#FAMILY DAY SCHEDULE December 7, 2024 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm 7:30-8:00 am – CHECK-IN/REGISTRATION 8:00-8:05 am – WELCOME Overview of Day’s Activities / Presentations from Ben Brandau 8:10-9:10 am – LECTURE Building Foundational Fitness in 7th Grade Sports Academy by Elijah Beamon OVERVIEW: In the 7th grade sports academy, strength and conditioning are integrated to build foundational fitness. The focus is on age-appropriate ... Read More ..read more

You’ve seen our new look, now take a scroll through our new website: updated to better help serve you. Find what you need — events, podcasts, or other resources — right from our homepage, or learn about our impact, staff, and programs through the top menu. Visit azk12.org ..read more

Posted Sunday, November 17, 2024 8:00 am Independent Newsmedia Lara Cox wants to get kids moving. The K-sixth physical education teacher at Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School is devoted to making sure students exercise their bodies along with their brains. Her devotion paid off when she earned an honorable mention at the Arizona Educational Foundation’s 2025 Teacher of the Year Awards in October. ... Read More ..read more

Six year old Ruby Bridges stepped into the history books in 1960 when she integrated William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans becoming a national icon for the civil rights movement. Today her story continues to inspire the next generation of leaders to end racism together one step at a time. For more information, (Click Here).   ..read more

Check out the FREE multimedia resource collection for educators from Hip Hop Public Health that teaches kids in grade K-5 about the “ABCs” of healthy relationships with friends and family: Autonomy, Boundaries, and Consent! Their collection includes original videos, songs, standards-aligned lesson plans, take-home materials, and more! Just create a free account to access The ABCs of Me and Hip Hop Public Health’s full library of educator materials ... Read More ..read more

Keep saving your faves for a chance to win a Fuel Up Swag Bag! Giveaways are going on monthly and entering is as easy as 1 2 3 … 1. Log in or create an account. 2. Navigate to “My Resource Library.” 3. Save at least one resource to your library Click Here for more information ..read more

Mark has been in the field of education since 1976. Mark’s journey in education brought him to Arizona in 1982 where he began teaching adapted physical education at the Arizona Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. While at ASDB, he helped to organize and develop the first ever Adapted Sports Program for sensory impaired, multi-disabled students. The program included ... Read More ..read more

We are going to have some amazing exhibitors at our convention this year! We don’t want to spoil all of them, so here is just a few to expect at the convention this year ..read more

..read more

Dear Educator, Who wants a $50 dollar gift card to Amazon??? If you are like me, you are looking for free lesson plans and group curriculum!  Dove Self Esteem Project now has tons of no prep/no cost resources for educators that you can use right away or plug into your plan for the 2024-25 school year!  Use the form below to sign up for these ... Read More ..read more