Best Practices in Physical Education

Best Practice in Physical Education Event Brochure Icon

Mark your Calendars!

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
July 29-31, 2008

Click here to register online

Click on the picture to download conference materials in Adobe PDF format

Sponsored by:

New Wisconsin Promise    Wisconsin Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
Polar USA Sportime Logo

Conference Information

Innovative Pre-Conference Workshops including:

Adventure Education-Dave Lockett, Stevens Point Area School District
This pre-conference will show participants how to build a K-12 adventure program for your students, including equipment, strategies, and training. You will get materials and ideas you need to get started.
Cost $40 for WAHPERD Members; $50 for Non-Members

Building Skill-based Health Education Lessons and Units Using the New National Standards- Tracy Caravella UW-La Crosse and Emily Holder DPI
The presenters will bring back a special training from Atlanta and apply it to our state; Many handouts will be provided.
Fee: This workshop is free to those who pay to attend the symposium on July 30-31. $50 for WAHPERD Members if you are attending this workshop only; $60 for Non Members

Click Here To Register Online!

Goals of the Symposium:

  • Participants will develop skills to enhance their ability to excite young people about their physical and nutritional health.
  • Participants will incorporate teaching strategies to improve instructional practice in their field of physical and health education.
  • Participants will incorporate cutting-edge techniques on ways to connect physical activity and healthy nutrition into their daily lives.

July 30-31 Highlights include:

  • Keynote Speaker: Bill Collar, Effective Teaching: The Backbone of Health and Physical Education
  • Workshop topics including Dance, Dance, Dance: The Missing Part of Quality PE; Team Building Activities in PE; and Best of the Best in Health Teaching Methods-Part 2
  • Annual Geocaching competition
  • July 30 Social and Picnic sponsored by Sportime

Click Here To Register Online!

Membership Cost
July 30-31 Symposium Costs: (registration closes on July 11 )
WAHPERD Member
$85
Non-Member
$110
Student
$35

For more information regarding the add-on credit, visit the College of Professional Studies - Continuing Education or contact Laurie Kallstrom at 715-346-4324.