New Decade, New Heights Start your journey at #SHAPESLC!

By Larissa Brickach

or so many health and physical JOIN US IN SALT LAKE CITY social and emotional learning, standards- education professionals, the This year’s national convention takes place based curriculum, evidence-based SHAPE America National April 21-25 at the Salt Palace Convention assessment, and more. Convention & Expo is the “can’t Center, located in the heart of downtown Throughout the week, you’ll find miss” event they look forward to Salt Lake City. This vibrant area includes specific presentations on adapted physical Fall year long. education, advocacy, coaching and eclectic restaurants and bars, shopping, It’s where they share challenges and entertainment, and access to the city’s light sport, elementary PE, health education, ideas with peers, learn from the “best of rail transportation system. physical activity, PETE/HETE, research, the best” in the profession, and reignite It’s the perfect setting for five days of secondary PE — and of course sessions their passion for health and physical inspiring speakers, focused programming from SHAPE America’s District and education. and networking opportunities. National Teachers of the Year! Now in 2020 — the start of a new The convention, which is held in If this will be your first SHAPE America decade — there’s no better time to partnership with SHAPE America national convention, be sure to check out get inspired, dream big, and surround Western District and SHAPE-Utah, the First-Time Attendee Orientation so yourself with people who can support will include more than 300 sessions for you have information to guide you through your personal and professional journey. health and physical educators focused on your #SHAPESLC experience.

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LIVELY EXHIBIT HALL In the convention exhibit hall, you’ll find everything you could possibly need for your classroom, including the latest fitness equipment, products and resources. You’ll even have plenty of opportunities to “play” and take part in equipment demonstrations. The exhibit hall is also where you’ll find the SHAPE America Resource Center — your one-stop hub for the latest information on SHAPE America programs and products as well as member resources. Kevin Atlas Dr. Adolph Brown, III NETWORKING AND SOCIAL EVENTS INSPIRING KEYNOTE Friday’s general session will SPEAKERS include a keynote presentation Networking at a SHAPE America This year’s convention will feature by Dr. Adolph Brown, III, servant- national convention can happen anytime, keynote presentations during two general leader, lifelong social justice advocate, anywhere — in the airport, on the hotel sessions — on Wednesday, April 22 and and a career teacher educator. shuttle, at the registration desk, during Friday, April 24. Being reared by a single parent breaks in between sessions. Be open to mother in the housing projects and meeting new people and you will! During Wednesday’s Opening having his oldest sibling and only brother General Session, internationally murdered when he was only 11 years renowned motivational speaker old, Brown encountered many adverse Kevin Atlas (Laue) will share his childhood experiences. incredible life story of turning challenges And, as a former at-risk student who into triumphs, which was chronicled had one foot in gifted education and the in the Oscar-qualifying documentary, other in alternative education, Brown “Long Shot: The Kevin Laue Story.” knows that the “Whole Student” deserves Due to complications at birth, Atlas, a “Whole Education.” 28, was born with a left arm that ended Using evidence-informed practice just below the elbow. As a young child, combined with available research and The highlight of the week is sure to he struggled in school and with self- his vast experience as a veteran educator, be Friday’s Hall of Fame Celebration confidence, until a middle school coach Brown addresses best practices in the & Give Back Event from 5:30-7:30 p.m. showed that he believed in him. Atlas classroom and beyond for K-14 and Join us to celebrate the last night of the eventually became the first player with higher education. convention with appetizers, cocktails (one a disability in NCAA history to receive a Dr. Adolph Brown’s keynote free drink ticket is included), music and full Division I athletic scholarship. presentation during the Closing General laughter as we announce the 2020 SHAPE In 2019, with the support of Varsity Session is sponsored by Gopher, SPARK America National Teachers of the Year! Brands, Atlas began his nationwide and Wellness Training Specialists. (continued on next page) Believe in You Tour — part of a campaign designed to challenge students to support one another. Atlas hopes to spread his message to as many students as possible — inspiring them to first believe in themselves, and secondly to believe in others. Kevin Atlas’ keynote presentation Deadline: Feb. 22 during the Opening General Session is sponsored by US Games. Atlas appears Get details. thanks to the support of Varsity Brands.

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(continued from previous page) SHAPE America will use 10% of the GET THE OFFICIAL CONVENTION ticket proceeds to bring health and PE LONG-SLEEVE T-SHIRT — JUST $35! teachers to SPEAK Out! Day to advocate for our profession on Capitol Hill! 2020 SHAPE AMERICA Many thanks to the SHAPE America NATIONAL CONVENTION Teacher of the Year Partner Network — & EXPO T-SHIRT SPARK, Gopher, Wellness Training Convention T-shirts are Specialists, and Goodheart-Willcox Publisher. available for purchase and pick up at the national AIM HIGHER convention. Cost is $35 There’s no doubt about it. Spending with convention a week with other dedicated health registration and 10% and physical educators at the national of net proceeds from convention will inspire you to set convention T-shirt sales your sights higher — and give you the will go to help send a resources to get there. teacher to convention. Join us in Salt Lake City and elevate your life. Quantities Register by Feb. 27 and Limited! SAVE up to $110! Add the shirt to your Visit shapeamerica.org/convention registration now! for rates.

Register for a Convention Workshop The registration deadline for these workshops is Friday, April 3 (no on-site registration)

Learn more at shapeamerica.org/convention.

A Primer for Teaching a Skills-Based Approach in Health Education Tuesday, April 21 | 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Member/Non-Member Fee: $79

This workshop provides the fundamentals of a skill-based approach to health education in which the focus is on developing student proficiency in the skills of the National Health Education Standards. By the end of the workshop, participants will have the tools needed to transition to a skill-based approach to health education in their course, school, and/or district.

Implementing Physical Education for Lifelong Fitness and Health Tuesday, April 21 | 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. NOW AVAILABLE Member/Non-Member Fee: $79 This workshop includes an overview of the SHAPE America Physical Best US.HumanKinetics.com educational concepts focused on teaching the five health-related fitness components in K-12 physical education programs. The instructors will emphasize the relevant research-based content while highlighting new Physical Best activities for easy integration into any PE curriculum.

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List of Convention Exhibitors* SPECIAL THANKS TO 100 Mile Club National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability OUR 2020 NATIONAL 9 Square in the Air Netball America Inc. Accusplit Make a Difference Programs CONVENTION New York Road Runners ADA Sports Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation PROGRAM SPONSORS Allied Powers LLC Palos Sports AMAZE Peaceful Playgrounds, Inc. As of January 14, 2020 American Heart Association PhysednHealth Bigger Faster Stronger Inc. PlayOut LLC BOKS | An Initiative of Reebok & the CHAMPION Reebok Foundation Playworks Utah** Bottle Bash (Poleish Sports LLC)** PLT4M** Bowler's Ed PLYOGA Fitness Gopher Cairn Guidance/Dove Self-Esteem Polar Electro, Inc. Project Rollerblade Skate In School SPARK Carone Learning** Romeo Music CDC’s Healthy Schools Routledge | Taylor & Francis Group Wellness Training The Children’s Health Market S&S Discount Sports Specialists Chris Klug Foundation School Specialty Coastal Enterprises CROSSNET** EXHIBIT HALL HOURS MVP DrumFIT USA Corp. Drums Alive LLC Wednesday, April 22: 12-4:30 p.m. Edge Disc Golf Thursday, April 23: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. KIDZBOP EVERFI** Everlast Climbing Friday, April 24: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. US Games Exercise Connection fit – Sanford Health Shield Manufacturing, Inc. Fit and Fun Playscapes, LLC Skillastics ALL-STAR Flaghouse, Inc. SPARK Floorball 4 All, Inc. Spikeball, Inc. BOKS | An initiative of Focused Fitness Spirit Hero, LLC** Reebok & the Reebok Goodheart-Willcox Publisher Springfield College Gopher Sport Strider Education Foundation** Foundation Handle Fitness** Toledo Physical Education Supply, Inc. Goodheart-Willcox Heart Tech Plus UCS, Inc. Heart Zones Inc US Games Publisher Hip Hop Public Health US Lacrosse** Human Kinetics USA Baseball Routledge | Taylor & Innocorp, Ltd. USA Field Hockey Francis Group Interactive Health Technologies (IHT) USA Football International Council for Health, PE, United States Fistball Association Recreation and Dance (ICHPER-SD) United States Tennis Association Jones & Bartlett Learning STAR University of Arkansas Global Campus KanJam University of St. Augustine Karben Sports Vocab-T | One Stone Apparel The Cooper Institute KIDS in the GAME** Wellness Training Specialists Marathon Kids United States Tennis Wise Guys Program** Mikasa Sports Yale Center for Health & Learning Games Association Moving-Minds.com *As of January 31, 2020 NASCO **Indicates a first-time exhibitor

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