Shape America's Podcast - Professional Development For Health & Physical Education Teachers

For health and physical educators, summer is prime time for professional development! In this episode, Stephanie and Matt each share their Top 5 summer PD options. Learn about each and decide which ones are a good fit for your summer learning!

Summer is the perfect time for teachers to reflect on the previous academic year. In this episode, our podcast hosts each share three successes they had this year and three things they hope to improve next year. Listen in to hear reflections from health and physical educators — you just might relate!

In this episode — which originally aired in November 2016 — we’re joined by Jessica Shawley, National Board Certified physical educator and 2012 SHAPE America National Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year. Listen in to learn about Jessica’s experience as a teacher leader and hear segments from her teacher leadership audio reflection journal. Key takeaways include:• Insight about the different roles a teacher leader can take on, and how to figure out which ones are best for you;• Strategies for leading peers, which can sometimes be a delicate process;• Tips on balancing teaching responsibilities with professional and personal responsibilities;• Examples of why perseverance and resilience are an important part of teaching and teacher leadership.

In this episode, we’re joined by Michelle Carter, SHAPE America senior program manager, and Dr. Shannon Michael, health scientist in the Division of Population Health, School Health Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Listen in to learn why recess is so important and how you can advocate for a recess program in your school. Key takeaways include:• The academic, physical and social-emotional benefits of recess;• Pros and cons for structured versus unstructured recess;• Advocacy tips such as recess benefits, knowing your audience, and distinguishing physical education minutes from recess minutes;• Helpful resources available in the Recess Toolkit from SHAPE America and CDC.

In this episode, we’re joined by Michelle Carter, SHAPE America senior program manager, and Dr. Shannon Michael, health scientist in the Division of Population Health, School Health Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Listen in to learn why recess is so important and how you can advocate for a recess program in your school. Key takeaways include:• The academic, physical and social-emotional benefits of recess;• Pros and cons for structured versus unstructured recess;• Advocacy tips such as recess benefits, knowing your audience, and distinguishing physical education minutes from recess minutes;• Helpful resources available in the Recess Toolkit from SHAPE America and CDC.

In this episode, more health and physical educators from across the country share their personal reflections on “self-care.” Listen in to gather tips and ideas that will help you on your self-care journey, including:• Negative signs that indicate it’s time to focus more on self-care;• Useful self-care methods and routines;• Learning to set limits for yourself when it comes to demands on your time, energy and intellect;• Individualized self-care tips and tools.

In this episode, health and physical educators from across the country share their personal reflections on “self-care.” Listen in to gather tips and ideas that will help you on your self-care journey, including:• Negative signs that indicate it’s time to focus more on self-care;• Useful self-care methods and routines;• Learning to set limits for yourself when it comes to demands on your time, energy and intellect;• Individualized self-care tips and tools.

Listen in as hosts Collin, Matt and Stephanie discuss “grooving” with Michelle Hillier, movement education author, thought leader, and educator. Be prepared to move and groove! You’ll also learn which dance concepts can be brought into the groove model; how to inspire students and educators to have a lifelong love for dance; ways to incorporate dance into your curriculum; and how dance/groove can help develop health and physical literacy. To get the full impact of this dance-focused episode, you can also watch it on YouTube! - https://youtu.be/30hYXYAjvCg Additional Resources: Tips for Using Groove (PDF) - https://bit.ly/2HHVAJN Groove Song Notes (PDF) - https://bit.ly/2vs2oIG  Guest: Michelle Hillier - Michelle is an industry expert, thought leader, resource author, passionate consultant and presenter in the education, community and recreation sectors across Canada and the United States. She is also on faculty in the teacher education program at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology and York U

Listen in as hosts Collin, Matt and Stephanie discuss “grooving” with Michelle Hillier, movement education author, thought leader, and educator. Be prepared to move and groove! You’ll also learn which dance concepts can be brought into the groove model; how to inspire students and educators to have a lifelong love for dance; ways to incorporate dance into your curriculum; and how dance/groove can help develop health and physical literacy. To get the full impact of this dance-focused episode, you can also watch it on YouTube! - https://youtu.be/30hYXYAjvCg Additional Resources: Tips for Using Groove (PDF) - https://bit.ly/2HHVAJN Groove Song Notes (PDF) - https://bit.ly/2vs2oIG  Guest: Michelle Hillier - Michelle is an industry expert, thought leader, resource author, passionate consultant and presenter in the education, community and recreation sectors across Canada and the United States. She is also on faculty in the teacher education program at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology and York U

Listen as many health and physical educators reflect on their experiences at the SHAPE America National Convention in Nashville, TN.

Listen as many health and physical educators reflect on their experiences at the SHAPE America National Convention in Nashville, TN.

Listen in as our panel of teachers has a deep discussion about nutrition education in health and PE. Learn about the most relevant nutrition topics to teach; good pedagogy for teaching nutrition; technology tools; and ways to engage parents in nutrition education.

Join Matt, Stephanie and Collin as they continue their live broadcasts from the exhibit hall at #SHAPENashville.

Stephanie and Matt interview SHAPE America Director of Public Policy and Advocacy Carly Wright, as well as Minnesota SHAPE Past President Mike Doyle and Minnesota Commissioner of Education Brenda Cassellius! We hear some really big news about ESSA and learn how to engage members of your state organization so they can advocate for ESSA as well.

Join Matt, Steph and Collin for their live broadcast from the SHAPE America National Convention & Expo as they talk about all the happening at #SHAPENashville.

Don’t miss this interview with Josh Meibos, Arizona Teacher of the Year, at the SHAPE America National Convention & Expo in Nashville, TN. Listen to his empowering journey as he shifts careers from business to physical education, the profession he had a longtime passion for. Hear about his growth process as he embarked on the NBCT journey — which was a transformational moment in his teaching career. Josh gives us a look into his classroom, his setting and how his relationship with his students has helped him deliver a quality physical education program. Also, make sure to listen to special appearances from SHAPE America President-Elect Judy LoBianco and SHAPE America CEO Stephanie Morris.

Hear this live recap of the #PhysEdChopped Challenge, a social event and collaborative competition at #SHAPENashville! Ten groups of teachers competed in a three-round contest. Each round (Instant Activity, Skill Lesson, and Review/Closure) featured a wacky combination of PE equipment. The teams were expected to use all of the equipment to create a game or activity that fit within the theme of each round. Four judges evaluated each activity based on Creativity, Use of the Equipment, and Presentation. Teams were “chopped” from the competition at the end of each round until one team was named “The #PhysEdChopped Champions!”

Listen in to our interview with Stephen Ritz, keynote speaker at SHAPE America’s National Convention & Expo and the founder of the greenbronxmachine.org. Hear his incredible story about how he has transformed his neighborhood by teaching and empowering young people to become urban farmers.

SHAPE America podcast hosts Collin, Matt and Stephanie put a spin on their monthly HPE reflections by asking several California health and physical educators for their input! Listen in to hear their honest views on reflection and favorite reflection tools, including: Student inquiry, Pear Deck, FlipGrid, Journaling, Video recording, Opening communication with colleagues, And more!   Guests:   David Tran, Assistant Principal, Alliance Margaret M. Bloomfield High School, Huntington Park; Ken Dyar, Director for Physical Education K-8, Delano Union School District, Delano; Jessica Monlux, Elementary Physical Education Teacher, Oak Manor Elementary School, Ukiah; Kate Cox, Physical Education Teacher, Corte Madera School, Portola Valley; Eric Davolt, High School Physical Education Teacher, Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts, Los Angeles; Matthew Bassett, Physical Education Teacher, San Jose Charter Academy, West Covina; Kimberly Ohara-Borowski, Health Teacher, Ocean View High School, Hu

In this episode, we continue our discussion of Building Health and Physical Education Dynasties with our guest, Tim McCord. Tim was a physical educator in Titusville, PA for 34 years. His physical education program has been featured in print media as well as in Dr. John Ratey’s book, “Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain.” Hear what led Tim to change the landscape of physical education within his district, and learn tips on how to turn around a culture at the school and district level.Guest:Tim McCord, Retired Physical Educator, Titusville Area School District (PA)Tim served as the school district’s health and physical education department chair as well as the director of the PE4life Academy Training Center in Titusville. He was named Pennsylvania AHPERD Health Educator of the Year in 2003 and Coach of the Year in 2012. In addition to giving numerous presentations around the country, Tim also had the honor of providing testimony before the US Congress in February 2004.