Three recommendations for sport organizations when engaging in evaluation
The sport sector considers evaluation an essential organizational practice. Through evaluation, sport organizations can gain insights and solicit feedback about their programs. Evaluation can also inform decision-making, guide program improvements, and build stakeholders’ value and advocacy for programming (Holt et…
The True Sport Experience: Bringing physical and ethical literacy to life in and out of the classroom
Physical and health education teachers and coaches are experts at helping kids learn new skills. By patiently walking students through each learning step, they build the blocks of learners’ physical literacy. However, sport and recreation experiences aren’t built on physical…
Project Echo: A movement to make Para sport a better place for all
The global COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted inequalities that many people experience, particularly the disparities experienced by persons with disabilities. According to the COVID-19 Disability SurveyOpens in a new window, over 50% of respondents noted that during the pandemic their needs weren’t being met…
Building a culture of excellence in high performance sport
Highlights An organization’s culture involves the values, attitudes and goals that are shared by a group of people. These values, attitudes and goals influence how the group interacts and operates as its members work toward a common goal. Within and…
HARRY STYLES IS THE LATEST CELEBRITY FASHION INVESTOR
Harry Styles is officially a fashion investor. At Steven Stokey-Daley’s fall show during Pitti Uomo on Thursday, the British designer announced the global music star’s involvement in his eponymous brand, S.S. Daley. Styles’ investment comes after his longtime stylist Harry Lambert introduced the…
UNIQLO HITS SHEIN WITH LAWSUIT OVER ALLEGED DUPE OF VIRAL SHOULDER BAG
According to a statement put out by its parent company, Fast Retailing, Uniqlo filed documents in the Tokyo District Court in Japan on Dec. 28. accusing the Chinese retailer of copying its popular Round Mini Shoulder Bag. It requested that Shein’s operators cease production of the “imitation products” immediately and…
Teachers (and Students) Can Only Take So Much
Brains can only take so much. The exact line that marks the boundary between “enough to manage” and “too much” is defined by individual experiences and personalities, but I think it’s safe to say that the last two years have…
An Administrator’s Approach to Supporting Reading Instruction
Teachers and administrators know that reading scores are in the news across the United States, with 2022 NAEP results showing significant declines in student proficiency since 2019. Many variables contribute to this crisis: the disruptions of pandemic learning, inequitable educational systems that…
Who Is Ann Woodward? The Scandalous True Story of the New York Socialite Who Shot Her Husband
In episode one of Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, Truman Capote (Tom Hollander) gets a drink thrown on him by Ann Woodward (Demi Moore) during lunch at La Côte Basque. He knows it’s coming: “Why does she keep staring at me?”…
JESSEL TAANK WANTS TO BE ‘THE GWYNETH PALTROW OF INDIA’
Jessel Taank comes from a lineage of fashion creatives. Before the UK-born fashion publicist and “RHONY” got her start in the industry, her uncles moved to New York in pursuit of careers in photography. And even as a little girl, Taank loved exploring…