MOSHAPE Better Together

Our mission is to get students K-12 outdoors and improve the health and well-being of all participants. Participating in outdoor adventures can be a life-changing experience for your students and is appropriate for any grade level. Delve into research around outdoors adventures and discover the many benefits for your students, teachers, school, and community. Explore how Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation can help you start your adventure, and plan to participate in your own ADVENTURE activities during the session! This session will focus on Elementary lessons!

This presentation will cover the fundamentals of medicine ball training and the implementation of proper plyometric progressions, highlighting their roles in building strength, power, speed, and agility. Attendees will learn how to design effective training programs tailored to high school athletes, emphasizing practical and proper progressions to ensure safe and optimal development. This session provides valuable insights for physical education teachers and coaches dedicated to implementing proper exercise progressions for their athletes.

Do you have students with different needs or modifications and you're not quite sure what to do? Come get some helpful tips and tricks to make PE work for students of all abilities, see what equipment we love in my gym, and learn from my successes and mistakes in my first full year of having a separate adapted class. Also, learn how to work with your SPED teachers/department to approach IEP goals to make it the best experience ever!

New National Health Standards are here! Bring all your best Health teaching ideas and lessons for others to experience. Leave this session with hands on ideas from others (and me) to help enhance and grow your Health classes. If you like, share your ideas ahead of the session and I will link everything in the presentation for all to have (gina.lange@lps53.org).

Stuck in a world of "roll out the ball" curriculum, and don't feel like you fit? In this session, we will discuss the dilemma many secondary teachers face while trying to create meaningful, quality physical education. A variety of fun, active small sided, skills based, lead up games will be introduced that can be used to inflate the skills your students learn, while keeping their time in class fun and active.

Description:
Join us for an engaging session at the MOSHAPE Convention next year titled "Piece of Cake," where we will explore practical strategies and techniques for beginner teachers in physical education. Led by Adam McCauley, a passionate educator entering his second year of teaching at the age of 23, this interactive workshop will focus on making physical education enjoyable and accessible for both teachers and students.

Session Overview:
- Explore Beginner Teacher Strategies: Discover easy and effective teaching strategies tailored for new educators to create a positive and engaging learning environment.
- Build Classroom Autonomy: Learn fun and interactive activities that promote student autonomy and participation in physical education classes.
- Incorporate Psychomotor, Cognitive, and Affective Domains: Emphasize the importance of addressing all domains of learning in physical education instruction through practical examples and demonstrations.
- Implement "I Can" Statements: Utilize empowering "I Can" statements to guide student learning and encourage self-efficacy in physical activities.
- Collaborative Gameplay and Partner Elaboration: Engage in collaborative gameplay activities and partner discussions to foster teamwork, creativity, and communication skills.
- Closing Discussion and Reflection: Each group will have mini whiteboards to jot down ideas and reflections during gameplay, which will be shared in a closing discussion.

Attendees are invited to participate in hands-on activities, share insights, and explore innovative ways to make physical education a rewarding experience for both students and teachers. As a special treat, attendees can enjoy a piece of cake as they leave the session, symbolizing the idea that physical education can be as enjoyable and straightforward as a "piece of cake."

We look forward to seeing you at the "Piece of Cake" session and empowering beginner teachers to create engaging and impactful physical education experiences.

Are you looking for an exhilarating and unique game to engage players of all ages and abilities? Join us for an exciting session introducing “YOU.FO” – the innovative new game that combines elements of flying discs and team sports to create an adrenaline-pumping experience like no other.

This award-winning new sports and leisure game is based on throwing an aerodynamic ring with specially designed sticks. It is co-created with PE teachers, based on research and the session will blow your mind!

UCM Seniors present!

This session will show you how to blend literacy learning with physical activity in elementary PE classes. You’ll discover fun ways to use movement to help students improve their reading and comprehension skills. From active word games to story-based exercises, we’ll share simple, engaging activities that get kids moving while boosting their literacy. You'll leave with easy-to-use lesson ideas that make learning more dynamic and exciting for young learners!