.

Register online.
View the event flyer.

Active Kids Do Better. Research shows that 60 minutes of physical activity incorporated throughout the school day leads to higher academic achievement, Increased focus and attention, attendance, better health, and emotional fitness. Learn how Let’s Move! Active Schools is a solution in transforming the school community.

Participants will learn the research behind 60 minutes a day, the benefits, and examples of how this shift in the school environment is changing the academic achievement of students across the country. Key learning objectives are; how to lead their school into small changes within their classrooms, how to effectively use the School Health Index as an evaluation tool for their physical activity environment, and the benefits of working towards the national recognition award. Grants, resources, and professional development opportunities will be shared that help to support the teachers through the process. School leaders will learn about the partnerships that have aligned through the Let’s Move! Active Schools initiative to provide all support free of charge to school communities.

Participants will…
• Gain a better understanding of what Comprehensive Physical Activity Programs look like
• Learn how Comprehensive Physical Activity Programs incorporates the entire school community.
• Learn more about Let’s Move! Active Schools and how the school leader can use it as an evaluation tool.

Who: K-12 Physical Educators, Administrators, Before and After School Programs

Duration: 50 Minutes

Register here for this free webinar.

Last year’s Lights On Afterschool celebration included 8,200 events held across the USA and the world, making it the brightest year ever. One million people joined together to shine a light on the amazing work that afterschool programs are doing to improve the lives of youth  and families in their communities—and it’s more important than ever to share those stories across the country!

This year, the Afterschool Alliance is connecting programs with elected officials to show community leaders how afterschool works; amplifying the important work that out-of-school time programs do for health and wellness; showcasing the amazing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning opportunities in afterschool; and celebrating the partnerships between OST programs and libraries across the country.

Here’s how you can get involved:

• Register your event and sign up for Lights On Afterschool updates.
• View all the steps that go into planning an event—from elaborate community fairs to simple open houses—by viewing our interactive planning timeline.
• Search for event ideas that will make your event shine!

Start getting the word out today! Share your plans for this year’s #LightsOnAfterschool, tell the world how #afterschoolworks, and connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

We are excited to announce AzCASE’s new partnership with Arizona Health & Physical Education! AHPE is a statewide organization whose mission is to provide leadership through continuing professional development and advocacy that ensures effective delivery of evidence-informed school physical education and community based physical activity programs that foster healthy, active and physically literate youth.

AHPE offers many excellent PD opportunities throughout the year. Some of their upcoming workshops include “Teaching Dance for Understanding,” “Disc Golf Workshop and Tournament,” “Learn to Curl” and their annual state convention!

Staff members of OST program sites who have signed the Make It Count Pledge are eligible for FREE membership to AHPE (a savings of $35/year!). With this membership you can attend all of AHPE’s events and trainings at the same price as a member – often free or at a deep discount!

Be sure to take advantage of AHPE’s high-quality, low cost professional development opportunities: Submit your membership application today!

School’s Out, Make it Count  is just a few weeks away, and we are working to make sure it’s the best one yet–we are, after all, celebrating 25 years of the conference!

If you want to stay in touch and up-to-date with the latest news, make sure to sign up for our newsletter and stay in touch on social media.

• CrossFit for Kids  John Castaneda and Nikki Dooley, Steve’s Club of Flagstaff
• Fuel for Fun: Making Nutrition Fun and  Relevant for Youth Kirsten Gray, Valley of the Sun YMCA
• Power of Play Kara Largent and Rhett Etherton, Playworks Arizona
• The Laws of Motion: Integrating STEM in Physical Activity Jess Wadleigh, Skillastics
• Engaging Families through Maker Education Matt Barinholtz, FutureMakers
• Great Games for Recreation Programs Jason Jamison, Covering the Court LLC
• CATCH the Fun with Physical Activity Programming! Christine Hicks, Patricia Russell and Cristina Guterman, CATCH Kids Club

You can check out the workshop descriptions, the full list of workshops AND register for the conference here!

See you on the 28th!

School’s Out, Make it Count  is just a few weeks away, and we are working to make sure it’s the best one yet–we are, after all, celebrating 25 years of the conference!

If you want to stay in touch and up-to-date with the latest news, make sure to sign up for our newsletter and stay in touch on social media.

We are excited to offer a bonus FREE webinar to celebrate the 25th year of School’s Out, Make It Count!

Join Sandy Spin Slade for this FREE one-of-a-kind webinar, “Enhancing Social & Emotional Learning with Large Groups”!

Social and emotional learning (SEL) enhances students’ ability to deal effectively and ethically with daily tasks. There is not a better opportunity to enhance these skills then during out-of-school time physical activity time!

This webinar will focus on a number of simple and easy physical activities that enhance SEL and will be a fun addition to your OST program! You will leave this training with a number of tools and resources that will help you organized large groups in a physical active setting while applying the five core SEL competencies. Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind webinar!

Enhancing Social and Emotional Learning in Large Groups

Wednesday, October 18th | 12pm-1pm Arizona Time

Update 10/10: The webinar is now full! The training will be recorded and the video will be available here.

You can also check out the School’s Out, Make It Count conference workshop descriptions, the full list of workshops AND register for the conference here!

See you on the 28th!

The Statewide Enrichment and Educational Development System (SEEDS) is happy to provide this professional development opportunity in Tucson at no cost to participants.

Participants will learn how important it is to provide many opportunities throughout the day for children to learn and practice basic physical skills. For most school-age children, acquiring physical skills is closely tied to feeling accepted by peers, having strong self concepts, and developing positive attitudes towards their own bodies.

Registration is required. Participants will receive a certificate of completion indicating hours of instruction.

For more information, call 520.320.2204.

Register here

Five Health & Fitness workshops, specifically designed for out-of-school time program staff will be showcased at the 2015 School’s Out, Make it Count Conference.

Out-of-school time programs play a critical role in keeping kids healthy and active. This year’s workshops are designed to help staff incorporate physical activity, good nutrition and health and wellness principles into your programs.

Join us for the 2015 Conference, Saturday, October 24 at the Phoenix Convention Center to develop your staff’s repertoire for helping children in your out-of-school time program develop to be healthy and successful. Register here

A workshop for mental health professionals, physicians, nurses, dieticians, nutritionists, teachers, coaches, school counselors, school psychologists, health coordinators,and any other helping profession with an interest in learning more about the prevention,treatment and recovery from an eating disorder.

Elizabeth Scott, Co-Founder of The Body Positive will present a compelling, multi-media lecture and experiential workshop offering practical strategies to initiate positive body image campaigns at home, in schools in community-based organizations and in clinical work with clients with eating disorders. Elizabeth co-created the Be Body Positive Model to provide a sustainable framework for living in one’s body that is free from double binds, judgment, and blame. Each component of this model is supported by substantial research validating its use in reversing eating and body image problems. Using this model, professionals can help people reclaim their health, beauty, and intuition, and find joy in their unique bodies.

IAEDP Members register for $30.00 and non-members register for $35.00.

Register online.
View the event flyer.

Active Kids Do Better. Research shows that 60 minutes of physical activity incorporated throughout the school day leads to higher academic achievement, Increased focus and attention, attendance, better health, and emotional fitness. Learn how Let’s Move! Active Schools is a solution in transforming the school community.

Participants will learn the research behind 60 minutes a day, the benefits, and examples of how this shift in the school environment is changing the academic achievement of students across the country. Key learning objectives are; how to lead their school into small changes within their classrooms, how to effectively use the School Health Index as an evaluation tool for their physical activity environment, and the benefits of working towards the national recognition award. Grants, resources, and professional development opportunities will be shared that help to support the teachers through the process. School leaders will learn about the partnerships that have aligned through the Let’s Move! Active Schools initiative to provide all support free of charge to school communities.

Participants will…
• Gain a better understanding of what Comprehensive Physical Activity Programs look like
• Learn how Comprehensive Physical Activity Programs incorporates the entire school community.
• Learn more about Let’s Move! Active Schools and how the school leader can use it as an evaluation tool.

Who: K-12 Physical Educators, Administrators, Before and After School Programs

Duration: 50 Minutes

Register here for this free webinar.

Last year’s Lights On Afterschool celebration included 8,200 events held across the USA and the world, making it the brightest year ever. One million people joined together to shine a light on the amazing work that afterschool programs are doing to improve the lives of youth  and families in their communities—and it’s more important than ever to share those stories across the country!

This year, the Afterschool Alliance is connecting programs with elected officials to show community leaders how afterschool works; amplifying the important work that out-of-school time programs do for health and wellness; showcasing the amazing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning opportunities in afterschool; and celebrating the partnerships between OST programs and libraries across the country.

Here’s how you can get involved:

• Register your event and sign up for Lights On Afterschool updates.
• View all the steps that go into planning an event—from elaborate community fairs to simple open houses—by viewing our interactive planning timeline.
• Search for event ideas that will make your event shine!

Start getting the word out today! Share your plans for this year’s #LightsOnAfterschool, tell the world how #afterschoolworks, and connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

We are excited to announce AzCASE’s new partnership with Arizona Health & Physical Education! AHPE is a statewide organization whose mission is to provide leadership through continuing professional development and advocacy that ensures effective delivery of evidence-informed school physical education and community based physical activity programs that foster healthy, active and physically literate youth.

AHPE offers many excellent PD opportunities throughout the year. Some of their upcoming workshops include “Teaching Dance for Understanding,” “Disc Golf Workshop and Tournament,” “Learn to Curl” and their annual state convention!

Staff members of OST program sites who have signed the Make It Count Pledge are eligible for FREE membership to AHPE (a savings of $35/year!). With this membership you can attend all of AHPE’s events and trainings at the same price as a member – often free or at a deep discount!

Be sure to take advantage of AHPE’s high-quality, low cost professional development opportunities: Submit your membership application today!

School’s Out, Make it Count  is just a few weeks away, and we are working to make sure it’s the best one yet–we are, after all, celebrating 25 years of the conference!

If you want to stay in touch and up-to-date with the latest news, make sure to sign up for our newsletter and stay in touch on social media.

• CrossFit for Kids  John Castaneda and Nikki Dooley, Steve’s Club of Flagstaff
• Fuel for Fun: Making Nutrition Fun and  Relevant for Youth Kirsten Gray, Valley of the Sun YMCA
• Power of Play Kara Largent and Rhett Etherton, Playworks Arizona
• The Laws of Motion: Integrating STEM in Physical Activity Jess Wadleigh, Skillastics
• Engaging Families through Maker Education Matt Barinholtz, FutureMakers
• Great Games for Recreation Programs Jason Jamison, Covering the Court LLC
• CATCH the Fun with Physical Activity Programming! Christine Hicks, Patricia Russell and Cristina Guterman, CATCH Kids Club

You can check out the workshop descriptions, the full list of workshops AND register for the conference here!

See you on the 28th!

School’s Out, Make it Count  is just a few weeks away, and we are working to make sure it’s the best one yet–we are, after all, celebrating 25 years of the conference!

If you want to stay in touch and up-to-date with the latest news, make sure to sign up for our newsletter and stay in touch on social media.

We are excited to offer a bonus FREE webinar to celebrate the 25th year of School’s Out, Make It Count!

Join Sandy Spin Slade for this FREE one-of-a-kind webinar, “Enhancing Social & Emotional Learning with Large Groups”!

Social and emotional learning (SEL) enhances students’ ability to deal effectively and ethically with daily tasks. There is not a better opportunity to enhance these skills then during out-of-school time physical activity time!

This webinar will focus on a number of simple and easy physical activities that enhance SEL and will be a fun addition to your OST program! You will leave this training with a number of tools and resources that will help you organized large groups in a physical active setting while applying the five core SEL competencies. Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind webinar!

Enhancing Social and Emotional Learning in Large Groups

Wednesday, October 18th | 12pm-1pm Arizona Time

Update 10/10: The webinar is now full! The training will be recorded and the video will be available here.

You can also check out the School’s Out, Make It Count conference workshop descriptions, the full list of workshops AND register for the conference here!

See you on the 28th!

The Statewide Enrichment and Educational Development System (SEEDS) is happy to provide this professional development opportunity in Tucson at no cost to participants.

Participants will learn how important it is to provide many opportunities throughout the day for children to learn and practice basic physical skills. For most school-age children, acquiring physical skills is closely tied to feeling accepted by peers, having strong self concepts, and developing positive attitudes towards their own bodies.

Registration is required. Participants will receive a certificate of completion indicating hours of instruction.

For more information, call 520.320.2204.

Register here

Five Health & Fitness workshops, specifically designed for out-of-school time program staff will be showcased at the 2015 School’s Out, Make it Count Conference.

Out-of-school time programs play a critical role in keeping kids healthy and active. This year’s workshops are designed to help staff incorporate physical activity, good nutrition and health and wellness principles into your programs.

Join us for the 2015 Conference, Saturday, October 24 at the Phoenix Convention Center to develop your staff’s repertoire for helping children in your out-of-school time program develop to be healthy and successful. Register here

A workshop for mental health professionals, physicians, nurses, dieticians, nutritionists, teachers, coaches, school counselors, school psychologists, health coordinators,and any other helping profession with an interest in learning more about the prevention,treatment and recovery from an eating disorder.

Elizabeth Scott, Co-Founder of The Body Positive will present a compelling, multi-media lecture and experiential workshop offering practical strategies to initiate positive body image campaigns at home, in schools in community-based organizations and in clinical work with clients with eating disorders. Elizabeth co-created the Be Body Positive Model to provide a sustainable framework for living in one’s body that is free from double binds, judgment, and blame. Each component of this model is supported by substantial research validating its use in reversing eating and body image problems. Using this model, professionals can help people reclaim their health, beauty, and intuition, and find joy in their unique bodies.

IAEDP Members register for $30.00 and non-members register for $35.00.

Register online.
View the event flyer.

Active Kids Do Better. Research shows that 60 minutes of physical activity incorporated throughout the school day leads to higher academic achievement, Increased focus and attention, attendance, better health, and emotional fitness. Learn how Let’s Move! Active Schools is a solution in transforming the school community.

Participants will learn the research behind 60 minutes a day, the benefits, and examples of how this shift in the school environment is changing the academic achievement of students across the country. Key learning objectives are; how to lead their school into small changes within their classrooms, how to effectively use the School Health Index as an evaluation tool for their physical activity environment, and the benefits of working towards the national recognition award. Grants, resources, and professional development opportunities will be shared that help to support the teachers through the process. School leaders will learn about the partnerships that have aligned through the Let’s Move! Active Schools initiative to provide all support free of charge to school communities.

Participants will…
• Gain a better understanding of what Comprehensive Physical Activity Programs look like
• Learn how Comprehensive Physical Activity Programs incorporates the entire school community.
• Learn more about Let’s Move! Active Schools and how the school leader can use it as an evaluation tool.

Who: K-12 Physical Educators, Administrators, Before and After School Programs

Duration: 50 Minutes

Register here for this free webinar.