Presentations
Specialist Content Areas
Rhythmic Gymnastics: Making Movement A Meaningful Learning Experience
We will inquire, explore and learn how to use different rhythmic gymnastics apparatus and the process of creating a movement composition.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice
DEIJ 101
As a local student in an international school I lived through many experiences that I didn't understand until very recently. In 2019, students at international schools around the world began to protest against schools that were impeding them from their own values, traditions and languages.
Pedagogy & Curriculum
Spectrum of Teaching Styles in PE – Styles A-E
The Reproduction Cluster Styles - The most used styles like it or not! This workshop will demonstrate practical examples to participants and give participants the opportunity to use the styles so bring your running shoes!
Pedagogy & Curriculum, Wellness, Sports & Coaching, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice, Leadership
Evolution of Physical Education
In this presentation, we will look at examples of how Health and Physical Education from K-10 and sport coaching ‘at the leading edge’ is responding to current challenges.
Specialist Content Areas
Adapting Fundamental Floor Skills into Pair and Trio Balances
The Fundamental Gymnastics Shapes are the essential core skills for all Gymnastics lessons. In this hour long workshop we will run through an extensive list of floor shapes demonstrating how they can be incorporated into both Pair and Trio Balances.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice
The Evolving Landscape of Girls and Women in Physical Education
The evolving landscape of sport and physical activity settings calls for a re-examination of pedagogies and practices. More specifically, how to adequately address the needs of girls and women within physical education.
Pedagogy & Curriculum, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice
Creating an Inclusive Environment in Physical Education
As building a culture of support and acceptance is our responsibility as educators, in this presentation I will examine some of the biases inherent in physical education and identify strategies that can promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Pedagogy & Curriculum, Specialist Content Areas
The Latest in Growth, Development, and Sexual Health
During this workshop, we’ll explore the latest in resources to help you address topics such as consent, sexting, and the influence of pornography in an authentic way to help meet your students where they’re at.
Specialist Content Areas
Insider Knowledge – How To Teach Gymnastics Skills
Gymnastics Skills challenge our pupils to do things that they wouldn’t ordinarily do! These lead to improving their strength, flexibility, speed, balance, coordination, endurance and power. These skills however may appear extremely daunting to teach. Throughout this workshop we will share hints and tips to enable you to confidently teach a wide variety of Gymnastics Skills.
Wellness
Why Wellness Matters
Understanding these intertwined threads and how they interact matters for the development and support of healthy school communities where all members can flourish.
Specialist Content Areas
Gamification for Individual Pursuits
In this session, I will share various games I have used during individual pursuit activities such as Dance, Gymnastics, and Fitness. These games provide both individual and group movement explorations and I hope you will take some ideas away and apply them in your own lessons. Get ready to move while playing... Mario Kart Fitness, Disco Uno, and Emoji Stacker.
Experiential Learning
Not Just Kickball; Using Progressions to Teach Striking and Fielding Games to Elementary PE students in an International Context
This presentation will be an inquiry-driven look into the essential elements of striking and fielding games.
Pedagogy & Curriculum, Specialist Content Areas, Wellness, Sports & Coaching, Technology in PE, Remote and Hybrid Instruction, Leadership
The International HPE MEd Cohort: What’s it all about?
This session will provide an overview of the benefits of a grad degree as professional learning and outline some available options.
Wellness
What is going right with you? Who are you at your best?
In this presentation, we will focus on you. Who you are at your best. During the pandemic and transition into a new normal, it has been easy to forget about taking care of our own wellbeing.
Pedagogy & Curriculum, Wellness
Interactive Health Education Activities for Grades 7 to 12
This session will explore strategies to support student learning in human sexuality, social and emotional competencies, and mental health. Walk away from this session with concrete ideas that align with Health Education curricula outcomes, including ready-to-use lesson plans and in-class activities.
Specialist Content Areas, Technology in PE
Brain Fitness and Tech in PhysEd
Integrating technology into physical activities to enhance learners executive function, which supports learning through better focussed attention, and memory through dual tasks (the layering of complexity NOT multi-tasking!) Best of all it's fun, active and progressive and can give data on individual learners and their progress.














