PETE/HETE program coordinator's primary responsibility is to prepare the next generation of health and physical educators for P-12 landscape. Often times, however, college programs unintentionally omit local P-12 professionals from programming. In this session, students and faculty from Benedictine College seek to bring future professionals and pedagogues together to share ideas and strategies for building relationships with local schools and teachers to 1) benefit professional development of teacher candidates, 2) reinvigorate P-12 teachers, and 3) engage P-12 students in a variety of health and physical education programming. The format of this session will be 1/2 presentation and 1/2 round table discussion!
An introduction to the National Academy of Health and Physical Literacy (The Academy). Who is a diverse, inclusive, member-driven organization advancing the dimensions of health and physical literacy through professional development, advocacy, mentoring, and applied research.
This session will introduce participants to the pathology of obesity. We will expand upon the etiology of energy balance and discuss how hunger, metabolism, and hormone dysregulation can be improved through exercise, nutrition, and pharmaceuticals.
As a professional, no matter what role you are serving (ie: teacher, coach, administrator, supervisor, team member, board member, etc.) or what environment (classroom, gym, court, field, mat, office, Zoom, etc.) you are working in, you can always be a leader. Leadership takes many forms and is dynamic. The purpose of the this session is to discussion concepts of leadership within our profession.
