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Iowa Association For Health, Physical Education, Recreation And Dance (IAHPERD)

IAHPERD 4You and Me: Better Together

2004 IAHPERD State Convention

November 6th – 7th, 2004

Cedar Falls, Iowa

Make your plans now to join your colleagues and friends at the 2004 IAHPERD State Convention. You can register now. The tentative schedule in .pdf format is now available for download. The University of Northern Iowa will again host the fall convention, which promises to have sessions of interest to match everyone’s interests and tastes. Some featured sessions include:

The Educational Disc Golf Experience (EDGE) will share a multi-Disciplinary 3-12 grade curriculum. Jay and Des Reading, world champion Disc golf players, will demonstrate disc golf concepts, equipment and benefits that Disc Golf can bring to your school wellness program.

World-renowned basketball handler and clinician, Sandy, “Spin” Slade will present basketball skills in a way that is non-competitive, differentiates according to abilities and is a whole lot of fun! Sandy will introduce the revolutionary game, “Basketball Skillastics” and many other basketball activities guaranteed to make your program a success.

Karen Roesler, past national secondary physical education teacher of the year, and Lois Mauch, past Central District Elementary physical education teacher of the year, will share fitness and assessment activities that are effective and time efficient. Their sessions will provide the participants with many practical, active and fun activities that can be easily infused into your curriculum. Come participate in their “Fitness Fest”.

Kathleen Janz, associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Iowa, will deliver a keynote address entitled, “Playful to the Bone: New Insights on Movement and Bone Development in Iowa’s Children”. This keynote will focus on the health aspects of physical activity and fitness during childhood and adolescence of Iowa students.

Judy Young, Vice- President for Programs for AAHPERD will share national insights pertaining to physical education and health in the No Child Left Behind era. Dr. Young’s keynote address will provide the foundation for establishing effective advocacy strategies for our programs. It is a real honor to have someone of Judy’s abilities join us from AAHPERD’s national office.

Lois Boeyink, the 2004 National Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year, will share her philosophy, ideas and activities that resulted in her being named the top national elementary specialist for this year. In another session Lois and John Baker will share information and material they received at the National Forum on No Child Left Behind that was held in Virginia.

Deb Stephenson, Iowa’s Health Educator of the Year and Bev Ahern, Iowa’s Secondary Physical Education Teacher of the Year will also be sharing their ideas and expertise during individual sessions on Saturday and Sunday.

There will also be two special “strands” of sessions that will focus on specific areas. One strand will respond to the state’s requirement that curriculum must be based on research supported evidence. These “research-based” sessions will emphasize the application of research data into the physical education curriculum and the teaching environment. The Research Into Practice sessions will provide the participants with data supported curriculum content and techniques in such areas as exercise physiology, biomechanics, motor learning, sport psychology and pedagogy. Learn what the research data suggests are the most appropriate activities to do in the gym.

The second “strand” will be a series of sessions pertaining to teacher education and development. These sessions will be directed to those individuals working with students at the collegiate level. National and state level information will be provided. Dr. Judy Young will also share her insights as to national trends and issues in health and physical education teacher education.

Other topics that will be covered in various sessions during the dynamic two-day convention will include:

Ethical Dilemmas in Sport
Using classroom teachers to increase activity levels
Safe sport settings: Learning from Litigation
Cooperative games
Training and lifting models for use in schools
Tchoukball
Adventure Education
Star tech PE
Standards and benchmarks
Iowa Ice Climbing
Mixing health and physical education
“Lighten Up Iowa” and “Go the Distance” updates
Creating a brain friendly classroom
Sex, drugs and rock & roll
Creating independence through student-owned strategies
Methods to improve human performance levels in the average HS student
Enhancing instruction with technology
Jump Rope for Heart and Hoops for Heart
Fitnessgram
Sportsmanship in physical education
Resources for teaching Outdoor Skills
World-Class physical education
Medicine Ball Games and Activities
Hip Hop in PE classes
Health lessons that can be taught in a few minutes

After attending a full day of sessions on Saturday, shift gears and enjoy a relaxing, causal evening. The festivities at the wellness center will begin with informal dining, followed by dance performances by the UNI Orchesis Dance Company and the UNI International Dance Theatre. The evening entertainment continues with you belly laughing at the antics of the comedy troupe, Half-Masted 3.2. The evening’s entertainment concludes by travelling to down town Cedar Falls. The city is looking forward to rolling out the red carpet to the convention attendees. Arrangements have been made for us to spend some time on Cedar Falls’ Great American Main Street. Convention attendees will enjoy special time and attention in this nationally recognized arts and entertainment district where storekeepers will welcome us with special desserts and coffees at your choice of several unique restaurants. For example, you’ll be offered special wine, cheese, and chocolate testing throughout the evening at Indulgence, a new wine and gift shop on Main Street. Stroll the charming main street, which is lined with antique lampposts, unique gift shops, galleries and eateries or stop in for a peek of the newly renovated lobby and guest rooms in the Black Hawk Hotel, the oldest continuously operated hotel in the state of Iowa. For those interested in a more physically active engagement, opportunities will be available to challenge one’s self on the best climbing wall in the Midwest.

The convention continues early Sunday morning with additional dynamic presenters and concludes with a special luncheon in the Commons Ballroom. Several general sessions and special demonstrations will also be provided during the two-day affair. The exhibit area will be open both days for the convention participants to view the latest equipment and material. Of course, how could we have an IAHPERD convention without door prizes!

Keep a sharp eye out next fall for additional convention program details, hotel arrangements and registration information fall. There will be some tremendous incentives for early bird registrations. You don’t want to be left out. Talk to the other teachers in your district about car pooling or coming to IAHPERD as a team. Remember, IAHPERD is 4 You and Me. We are Better Together!! See you next November 6th and 7th at the Wellness/Recreation Center on the beautiful University of Northern Iowa campus. Register now.

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