Thursday, November 12, 2015
Registration: 7:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Complimentary Coffee 7:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. in the lower lobby
Thursday, 9:00-9:50 a.m.
Promoting Best Practices in Youth Athlete Safety
Escapade 1
Reese Barber
The SAFE PLAY Act (H.R. 829) is a bill that seeks to provide assistance to school districts in the development and
implementation of programs to keep our athletes safe during athletic participation. Learn more about: developing
emergency action plans and concussion policies, prevention programming for cardiac emergencies and
heat/humidity emergencies, and guidelines on energy drink consumption.
Co-presenters Megan Wilberg, Michaela Babineau, Tyler Konopka, Rebecca Swart, and Tyler Hoare are seniors in
the Athletic Training Program at Castleton University
Ditch the Sidelines: Score Your Wellness Touch Down
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Shevonne Travers and Gillian Pieper
By the end of this workshop, participants will have tackled VEHI’s Planned Action Toward Health school employee
wellness program in depth, discovered a variety of plays to launch their personal health goals and gained the
downs necessary to score multiple points toward better health at work, at home and in their community.
Gillian Pieper has been a trainer, presenter and passionate advocate in the field of Wellness and Workplace Health
Promotion since 1992. She has a B.S. in Kinesiology (exercise science) from the University of Michigan (1989 - Go
Blue!) and a M.Ed. in Counseling and Health Education from Boston University (1994). Since 1996, Gillian has been
on the Health Promotion team, for the Vermont School Boards Insurance Trust's program known as PATH (Planned
Action Toward Health) helping schools design and implement best practice employee wellness programs. She has
advanced level training as an Intrinsic Coach and employs this methodology daily. Gillian is also a certified
Wellness Culture Coach and has spent many years consulting nationwide with Dr. Judd Allen. She has studied
under Dr. Dee Edington, achieved advanced certification from Larry Chapman with the National Wellness Institute,
and she has a solid background in Global Learning Partner's Dialogue Education.
Shevonne Travers has designed, established and managed a variety of health promotion/disease prevention and
family focused programs over the past 38 years. She received her B.S. in Recreation and her M.A in Counseling
from West Virginia University, home of the Mountaineers. For the past seven years, Shevonne has served as a
health promotion specialist with the Vermont School Boards Insurance Trust. Previously, Shevonne oversaw VT’s
Agency of Education’s Safe and Healthy Schools Division, directed parent-child centers, served as the assistant
director of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe’s health center and provided services to families as a mental health
clinician. Shevonne enjoys using her creativity and adult education best practices to design and facilitate
workshops for school faculty and community organizations. She is certified as Dialogue Education Instructor and
as a Wellness
Culture Coach and has served as an adjunct graduate level instructor for the VT Higher Education Collaborative.
Teaching Juggling Fundamentals
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Brent and Maya McCoy
have been juggling for nearly 20 years each. They'll break down this age-old trick to its most basic elements and
share their secrets of making juggling fun and attainable (both for you and your students!). Workshop participants
will learn the building blocks of a juggling pattern, a variety of exercises to target different skills and ages, and
incremental strategies for goal-setting and circus performance.
Brent and Maya McCoy are international touring professional variety entertainers who grew up and live in
Vermont. They teach and perform their unique brand of physical comedy in schools across the country. They get
students communicating, imagining, supporting one another, and taking healthy risks, all of which are invaluable
skills in a changing and challenging world. Check out their projects:
SecretCircusShow.com - A world-touring Spy-fi comedy show for the street and the stage, Agents Honeymoon and
Butterfly are on a mission to laugh, with a license to THRILL.
VermontVaudeville.com - Vermont's very own professional variety troupe, creating spectacular and hilarious
original shows since 2009. Laugh Locally.
YES! Theater - Brent and Maya's Customizable physical comedy Residency Program. Appropriate for ages 5 to 15,
they get rave reviews wherever they go.
Building Performance Assessments for Health and Physical Education
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Donna McAllister and Lindsay Simpson, DOE
This session will build from the foundation of the August 2015 workshop that focused on unpacking and
making connections between health and physical education national standards. Participants will develop
interdisciplinary performance assessments that address both health and physical education. This session is
by invitation only for those who participated in the August national standards workshop.
Donna McAllister has worked for the Vermont Agency of Education as the Health Education Consultant for eight
years. She brings to this work over thirty years of service in the classroom. Her academic preparation includes
undergraduate work at Montclair State College and MEd from Southern New Hampshire University. When she's
not at work, Donna is ripping up the trails at Jay Peak. Lindsay Simpson has served as the Physical Education
Coordinator for the Vermont Agency of Education since 2005. She is passionate about the intersection of wellness
and learning. Lindsay's work is guided by undergraduate degree from Middlebury College and MPH from University
of North Carolina. Lindsay gets her kicks running on trails and roads with two-legged and four-legged friends.
Positive Youth Development: A Supplemental Health Curriculum
Maryann Morris and Chrissy Blaylock
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Positive Youth Development is designed to engage your school’s students in an interactive, fun, and educational
process that will help develop their knowledge and skills around leadership, communication, risky behavior and
character education. PYD is active learning for today's young people.
Maryann Morris is the Executive Director of The Collaborative an alcohol, drug and tobacco prevention and
wellness organization in Southern Vermont. Maryann has a background in recreation and experiential
learning and that was used while she worked at and directed summer resident camps. She has been with
The Collaborative for twelve years, the last five as Executive Director. Chrissy Blaylock has a degree in
social work and two years as an AmeriCorps VISTA under her belt, Chrissy has been Programs
Coordinator for The Collaborative for the last four years facilitating and implementing active and fun,
prevention education programming.
Strategies for Successful Inclusion in Physical Education
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Amanda Cowan and Gigi Weisman,
Focus on successful strategies to include students of all abilities into general physical education classes.
Topics include adapting games and equipment, creating an environment that supports students with
sensory needs, and incorporating mindfulness and breathing into lessons. This is an active, hands on
presentation that will help educators explore many ways to reach the needs of all learners!
Gigi Weisman is the Autism Program Consultant for the Mt. Mansfield Modified Union School District. She
has been an Educational Consultant for 27 years and before that was a Special Educator for 12 years.
Amanda Cowan is in her 15th year of teaching pre-K to 4 general and adapted physical education at
Underhill Central and Underhill ID schools. She is a Pathwise Mentor for beginning teachers in her school
district and is currently pursuing her Master's Degree in Physical Education for Special Populations
An Apple for the Teacher – circa 2015
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Joel Eros - SPARK
Do you have an i-Pod, i-Pad or I-Phone? Join us for a byte of the Apple – maximizing technology and apps in your
physical education program. You’ll move, play, and be SHOCKED by how much fun you’re having APPlying
technology to SPARK activities. Android and PC folks this works for you too!
OMNIKIN Games for Older Participants:Grades 5-12
Snowshed Ballroom
Eric Garand Raymond
You will experience active and cooperative games aimed for kids from grade 5 to 12. Play a great number
of games with our whole range of oversized, light-weight and colorful balls. Develop agility, coordination
and motor skills such as catching and kicking with our oversized footballs, volleyballs.
Eric Raymond Garand works developing Kin-Ball on inside and outside areas. He began in Kin-Ball as coach in 2009.
Thereafter, he was the General Manager of the regional association of Montreal’s South Shore. Now Coordinator
at IKBF; he is in charge of the sport in the USA. He holds a large sports background having played in several sports
at elite level. He holds his National Certification of Coaches Program (NC C P) and has coached various sports. His
business experience as a real estate agent involved n his community for 10 years is important to mention. He’s
currently on St-Constant’s citizens committee for sport, recreation and community life. He is the author and
instructor for the CFIA. He did the 12 hours of training in the SPARK 6-8 P.E. program. He also did the P.A.L. of Let’s
Move / Active Schools at the National of Shape America 2015. You are going to appreciate your Kin-Ball experience
through his passion energy and enthusiasm!
1st Tee (Starts at 8:30 am)
Highland 1&2
Snowshed
Golf Made Simple for elementary schools!
The First Tee invites elementary physical educators to participate in this “hands-on” session
and learn fun, pedagogically sound methods that seamlessly integrate character, health and
golf learning in each lesson plan. Add to your experience and expertise by participating in
activities that incorporate effective safety and class management strategies, golf motor
skills, The First Tee Nine Core Values™ and Nine Healthy Habits™. All is implemented
utilizing a teacher-friendly format which takes into consideration class time, class size and
teaching space. Objectives and
Alignment with national PE standards
1. Introduce basic golf skills in a safe, developmentally appropriate manner
2. Integrate observable character values into the golf learning activities and other
physical education lessons
3. Incorporate health-enhancing warm-up activities as a part of the golf learning
activities and other physical education lessons
Thursday, 10:00-10:50 a.m.
Reese Barber
Promoting Best Practices in Youth Athlete Safety
Escapade 1
The SAFE PLAY Act (H.R. 829) is a bill that seeks to provide assistance to school districts in the development and
implementation of programs to keep our athletes safe during athletic participation. Learn more about: developing
emergency action plans and concussion policies, prevention programming for cardiac emergencies and
heat/humidity emergencies, and guidelines on energy drink consumption.
NOTE:This a repeat of the same session at 9:00 am – not a continuation.
Co-presenters Megan Wilberg, Michaela Babineau, Tyler Konopka, Rebecca Swart, and Tyler Hoare are seniors in
the Athletic Training Program at Castleton University
Sport and Physical Activity Participation in a College Sample: Early Influences Escapade 2
Gail Regan
A student panel from Castleton’s Sport and Exercise Psychology class will present findings from a brief survey plus
interview developed to learn about their peers’ experience with sport and physical activity in the elementary and
secondary years. Students will comment on the influence of past experience on current participation as well as
whether fitness is a priority during their time at college. Their professor, Gail Regan will moderate the panel and
present some of the evidence about what has appeared effective in fostering a lifelong interest in physical activity
and fitness.
Gail Regan is an Associate Professor in Castleton’s Physical Education Department. She holds a Ph.D. in Education
and Psychology from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and an M.S. in Physical Therapy from the University of
Kansas Medical Center. Areas of special academic interest are: motor learning, physical activity for older adults and
those with chronic diseases or disabilities, behavioral medicine, and fitness assessment. She has coached a Girls on
the Run team at the Fair Haven Grade School since 2007, and involves Castleton students as volunteers.
PC S Bike Program: It Is About The Bike!
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Matt Bristol and Herve Pelletier
Putney Central School has been using their new “Bike Library” program to offer kids more than just a
biking experience. The program uses bikes to help students improve all aspects of wellness. Putney
Central PE Teacher, Matt Bristol and Principal, Herve Pelletier will share the evolution of their biking
program, and how it dovetails with their on-going work with PBiS, Farm to Table, & Mindfulness
After 17 years as dean of students in a 7-12 setting, Herve Pelletier made the transition to the PK-8 world,
and has not looked back! The development of the Putney Central biking program, including a bike
“library,” pump track and skills park, was a natural adjunct to other aspects of the school’s overall
approach to student and faculty wellness. Contrary to Lance Armstrong’s bestselling work, at PCS it is all
about the bike! “No bike? No problem. Everyone gets to ride at PCS.” Now in his third year as the PE
teacher at Putney Central, Matt Bristol brings a wealth of current knowledge and skills to his job. Matt, who
was a 2014 recipient of VTAHPERD’s Rising Star in Physical Education award, can often be seen leading
biking groups before school, during his PE classes, at lunch, and after school. His enthusiasm for what he
does is infectious, and his can-do attitude has had a very positive impact on health and fitness program.
Together, the two make a powerful duo in creating physical activity opportunities for students at Putney
Central. Beyond the bike program, Herve and Matt have brought great change to the PE program,
including a "Wellness Room," upgrades to the playground and traverse wall, and over 5,000 dollars worth
of grant money directed towards physical activity and fitness equipment Make sure to ask them about the
"Wellness Room!"
McAllister and Simpson(continued from 9:00 am)
Morris and Blaylock(continued from 9:00 am)
Pre-professionals Welcome Session to VTAHPERD
Mark Weikert – President-elect
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Calling all students! Please attend this welcome session to the VTAHPERD Conference. Learn what
VTAHPERD does. Get updated on information you need to succeed as a professional. And find out what you
need to know to get the most out of this year's conference.
Mark will facilitate a discussion with the college students concerning the conference sessions and assist them in
planning their program for the two days.
Great K-2 Dances!
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Susan Barnard and Laura Thygesen
Learn fun and easy dances to teach your elementary students. Ideas for putting on a dance performance for
families will be shared. Music resources and assessment ideas will be included.
Susan Barnard: Past-President of VTAHPERD, VTAHPERD Elementary Teacher of the Year, EDA Joy of
Effort Award, Vice-President of VTAHPERD dance, 43 years teaching physical education. Laura Thygesen:
VTAHPERD Elementary Teacher of the Year, 24 years teaching k-5 Physical Education, Present Board Member for
VTAHPERD.
1st Tee(Continued from 8:30 am)
Breaking a Sweat Without Breaking the Bank
Snowshed Highland 1&2
Snowshed Ballroom
Have a small budget? This is a fun variety of inexpensive and exciting additions to any P.E. program.
Games and activities will include uses of recycled, homemade, or inexpensive equipment such as pool
noodles, plastic bags, and soda bottles, and yarn balls. An easy way to bring current and creative dances
to your program will also be included. No musical expertise required. Come have fun!
Matt Johnson graduated from Keene State C ollege in 2011. Worked at Academy Elementary School in Brattleboro
Vermont for the past 5 years. He began teaching with a limited budget and needed to be creative to get his
students active and engaged. He is high energy, enthusiastic, and extremely passionate about physical education.
Thursday, 11:00-11:50 a.m.
Orienteering Where are we and where are we going?
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Rick Newton
During this session Orienteering will come alive. Come learn: : * Lead up games and activities * Basics of
orienteering, and many applications * The powerful social learning and skills that are acquired and taught.
Orienteering is fun, exciting and an exceptional unit for physical education. Best of all you don't even need a
wooded area.
Sliding Baseball Across The Curriculum
Escapade 2
Larry Moore
The National Baseball Hall of Fame offers an extensive educational program, that covers all phases of the
educational spectrum. These educational modules are based on the Core Curriculum and are written indifferent
levels to cover the students’ needs in grades 1-12. Attend this session and learn how a former physical education
professional integrated baseball into his curriculum.
Larry Moore is a 1967 graduate of Springfield College with a degree in Physical Education. He received his
Masters Degree from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in 1975. Larry was an elementary Physical
Education Specialist for 39 years, starting in Lexington, Massachusetts, and spending the next thirty-seven
years in the elementary schools of the Central Berkshire Regional School District, located in western
Massachusetts. He has served as the supervisor of Physical Education and Health, in addition to his
teaching responsibilities from 1979-1994. He has served as an Adjunct Professor at Springfield College in
the area of Teacher Preparation. He served as Vice President of Physical Education for MAPHERD for two
years and was a recipient of the Honor Award from MAPHERD. He has spoken at various workshops
throughout Massachusetts as well as State, Eastern District, and National conferences over the years in a
variety of subjects from Selling Your Program, Social Dance, Gymnastics, Sliding Baseball Across the
Curriculum, Exercising to the Hits, and the Personal Best Fitness Program. He has taught a popular year,
long unit in the history of baseball for 25 years, along with his regular Physical Education program, to his
fifth graders culminating with a trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame. He is a member of the National Baseball
Hall of Fame’s Educational Advisory Committee. His theories on using equipment proportionate to the size
of the participant have been featured in “Family Fun Magazine .” He contributed an article on Gymnastics
which was included in the book “Games & Great Ideas: A Guide for Elementary School Physical Educators
and Classroom Teachers”” edited by Rhonda Clements. He also helped write the Physical Education
Guidelines for Grades K-5, for the Eastern District Association of the AAHPERD. He now is an Educational
Consultant and Museum/Outreach Educator for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
ACTION! Team Games with MVPA Assessment
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Grinde, Bill - GOPHER
Action Packed – Students are constantly moving, strategizing, and working together. Teacher Friendly – Included
instructions provide clear direction on game play along with variations. Our FITstep Pro Uploadable Pedometers
can be used in all of these activities to measure Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity. If you want to learn new
activities, be active and have fun, this session is for you.
Consent - K through 12
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Amanda Rohdenburg and Johanna Straavaldsen
Participants will learn easy-to-apply, age appropriate ways to incorporate knowledge and skills that will help young
people shape positive, healthy attitudes, believes and behaviors that work to prevent sexual and other forms of
violence. This session will provide information in-line with the current Vermont Grade Expectations for
comprehensive health education.
JOHANNA STRAAVALDSEN, MSW is the Healthy Relationships Project Director at Prevent Child Abuse Vermont.
She has spent the past four-and-a-half years working with elementary and middle school communities to
implement Prevent Child Abuse Vermont’s child sexual abuse prevention programming with school faculty and
staff, parents, and students. Johanna received her Masters in Social Work from Columbia University School of
Social Work and her Bachelors of Social Work from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She enjoys working with
individuals, schools, and communities in creating healthy, abuse-free relationships AMANDA ROHDENBURG is the
Director of Advocacy at Outright Vermont, dedicated to creating safe, healthy, and supportive environments for
queer and questioning youth throughout the state. She has been an advocate for youth victims of intimate
partner, sexual, and teen dating violence in Grand Isle, Franklin, and Chittenden counties over the past three years.
Amanda is committed to the prevention and eradication of intimate forms of violence in the queer community;
primary prevention and the proliferation of consent as standard practice are key means to that end.
1st Tee(continued from 9:00 am)
Snowshed Highland 1 & 2
Large Group Strategies for PE: when you are sharing a space with 2 or more classes and teachers
Carol Baitz and Nancy Robinson
Snowshed Ballroom
We will share strategies, activities and games appropriate for class sizes of 30-40 students with 2
instructors. Please bring your ideas to share as well.
Carol Baitz and Nancy Robinson co-teach physical education at Thatcher Brook Primary School in
Waterbury Vermont. Over the past 5 years they have experimented with different strategies and formats
to make best instructional/practice use of the large group setting.
Thursday 12:00-1:45 pm
Keynote: Finding a Friend in Fear and Failure
Oscar 2 & 3
Description: This keynote is a motivational talk about how fear and failure actually derail us from being the best
people and teachers that we want to be. Only when we collaborate with fear and embrace failure, accepting the
positive things that they bring to us, can we reach our full potential.
Melanie Lynch graduated from Penn State University with a Bachelor's degree in
Kinesiology. She then earned her Master's degree, also at Penn State, in Counselor
Education with an emphasis on eating disorders and chemical dependency. Melanie is
in her 20th year as a Health Education Specialist at State College Area High School.
Melanie served PSAHPERD for five years in the roll as Vice-President of Health
Education. She is currently serving PSAHPERD in the role of President-elect. She
frequently presents throughout the state and nationally on body image and eating
disorders. Her signature presentation is her high-energy lesson plan sharing session
entitled “Let’s Have Fun in Health Class Today.” It is Melanie’s passion to create and find skills-based lesson plans
that will engage students in the classroom in order to enhance their health literacy, while also having a darn good
time in class. Melanie has co-authored the health textbook, Comprehensive Health, being used in her health
classes. Goodheart-Willlcox published the book in late 2014. Melanie was one of the original four Health
Education Assessment Project (HEAP) trainers for the state of Pennsylvania. She also was a faculty member at the
Governor’s institute at Slippery Rock.
In addition to her teaching duties, Melanie has served on her school's SAP (Student Assistance Program) team for
the past eighteen years, implementing programs to educate every new teacher in her district on the dangers of
eating disorders and how to identify students struggling with food and weight issues. Currently, Melanie is the SAP
chair for her high school.
In 2004, PSAHPERD named Melanie Pennsylvania's Health Educator of the Year. In 2012, SHAPE America named
Melanie the Health Education Teacher of the Year for the Eastern District. Also in 2012, PSAHPERD awarded
Melanie with its prestigious Professional Honor Award. In 2015, she has been selected as the recipient of the 2015
SHAPE America Eastern District Outstanding Professional Award in Health.
Thursday, 2:00-2:50 p.m.
Instant Activity for Engaging PE Students
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Norwich University Students
Instant Activity is geared towards enhancing educators’ ability to engage the students from the very moment they
enter the classroom. This session will provide educators with ideas for both elementary and secondary education
instant activities. Educators will be given examples of psychomotor, cognitive and affective development that can
be linked to the day’s lesson plan and student personal development. This session will provide different strategy
ideas for the assessments of students. This will be an interactive session where participation is greatly
encouraged!
Let's Have Fun in Health Class Today
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Dr. Melanie Lynch
This session will be filled with exciting activities for teaching high school Health.
This will include PowerPoint, activities, games, assignments and a whole lot more.
Packets will be provided to the participants. All of the lessons and activities are
based on the National Standards and are HEAP compatible. The lessons are easily
adapted to students in the middle grades. This session is a must for any teacher
who wants to put some fun into the learning process.
Where does Physical Education fit in the Proficiency Based Learning and Multi-Tiered System of Supports World?
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Jamie Kinnarnery & Michaela Martin
The focus would be on providing physical education teachers with the foundational knowledge necessary to
articulate the important role that physical educators play in providing explicit instruction in the social/emotional
proficiencies and transferable skills. The P.L. opportunity will be mostly lecture based but will also provide time for
collaborative conversations and resources/examples.
Jamie Kinnarney received his BS in allied health sciences from Lyndon State College and MA in Educational
Leadership at Castleton State College. He has taught physical education in grades 7-9 prior to working as a lead
teacher in an alternative educational setting. After a brief stint in alternative education he was named the Athletic
Director/Senior Project Director at RUHS. He was also charged as the administrator that oversaw that allied arts
department and worked to create several alternative based high school physical education electives. He was hired
as the principal of the Williamstown Elementary School in the spring of 2013. During his tenure at W.E.S. they have
created a comprehensive approach to academic and social/emotional enrichment and support via a Multi-Tiered
System of Supports(MTSS) and created a content area specialist model down to grade 1. The school has been
recognized by the Vermont Agency of Education as a distinguished PBiS school, and were recently recognized for
their content area specialist model and for the focus placed on Science instruction throughout grades K-5.
Michaela Martin, Co-Director of School Transformation and Effectiveness has been the champion of creating a
comprehensive MTSS and the supervisory union support person in the development of a curriculum that aligns to
the proficiency based graduation requirements outlined in Act 77. Under her leadership the schools of the Orange
North Supervisory Union have received several awards and recognitions for their work in creating positive school
cultures that prescribe to the philosophies of PBiS. Prior to her tenure at the ONSU she was an elementary
principal and teacher.
Health in our Town
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Margaret Lawrence
Come learn about "Health in our Town" where you and your student's take a closer look at what is
happening in your community. You will learn how to implement this interactive project, that incorporates
critical thinking, technology, presentation and action into your classroom and community
Session 1 - “The ABC ’s of Sport Stacking using the NEW Speed Stacks Sport Stacking Instructor Guide!”
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Danielle Vierling
Session 1 -This session features lessons from the NEW Speed Stacks Sport Stacking Instructor Guide.
Learn and review sport stacking basics and teaching techniques. Receive FREE Instruction materials.
Danielle Vierling has been teaching a sport stacking program for 11 years. She teaches at Integrated Arts
Academy in Burlington, VT and has a dynamic physical education program.
Bring Out Your Inner Rock Star! Experience Drums Alive.
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Anne Piorier
This session is activity-based. Drums Alive is the ultimate mind-body fitness program. This innovative, fun,
& high energy session uses drums sticks, stability balls, selected music & choreographed fitness moves activities to
reshape how children and adults view and experience PE & Fitness
Anne believes that true wellness can only be developed by building a stronger connection among mind,
heart and body. She also believes that a person’s health and growth depends on the quality of their
connection to others in their families, neighborhoods and communities. Anne fell in love with Drums Alive,
a research-based fitness program that combines movement with the powerful beat and rhythms of
drumming for a complete brain and body workout that increases fitness, improves psychological well-being
and elevates a learner’s cognitive function. This fun and innovative workout is designed to reduce stress,
foster teamwork, improve socialization and interpersonal skills. Because of Anne’s ability to lead and
inspire fitness professionals as well as clients, Drums Alive founder Carrie Ekins trained Anne as an elite
Master Trainer, and charged her with certifying and training new Drums Alive instructors in New
Hampshire, New England and across the United States. Over the past 2 years, Anne has led training
seminars in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, New York, and Michigan certifying 70 new
instructors. Asked by several Physical Education departments across NH to bring Drums Alive to their
schools, Annie created 3-day, 1-week and 2-week Movement Residencies. These Movement Residencies
create excitement, joy, fun for students, faculty and the community while showcasing all the health-fitness
academic benefits of Drums Alive. A sought-after speaker and recognized health and fitness expert, Anne
has been invited to speak at the New Hampshire State Meeting of Occupational Therapists and the Vermont
and New Hampshire Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance conference. Anne is a
Drums Alive Master Trainer, a National Strength & Conditioning Association Certified Strength &
Conditioning Specialist, and a Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Leader and Co-owner of ATP Fitness consulting
and coaching.
Wheelchair Tennis
Highland 1 & 2
Michael Mercier
High School Heart Chase an alternative to Jump or Hoops
Snowshed Ballroom
Carol Baitz and Russell Beilke
A fun and educational way to promote heart health and the American Heart Associations mission with high
school and college students. The Heart Chase is a series of stations involving physical activity with heart facts that
can be completed in one class period.
Carol Baitz has been the AHA VT rep for 15 years and Russell Beilke has been the VT Youth Market
Director for 12 years. They have presented a variety of Jump and Hoop activities at the VTAHPERD Conference for
many years.
Thursday, 3:00-3:50 p.m.
Spikeball
Norwich Students
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"This presentation will provide an overview of the fun-filled game of Spikeball. This game promotes teamwork,
communication skills, and a fun way to engage in physical activity. Spikeball is an extremely adaptable game and
can be played almost anywhere. In addition to the variable locations this game can be played, the game can be
modified in order to accommodate the number of players available or to increase the difficulty for the more
advanced players."
Lynch, M. (Continued from 2:00 pm)
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Let’s Have fun in Health Class
Kinnarney & Martin
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Where does Physical Education fit in the Proficiency Based Learning and Multi-Tiered System of Supports World?
(Continued from 2:00 pm)
Nicoletta, Andrea
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Nexplanon, Paragard, Liletta, Oh My! Teaching Contraception Methods in the Health Education Classroom
There are so many different methods of birth control out there, it can be challenging to keep them all
straight. If you're teaching comprehensive sex education, make sure your knowledge is up-to-date! This
workshop will give an overview of available methods, give you ideas for ways to teach about these
methods with the youth you work with, and also provide you with teaching tools to take back.
Andrea Nicoletta joined Planned Parenthood of Northern New England in July 2012. As the Education
Coordinator, she coordinates a peer education program in Burlington, Vermont that trains high school
students to provide reproductive and sexual health information to their peers and provides support for
comprehensive sexuality education throughout Vermont. She has worked in the field of education her
entire career, beginning as a middle/high school teacher. Previously, she worked for a small non-profit,
educating students and community members of all ages about sexual assault prevention and response.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Maine, where her experiences included a semester as
a teaching assistant in Human Sexuality 101 and as a student Peer Educator.
Session 2 - “Stack Up!...Stack Down!...Move Around with Speed Stacks!: An Activity Based Sport Stacking
Session!”
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Danielle Vierling
Session 2 -Activity session showcasing movement activities from the NEW video based Speed Stacks Sport
Stacking Instructor Guide. First time attendees receive FREE Instructional materials.
Motown Magic
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Teresa Osborn
With the revival of Motown Magic on Broadway my session is filled with the iconic moves and music that
changed the American culture forever. This session is fun, educational and creative and would be an
excellent addition to your Physical Education classes, family nights and after school activities
I teach a broad range of dance including Ballroom, Latin, Disco, Swing, Salsa, Zumba, Zumba Kids, Zumba
Kids JR and Zumba Toning. I have been teaching dance to children & adults for 35 years and qualified as a
Fellow of the “Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing” (I.S.T.D) in UK. I first served on the MAHPERD
board in 2004 as the Dance VP and still present in New England on a regular basis. In 2004 I published two
syllabuses one in Elementary Dance and the other in Middle and High School Social Dance which was very
popular. I am currently updating these syllabuses and adding lots of other dance rhythms. In 2007 I was
accepted onto the board of the EDA as the Dance VP Elect at the Annual AAHPERD Convention in Baltimore
and ran the EDA Dance Gala in Newport in 2008. Since 2007 I have been fortunate enough to present at
most of the National Conventions and co presented at the SHAPE America Convention in Seattle with last
year's TOY winner in Dance Mackenzie Mushell. My husband and I relocated to Redmond WA in 2008 due
to his job and there I have held the position of Dance Representative for the NWD of American Alliance of
Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance and am a frequent presenter at the WAHPERD Annual
Conferences, now SHAPE Washington and also serve on the Dance Educator association of Washington. I
had the pleasure of organizing the SWD/NWD Dance Gala in San Diego with Janys Antonio and this had the
pleasure of organizing the NWD SHAPE America Gala in Seattle 2015 with fellow NWD Dancers. Over the
last 5 years I have either served on or chaired the TOY Dance Committee and I have also been a reviewer
of Dance presentations for the National Conventions the last three years. This year I am honored to be
serving on one of the SHAPE America Selection committee. I am also AFAA certified in Group Fitness and
this year once again organizing our 7th annual “Thrill the World” Charity Event in Redmond WA, October
Wheelchair Tennis (Continued from 2:00 pm)
Omnikin Games for Younger Participants:Grades K-4
Snowshed Highland 1&2
Snowshed Ballroom
Eric Garand Raymond
You will experience active and cooperative games aimed for kids from pre-kindergarten to grade 4. Play a
great number of games with Stimulant activities with 6 balls, 6 colors and 6 teams at the same time, during
which manipulation and coordination are involved.
Bio – See 9:00 am.
Friday, November 13, 2015
Registration:7:00 -8:30 a.m. and 9:15 – 11:00 a.m.
Breakfast: 7:00-8:30 am
Friday, 9:30-10:20 a.m.
“From Seed to Table” featuring Barre Town Middle and Elementary School” Community Garden
Susan Barnard
Escapade 1
A wonderful movie put together by Video Vision/New England Food and Travel Network will be shown. The
name of the movie is: "From Seed to Table" and it features Barre Town School's Crops By Kids Garden.
Ideas will be shared on how to make your school garden part of the curriculum. Barre Town has one of the
best gardens in the nation and you will learn some of the secrets to it’s success.
Susan Barnard: Past-President of VTAHPERD, VTAHPERD Outstanding Elementary Teacher of the Year,
EDA Joy of Effort award 2015, 43 years of Teaching Physical Education, state, national, international speaker.
Examining Masculinity - a look at gender stereotypes in schools and sports
Escapade 2
Anna Mullany
This workshop will take a look at gender stereotypes, specifically around masculinity, that impact and
influences student's behavior in harmful and negative ways. Boys are often taught to "man up," be tough,
and suppress emotions. How can we talk about masculinity in larger ways and build gender equity?
Participants will also discuss their own learning around gender and the impact it has had.
Anna Mullany works as a women’s advocate and youth educator at the Women’s Freedom Center (WFC ) in
Brattleboro, VT. The WFC is the local organization working in Windham and Southern Windsor counties
working to end domestic and sexual violence. As youth educator, I work within the area schools
leading discussions and workshops on a variety of subjects related to gender violence. Topics include,
Consent, Bystander Intervention, Rape culture, Gender identity, Healthy Relationships, Media Literacy Teen Dating
Violence
Assessment in Secondary Physical Education:What, How, When and Why?
Northstar 1
Lynn Johnson
Assessing in secondary physical education can be a challenge, but assessment is critical for student success. This
presentation will provide participants with the what, how, when and why of assessment to help physical educators
seamlessly integrate assessment into their teaching. Assessment examples, tips, and ways to use technology in
assessment will be shared.
Lynn Johnson is a Professor in the Health and Human Performance Department at Plymouth State University located
in Plymouth, NH. She teaches courses in the Physical Education/Health Education Teacher Certification program.
Prior to teaching at Plymouth State University, she taught in the Professional Physical Education Program and was an
assistant softball coach at the University of Vermont (UVM), taught and coached (softball) at Springfield College and
spent several years teaching K-12 physical education and coaching (field hockey and softball) in Vermont. Lynn
received her undergraduate and M.Ed. degree from Springfield College and her Ed.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies
from the University of Vermont. Lynn is a Past President of Eastern District Association/AAHPERD and Vermont
AHPERD, has served on a number of EDA/AAHPERD and AAHPERD (now SHAPE America) Committees and SHAPE
America (formerly AAHPERD) Board of Director. Over the last 25 years, Lynn has presented at state, district, national
and international conventions and workshops, primarily in the area of standards-based teaching, authentic
assessment, and the use of technology in physical education.
Team Building, Problem Solving and Cooperative Games
Northstar 2
Bryan Plona
This high energy, high activity based workshop will provide you with over 40 team building, cooperative
games and problem solving activities. These can be used in the classroom immediately to strengthen your
curriculum. Many of these activities are guaranteed to have never been seen before. Most activities can be
adapted to be used in the elementary or secondary environment.
Bryan Plona * Middle school physical education, health and wellness teacher at Catherine M. McGee Middle
School in Berlin, C T. * K-12 Health and Physical Education Coordinator for the Berlin School District. * 2
time Catherine M. McGee Middle School Teacher of the Year. * Past President - Connecticut Association for
Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (2013 - 2014)
Physical Therapy in the schools, the P.T., P.E. connection
Gateway 1
Geoffrey Stent
I have been working as a physical therapist in Vermont schools for 18 years. I propose to speak with the physical
education community about the role of the physical therapist in schools. We will discuss bridging the gap between
the physical education community and the special education and medical communities. What can and should be
expected of the physical therapist as well as what should not.
Geoffrey Stent, Graduate of Springfield College and University of Connecticut, where I graduated with my therapy
degree. I have been a physical therapist for 25 years, 18 of which i have worked in Vermont school systems.
Presently I am on the Vermont AHPERD Board, serving as Vice President, with the focus on adapted physical
education. I am hoping to discuss the role of the physical therapist in our schools. How can we bridge the gap
between the special education and medical communities and the physical education community. I would like to
share what I have learned about helping students with disabilities successfully access school and I am anxious to
learn from physical educators how to be more effective. We will also discuss some common and not so common
disabilities of students that physical educators work with on a daily basis. We will discuss important precautions
and contraindications associated with some disabilities. Question will be encouraged.
Yoga for Teachers and Students: Balance, Strength and Peace of Mind
Gateway 2
Chrissy Lefavour
This workshop will include yoga philosophy followed by 45-50 minutes of activity. I will share my own
experience working with both teachers and students, in and out of the classroom setting. Activities will
include grounding/centering techniques, physical postures, deep breathing and meditation. Learn how to
incorporate mindfulness both in the classroom and the curriculum with fun activities for kChrissy Lefavour has been teaching yoga since 2012. She has always loved working with kids and "fell"
into teaching a class to children ages 3-6. Since then she has worked with yogis aged 9 months to 82
years... In 2014 Chrissy opened her studio, Grateful Yoga, and continues to bring yoga to the youth, as
they are natural yogis; fearless. In order for young people to stay healthy and motivated it is critical that
they have good role models and a strong support team. Working with teachers has been an eye-opener.
When teachers learn about their own minds, bodies and goals they are better equipped to clearly and
consciously approach each student. Chrissy's students (young and old) share what they learn with peers
and it often trickles down through classrooms, families and friends. Yoga is diverse, individual and
liberating while somehow connecting people, uniting through a universal consciousness to be present and
serve all. Chrissy loves yoga because of the unpredictable journey despite disciplined daily practice.
Besides yoga for all ages, she also teaches yoga on paddle boards, therapeutic yoga with horses, chanting,
meditation and a yoga teacher training program. You can find out more about Chrissy Grateful Yoga
atwww.gratefulyogavt.com
Zumba Choreography
Oscar 1
Teresa Osborn
Learn Zumba choreography to Salsa, Swing, and African rhythms. In this activity session you will learn a
step by step approach to creating dynamic, aerobic dances. Improving on rhythmic awareness and
learning how to create your own routines. You will have ready-to-use choreography and assessments.
I teach a broad range of dance including Ballroom, Latin, Disco, Swing, Salsa, Zumba, Zumba Kids, Zumba
Kids JR and Zumba Toning. I have been teaching dance to children & adults for 35 years and qualified as a
Fellow of the “Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing” (I.S.T.D) in UK. I first served on the MAHPERD
board in 2004 as the Dance VP and still present in New England on a regular basis. In 2004 I published two
syllabuses one in Elementary Dance and the other in Middle and High School Social Dance which was very
popular. I am currently updating these syllabuses and adding lots of other dance rhythms. In 2007 I was
accepted onto the board of the EDA as the Dance VP Elect at the Annual AAHPERD Convention in Baltimore
and ran the EDA Dance Gala in Newport in 2008. Since 2007 I have been fortunate enough to present at
most of the National Conventions and co presented at the SHAPE America Convention in Seattle with last
year's TOY winner in Dance Mackenzie Mushell. My husband and I relocated to Redmond WA in 2008 due
to his job and there I have held the position of Dance Representative for the NWD of American Alliance of
Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance and am a frequent presenter at the WAHPERD Annual
Conferences, now SHAPE Washington and also serve on the Dance Educator association of Washington. I
had the pleasure of organizing the SWD/NWD Dance Gala in San Diego with Janys Antonio and thus had the
pleasure of organizing the NWD SHAPE America Gala in Seattle 2015 with fellow NWD Dancers. Over the
last 5 years I have either served on or chaired the TOY Dance Committee and I have also been a reviewer
of Dance presentations for the National Conventions the last three years. This year I am honored to be
serving on one of the SHAPE America Selection committee. I am also AFAA certified in Group Fitness and
this year once again organizing our 7th annual “Thrill the World” Charity Event in Redmond WA, October 2015.
Johnson College Students
Close Doesn't Just Count in Horseshoes: Target Games with Fitness Activity
Snowshed Ballroom
In this participatory session, a variety of recreational target games that work on eye-hand coordination are
blended with physical fitness activities for middle and high school students. If you shy away from teaching these
less active sports and games because they don't work on aerobic or muscular fitness, we hope you'll "shuffle" into
this workshop and be "bowled" over by our ideas for integrating these games with fitness as you work your way up
the "ladder" of activities. In this workshop, "turkeys," "ringers," and "spocking" are allowed!
Presenters: Johnson State College Students Anna Bingham, Shannon Grier, Kelsey Taylor, and Andrea Williams are
sophomore, junior, and senior Physical Education majors who have been practicing their teaching skills in a variety
of schools. Last Spring all four students had the opportunity to hone their instruction at Lamoille Union H.S. in a
secondary level teaching methods course.
PYFP-Fitnessgram Next Steps. Part II Workshop
Jen Reeves, SHAPE-America
Snowshed Cafeteria
9:30- 1:50 p.m. (preregistration required)
This workshop will address “next steps” for those schools who have implemented the Fitnessgram assessment and
presidential Youth Fitness Program. Topics include “ Fitnessgram Q & A”, “Aligning PYFP with Physical Education
Proficiencies,” “How can PYFP ? Fitnessgram address Vermont’s Personalized Learning?”, and, “Share your work
(please bring samples to share”
Jennifer Reeves, M.Ed
Associate Research Scientist
University of Arizona Nutritional Sciences Department
College of Life Sciences and Agriculture
Ms. Reeves is an Associate Research Scientist and the Director of Training and Outreach for the University of
Arizona Department of Nutritional Sciences the Healthy Living Training Center and the Mobile YMCA/University of
Arizona Physical Activity Programs. On the state level, Jennifer is a key member of the AZ State Coordinated
School Health Leadership Team and the Arizona Department of Health Services Public Health Action Program
serving 9 Arizona School Districts and 80 schools. She is Co-Chairperson for the Arizona Action for Healthy Kids
Program and Arizona Alliance for a Healthy Generation Intermediary to promote the Healthy Schools Program
throughout Arizona.
On the national level, Ms. Reeves is a trainer for the three initiatives of the Center for Disease and Prevention
Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program national framework including the President’s Youth Fitness
Program (PYFP), the Let’s Move Active Schools Physical Activity Leader Training (PAL), and the CDC 1305 Health
Services Public Health Program. Ms. Reeves is a content expert for the NASPE/CDC Comprehensive Physical
Activity Program national writing team that published the Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs:A
Guide for Schools in 2013.
Ms. Reeves has thirty five years of extensive teaching and research experience in physical education and health
pedagogy, teacher training, and curriculum development, has served as Principal Investigator for five United States
Department of Education PEP Grants, five General Mills Champions for Change grants with the YMCA, and
developed and coordinated interventions for 8 other National Institutes for Health, Center for Disease and
Prevention, and United States Department of Agriculture grants. She is a former NASPE Physical Education Teacher
of the Year and has conducted over 600 physical activity and obesity prevention trainings and workshops on the
State, District, National, and International levels.
Legalization of Marijuana: An Integrated Performance Task
Snowshed -Vermont Fresh
Sigrid Olson and Donna McAllister
Are you looking for ways to engage students in relevant, authentic work? Are you being asked to develop
performance tasks/assessments that are inter-disciplinary? We will share our process of developing a
performance assessment focusing on transferable skills combined with social studies and health and
content. Participants will learn how to develop a performance assessment, engage in critical
Donna McAllister has been with the Vermont Department of Education as Health Education Consultant since 2007
providing technical assistance and professional development to health educators. She taught middle through high
school students for 35 years in both Family & Consumer Sciences. She is a graduate of
Montclair State College with a BA in Home Economics and holds a Master’s in Education from Southern New
Hampshire University. Sigrid Olson is the Social Studies & Technology Integration Specialist with the
Vermont Agency of Education. Her work focuses on providing professional development to educators as
well as developing statewide standards. She is active in C S4 (Council for State Social Studies Specialists)
and SETDA (State Education Technology Directors Association). Prior to coming to the AOE in 2005, she
worked for Vermont Institutes where she developed Vermont’s History and Social Sciences Grade
Expectations. She has served on the boards of the Vermont Alliance for the Social Studies, The Governors
Institutes of Vermont, and YATST; chaired the Vermont Civics Council; and has advised Rowland Fellows.
OPEN the Possibilities! (USGames Curriculum Project)
Highlander I
Nick Kline
Every child deserves quality physical education and every teacher deserves access to resources and tools to help
them effectively deliver instruction. Don’t miss this game-changing session! OPEN (Online Physical Education
Network) is about helping you help kids. It’s not an ideal or philosophy. It’s a movement. All the possibilities are
FREE!
BIO
Nicholas Kline is passionate about physical education and embraces the importance of remaining active for a
lifetime. He was raised in Cortland, NY and enjoys living in the town where he grew up. Nick is very involved
in the community, and holds various volunteer positions for non-profit organizations. Soccer is his favorite sport
that he not only plays, but is also a coach, USSF referee, referee instructor, and club manager. Nick is a National
Board Certified teacher and taught PE for ten years. Recently, he started working for US Games to manage the
northeast region and continue developing OPEN curriculum.
10:30-11:20 a.m.
Teaching Juggling Fundamentals
Escapade 1
Brent and Maya McCoy
have been juggling for nearly 20 years each. They'll break down this age-old trick to its most basic elements and
share their secrets of making juggling fun and attainable (both for you and your students!). Workshop participants
will learn the building blocks of a juggling pattern, a variety of exercises to target different skills and ages, and
incremental strategies for goal-setting and circus performance.
Brent and Maya McCoy are international touring professional variety entertainers who grew up and live in
Vermont. They teach and perform their unique brand of physical comedy in schools across the country. They get
students communicating, imagining, supporting one another, and taking healthy risks, all of which are invaluable
skills in a changing and challenging world. Check out their projects:
SecretCircusShow.com - A world-touring Spy-fi comedy show for the street and the stage, Agents Honeymoon and
Butterfly are on a mission to laugh, with a license to THRILL.
VermontVaudeville.com - Vermont's very own professional variety troupe, creating spectacular and hilarious
original shows since 2009. Laugh Locally.
YES! Theater - Brent and Maya's Customizable physical comedy Residency Program. Appropriate for ages 5 to 15,
they get rave reviews wherever they go.
Mullany (Cont from 9:30)
Escapade 2
I Need it ASAP! (Active Soon As Possible)
Northstar 1
Joel Eros – SPARK
These Awesome ASAP’s are quick to learn and easy to teach activities for students in grades K-8. Participate in a
variety of active examples that provide an appropriate warm-up, incorporate engaging music, use little to no
equipment, and get your class off to a GREAT start! Rated R for Relevant.
Plona (Cont.)
Flexibility, Strength and Stability through Stretching
Northstar 2
Gateway 1
Rose Bedard
In this Workshop educators will be introduced to different techniques, styles, and exercises that will increase their
students' strength, stability and Flexibility. Educators will be given a packet of the flexibility, strength and stability
exercises that we went through during our time as well a link to you tube to access the videos visually.
Rose Bedard is a native Vermonter who currently resides in Burlington. She began dancing at the age of seven,
learning ballet, tap, and gymnastics. In her early 20’s she discovered Hip Hop and it has been her love ever since.
She has danced in two companies (The Vermont Elements and the Flynn Theater Performance Troupe) Over the
years she has trained with numerous choreographers from New York, Montreal, Atlanta and Los Angeles areas.
She currently is employed as a Co-Curricular After School Program Coordinator and Athletic Director at St. Albans
Town Educational Center. She also heads up the dance teams at Mt. Mansfield Union High School, is the director of
Hip Hop at Electric Youth Dance Company in St. Albans and is the artistic director and choreographer of her own
dance creation “2INSPIRE" Dance Company. She has the opportunity to teach and work at the All American Dance
Training Camp, Studio 3 Dance and Fitness. Other projects have been choreographing for Rice High School’s Annual
Stunt, and the Ms. Vermont Scholarship Organization to name a few. In 2013, Rose was the recipient of the
VTAHPERD Dance Educator of the year award. “ I believe that I was born to dance, I was created to make a
difference in people’s lives.”
LeFavor (Cont.)
Gateway 2
Osborn (Cont.)
Oscar 1
PYF ( Cont.)
Snowshed Cafeteria
Vermont Agency of Education Licensing Updates
Snowshed VT Fresh
Susan Yesalonia
The Licensing Office has many updates to share with educators. We have gone paperless and educators need to
know how to communicate with and receive updates from the Agency of Education to maintain their professional
license. This session will be lecture-based.
Susan Yesalonia is a licensed Health and Physical Educator who has taught at all levels of education. She manages
educator licensing for the State of Vermont as well as supports the ROPA accreditation process for teacher
preparation programs.
Tabata Kids: How it Revolutionized My District!
Highlander I-II
Peter Driscoll
This 4-minute short burst interval approach of Olympians set to music is catching like wildfire! We demonstrate
how this vigorous use of physical movement can be implemented in any learning environment, be it the PE setting
or in a classroom. We embrace the latest science demonstrating the efficacy of intense movement as it pertains to
enhancing the physical and cognitive capacity of students.
Peter Driscoll 10th year as a K-8 Physical Educator at Hartland Elementary School in Hartland, VT 5th Year as a
Certified CrossFit Coach Founded Tabata Kids in 2013 Have presented this initiative at the National PE Conference
(SHAPE AMERICA) for the past 2 years Personal Interests: CrossFit, Spartan Races, Snowboarding
Friday 1:00-1:50 p.m.
Let it Foam, Let it Foam, Let it Foam!
Escapade 1
John Smith - FlagHouse
There are so many products made of foam and many creative ways of using foam. There are long noodles, short
noodles, sliced noodles, foam balls, foam fruits and veggies, foam beams, foam rings and foam hands and feet.
Foam is everywhere! In this active participation session we will be involved in activities and games with a "foamy"
theme. Join us for some creative and educational foamy fun. Safe and very active!
The Square of FOUR
Escapade 2
Bryce Currier
I want to reintroduce the playground game Four Square and show how it can be beneficial to our students.
Audience should take from this presentation skills and rules needed to be played. This presentation would be part
lecture but mostly activity based
Teen Dating Violence 101
Northstar 1
Anna Mullany
Teen Dating Violence and gender bullying is pervasive in schools, however most teenagers don't tell
anyone about it, especially adults. This lecture will explore what teen dating violence is, statistics, and what
we can do to help our students. There will also be space to talk about what faculty and staff see in their
schools around this issue and how schools can be safe spaces for students.
Anna Mullany works as a women’s advocate and youth educator at the Women’s Freedom C enter (WFC ) in
Brattleboro, VT. The WFC works to end domestic and sexual violence against women and their children. As youth
educator, I work within the area schools leading discussions and workshops on a variety of subjects related to
gender violence. Topics include, C onsent, Bystander Intervention, Rape culture, Gender identity, Healthy
Relationships, Media Literacy, and Teen Dating Violence.
KIN-BALL®: A Non-Traditional Action-Packed Sport
Eric Garand Raymond
Northstar 2
KIN-BALL® sport is played with 3 teams and a very light 4-feet ball and requires skills and strategies not
found in any traditional athletic competition. No physical contact, no intimidation, no interference and no
one left out. Every member of the team is involved in the continuous action. Promot
Eric Raymond Garand works developing Kin-Ball on inside and outside areas. He began in Kin-Ball as
coach in 2009. Thereafter, he was the General Manager of the regional association of Montreal’s South
Shore. Now Coordinator at IKBF; he is in charge of the sport in the USA. He holds a large sports
background having played in several sports at elite level. He holds his National Certification of Coaches
Program (NC C P) and has coached various sports. His business experience as a real estate agent involved
in his community for 10 years is important to mention. He’s currently on St-Constant’s citizens committee
for sport, recreation and community life. He is the author and instructor for the C FIA. He did the 12 hours
of training in the SPARK 6-8 P.E. program. He also did the P.A.L. of Let’s Move / Active Schools at the
National of Shape America 2015. You are going to appreciate your Kin-Ball experience through his passion, energy
and enthusiasm!
Flexible pathways in physical education
Gateway 1
Suzanne Striglia
The intent of this workshop would be to inform and create opportunities to develop quality and equitable
physical education independent studies that offer flexible learning pathways.
BS in science, Health/Physical educator 17 years, exercise instructor prior to education, wellness
enthusiast, wife, mom and grandmother
How to design a Dance Curriculm
Gateway 2
Rose Bedard
How to design a Dance Curriculum will focus on creating a 4 Unit curriculum for educators to implement into their
own schools. In this workshop educators will be walked through a"mock unit" demonstrated by actual dancers.
Participants will walk away with a copy of the curriculum, ideas and suggestions on how to make it work with in
their comfort level, a CD of music.
Rose Bedard is a native Vermonter who currently resides in Burlington. She began dancing at the age of seven,
learning ballet, tap, and gymnastics. In her early 20’s she discovered Hip Hop and it has been her love ever since.
She has danced in two companies (The Vermont Elements and the Flynn Theater Performance Troupe) Over the
years she has trained with numerous choreographers from New York, Montreal, Atlanta and Los Angeles areas.
She currently is employed as a Co-Curricular After School Program Coordinator and Athletic Director at St. Albans
Town Educational Center. She also heads up the dance teams at Mt. Mansfield Union High School, is the director of
Hip Hop at Electric Youth Dance Company in St. Albans and is the artistic director and choreographer of her own
dance creation “2INSPIRE" Dance Company. She has the opportunity to teach and work at the All American Dance
Training Camp, Studio 3 Dance and Fitness. Other projects have been choreographing for Rice High School’s Annual
Stunt, and the Ms. Vermont Scholarship Organization to name a few. In 2013, Rose was the recipient of the
VTAHPERD Dance Educator of the year award. “ I believe that I was born to dance, I was created to make a
difference in people’s lives.”
Ballroom Blitz- Social Dance Fitness
Oscar 1
Teresa Osborn
New! Introducing a Latin & Ballroom dance steps with fitness moves class into your Physical Education
curriculum with Waltz, Tango and Swing rhythms. This class is a unique approach of teaching dance to
students without partners and is an excellent perquisite to the introduction of Social Dance.
I teach a broad range of dance including Ballroom, Latin, Disco, Swing, Salsa, Zumba, Zumba Kids, Zumba
Kids JR and Zumba Toning. I have been teaching dance to children & adults for 35 years and qualified as a
Fellow of the “Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing” (I.S.T.D) in UK. I first served on the MAHPERD
board in 2004 as the Dance VP and still present in New England on a regular basis. In 2004 I published two
syllabuses one in Elementary Dance and the other in Middle and High School Social Dance which was very
popular. I am currently updating these syllabuses and adding lots of other dance rhythms. In 2007 I was
accepted onto the board of the EDA as the Dance VP Elect at the Annual AAHPERD Convention in Baltimore
and ran the EDA Dance Gala in Newport in 2008. Since 2007 I have been fortunate enough to present at
most of the National Conventions and co presented at the SHAPE America Convention in Seattle with last
year's TOY winner in Dance Mackenzie Mushell. My husband and I relocated to Redmond WA in 2008 due
to his job and there I have held the position of Dance Representative for the NWD of American Alliance of
Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance and am a frequent presenter at the WAHPERD Annual
Conferences, now SHAPE Washington and also serve on the Dance Educator association of Washington. I
had the pleasure of organizing the SWD/NWD Dance Gala in San Diego with Janys Antonio and this had the
pleasure of organizing the NWD SHAPE America Gala in Seattle 2015 with fellow NWD Dancers. Over the
last 5 years I have either served on or chaired the TOY Dance Committee and I have also been a reviewer
of Dance presentations for the National Conventions the last three years. This year I am honored to be
serving on one of the SHAPE America Selection committee. I am also AFAA certified in Group Fitness and
this year once again organizing our 7th annual “Thrill the World” Charity Event in Redmond WA, October 2015.
Get On The Bus: Bring Tennis To Your School
Snowshed Ballroom
Alex Blanchard & Jon Kostek
The USTA School Tennis Program works to incorporate tennis into physical education curriculums and afterschool
programs. We're looking to offer a three-hour interactive workshop, where PE teachers and afterschool
coordinators will walk away feeling confident in their ability to teach the sport of a lifetime, in a
school setting!
Alex Blanchard is a 2014 graduate of the University of Vermont. Since joining USTA New England in July of
2014, he has focused on promoting tennis development in schools, parks & recreation departments, and
athletic facilities in Vermont and New Hampshire. Jon Kostek is the Tennis Service Representative, Southern VT,
Western MA and Northern CT
PYF (Cont.)
Current Trends in Substance Use and Risky Behaviors for Middle School through High School Students Morris
and Blaylock
Snowshed -Vermont Fresh
This lecture-based presentation will go through what to look for is students regarding substance use issues
and risky behavior. Videos and a power point make this presentation current, compelling and up to date.
Problem identification and common referral practices will be detailed.
Bios – see Thursday, 9:00 am.
Friday 2:00-2:50 p.m.
What's Your Reaction?
Escapade 1
John Smith – FlagHouse
Activities and Games with Jumbo and Small Reaction Balls.
This active participation session demonstrates the many uses of small and jumbo foam reaction balls. The session
will include hand eye coordination drills and skills, specific sports skills drills, reaction activities and cooperative
games. Join us for a session of pure reaction! It's "off the wall" good!
Kathy Mulligan and Julie Sloan
Escapade 2
Being Flexible in Your PE Curriculum – How to Teach Yoga to Your Students
For many years, the Mt. Mansfield Union High School physical education curriculum included bringing in a yoga
instructor once a semester for the freshman classes. It was evident that the students really enjoyed this day and
were asking for more. The teachers decided to offer the class and see if there was enough interest to run a
semester-long physical education elective class. The were 50 students that signed up, enough for two classes. It is
now the most popular physical education elective at MMU. Julie and Kathy will guide you on their process of
developing and implementing this class. In this session, they will explain how to incorporate yoga into your PE
curriculum, even if you have little background in this area. Come ready to participate!
Julie Sloan- Has been teaching in the health and physical education field for 10 years. Julie is currently teaching at
Mt. Mansfield Union high school. She specializes in outdoor adventure and enjoys teaching in the outdoors, she
has recently added yoga to her repertoire of teaching.
Kathy Mulligan-Has been teaching for 27 years, the last 15 in health and physical education at Mt. Mansfield Union
High School. She really enjoys teaching lifetime activities to students that excite them about physical activity and
the social connections and enjoyment of the outdoors that it can bring.
Elements of Effective Proficiency-Based Unit Design
Krystal Norton
Northstar 1
This workshop will highlight the key principles of proficiency-based learning and show you how to develop
elements of effective proficiency-based unit design. Learn how to create units that meet your desired
results (standards, performance indicators and essential questions), include assessments that provide
evidence of student learning , and include purposeful instruction.
Krystal Norton has been an educator at Bellows Free Academy for 29 years. She teaches both health and
physical education and is the chair of the PE health department. She is an ongoing member of the
"Vermont Collaboration of Health Educators" and a coordinator for the Franklin Central Supervisory Unions
"Vermont Sexual Health Education Program" grant. She was chosen and attended the "Training Institute in
Sexual Health Education" this past July. She has passion for teaching health and participating in health
enhancing activities - her favorites being walking in new places, keeping her backyard an oasis, and being a spin
instructor.
KIN-BALL® Sport: Drills and Skills
Northstar 2
Eric Garand Raymond
Following an initiation to the sport, the participants will gain a more in-depth understanding of the rules,
techniques and strategies. You will have the opportunity of experiencing series of educative exercises to
improve motor skills needed when practicing the sport such as kicking, two person bal
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HEALTH EDUCATION: WHERE DO WE FIND THE TIME?
Gateway 1
Heidi Pound, Great Body Shop
Are you looking for a current health education program that does not overwhelm the classroom teacher?
THE GREAT BODY SHOP is a research-based, comprehensive curriculum for children in grades PK-8th.
Designed for teachers, students and their families, THE GREAT BODY SHOP is a motivational, fun,
hands-on approach to teaching health and critical thinking skills in just in just one lesson per week!
BA in Sociology and Health Law, Brandeis University, 2004 MPH in Health Administration, Boston University, 2007
Pediatric Research Associate & licensed health teacher, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston,
2007 – 2009 Program Consultant, The Children’s Health Market, 2010 – present I am the principal trainer
and contact for schools using THE GREAT BODY SHOP health curriculum in New England. I have
presented at AHPERD, ASCA (association for school counselors), and SNO (school nurse organization)
conferences all over the east coast. My husband, Eric, is a physician and health and safety activist in NH. My son,
Elias, is a kindergartner who enjoys Taekwondo and bossing his parents around.
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OPEN – Free Resources for Quality PE
Nick Kline
Highlander I
Every student deserves the opportunity to participate in high quality physical education. SHAPE America suggests
that teachers develop health-related fitness, physical competence, cognitive understanding, and positive attitudes
for a lifetime of physical activity. Resources including Assessments, Depth of Knowledge Questions, Academic
Language Tools, and much more are easily accessible and OPEN for free.
BIO
Nicholas Kline is passionate about physical education and embraces the importance of remaining active for a
lifetime. He was raised in Cortland, NY and enjoys living in the town where he grew up. Nick is very involved
in the community, and holds various volunteer positions for non-profit organizations. Soccer is his favorite sport
that he not only plays, but is also a coach, USSF referee, referee instructor, and club manager. Nick is a National
Board Certified teacher and taught PE for ten years. Recently, he started working for US Games to manage the
northeast region and continue developing OPEN curriculum.