WHPE January Update
Building Strong Connections: Educate. Engage. Advocate
Happy 2018! What's Your #ONEWORD?
Hello Wisconsin Health and Physical Education Professionals!
Happy 2018 to all of you! As the new year gets underway, it is natural for many people to consider new year's resolutions or new goals and objectives they would like to accomplish.
Instead of focusing on a new year's resolution this year, I challenge you to use #oneword to help inspire you to live the life you want to live. Choose a word that is unique and personal to you, or choose a word that motivates and guides you as an educator. See where the year 2018 takes you as you use #oneword to guide you throughout the year.
(Perseverance, Balance, Inspiration, Adventure, Challenge, Discipline, Grateful, Authentic, Determined, Communication, Collaboration, Fun, Reflection, Play, Create, Explore, etc are just a few examples to help you think about your own #oneword.)
I hope you all have had a great start to 2018, and wish you well as you wrap up this semester and begin the second half of the school year!
In Health and Wellness,
Patty Kestell
WHPE President 2016-2018
@pk_lv2teachpe
WHPE Membership Office (1-800-441-4568)
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#ESPE Chats
WHPE Board of Directors Call for Nominations
Nominations for several WHPE Board positions are officially open.
WHPE will hold an election in fall of 2018 for the following positions:
Treasurer (Executive Committee), Member at Large (Executive Committee), Elementary VP, Middle School VP, High School VP, University/College VP, and Adapted PE VP (All VP's are part of the WHPE BOD).
The WHPE Board of Directors meets two Saturdays during the school year, the Friday of the WHPE convention, and one or two days during summer for the summer BOD meeting/retreat. The Executive Board of Directors also meet the Friday night before the Saturday BOD meetings, and the morning of or day before the summer BOD meeting.
If you are interested in submitting names of possible candidates for any of these offices or are interested in serving on the WHPE BOD's, please complete the Nomination Google Form by March 15th.
If recommending a candidate/s, please be sure to obtain the consent of the candidate/s before proposing them for office.
All candidates for the Board of Directors must be members of WHPE at the time of their nomination and if elected, shall remain a member to continue in office.
2018 WHPE Convention Call for Session Proposals - Due March 16th!
Some potential professional development sessions that our WHPE members are interested in for 2018 are:
· Standards Based Health or Physical Education: Report Cards, Assessment, Curriculum
· Innovative Technology Use in Health/PE
· Skill Based Health Education Lessons
· Tips, Tricks, and Tools for Time Management as a Health/Physical Educator
· Adapted Physical Education Strategies and Tools
· Educator Effectiveness in Health or PE
· Advocacy of Health/PE in Your School District
· Social Emotional Learning In Health and PE
· Integrating Mindfulness into Health and PE Classrooms
· Teaching Games for Understanding
· Using Technology to Create Educator and Assessment Resources
· Developing Student Centered Learners
· Integrating Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model in Your HPE Program
· Secondary PE Assessments and Activities
· Family Fitness or Wellness Night Activities
· Health Related Fitness Component Activities
· Grant Writing Tips and Resources
WHPE Convention Sessions Proposals are due by March 16th, 2018.
WHPE Award Nominations - Due February 1st!
Award applications are due February 1st, 2018! Start the nomination process now!
WHPE Grant Proposal - Due February 1st!
Proposals are due February 1st, 2018!
WHPE Apparel Order Information
WHPE Physical Education Workshop- Delavan-Darien High School
This free sharing workshop at Delavan Darien High School will have a focus on adventure ed, technology, fitness, yoga, dance, game strategies, etc.
What a great opportunity to earn some professional development hours and learn from other local physical educators. Come join us for a great day of collaboration and sharing of best practices in PE!
Saturday, Jan 20, 2018, 08:00 AM
Delavan-Darien High School, Delavan, WI, United States
Patty Kestell, 2016-18 WHPE President
Email: whpe@uwlax.edu
Website: www.whpe.us
Location: WHPE, 145 Mitchell Hall, UW-LaCrosse, 1725 State Street, WI, 54601
Phone: 608-785-8175 1-800-441-4568
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/219120238105560/
Twitter: @pk_lv2teachpe