These presenters and many more will be presenting a workshop at our conference.

Dwayne Sheehan, Mount Royal University & Larry Katz, University of Calgary
Teaching and Assessing Fundamental Movement Skills in Elementary School Children
Physical literacy needs to be promoted and explicitly supported for every child in Canada. All children have the capacity to achieve their own personalized level of physical literacy, but not all of them will master the fundamental movement skills (FMS) in the same order or at the same age. Participants in this session will be provided with a complete six week unit plan (with 30 lessons) that focuses on activities related to agility, balance and coordination. Assessment strategies for FMS and a new research validated measure for field testing pre-adolescent balance will be introduced.

Lisa Wallace, Canadian Olympic Committee

Capturing the Legacy of the Olympic Games in your Classroom
Utilize the magic of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games and the performance of the Canadian Olympic Team to inspire a healthy active school community. The Canadian Olympic Committee's Canadian Olympic School Program (COSP), invites you and your students to join the Canadian Olympic Team. Through values based lesson plans and the lives of their Canadian Olympic Teammates, students will be inspired to embody the legacy of excellence, respect, community leadership and healthy active living in your classroom and school this year. The 2010-2011 COSP curriculum has been designed with healthy schools and the new HPE curriculum in mind.

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Keynote Speaker:  CRAIG KIELBURGER

Craig Kielburger is the founder and chair of Free The Children, a unique international development and youth empowerment organization. Since its founding in 1995, Free The Children has become the world’s leading youth-driven charity, inspiring an entire generation to stand up and have their voices heard. More >>>