Please fill out this intake form to begin the PLO scheduling process.
Note: Submit requests at least 4 weeks in advance of the anticipated delivery date.

Student-focused PE and the Standards

Time: 3-hour session or full-day session
Description: Participants will be given an overview of several instructional frameworks and how to apply the standards.
Audience: Physical Education Teachers
Options:

1. Half-day (3-hour) dive into the components of TARGET, Meaningful PE, and other similar frameworks. Examples of embedding an autonomy-supportive climate, social interaction, fun, challenge, motor competence, and personal connection into your instruction will be provided.
2. Full-day session includes everything from option A, plus the opportunity for participants to create, reflect, and/or revise lessons with a student-focused lens.

Teaching Students with Disabilities in Elementary PE

Time: 3-hour session or full-day session
Description: Participants will be given an overview of Universal Design and adapted physical education in the elementary physical education classroom and how to embrace these principles to enhance the physical education experience for all students.
Audience: Elementary Physical Education Teachers
Options:

1. Half-day (3-hour) dive into universal design and adapted physical education principles and examples of how to apply them in elementary physical education.
2. Full-day session includes everything from option A, plus the opportunity for participants to explore and create activities that will apply their learning.

Teaching Students with Disabilities in Secondary PE

Time: 3-hour session or full-day session
Description: Participants will be given an overview of service delivery options for adapted physical education and how to provide standards aligned activities in each.
Audience: Elementary Physical Education Teachers
Options:

1. Half-day (3-hour) dive into adapted physical education delivery options and examples of how to teach to the standards while adapting to each student’s unique needs.
2. Full-day session includes everything from option A, plus the opportunity for participants to explore and create activities that will apply their learning.

Assessing Student Learning/Making Data-driven Decisions

Time: 3-hour session or full-day session
Description: Participants will explore formative and summative assessments and apply the 2021 College and Career Ready Standards for Physical Education to plan instruction.
Audience: Physical Education Teachers
Options:

1. Half-day (3-hour) dive into physical education assessments for learning
2. Full-day session includes everything from option A, plus the opportunity for participants to create assessments and plan for instruction using the Unit Resources for the 2021 College and Career Ready Standards for Physical Education.

Standards Aligned Fitness Games

Time: 3-hour session or full-day session
Description: Participants will explore ways to disguise fitness tasks and assessments into fun games.
Audience: Physical Education Teachers
Options:

1. Half-day (3-hour) dive into fitness games.
2. Full-day session includes everything from option A, plus the opportunity for participants to create new tasks using the standards and fitness concepts in a collaborative environment.

Virtual Office Hours

Health and Physical Education virtual office hours are offered on the fourth Tuesday of each month from 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM for educators wishing to ask questions and attend a brief information session from the Education Associate for Health and Physical Education.

Upcoming Sessions:
August 26 – Registration Link
September 23 – Registration Link
October 28 – Registration Link
November 25 – Registration Link

To request video archives of previous sessions please email Dr. Ben Miedema at bjmiedema@ed.sc.gov.