2026 SHAPE PA Conference

2026 SHAPE PA Conference

8:00am EST

Starting Your Own High School Coaching and Officiating Course Motivate B Beyond the Gym: Building a Whole-School Culture of Wellness Inspire Kinesthetic Connections Studio 13 Field Day Shorts: Reimagining A Timeless Tradition Victory Hall From Passive to Powerful: Designing Interactive Health Lessons That Stick Turf 4 (Blue Court) Let's Talk About Sex, Baby! Mezzaine Implementing Mindfulness Into Your Physical Education Program Motivate A

8:55am EST

Coffee Talks Olympic Hall/Atrium Hallway Dedicated Exhibit Hall Time Olympic Hall FPAC: Chopped Challenge Victory Hall Building A Culture of Wellness Olympic Hall/Atrium Hallway Coaching Development 101: Building and Maintaining a Strong Foundation Olympic Hall/Atrium Hallway Coffee & Collaboration: What is Working in HPE? Olympic Hall/Atrium Hallway Find It, Fuel It, Live It Olympic Hall/Atrium Hallway Once Upon A Time: Build A Story of Impact and Legacy in Leadership Olympic Hall/Atrium Hallway Preparing Future Educators for Day One Olympic Hall/Atrium Hallway Tell It Like It Is Olympic Hall/Atrium Hallway The Community Connector: How PE Can Bring an Entire School Together Olympic Hall/Atrium Hallway The Science of Teaching and Coaching Athletes Olympic Hall/Atrium Hallway The What and Why of Meaningful PE: Successes and Struggles Olympic Hall/Atrium Hallway Will Students Remember this? Rethinking What Matters in Health and Physical Education Olympic Hall/Atrium Hallway

9:45am EST

Welcome All Heartbeats: Opening Ceremony! Olympic Hall

10:30am EST

Small-Sided = Big Impact! (Keynote Carousel) Turf 4 (Blue Court) TechNO Dance (Keynote Carousel) Victory Hall The Power of the Duck (Keynote Carousel) Mezzaine

11:30am EST

Past President Luncheon Inspire

12:30pm EST

Future Professionals Roundtable Inspire Lunch and Exhibit Hall Olympic Hall/Atrium Hallway

1:30pm EST

Soccer Starts in PE: Build Skills Through the World’s Game (Part 1) Turf 4 (Blue Court) The Power of Props Studio 13 Making Fitness Fun: Simple Strategies for Elementary PE Victory Hall 10 Instructional Strategies to Engage Students in Health Class Motivate B The Power of Student Voice, Leadership, Advocacy, and Growth in Action Inspire Crowd Favorites: School-Friendly Line Dances Mezzaine Grading That Matters: Aligning PE Activities & Assessments With Secondary PE Standards and Meaningful Learning Motivate A

2:30pm EST

Choice Led Health Inspire CORE Health: Moving Health Class from Awareness to Action Motivate A Monday Ready Toolkit for Promoting Emotional Well-Being with Students Studio 13 PE Energizers Victory Hall Soccer Starts in PE: Build Skills Through the World’s Game (Part 2) Turf 4 (Blue Court) PlayLab: Purposeful Play That Starts Right Away Motivate B Creating a Culture of Connection Mezzaine

3:30pm EST

Local Associations Meet & Greet Atrium Bar

4:30pm EST

Linda Woods Huber Appreciation Awards Olympic Hall

5:15pm EST

All-Conference Dinner Olympic Hall

6:30pm EST

SHAPE PA Awards Celebration — Celebrating the Heartbeat of Our Profession! Olympic Hall

7:30pm EST

All-Conference Social Olympic Hall

8:00am EST

Engaging Adapted Health Education Through Hands-On Learning Inspire Not Your First (Bike) Rodeo: Early Childhood Cycling Education Hands-On/Seats-On-Saddles Workshop Mezzaine Creating Connections and School Community with OPENPhysEd.org Turf 4 (Blue Court) Play with a Purpose: Using Games to Support Every Student Studio 13 The Frame Is Already There: Making Intentional Choices in Physical Education Motivate B Stronger Together: A Mother-Daughter Presentation on Engaging, Standards-Based Recreational Games in Secondary PE Victory Hall The Inspired Gym: 35 Years of Designing Meaningful Paths to Help Students Find Their Playground for Life Motivate A

8:55am EST

Coffee Talks Olympic Hall/Atrium Hallway Dedicated Exhibit Hall Time Olympic Hall Now that You are RETIRED…What’s Next? Olympic Hall/Atrium Hallway

9:45am EST

Celebrating All Heartbeats - Come Share Your Pulse! Olympics Hall

10:30am EST

Play Today-Lead Tomorrow: Transforming Culture in Physical Education Turf 4 (Blue Court) From Surviving to Thriving: Bringing Happiness, Life Skills, and SEL into Every Health Classroom Motivate A Skill Based Health: Meaningful Engagement through AVID/WICOR Stategies Inspire Just Be Joyful! Mezzaine Live Inspired Fitness Education (L.I.F.E. Competition) Studio 13 Old School Challenges, New School Solutions: Technology Integration in Physical Education Motivate B Unexpected Wins: Non-Traditional Activities That Make PE Meaningful for All Victory Hall

11:30am EST

The Power of a Switch: Getting Started with Assistive Technology in Adapted P.E. Victory Hall Casino Health: Dice, Cards, and Winning Moves! Inspire The Skills-Based Instructional Playbook: Simple, High-Impact Strategies for Today’s Health Classroom Motivate A Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Education Train-the-Trainer Session Motivate B Implementing the Feel-Good Triangle in Health & PE: Empowering Students to be Healthy for Life Studio 13 You’re It! Turning Tag Games into Standards-Based Learning Mezzaine

12:15pm EST

Lunch and Exhibit Hall Olympic Hall/Atrium Hallway Future Professional Lunch with Keynote Dan Tennessen Inspire

1:15pm EST

Get Hands on with Assistive Technology in Adapted P.E. Part 2 Victory Hall Nature's Remedy Motivate A PA HPED Academic Standards Update Inspire Building A Legacy: Your Courage in Motion Motivate B From the Sidelines to the Endzone! Turf 4 (Blue Court) Game On! Engaging Large Group Games for All Grade Levels Mezzaine

2:15pm EST

How To Run an Adapted PE Night Motivate B The Health Teacher's Toolkit: Activities That Bring Skills to Life! Inspire Unconventional Fun: A Session of Non-Traditional Action Team Games Studio 13 Assessment in Meaningful PE, Reflective Practices, and the Science of Joy Motivate A PhysEd Faves 2.0 Mezzaine

8:55am EST

Grading That Matters: Real Conversations About Standards-Based PE Olympic Hall/Atrium Hallway

8:55am EST

Building Positive Relationships with School Leaders Olympic Hall/Atrium Hallway

8:55am EST

Beyond the Gym: Turning Your PE Superpowers into New Opportunities! Olympic Hall/Atrium Hallway

8:55am EST

Hot Topics in Adapted PE Olympic Hall/Atrium Hallway

8:55am EST

Operationalizing MPE: Action, Reflection, Combatting Teacher Burnout Olympic Hall/Atrium Hallway

8:55am EST

Simple AI to Help You Get By Olympic Hall/Atrium Hallway

8:55am EST

First Year Teacher Survival Tips Olympic Hall/Atrium Hallway

8:55am EST

Engage and Lead Olympic Hall/Atrium Hallway

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