INSHAPE

I'm Just Warming Up!

Candy Handy has been teaching health and physical education for thirty years. When pushed, she will tell you that it has definitely been 30 years, not one year, thirty times. The upcoming school promises new challenges and new opportunities. Learn how this veteran continues to re-invent herself, her curriculum, and the relationships with her students.

Skills-Based Health Education: A Deeper Look

In this session, Sarah Benes explores some key considerations and challenges in skills-based health education. She discusses ideas and strategies for implementing a skills-based approach in health education including gaining buy in, ideas for skill practice in person and online, a discussion of assessment and feedback . . . and more!

When Things Seem Out of Control, Take Charge!

The 2020-2021 school year "Back to School" checklist for teachers have new items that we have not seen before. Where others see challenge, some see opportunity. Becky and Mark Foellmer will dive into new things to consider not only for re-entry but for charting new paths. Learn ways you can begin to take charge of this fall’s school re-entry.

Serving ALL Students

As we look at heading back to school with all the possible options of delivery of physical education, we will discuss how to engage the students that are hardest to reach. Whether students are in a self-contained classroom or engaging in distance learning from home, we will talk about action steps and examples to tap into your resources of staff colleagues and technology and still have inclusion as an option. We will discuss collaboration with special education teachers, the use of technology to access physical education, and tools to engage learners from their homes. Specific examples will be shared that give simple strategies yet follow a lens of trauma informed practices, skill-based strengths, and social emotional supports. Our work is based on relationships and fun to teach ALL students to lead a healthy active life.

Roadmap to Recovery

In this session, learn how SHAPE Maryland came together during the pandemic to produce resources and guiding documents for those within the PE world. Their most recent project, SHAPE STRONG, considers all models of reentry and keeps H/PE standards and assessments in mind.

A New Model for PE is Necessary

Dr. Pangrazi reminds us that the original model for PE was designed after World War I with a major focus on fitness and fitness testing. So why is it, that years later, there hasn’t been a lot of change and some PE classes still look the same? Join us to hear about the need for different approaches and encouragement to focus on helping students be active for a lifetime.

Where Does Physical Literacy Fit Now?

In 2017, SHAPE America national convention and the INSHAPE state convention, Dean Kriellaars shared why physical literacy is on par with reading literacy. Fast forward to today, he re-visits the role of physical literacy in a new world with new ideas to emphasize literacy over fitness. His recent work with sports organizations shows why this applies to all learners, not just elite athletes.

The Question That is Not Getting Asked

John Norlin, co-founder of CharacterStrong, talks about the difference between culture and climate and how we can create school environments where students and staff want to be there vs feel like they have to be there. John talks about the question that is not getting asked and how CharacterDare Challenges, done with consistency, can have a positive impact both on the individual and on the greater school culture and climate.

An Introduction to   Skills-Based Health Education 

In this session, Holly Alperin shares some   considerations for transitioning to a skills-based approach in the health   education classroom. She provides us with an explanation of how a   skills-based approach supports an increase in health literacy and self-efficacy   through the development of learning experiences focused on students and   helping them to use new learning outside of the classroom.

Where to Go After Disruption

In this session we discuss how physical educators have the choice to view this year’s return to school as an opportunity for improvement. Practical tips and considerations will be shared on how to create meaning within your class, building, and community.