Outstanding Health and Physical Education Programs (OHPEP)

The Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance provides staff development opportunities to improve your K-12 programs. Outstanding Health and Physical Education Programs (OHPEP) offers professional development workshops to promote the instructional best practices including all students active, teacher interaction, continuous assessment, and lifetime health and wellness. Presentations have been provided for the past 13 years to over half the divisions in the state. 

Workshops topics include, but are not limited to, the following: 

Active games Adapted programs                   Brain Gym Brain-based learning Classroom management Core integration Creative warm-ups                               Curriculum development                     Cance initiatives                      Developing rubrics                   Differentiated instruction        Equipment/facility challenges              Family life Fitnessgram Grading/assessment strategies

HPE SOL instruction              Improving student fitness                   Innovative health lessons Instructional strategies Large group instruction Lead-up games                        Lifetime activities                                 Meaningful health lessons Outdoor education                               Station work                            Student motivation Teaching basic skills Team building                          Team teaching                          Using technology in H & PE

Consider scheduling a half day or full day presentation for your health and/or physical education teachers. Year around presenters are available. There is no designated fee for these offerings, but an honorarium for the presenter(s) is greatly appreciated. VAHPERD will pay all travel expenses.  

For more information contact:
Terry Gooding, OHPEP Coordinator 
(757) 868-6706 
(757) 870-6261 
terry.gooding1@cox.net

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