Peer to Peer - Teacher Professional Development

Learning Objectives:

Do you want to include SEL in your skills-based instruction? Do you want to know if you are already teaching SEL? Join us to learn more about identifying the SEL already included in instruction and how to intentionally plan for content, skill, and SEL. Enjoy the creative work of Melanie Lynch and the pedagogical expertise of Mary Connolly as they collaborate to help other professionals continue to grow and bring SEL competencies alive through skills-based instruction.

Conceptual physical education (CPE) is a type of fitness education that uses a text and classroom sessions to teach concepts and self-management skills that promote lifelong fitness and active living. This webinar presents 12 reasons why CPE should be part of quality secondary physical education, whether taught via remote learning (including online) or face-to-face. Presenters will provide suggestions for implementation of remote learning and face-to-face programs and provide evidence showing CPE’s effectiveness in meeting the overarching goals of physical education and physical literacy.

Sprinkle fun, electric, dance, and rhythm-based activities into your curriculum. No matter what your opinion is to the value of dance in physical education, you will leave this session with a strengthened belief that dance inspires creativity, increases fitness, and enhances social skills. Enjoy rockin’ jams for “casual performers” and “talented dancers” — no experience required. Rock this party DanceHERS style with a range of dances to hip, creative music, which will entice your students to recognize the value of dance for their health, self-expression, and/or social interactions.

Learning Objectives: This session will demonstrate how a current research project is successfully incorporating physical activity into a sexual health curriculum to enhance youth health. Because preventing teen pregnancy requires a comprehensive approach, interventions that address a variety of protective factors have the capacity to reduce sexual risk-taking. TRAIL Enrichment empowers teens to make responsible choices regarding their sexual health through social and emotional learning. Individuals who interact with youth in school settings are encouraged to attend.

Learning Objectives: View this webinar to learn a variety of fun, creative games that serve fitness development and use a pedometer — many of which were student-created!. You’ll find high- intensity games which will improve stamina and leg strength, and games designed to give everyone a chance to win. You’ll also find games that students already commonly play, but through the addition of a pedometer have a different level of challenge and fun. All the games are designed to engage participants in moderate-to-vigorous activity.

Learning Objectives: This presentation shows PE teachers and administrators simple and effective ways to assess teaching performance. It also provides helpful tips on how to collaborate with faculty on teaching improvement.

Learning Objectives:

• Provide activities that maximize individual practice opportunities in variety of PE environments.
• Basic to advanced manipulative skills
• Coordination, rhythm, and tempo
• Body and spatial awareness
• Provide ideas for equipment and activities that will be suitable for students and teachers in virtual, hybrid, or traditional school environments.