General Resources

New Mexico Public Education Department: This comprehensive site answers all questions regarding public education here in New Mexico. View educational content standards, learn about AYP, licensure and more. www.ped.state.nm.us
New Mexico State Legislature: This site will allow you to track the progress of legislation of interest. Also, you can contact your legislator using the contact information provided. http://legis.state.nm.us/lcs/
US Congress: This is searchable guide to contact elected federal officials as well as following federal legislation.
http://www.congress.org/
American Alliance for Health Physical Education, Recreation and Dance: AAHPERD is an alliance of five national associations, six district associations, and a research consortium which support healthy lifestyles through high quality programs.
www.aahperd.org
American Heart Association: Learn more about the American Heart Association's efforts to reduce death causedby cardiovascular disease.
http://www.americanheart.org/

Dance Resources

National Dance Association (NDA): The National Dance Association leads in promoting and supporting creative, artistic and healthy lifestyles through quality services and programs in dance and dance education. http://www.aahperd.org/nda/
National Dance Institute of New Mexico (NDI-NM): The purpose of NDI-NM's distinctive dance programs is to help children develop discipline, a standard of excellence, and a belief in themselves that will carry over into all aspects of their lives. In the 2005-2006 school year, NDI-NM will teach 5,600 children in 74 schools throughout New Mexico. NDI-NM is the only statewide arts education organization in New Mexico. http://www.ndi-nm.org/index.html
National Dance Education Organization (NDEO): NDEO is dedicated to promoting standards of excellence in dance education through the development of quality education in the art of dance through professional development, service and leadership. They hold public discussions, sponsor institutes, workshops, conferences and programs. They develop guidelines, promote standards, and design curricula. http://wwwndeo.org/
Dance Education Links: This page has an extensive list of links to various dance related websites.
http://www.aahperd.org/nda/template.cfm?template=related_links.html

PE Central: PE Central is the premier Web site for health and physical education teachers, parents, and students. The goal is to provide the latest information about developmentally appropriate physical education programs for children and youth. http://www.pecentral.org
Omaha Public Schools: This website belongs to Omaha Public Schools. It has oodles of links to websites with information regarding Elementary Physical Education. http://www.ops.org/pe/elem.html
PE Links: This website is a newsletter type page that has many links centered around Elementary Physical Education http://www.pelinks4u.org/sections/elementary/elementary.htm
Teach Phys Ed: This website is a free Physical Education newsletter that promises a new elementary and secondary lesson plan and review of a website each every week. It also has links to several related websites. http://www.teachphysed.com/