Physical Education Resources

Listed below are nonprofit professional organizations and government Web sites related to Physical Education. Click on the titles below to open a new window to the Web sites for information, ideas and grant opportunities.

Professional Organizations

• National Parent Teacher Association
• The Ohio Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
• SHAPE America (formerly AAHPERD)

Research/Evidence-Based Information

• Active Living by Design
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH)

Grant Opportunities/Clearinghouses

• Federal Grant Opportunities
• PE4Life
• U.S. Department of Education

Professional Development Opportunities

Spring 2018 Physical Education Professional Development Opportunities
OAHPERD Summer Institute, Dublin, OH June 6, 9:00am – 3:00pm

• Register for the OAHPERD Summer Institute

Annual Elementary PE Workshop, Canton, OH - Mar. 12, 8:00am-2:30pm 

More information can be found by clicking on the Educational Service Center (ESC) websites linked above.

OAHPERD State Convention
The annual OAHPERD State Convention will be held at the Kalahari Resort and Conference Center in Sandusky, Ohio, December 4-6 this year.  The call for proposals is now open and are due by June 13, 2018. Proposals topics can range from Health, Physical Education, Adapted Physical Education, Recreation, Dance, School Health, or any other topic you feel is relevant to these fields.

For questions, please contact Lisa Kirr, at Lisa@assnoffices.com
 
SHAPE America 2019 National Convention
The SHAPE America 2019 National Convention and Expo will be in sunny Florida next year! Please consider attending the April 9-13  convention in Tampa, FL. Join thousands of educators for five days of learning and networking, with more than 300 practical and research-based sessions.

Last Modified: 4/18/2019 1:40:19 PM

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