Thursday Pre-Conference Sessions
Several pre-conference sessions are being held on Thursday, May 10. They include 4 full days options, and 2 half-day options. Click here for pricing information.
Full Day Sessions (9 am - 4 pm)
CUPR Research Forum
Marion McCain Building - Room 2016 & 2017
CUPR (Council of University Professors and Researchers) is a national council organized under the auspices of, and supported by, PHE Canada. CUPR is composed of university level teachers, researchers, and graduate students, whose particular areas of interest, although diverse, centre on topics and issues in physical and health education. The CUPR Forum enables researchers to share their latest research findings related to physical and health education.
Physical Literacy
Studley Gymnasium Building - Main Gymnasium
Interested in learning more about physical literacy and the Canadian Sport for Life Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) model? This interactive session will provide participants with knowledge of physical literacy and its links to the LTAD. Active examples of teaching basic Fundamental Movement Skills will be explored through various stages of the LTAD. Scenarios including children and youth with a physical disability and children with a developmental or behavioural disability will also be discussed including specific information on the Special Olympics Active Start and FUNdamentals program.
Waterfront & Basic Canoeing
Meet at the Registration Check- In Table by 8:00 am, then drive to site together
Spend a day canoeing following the Paddle Canada’s introductory program for certification. The aim is to present a flexible model that can be a part of your senior high/university PE program. The day will focus on a progression—the fundamentals, along with a few inclusionary strategies, and canoeing games. All equipment will be provided; however, you are expected to have two changes of clothes, wet shoes, water and snacks.
HIGH FIVE® Sport
Student Union Building - Room 302
This 5-hour workshop is designed for coaches working with children, age 6 to 12 years. Aligned with the Fundamentals and Learn to Train stages of Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD), HIGH FIVE® Sport focuses on the social, emotional, and cognitive development and wellbeing of athletes. The training is based on research and has been designed to help coaches with top coaching dilemmas such as dealing with parents, reducing the pressure of competition, ensuring fair play and creating an emotionally safe environment.
Half-Day Sessions
Leading the Way - Student Leadership (9 am - 12 pm)
Studley Gymnasium Building - Studio
PHE Canada has created a series of youth leadership training opportunities for senior elementary, secondary and post secondary settings. This certification model will provide participants with the ability to become a trainer of the workshops allowing students who then take the course from the trainer to hold a national certification in leadership.
Creative Movement Through Cultural Dance (1 pm - 4 pm)
Studley Gymnasium Building - Studio
Many teachers have a comfortable repertoire of cultural and folk dances that they have been teaching for years. These dances are participatory, fun, and they address many fundamental movement skills. They do not, however, allow opportunities for creation and choreography, opportunities which our curriculum documents are increasingly asking us to provide to students. How can we bring the two together? What strategies and structures can we use to bring folk and cultural dances into the paradigm of student-centered dance creation? This half-day workshop will address these questions and more, leaving teachers with an enhanced toolbox of strategies and ideas for teaching dance.