SHAPE America's Podcast - Professional Development for Health & Physical Education Teachers

Everyone knows the advantages of mentoring, but in today’s complex professional environment, mentoring may be more important than ever. Research shows that mentoring is an extremely effective way for people to develop new skills, navigate diverse industry challenges, and understand how to formulate solutions to specialized, professional questions that will impact their career positively. A good mentoring relationship should benefit the mentor and the protégé. Listen in as we discuss the benefits of mentoring with SHAPE America’s 2015 Outstanding Mentor of the Year, Bridget Melton, and her protégé, Ph.D. candidate Lauren Bigham. This group discussion provides an overview of what makes a good mentoring program, while listing the benefits that can be realized when communicating with a mentor. Listeners will also learn about SHAPE America’s members-only mentoring program — Mentor Match — and find out how enrolling in the program can be the first step to a long and fruitful mentor/protégé relationship.

Everyone knows the advantages of mentoring, but in today’s complex professional environment, mentoring may be more important than ever. Research shows that mentoring is an extremely effective way for people to develop new skills, navigate diverse industry challenges, and understand how to formulate solutions to specialized, professional questions that will impact their career positively. A good mentoring relationship should benefit the mentor and the protégé. Listen in as we discuss the benefits of mentoring with SHAPE America’s 2015 Outstanding Mentor of the Year, Bridget Melton, and her protégé, Ph.D. candidate Lauren Bigham. This group discussion provides an overview of what makes a good mentoring program, while listing the benefits that can be realized when communicating with a mentor. Listeners will also learn about SHAPE America’s members-only mentoring program — Mentor Match — and find out how enrolling in the program can be the first step to a long and fruitful mentor/protégé relationship.

It’s January and a great time to refresh those classroom management routines. In this three-part series, our expert panel discusses ways you can start the new year out with success in your health and physical education classes. •Gain new strategies to improve classroom management. •Learn positive behavior strategies to use in your class immediately. •Understand how student input can be used to develop a sense of ownership in your class. •Learn strategies to develop relationships with students. Panelists for this podcast include: •Maureen Vorwald — 2014 Midwest TOY •Brian Devore — 2014 SHAPE America Southern District Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year and 2005 Georgia AHPERD Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year •Margaret Robelee — 2014 SHAPE America Eastern District Physical Education Teacher of the Year and 2011 NYS AHPERD Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year

It’s January and a great time to refresh those classroom management routines. In this three-part series, our expert panel discusses ways you can start the new year out with success in your health and physical education classes. •Gain new strategies to improve classroom management. •Learn positive behavior strategies to use in your class immediately. •Understand how student input can be used to develop a sense of ownership in your class. •Learn strategies to develop relationships with students. Panelists for this podcast include: •Maureen Vorwald — 2014 Midwest TOY •Brian Devore — 2014 SHAPE America Southern District Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year and 2005 Georgia AHPERD Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year •Margaret Robelee — 2014 SHAPE America Eastern District Physical Education Teacher of the Year and 2011 NYS AHPERD Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year

It’s January and a great time to refresh those classroom management routines. In this three-part series, our expert panel discusses ways you can start the new year out with success in your health and physical education classes. •Gain new strategies to improve classroom management. •Learn positive behavior strategies to use in your class immediately. •Understand how student input can be used to develop a sense of ownership in your class. •Learn strategies to develop relationships with students. Panelists for this podcast include: •Maureen Vorwald — 2014 Midwest TOY •Brian Devore — 2014 SHAPE America Southern District Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year and 2005 Georgia AHPERD Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year •Margaret Robelee — 2014 SHAPE America Eastern District Physical Education Teacher of the Year and 2011 NYS AHPERD Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year

Federal education legislation, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), passed Congress in early December 2015. Listen in as SHAPE America advocacy leaders discuss the impact of this legislation on school health and physical education programs. Topics discussed include background information on the passage of ESSA, funding streams available for school health and physical education programs within ESSA, and what you can do as a health or physical educator to be prepared for the implementation of ESSA. Panelists for this podcast include: Carly Braxton, SHAPE America senior manager of advocacy, and Karen Johnson, SHAPE America advocacy consultant.

Listen in as our expert panel discusses best practices in adapted physical education (APE). Some items to be explored include the role of paraprofessionals in APE, what a yearly Scope and Sequence looks like for an APE teacher, and how APE teachers can integrate technology into their classroom. Panelists for this podcast include: *Mike Doyle — 2014 SHAPE America Central District Adapted Physical Education Teacher of the Year *Jodi Larson — 2011 Iowa Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year *Meredith Morton — 2015 SHAPE America Southern District Adapted Physical Education Teacher of the Year *Scott McNamara — special education/APE teacher and founder and executive director of Camp Abilities Michigan *Greg Lukshaitis — national 2015 SHAPE America Adapted Physical Education Teacher of the Year

Listen in as our expert panel discusses best practices in adapted physical education (APE). Some items to be explored include the role of paraprofessionals in APE, what a yearly Scope and Sequence looks like for an APE teacher, and how APE teachers can integrate technology into their classroom. Panelists for this podcast include: *Mike Doyle — 2014 SHAPE America Central District Adapted Physical Education Teacher of the Year *Jodi Larson — 2011 Iowa Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year *Meredith Morton — 2015 SHAPE America Southern District Adapted Physical Education Teacher of the Year *Scott McNamara — special education/APE teacher and founder and executive director of Camp Abilities Michigan *Greg Lukshaitis — national 2015 SHAPE America Adapted Physical Education Teacher of the Year

Listen in as our expert panel discusses best practices in adapted physical education (APE). Some items to be explored include the role of paraprofessionals in APE, what a yearly Scope and Sequence looks like for an APE teacher, and how APE teachers can integrate technology into their classroom. Panelists for this podcast include: *Mike Doyle — 2014 SHAPE America Central District Adapted Physical Education Teacher of the Year *Jodi Larson — 2011 Iowa Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year *Meredith Morton — 2015 SHAPE America Southern District Adapted Physical Education Teacher of the Year *Scott McNamara — special education/APE teacher and founder and executive director of Camp Abilities Michigan *Greg Lukshaitis — national 2015 SHAPE America Adapted Physical Education Teacher of the Year

Interested in implementing technology in your health and physical education class? Whether you have one device or are a 1:1 classroom, you can learn from the successes and failures of our guest panel as they discuss this hot topic. Panelists for this podcast include Betty Ann Fish, Chair of the Physical Education Department at SCH Academy, Brandon Wolfe, a physical education and health teacher at Maize South Middle School in Wichita, KS. and Lynn Burrows, an elementary physical educator as well as Shape Colorado TOY 2014 and Central District TOY 2015.

Interested in implementing technology in your health and physical education class? Whether you have one device or are a 1:1 classroom, you can learn from the successes and failures of our guest panel as they discuss this hot topic. Panelists for this podcast include Betty Ann Fish, Chair of the Physical Education Department at SCH Academy, Brandon Wolfe, a physical education and health teacher at Maize South Middle School in Wichita, KS. and Lynn Burrows, an elementary physical educator as well as Shape Colorado TOY 2014 and Central District TOY 2015.

Dr. Sarah Lee will be joined by Sarah Sliwa from the Centers for Disease Control and university PETE faculty to discuss the evolution of the comprehensive school physical activity program (CSPAP). Panelists will detail how well U.S. schools are implementing CSPAP, identify key strategies for integrating CSPAP into teacher preparation programs and discuss lessons learned from research and evaluation. Panelists for this podcast include; Sarah M. Lee, Sarah Sliwa, Aaron Bieghle, Darla Castelli and Mike Metzler.

In this podcast you will hear directly from those who are hiring graduates and learn what the changing landscape of public education will be requiring of graduates moving forward. Topics will include hiring, CSPAP, preservice teaching, changing demographics,competencies, Common Core, etc. The speakers featured in this podcast include; Jayne D. Greenberg, Judy LoBianco, Eric Stern, Ginny Popiolek and Lori Dunn.

SHAPE America President Stephen Jefferies moderates an invited panel presentation about the “50 Million Strong by 2029” initiative,21st century schools/students, how the higher education professionals fit into the direction that SHAPE America is going, what their role is now, what it will be 10 years from now and what the role is of P/HETE research. Panelists include; Stephen C. Jefferies, Tom Templin, Monica Lounsbery, Emily Wughalter, Thom McKenzie, Mike Metzler, Kim Razzano and Dolly Lambdin.

Collin and Matt discuss best practices using assessment in health and physical education with a panel of Teachers of the Year. Learn what other health and physical education teachers use for assessments, including different types of formative and summative assessments, and find out how to increase the frequency of giving authentic feedback to your students. You will also learn about many different technology tools (video analysis, Google forms, Kahoot, heart rate monitors, etc.) that can help you assess your students. They also touch on some great conferences, conventions, workshops and social media tools to help grow your Personal Learning Network and continue your professional development.