Saturday, February 7, 2015
6:30 - 7:15
Sheraton Pool
Wake Up! Warm Up!
Start your day with an invigorating workout in the water.
Dianne Rappa, NHAHPERD Executive Director
8:00 – 9:15
Ballroom North
Tchoukball- Not Just another Traditional Ball Game
ALL
PE
Play this fast-paced game that promotes teamwork, physical activity, and social skills, with
maximum student participation. Performance is based on the skills of throwing and catching with
no contact, intimidation, interference, or interceptions. Defense is all about good positioning and
all skill levels are highly engaged. Tchoukball supports the National Standards for Physical
Education. Appropriate for all ages.
Shari C Frank, Tchoukball, Inc.
8:00 – 9:15
Ballroom Center
Snowboarding in PE - A Burton Snowboards and Skate Pass Partnership
PE/PA
The first and only snowboarding program in the gym for PE! Ride on a snowboard in the gym;
build strength by pulling your partner on a board; practice balance on Spooner boards; learn
tricks with the Grab Mat; simulate edges on snow using foam blocks; follow Olympic champions
in a warm-up video.
Eva Mullen, Eric Klassen, Skate Pass, LLC
8:00 – 9:15
Worthy
Using Formative and Summative Assessments
H – CECH
Do you use green-yellow-red circles, continuums, targets, white boards, ball throws, buzzers or
electronic surveys to determine if students have acquired the knowledge and skills taught? In this
session, you learn how to use formative and summative assessments to enhance teaching and
learning.
Mary Connolly Cambridge College, MA
8:00 – 9:15
Highland
Spikeball! The next BIG sport in physical education!
PE
If volleyball and four-square had a baby, it would be called Spikeball! Spikeball is a portable 2
vs 2 sport that can be played anywhere and everywhere! It is modifiable for all ages and abilities.
Spikeball is the next great American sport!
Skyler Boles, Spikeball Inc.
8:00 – 9:15
Charles
ALL
Security and Risk Management in Athletic and Recreational Programming and Venues
This presentation will focus upon the issues and challenges of security and risk management in
athletic and recreational programming, as well as the distinctive safety concerns related to
athletic and recreational venues. Specifically, the presentation will consider new technologies
that can/should be infused in the administration of program and facility security. Further, the
presentation will detail and recommend a comprehensive approach to risk management. Some
information for this presentation was acquired through the speaker's active role as a security
officer in a facility that contracts with the United States Department of Defense.
Richard J. LaRue, DPE, University of New England, ME
8:00 – 9:15
Ballroom South
Let Foam, Let It Foam, Let It Foam!
This activity session will help you connect physical education games and activities to the
common core standards. The session will include tips on individualizing equipment, writing in
physical education classes, using math and science in K-6 physical education and creating
lessons and units that include assessment for students of all ages and abilities.
John Smith
8:00 – 9:15
Mahogany
SHAPE America: Moving Forward as a Cause Organization
SHAPE America’s “cause” is to ensure every student’s education “turns them on” to the power
of making healthy choices and leading physically active lives. By giving students the skills,
knowledge, habits, confidence and desire to be physically active and to make healthy choices
now and for the rest of their lives, we have the potential to be the solution to a huge societal
problem. Join the “cause” to provide quality health and physical education for every child. Dolly
Lambdin, President SHAPE America
8:00 – 9:15
Stonehaven
RESEARCH
Moral Disengagement and Empathy in Intercollegiate Football Student-Athletes
This session will provide insights into central aspects of morality and empathy in competitive
college football athletes’ at all three levels of NCAA competition. The relationship between
moral disengagement and empathy will be discussed and group differences will be highlighted
Tracy A. Trachsler, SUNY Cortland, NY
8:00 – 9:15
Middlesex
Council for Conventions and Local Planning Committee Meeting
9:30 – 10:45
Ballroom North
Developing Good Movers - Functional Movement Screens (FMS)
PE
The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is a ranking and grading system that documents
movement patterns that are key to normal function. Learn how to use FMS to assess whether
your students are good movers before allowing them to load movements. Exercises to remediate
movement pattern weaknesses will also be presented.
Jan Bishop, Central Connecticut State University, CT
9:30 – 10:45
Ballroom Center
Get Going with Glorious GRIDS
PE
This session is all about grids. Grids can be a fun and vigorous activity. They can be used as a
successful instructional strategy, for skill acquisition or conceptual learning. Regardless of how
they’re implemented, grids are efficient, practical and fun. Come and learn how to incorporate
grids in your curriculum!
Tony Loomis, Naugatuck High School, CT, 2014 Eastern District and 2014 National HS Teacher
of the Year
9:30 – 10:45
Worthy
The Big 8
H – CECH
Engage your students in a higher level thinking classroom going from traditional health units to
skills-based infused health curriculum. Learn, discuss, and interact with how health teachers can
infuse the 8 national skills standards into a 21st Century Learning Classroom. Session will
include discussion on Maslow's Hierarchy, brain based research and performance tasks.
Grace Dawn Rathgeber, Carroll County Public Schools, MD and Kellie Dana Hurst, 2013
Maryland Health Teacher of the Year, Westminster High School, MD
9:30 – 10:45
Highland
PE Fun & Fitness
ALL
In this session, participants will engage in some of the most unique and energizing activities that
they will ever see. In addition, simple assessments as well as the integration of technology will
give you tons of ideas that you can instantly use in your PE Classroom!
Kevin Tiller, Andover Public Schools, MA
Presider: Brian McNally
9:30 – 10:45
Charles
Anaerobic vs. Aerobic Training: The Pros and Cons of Each
PE/PA
We will discuss the pros and cons of both aerobic and anaerobic training with all populations and
how they affect results in human performance, body composition and injury prevention.
Sam Reffsin, Sacred Heart University, CT
9:30 – 10:45
King Edward EW
Creating an ExquiSITE Health Experience
H – CECH
Have you ever dreamed of creating an attractive, free website that you’re your students/athletes
could visit? Luckily, it’s not as difficult (or costly) as you might think! This session will provide
instruction on how to create a customizable Google Site that will have visitors coming back
again and again.
Jeffrey A. Heath, University of Rhode Island/Rhode Island College
9:30 – 10:45
Ballroom South
Problem Solving Activities that make you go HUMMMM
PE
Problem Solving Activities that make you go HUMMMMM! So you think you have seen all the
problem solving games ever created? Tired of the same old thing? Well this is something new!
These are all new activities such as the Erie Canal and Fried Computer, as well as adaptations to
oldies but goodies such as All-Aboard and turning it into the Balance Bog, or Stepping Stones
into The Big Island. All of these activities can be adapted for any level.
Craig Mahler Ridgewood Public School, NJ
9:30 – 12:00N
Mahogany
MEMBER FORUM
9:30 – 10:45
Stonehaven
RESEARCH
Student Perception of Fitness Testing and Lifetime Fitness Goals
The purpose of this study was to determine student perceptions of the importance of fitness
testing and the association of fitness testing to students making lifetime fitness goals. The
majority of teachers use fitness testing for students to see their current fitness levels and some
even use these tests so students can track their fitness progressions (Keating & Silverman,
2004). The purpose of fitness testing is to encourage student participation, keep records of
students' physical abilities, and assess teacher instruction (Keating, 2003). Moreover, physical
educators implement some form of fitness testing, such as FITNESSGRAM, or some other
fitness test that educators feel is appropriate for their classroom (Keating & Silverman, 2004).
Jennifer L. Rudella, Assistant Professor, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
11:00 – 12:15
Ballroom North
Activities for Student Leadership: Promote Kindness and Respect in Your School
Community
This session is designed to promote building a culture of kindness and respect through promoting
student leadership in school. The session is filled with games & activities that address teambuilding, cooperative games, adventure counseling and problem solving initiatives. This is a
session teachers and administrators should attend.
Percy Hill, Successful Kids Behavioral Consulting, L.L.C.
11:00 – 12:15
Worthy
Suicide Awareness & Prevention
H – CECH
A deeper look into the causes of depression and red flags to be aware of in order to help prevent
suicide in teens and young adults.
Corey Winson, Governor Mifflin SD, PA
11:00 – 12:15
Ballroom Center
Goin’ GA GA for Global Games
PE
Introduce your PE classes to 21st Century Diversity Life Skills (DLS). Games from Israeli,
United Kingdom and Afghanistan will be used to experience the DLS of getting comfortable
being uncomfortable and making an experience enjoyable. Tag games from Pakistan, Nigeria
and Ghana will be used to introduce the DLS of focusing on what you have in common with
other people and cultures. Discussions about diversity characteristics such as gender and physical
abilities will be created during Afghan Kite fighting. This workshop could transform your
thoughts on how physical education classes can be used to teach Diversity Education and the
World Cultures.
Rich Keegan, Simsbury Public Schools, CT
11:00 – 12:15
Stonehaven
Faculty/Student Collaboration Research Session I
RESEARCH
Undergraduate students will be presenting research projects conducted during their course of
study. The Undergraduate Student Investigator Award will be awarded.
Presider: Elizabeth M. Mullin, Assistant Professor, Springfield College
12:30 – 4:00
Middlesex
NEW DISRICT LEADERSHIP COUCIL LUNCH MEETING
12:30 – 1:45
Ballroom Center
Fifty Shades of Play
PE
Learn to “play” 50 games and their variations (well, maybe not quite 50) using one simple setup.
These activities can be used for warm-ups and fitness fun. Many relate to classroom learning
and are connected to the Common Core. Please join us and be prepared to participate.
Jeffrey L Jacobs, Methacton School District, PA 2010 PSAHPERD, 2013 Eastern District and
2013 National Elementary Teacher of the Year.
12:30 – 1:45
Worthy
PE
Differentiating Assessment for Physical Education Students with
This session will introduce participants to innovative ways of assessing physical education
students who have unique learning needs, such as ADHD, ASD or specific learning disabilities.
The learning theories of Universal Design and Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences will be used as a
theoretical framework for presented material.
Rebecca Shangraw, Landmark College, VT
12:30 – 1:45
Highland
PE
Using Technology in Physical Education to Enhance Teaching and Learning
This presentation is designed to illustrate how using technology in physical education enhances
teaching and student learning. Participants will have limited hands-on opportunity using a
variety of Apps for the iPad that can be utilized in physical education by both the teacher and
student.
Lynn V. Johnson, Plymouth State University, NH, PSU Students
12:30 – 1:45
Charles
Appropriate Assessment through Close Collaboration
PE
Want elementary fitness and motor skill assessments literally handed to you? Come see how
Westborough’s three elementary PE teachers have collaborated to create and implement the same
assessments in each of their district’s K-3 schools. After fixed failures and celebrated successes,
leave this session with your hands full of the final up-to-date, ready-to-use assessments,
collaboration recommendations, and SMART Goal suggestions!
Ali Rheaume, Armstrong Elementary School, Matt Travis, Fales Elementary School, Linda
O'Neil, Hastings Elementary School, Westborough Public Schools, MA
Presider: Roger Anderson, Westborough Public Schools
12:30 – 1:45
Mahogany
Blog Worthy
PE
Social media is everywhere. As educators we should be understand and embrace its value. The
aim of this session is to assist participants in creation of their own professional blog in order to
educate their students regarding health and wellness through use of social media. Bring
computers!
Suanne Maurer-Starks, Kimberly Wise, James Leone, Bridgewater State University
12:30 – 1:45
Ballroom South
Dancing Multiples: Incorporating Math in PE
PE
In this session, participants will learn choreographed dance and PE routines that can help
elementary and middle school students illustrate the mathematical ideas of multiplication,
factors, and least common multiple.
Diana Cheng, Towson University, Rachel Jones, Towson University, MD
Presider: Martha James-Hassan, Towson University, MD
12:30 – 1:45
Stonehaven
Faculty/Student Collaborative Research Session II
RESEARCH
Faculty/Student research teams will be presenting research projects conducted during the
students’ course of study.
Presider: Elizabeth M. Mullin, Assistant Professor, Springfield College
12:30 – 4:00
Middlesex
NEW DLC WORKING LUNCH ORIENTATION/MEETING
2:00 – 3:15
Ballroom North
No Pencils in My Gym
PE
Quick assessments that will provide data are not paper and pencil assessments and do not take
away from activity time.
Amanda Amtmanis, Middletown Public Schools
2:00 – 3:15
Ballroom Center
PE
Beginnings and Endings! Warm-ups and Cool-downs for Elementary Physical Education
Energize the beginning of your Physical Education class with exciting warm-ups that will engage
the entire class! Wrap up your Physical Education class with quick assessments and cool-downs
that will have your students ready for the classroom! Learn organizational strategies that will
facilitate your PE class from beginning to end!
Margaret E. Robelee, Hyde Park, NY 2013 NYS AHPERD and 2014 Eastern District
Elementary Teacher of the Year
2:00 – 3:15
Highland
Fitness Testing is done.....Now what?
PE
This workshop discusses the elements of Connecticut’s state physical fitness assessment.
Participants will review each component of the test, learn how to utilize the data collected in
order to set student goals, gain activity ideas to improve their students’ fitness levels, and
connect the CCSS (Common Core State Standards for Literacy) to fitness.
Abigail Wrinn, Windsor Locks Middle School, CT
2:00 – 3:15
Charles
OFP MANDATORY EVALUATION
2:00 – 3:15
Mahogany
Technology in PE/Health
PE/H – CECH
This session will demonstrate the necessity of incorporating social media and technology to
increase teacher and student learning. It will address Google Classroom, Twitter, Voxer,
Education Skype, Google Hangouts, and Edmodo. This will increase student engagement as
well as parent involvement. This is not your typical technology professional development
session!
Justin Schleider, Springfield Elementary School, MA