Physical educators have a superpower—and it reaches far beyond the gym. in this high-energy, interactive keynote, Scotty Williams reminds educators of the extraordinary influence they have to create joy, build confidence, strengthen connection, and positively impact the culture of an entire school community. Through powerful stories, meaningful moments, movement, laughter, and practical strategies, attendees will reconnect with why they chose this profession while discovering simple ways to amplify their impact with students, colleagues, and families. Expect to move. Expect to laugh. Expect to connect. And expect to leave reminded that what you do matters—a LOT. Because when passionate educators recognize their influence and intentionally use it, they don't just teach movement—they create moments kids remember, build communities where people belong, and change lives.
Transform recess into a high-energy, structured experience using the U.S. Soccer Foundation’s World’s Game Recess Guide. This session shows how to organize engaging soccer-based activities that build teamwork, confidence, and connection for all students. Learn how to create activity zones, implement small-sided games, and empower student leaders to drive participation. Walk away with ready-to-use games, simple setups, and strategies to maximize movement and minimize downtime. Whether you have a field or a blacktop, you’ll leave with practical tools to turn recess into a meaningful extension of your physical education program.
Friday October 30, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am CDT Gym B
This presentation, Builders and Bulldozers, uses a simple elementary physical education game as a powerful metaphor to explore human behavior across personal, professional, and organizational contexts. The discussion examines how individuals alternate between “building” others up and “bulldozing” them, often influenced by stress, environment, and learned behavior. Drawing from performance and organizational psychology, the presenters highlight that bulldozing is not a reflection of character but a response to internal overload, unmet emotional needs, or reactive leadership patterns. In contrast, builders demonstrate emotional regulation, intentionality, and the ability to foster psychological safety, trust, and collaboration. The presentation further emphasizes the impact of internal dialogue, suggesting that self-bulldozing often precedes negative interactions with others, whereas self-building promotes resilience and growth. Practical strategies are provided to help individuals shift toward builder behaviors, including pausing before reacting, regulating emotions, validating others, and repairing interactions quickly. Through reflective prompts, listeners are encouraged to evaluate their own tendencies and consider how their actions influence others. Ultimately, the presentation underscores the power of choice in shaping environments and relationships, challenging individuals to intentionally build others up rather than tear them down.
This presentation will share information with participants about the newest and hottest game in Kansas! "Flag Football for girls"! "Let her play" campaign, initiated by the Kansas City Chiefs, ignited girls' flag football club play across the KC metro area and in other parts of the state. In April of 2026, KSHSAA sanctioned girls flag football as a High school sport. This session will explain how you can get your school involved with this all-new program, not only as a competitive team, but also in your physical education classes. We will review the all new curriculum, rules of play and have a better understanding of the history of girls flag football. Come and enjoy this incredible session and learn how to sign up for your free in-schools flag football kit.
Join us for an interactive session designed to empower educators with tools and resources to create a cohesive program that aligns standards, curriculum & content, and builds student skills and success. Templates for aligning standards/competencies, indicators and curriculum and Kansas Legislative Mandates will be shared. Both the Kansas Physical Education Competencies and the Kansas Health Standards will be addressed.
Introducing Paralympics sports in physical education is a powerful way to foster disability awareness and inclusion. This interactive session introduces goalball, a Paralympics sport designed specifically for individuals with visual impairments. Attendees will learn the fundamental rules of the sport and take away practical, ready-to-use strategies for teaching goalball skills to students of all abilities. Come ready to move and participate!
Explore engaging and developmentally appropriate activities that make physical education accessible for young learners of all abilities. Participants will experience inclusive games, adaptive teaching strategies, and Special Olympics Young Athletes resources designed to build motor skills, confidence, and social connections while creating positive movement experiences for every child.
Experiential learning provides students with opportunities to apply classroom concepts through meaningful, hands-on experiences coupled with critical reflection. This interactive session highlights an experiential learning project that connects college students with older adults residing in assisted living communities through the design and implementation of engaging leisure activities and games. Participants will engage in a sample activity, discuss implementation strategies, and leave with adaptable resources they can use to develop similar experiential learning opportunities at their own institutions.
Join us for an interactive session designed to empower educators with tools and resources to assess students and adjust instruction based on data. The Presidential Fitness Test Components and requirements, as well as new student rubrics specific to the Kansas Physical Education Competencies will be shared
Get ready to roll, bounce, and blast through an action-packed session full of outrageous fun! Whether you’re craving fresh team sports, high-energy fitness games, skill-building challenges, or unforgettable community builders, Omnikin delivers BIG. Featuring our famous lightweight, larger-than-life 14”–48” balls, these games will supercharge your gym, captivate your students, and leave everyone wanting more. Come laugh, move, and have an absolute BALL with us—because fun this big just can’t be missed!
Move beyond simply meeting legal requirements and discover what authentic inclusion looks like in physical education. This session will explore strategies for becoming a stronger advocate for students with disabilities, fostering inclusive school cultures, and creating equitable opportunities where every student feels valued, respected, and empowered to succeed.
Here's your introduction to Goalball, a Paralympic sport invented for people with visual impairment played solely with sound and touch. In this session you will learn about the sport and leave with a blueprint to teach this fast-paced, unique sport to your students! **Will need volunteers, come ready to play**
Physical education is critically important for students with visual impairment to combat sedentary lifestyles and develop overall physical fitness, motor planning, and self-esteem. This session will focus on increasing knowledge of the disability of visual impairment as well as introducing teaching strategies and equipment to provide accessible fitness activities for students who are not able to learn visually.
When a simple function like a student-run is measured, it becomes a kinesiology tool that motivates the individual student. Improvement can be graded so that all kids can earn an A based on their individual performance. Running can also be shown to break through biases and motivate here before difficult-to-reach students. Measuring running in certain ways also becomes STEM and is eligible for new grants. Physics, for example, such as acceleration, motion, thermodynamics, and more, may be shown. Tools such as Excel can be introduced through report generation. Such notions can expose students to a wide future career possibility. Most large entity foundations are STEM-focused, and Orbiter allows physical educators the ability to get their fair share of funding.
