As a Physical Education & Health Teacher at Harmon High School, I strive to promote the importance of our cultural pride and ownership of our own diversity and celebrate our social justice changes through sports. My current research focuses on the challenges that students from diverse cultural communities face while enrolled in higher education. My passion is leading through action rather than words, which I believe speaks louder than words. "Don't feel so sorry for my social and racial limitations that you enable my educational progress by providing me with the right educational tools to use to learn to overcome bumps in my future."
Get your students involved in outdoor adventures with this fun session featuring fishing, hiking, and outdoor cooking! Outdoor adventures promote health, well-being, and a lifelong connection to nature — for all grade levels. Explore powerful research, discover their many benefits, and learn how Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation can help bring your own outdoor ADVENTURE to life and be a GAME CHANGER for your class, school, and community
In this SHAPE America-endorsed session, meet with a SHAPE America National Physical Best trainer who will present on health-related fitness in PE and share actionable items that you can use to incorporate best practices in health-related fitness in your PE class. You will leave this session with activities from the Physical Best, 5th Edition text that you can use in your class right away, a deeper understanding of how to approach health-related fitness in a way that meets the needs of all students, and new resources to use when teaching health-related fitness and goal-setting in your class.
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.
