Presentations

Sports & Coaching

Teaching the Mechanics and skill sets to ice hockey

During this presentation, participants will learn about the skill sets to ice hockey through the experiences of floor hockey. Such skills to be explored are stick handling, passing, shooting, positions and small area games.
Sports & Coaching, Leadership

Preparing for and Entering the Early Days as an AD

Good PE teachers don't always make good Athletic Directors. It takes much more than just a knowledge of curriculum and sport to run a successful athletic program. Are you in your first year of being an AD? Juggling a dual role in PE and coordinating sports teams? Have aspirations to some day become an AD? Join me for some tips to get ahead of the game before you're in too deep and sinking. If you're an experienced AD, this probably isn't for you, but you're welcome to come along and share as well!
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice, Leadership

How Can We Provide Equitable Opportunities for Students in our Physical Education Curriculums?

A discussion about diversity, equity, and inclusion in physical education. In this presentation, Dominique will discuss context, wider responsibilities, and how we can get there as physical educators. In this session Dominique builds on his keynote presentation and expands into HOW to provide equitable opportunities for our students.
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

Teaching Core Strength and Stability in HPE

This active workshop will give attendees the chance to broaden their knowledge in this area and allow them to participate in a range of practical and fun activities which the presenter has used in a variety of settings to enhance students' core strength and stability (as well as their own).
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.
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.
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.
Specialist Content Areas

Bite-size Gymnastics Master Class

Looking to introduce some new ideas to uplift and re-energise your Gymnastics’ lessons? Would you like to be able to break Gymnastics skills down into bite size activities to make them easier or harder to achieve based on the competency levels of your gymnasts? Need to challenge your pupils, but are unsure of the technical teaching points?
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.
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.