LSU Lab School’s Faerber Named National Physical Educator of the Year
06/26/2009 02:32 PM
| BATON ROUGE – Joanna Faerber, a physical education teacher at the LSU Laboratory School, a division of the LSU College of Education, has been honored as the National Elementary School Physical Education Teacher of the Year by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education, or NASPE. NASPE, a non-profit professional membership organization, is the preeminent national authority on physical education and a recognized leader in sport and physical activity. With more than 16,000 members, NASPE is the largest of the five national associations that make up the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. The Physical Education Teacher of the Year Award is given in recognition of outstanding teaching performance at the elementary school level and the ability to motivate today’s youth to participate in a lifetime of physical activity. Faerber was previously honored as the NASPE Teacher of the Year for the Southern District in March. Faerber, a Baton Rouge native who has spent 24 years at the Laboratory School, was selected over five other district representatives. She accepted the award, sponsored by NASPE and Sportime, an innovator in equipment and services for physical educator, at the NASPE convention in Tampa. Faerber has earned a stellar reputation as a specialist teacher at the Lab School. Her students learn a variety of activities including inline skating, fishing, bowling, square dancing, and gymnastics. Technology also plays a big role in the students’ lessons. They have the opportunity to use pedometers, GPS receivers, geo-caching and Fitnessgram. Faerber also served on the school’s task force which led the design and construction a state-of-the-art playground. Among her many professional affiliations are the National Association for Sport and Physical Education/American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; the Louisiana Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; the Southern District of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development; and the National Association of Laboratory Schools. Faerber strives to be a leader in her field by presenting at more than 70 workshops and seminars for teachers across the state and the nation as well as attending local, state, national and international conferences and conventions. She has also coordinated numerous activities in the community including the American Heart Association’s Jump Rope for Heart, the Juvenile Diabetes Walk, health fairs and the Louisiana Body Walk. “Joanna is an amazing and innovative teacher,” said Dorothy Rumfellow, principal of the elementary division of University Laboratory School. “She is truly dedicated to the physical education of children, and she is a wonderful role model for students and faculty.” Faerber received her bachelor’s degree in K-12 health, physical education, recreation and dance from Arkansas State University and her master’s degree in physical education from East Carolina University. A national board-certified teacher in physical education early and middle childhood, she is currently studying for her doctorate in health and human performance from the University of Southern Mississippi. For more information, on the NASPE, visit www.naspeinfo.org. - 30 - |
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