I am a National Board Certified Teacher (Elem/Middle School physical Education). One of the reasons I went through the rigorous procedure to attain certification was so that if I moved out of state, I would be qualified to teach anywhere in the U.S. for that 10 year period. I certified in 2001 (Illinois) and just moved to Arizona. I applied for a part-time phys educ position and was shocked to hear that "..because your NB certification is not a "Generalist" certification, you will need to complete the following to receive an AZ teaching certificate:

1. Take and pass an Elem. Educ. exam
2. Take and pass an Elem. Exam in your field.
3. take and pass the U.S. Constitution Test
4. Take and pass the AZ Constitution Test
5. Take a college credit class on English Immersion.

Well, this was a shock and something I believe all P.E. teachers should be made aware of.....your NB Certification will not guarantee you are certified nationally!

Anyone can contact me if you have more questions re: this matter.
Gary Wojton gwojton@hotmail.com

I wanted to thank you for the "DO More Eat Healthy" bookmarks. I wanted to send you a picture of some of our students with them if that is an option. We had a "Get Active" art contest for the month of May and all of our students that entered recieved one of your encouraging bookmarks.If you send me an e-amil address I will attach the picture. THanks again for providing the bookmarks. I love the quote on the back.

pelinks4u staff:
New format is excellent ... congratulations to all. Steve: Some of your readers might like to see the January issue of the Elementary School Journal. It is entirely devoted to physical education.

I was very disappointed and repulsed that on your elementary physical education page there was a link named "Hot P.E." that led to a pornographic website. Granted when you click on the link it warns you that it is for 18 year olds and up, I was shocked to see... (edited by webmaster. Let's just say it isn't what our site is about, or that we purposely link to). This link was very misleading. It had a basketball as a background to the words. If you were going to provide such a link then it should have been under a tab named "Sex in exercise" NOT "Elementary PE". This is disgusting and will keep me from visting your website again, as well as spreading the word. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Melissa, Student

reponse by Terri Covey (coveyte@cwu.edu), webmaster for pelinks4u It's unfortunate that you were led to a website that offended you, but if you will slow down and *think*, take a few breaths, and investigate our website better, you will discover that we have a good reputation and are in no way pornorgraphic. Not in the slightest. Not even an insinuation of pornography. Not only am I the webmaster for pelinks4u, but I'm the Web Support Specialist at Central Washington University. My experience takes into account that the Internet changes and is never static. That means that although our link to 'Hot P.E.' was good 5 to 6 years ago when you ran across those archived pages in the Elementary section, the domain was lost at some point and re-purchased by someone else. Meaning, someone else purchased the domain name, and that site is now pornographic. The domain name was taken from a site that was wholesome, and re-purchased and used for something warped. In order to post to this site and look over the material, I must assume you are an adult and not a child. When you, or anyone else, run across links that are no longer good, or lead to websites that BLATANTLY are not what we are all about, please contact me (Terri Covey at coveyte@cwu.edu) to report this problem. To assume a problem is our fault, and not a result of an ever changing Web that is not static but always evolving and changing, and to also 'spread the word' as you state, is nothing but SLANDER. I respond to your report here, and am posting this to the public in answer to your indignation. I will assume everyone else knows our good reputation and will realize you were reviewing a 'repurchased' domain name. I just spend a considerable time 'combing' pelinks4u really good, and removed this link from countless pages. I'm hoping all cases of this link were discovered because it was a very offensive site. READERS: Please report offensive links, realizing that changes to the Web took place. pelinks4u will quickly remedy a problem, but is not reponsible for something out of our control.

Please, Please Please, unsubscribe me!! I have been trying for months to get this done....Thanks!! - Joy Carinder

response:
Unfortunately you didn't include your email address with this posting, for we could have unsubscribed you right away. Your email address would not show to the public.

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I purchased The NEW Physical Education: Promoting Healthy and Active Lifestyles DVD. The first chapter refers us back to PELnks4U for guided discussion questions. Where are the questions? - Judy Vanderford, PE/Health Consultant

Response from pelinks4u:
Judy, my apologies but I have yet to complete the questions. It is on my "To Do" list and as soon as they are completed I will be sure to put out an announcement. (Steve Jefferies, pelinks4u, Publisher)

Hi. I am a P.E teacher in MA always looking for new ideas. I just wanted to let you know that the (secondary) lesson/unit plans on your website are awesome. There is really nothing more "comprehensive" out there. The amount of detail and graphics makes it a great resource.

Keep up the great work.

Best,

(The following can also be found on our Health, Fitness, and Nutrition page.)

I would like to announce a new resource for your health/fitness/nutrition section. PreschoolRock.com is a website for parents and teachers of preschoolers.

I am the nutrition writer and my section, Preschool Nutrition (http://nutrition.preschoolrock.com/ ), has tips for healthy eating, practical information about nutrients and healthy eating guidelines, food reviews, recipes, and new ideas for healthy meals and snacks. Here are the latest articles available at Preschool Nutrition:

Preschooler Calorie Needs - How Many Calories Does Your Preschooler Need?

Top Tips for Healthy Eating

What if My Preschooler Doesn't Eat Vegetables?

Please take a look and feel free to link to our content.
Regards,

Kati Chevaux, MS
http://nutrition.preschoolrock.com/

With all the new requirements for what we are teaching and how often kids are being required to have PE in public schools, many districts are adopting new curriculums. Locating these PE/Health Curriculums is near impossible. Our district has looked at a few including Fit For Life and Five For Life. These are good but I think it would be wise to look at more than three or four when deciding on a district wide adoption. Do you or the pelinks4u readers know of any others out there? Are they good or bad?

I am looking for a new Health Education textbook for grades 9-12. Does anyone have any texts they would recommend?

Darlene: pelinks4u focuses mainly on reporting on completed research, and especially the practical implications of research for teachers. Typically, research papers are sent to our professional journals for review before being considered for publication. Occasionally, pelinks4u will publish original essays by authors. We review those internally for publication consideration. Thank you for your interest. Please contact us if you have any additional questions. Sincerely, Stephen C. Jefferies, Ph.D., Professor Physical Education Program Director Publisher, PELINKS4U