The Heart Rate Awakens

During the SHAPE America National Convention I had the opportunity to share a new activity I recently created called “The Heart Rate Awakens” during the Polar Session. A huge thanks to Polar for inviting me to be part of their session. Learning Outcomes Below you will find a list a learning outcomes for this activity. Although I was very excited to make a Star Wars themed activity, of course it is always important to start with the learning outcomes. Now that you understand the learning outcomes of this activity I can tell… Read More

#PhysEdSummit Badges For Professional Development

Introducing Badges For The 2016 #PhysEdSummit The #PhysEdSummit Team is excited to introduce badges to the 2016 #PhysEdSummit.  This is an exciting new adventure for this year.  It would not be possible without the help of Alice Keeler.  She wrote a blog post that gave us a easy to use system for distributing the badges.  Read her blog post about how to gamify your PD to learn more.   Also a special thanks goes out to Collin Brooks for creating all the badges that the #PhysEdSummit team helped brainstorm.  Collin really did some impressive work on… Read More

.@CollinBrooksie, SHAPE America Board of Director Candidate

  As many of you may know by now I have been selected as a SHAPE America Board of Director candidate. I am very humbled and honored by this opportunity. I feel it is very important to have not only physical educators on the SHAPE America Board of Directors but also young professionals. I would be grateful if you would take a few minutes to read the information I have provided below which outlines my passion and desire to further our profession. Voting has begun for SHAPE America Members and ends April 7th…. Read More