SHAPE America's Podcast - Professional Development for Health & Physical Education Teachers

Sean is joined by our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Podcast group to introduce the upcoming podcast and hear about their whys. Meet the team: Kennedra Tucker is a K-12 Health & Physical Education specialist. A 14-year Maryland educator, Kennedra has been recognized as a 2017 Nationally Board Certified Teacher, the 2018 SHAPE Maryland Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year (TO...

Sean and Stephanie Morris, CEO of SHAPE America, discuss #MoveThrive21 including Sean's keynote,  SHAPE America's Back-to-School Summit. Then Stephanie gives a Health and Physical Education Standards update, they chat about exciting new developments around SHAPE America and end with a message of gratitude for our community.

Sean is joined by Jamie Sparks, School Health Program Manager for ETR and former SHAPE America president. They discuss Jamie’s journey to leadership roles at the state and national level — and talk about how his web series, Pedal Pep Talk, was created during the pandemic. Jamie then discusses the process behind planning Kentucky’s in-person event, #MoveThrive2021, before he and Sean preview the ev...

Sean talks to new National Teacher of the Year, Kyle Bragg about his journey, what life has been like since winning Teacher of the Year, using mindfulness in his classes, how to create leadership opportunities in P.E. and ways to connect with your students. Also listen in to hear why Sean calls Kyle the Michael Jordan of P.E.!

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Sean is joined by Denzel Billy. Denzel is a school counselor and he and Sean discuss Denzel's role in supporting the mental health of students, what he's has seen over the past year, tech tips his school and district have picked up to support students during the pandemic, bringing cultural awareness to schools, being a YouTube Dad, having a child with sickl...

Sean is joined by James Russomano, an education manager at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. Sean and James discuss how physical education and public health are connected, injury prevention and resources that can be implemented immediately! Resources from HSS: Register for free webinars for PE teachers from the Sports Medicine Institute at HSS: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/hss-sports-m...

Sean is joined by incoming SHAPE America President, Terri Drain! Sean and Terri discuss her career, the National Board Certified Teacher process, #SHAPEVirtual and Terri wraps up with her thoughts about the year ahead and unveils her slogan for her presidency!

Sean is joined by a collection of Teachers of the Year from Wentzville, Missouri including our newly minted 2021 National Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year, Jennifer Werner. In addition to Jennifer, Sean is joined by Sally Schulte (2019 SHAPE America Central District Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year), Ami Schulte (2021 SHAPE America Central District High School...

Sean chats with Michelle Carter from SHAPE America about Big Feats, Convention, health. moves. minds., the standards revision process and more!

Sean is joined by Annie Forrest and Emily Lloyd, Engagement Managers with One Love Foundation. The One Love foundation's mission is to educate young people about healthy and unhealthy relationships and empower them to avoid abuse and learn how to love better. Yards for Yeardley: https://www.joinonelove.org/yards-for-yeardley/

Sean chats with Dr. Angela Glymph and High-School Senior Brandon Nguyen from Peer Health Exchange about the work they do, why health equity is more important now than ever, specific resources they have created and more! Peer Health Exchange: https://www.peerhealthexchange.org/ Brandon Nguyen, pronouns he, him, his, is a current 12th-grade student at Vaughn International Studies Academy located in...

Sean checks in with LaDonda Porter about how her school year is going, the history of Black History Month, resources LaDonda has created and they tap into her background in library studies to get some book recommendations to close the show. Resource Library: shapeamerica.org/COVID_Resource_Library#Cit March to Montgomery Warm Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udlBR1hymOA&feature=youtu.be #SH...

Sean is joined by Risto Marttinen, an Assistant Professor at George Mason University & K. Andrew R. Richards, an Assistant Professor at The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to discuss I love P.E. week (#CareerWhy)! They discuss why each of them love P.E., their journeys into the profession, why recruitment is so important, what we can do to improve recruitment and more! Follow #Caree...

Sean is joined by SHAPE America's President Brett Fuller. They discuss Brett's journey to becoming president, takeaways from the recent BOD meeting, equity, diversity and inclusion, how we can take what we have learned forward, and more! More information about #SHAPEVirtual: http://convention.shapeamerica.org/

Sean is joined by Ryan Armstrong and Nick Skarda from Missouri to talk about new virtual lessons they have created and the process behind their creation. The duo also shares their stories on how they have navigated virtual teaching. COVID19 Resources: https://www.shapeamerica.org/COVID_Resource_Library#Cit Ultimate Virtual PE Lesson Slides - Ryan Armstrong & Nick Skarda: https://docs.google.co...

Sean sits down with Stephanie Morris, the CEO of SHAPE America to catch up and hear about all of the comings and goings around the organization. They chat about the SHAPE America acquiring the copyright to the National Health Education Standards, virtual convention (including the announcement of the first keynote!) and the ongoing equity, diversity and inclusion work the organization is undertakin...

Sean is joined by Lisa Paulson from our Physical Activity Council and MNSHAPE. Lisa tells us about her "why," recaps some of the Physical Activity Council's Twitter Chats and explains why being an advocate for your program is so important.

This week on Unplugged Stephanie is joined by Claudette McCluney-Hall. Claudette works for Prince George’s County Public Schools in Maryland and was recently featured on our #SHAPEHealthEd Twitter chat regarding Teaching Social Justice in #HealthEd. Stephanie and Claudette talked about connecting with students virtually, building authentic relationships with your students, getting to know your stu...

On this episode of the SHAPE America Podcast, Carly Wright and Karen Johnson chat with Sean about the fallout from the election. Topics include: What does a Biden Administration mean for education? Who are some front-runners for the Secretary of Education position? What is the makeup of the new Congress? What is on the legislative agenda? and more! Plus listen in for exclusive breaking news about...

How does the social media guru from Missouri practice self-care and how does one get their start in social media? Find out on this episode of the SHAPE America podcast as Sean chats with Guy Danhoff of Missouri. Hear about what Guy does, how you can be a better advocate on social media, how Guy manages being on social media all of the time with his mental wellness and some great stories from befor...

His story went viral and now hear from the man himself! Darrion "DC" Cockrell, the 2021 Missouri Teacher of the Year, is a physical education teacher at Crestwood Elementary School in St. Louis Missouri. Sean and DC chat about DC's humble beginnings, how he was able to turn his life around and become a physical education teacher, why physical education is the most important subject in school and m...

Stephanie chats with Sean Nevills who is the host of the SHAPE America podcast and the project director of the COVID-19 project, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Hear about Sean's work with SHAPE America and how he got to where he is!

World Kindness Day is coming up November 13th and we have the Huff sisters, Michelle Huff and Stephaine Huff from New Jersey on to talk about the success they’ve had in promoting kindness in their schools and the pivots they had to make due to COVID. Follow the Huff sisters on Twitter: Michelle Huff @mshuff_HPE Stephaine Huff → @ms_huffphysed

Stephanie chats with Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, an American historian, specializing in the culture of the modern United States. Natalia is working on a book about American fitness culture and helped lead the session we participated in with PBS NewsHour last month.

What are the three most powerful words? Find out on episode 127 of the SHAPE America podcast as we’re joined by PE teacher & MOSHAPE member Anna Forcelledo of St. Louis, MO. The birthday girl and Sean start by sharing the story of how their paths have collided in the field and then into this new world of education with distance & online learning. Anna, who is also a wellness expert, talks...