Paul Wright believes in the affirming power of promoting social and emotional learning (SEL) through sport and other physical activities to position students on better paths toward success. Sure enough, it’s the major focus of the Physical Activity and Life Skills (PALS)
Read moreP.E. Leadership Summit trains, inspires students from West Aurora High School
Jim Ressler is a strong advocate for the power and potential of Physical Education leadership programs. “First, they offer a different experience for high school students in P.E. classes,” says Ressler, a professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education. “Second,
Read moreBelizean Youth Sport Coalition takes next step as project wraps
Just look at the numbers. Three years. Twenty-seven organizations. One hundred and twenty-one coaches, teachers and youth workers trained – 13 of them traveling to the United States for that preparation, partly delivered by three NIU students. Fifteen hundred youth enrolled in
Read moreCollege of Education’s spring 2016 Community Learning Series panel to discuss concussion in youth sports
Sharon Moskowitz, a NIU graduate student and life-long athlete, suffered her first concussion at 15, the result of a particularly aggressive foul during a high school basketball game. Moskowitz’s opponent hit her so hard that it broke her nose and knocked her
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