Colorado Health & PE Summit: Full Schedule

Welcome to the Second Annual Colorado Health and Physical Education Summit 2025

This is a free professional development event. The Summit supported and developed by the Colorado Health and Physical Education Council, the council consists of health and physical education district coordinators and other partners from across the state of Colorado. This summit promises inspiration, networking opportunities, and a shared commitment to fostering healthier futures.

June 4 & 5, 2025 - 8am-4pm
Jefferson High School
2305 Pierce Street
Edgewater, Co., 80214

Add sessions to your personal schedule to register your attendance (Check-In).

9:00am MST

Do you Chase or Flee? Creating the Environment Needed for Invasion Games

Tuesday March 4, 2025 9:00am - 10:20am MST

Main Gym- Full

Session Description:
Students love playing tag, but do they understand how to chase or flee and how this can be applied to invasion games? We will be looking at 1v1, 1v2, and 2v4 situations and how to succeed through various situations. We'll also dive into measuring heart rate at different grade levels.

Objectives:

1. I can define defining chasing, fleeing, and dodging.

2. I can find the the Colorado PE standards GLE’s for:

Chasing, Fleeing, and Dodging
Heart Rate

3. I can describe how to break down a unit of study for Chase, Fleeing and Dodging.

Tuesday March 4, 2025 9:00am - 10:20am MST
Main Gym- Full

Physical Education

Audience Primary (PK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8)

10:30am MST

Centering Youth: Inclusive Approaches to PE and Health Education

Tuesday March 4, 2025 10:30am - 11:50am MST

Classroom #3

Session Description:
This workshop will explore best practices to engaging youth in PE and health through an inclusive and affirming lens. Participants will explore their own values, strengthen skills to affirm young people, and resources to take back to their classrooms!

Session Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
1. Explore strategies to create safe and affirming spaces in their classrooms and gyms.
2. Identify their own values and how to be values expansive educators.
3. Create action items to take inclusive strategies and tools back to their learning spaces.

Tuesday March 4, 2025 10:30am - 11:50am MST
Classroom #3

Health and Physical Education

Audience Primary (PK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)

10:30am MST

Mr. C's Controlled Chaos!

Tuesday March 4, 2025 10:30am - 11:50am MST

Classroom #2

Session Description:
I will show teachers how I use SEL, Team Collaboration, Leadership and Team building within my school. I will show how I have incorporated striders, skateboards, and fun team building games into my curriculum. I will also show how I collaborate with my teammates to design our fun run, big messy field day, and morning movement/affirmation alley program.

Session Objectives:

To show cross curriculum collaboration.
How to use SEL in your lessons.

Tuesday March 4, 2025 10:30am - 11:50am MST
Classroom #2

Health and Physical Education

Audience High School (9-12), Middle School (6-8), Intermediate (3-5), Primary (PK-2)

10:30am MST

Small Sided Games=Big Impact through Grid Play

Tuesday March 4, 2025 10:30am - 11:50am MST

Main Gym- Full

TBD

Tuesday March 4, 2025 10:30am - 11:50am MST
Main Gym- Full

Physical Education

Audience Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)

10:30am MST

Thriller (Dance Workshop)

Tuesday March 4, 2025 10:30am - 11:50am MST

Weight Room

Session Description:
Students will learn various parts of the Thriller dance by Michael Jackson. They will then teach their part to the class, creating a culminating dance that is sure to thrill!

Session Objectives:

Teachers will be able to use the jigsaw method to assist students in learning basic choreography.
Students will be able to work collaboratively in small groups and as a whole class to piece together basic choreography.

Tuesday March 4, 2025 10:30am - 11:50am MST
Weight Room

Physical Education

Audience Primary (PK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8)

1:30pm MST

A Simple Approach to Assessments That Make Sense

Tuesday March 4, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm MST

Classroom #3

Session Description:
How to use IDOCEO as a tool to assess your students. The video tool is used to assess progress while the student takes ownership of their growth in learning.

Objectives:
1) Simplify assessment and blend it into the things we are already doing.
2) Incorporate video analysis into the classroom
3) Goal setting with students

Tuesday March 4, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm MST
Classroom #3

Physical Education

Audience Primary (PK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8)

1:30pm MST

Everfi Curriculum Resources

Tuesday March 4, 2025 1:30pm - 2:50pm MST

Classroom #1

Session Description:

TBD
Session Objectives:

TBD

Tuesday March 4, 2025 1:30pm - 2:50pm MST
Classroom #1

Health Education

Audience Primary (PK-2), Middle School (6-8), Intermediate (3-5), High School (9-12)

1:30pm MST

Teaching Inclusive Sex Education

Tuesday March 4, 2025 1:30pm - 2:50pm MST

Classroom #4

Session Description:

TBD
Session Objectives:

TBD

Tuesday March 4, 2025 1:30pm - 2:50pm MST
Classroom #4

Health Education

Audience Middle School (6-8), Intermediate (3-5), High School (9-12)

1:30pm MST

FUN Fitness and Games for Large Groups!

Tuesday March 4, 2025 1:30pm - 2:50pm MST

Main Gym- Full

Session Description:
Keep small or large classes moving by instructing fun, purposeful fitness activities and games with innovative equipment. Be prepared to move and learn some of the best student-approved PE games of 2024!

Session Objectives:

Participate in purposeful activities that meet state standards.
Use innovative equipment to engage all students. Modify an activity to include new equipment.

Tuesday March 4, 2025 1:30pm - 2:50pm MST
Main Gym- Full

Physical Education

Audience Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8)

1:30pm MST

How To SLAY While Teaching Dance in PE. No CAP

Tuesday March 4, 2025 1:30pm - 2:50pm MST

Weight Room

Session Description:
Teaching dance should be different from the traditional dancing we did as children in school. I will take you through a progression of dances to help you build your dance toolbox. LET'S GOOOOOOOOO.......This will be a non-stop, movement-filled session.

Session Objectives:

1. Break down dancing into simple movement patterns with teaching techniques to use in your classroom.

2. Connect dance movement with the Colorado State PE standards evidence outcomes.

3. Build a progression of dances from that can be used Kindergarten through 8th grade.

Tuesday March 4, 2025 1:30pm - 2:50pm MST
Weight Room

Physical Education

Audience Primary (PK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8)

9:00am MST

Lean Into Change: Strategies to Create a Culture of Belonging

Wednesday March 5, 2025 9:00am - 10:20am MST

Classroom #2

Join the presenter, as she takes you on her personal journey and shares the intimate details of how color and privilege have impacted a life of trauma, grief and loss. All examples and experiences are factors that could be considered when planning, implementing, assessing and promoting quality physical education and health education programs.
Her story will change the way you see children enter your classrooms, schools and programs. Her story will change the way you show up in conversations and how you engage with other individuals.
Her story will make you more compassionate, more empathetic and more aware of how to be more equitable and inclusive and create environments that promote diversity and belonging

Wednesday March 5, 2025 9:00am - 10:20am MST
Classroom #2

Health and Physical Education

Audience Primary (PK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)

9:00am MST

MAXimizing Movement

Wednesday March 5, 2025 9:00am - 10:20am MST

Auxiliary Gym

Session Description:

Session Description:
Experience activities that engage and educate students on how to be physically literate for life! Take part in quality lessons built with inclusive warm-ups, exciting activities, and purposeful cool-downs to meet multiple objectives simultaneously.

Objectives:

Demonstrate inclusive warm-ups that prepare the body for active learning.
Discuss and show best practices on content integration.

Wednesday March 5, 2025 9:00am - 10:20am MST
Auxiliary Gym

Health and Physical Education

Audience Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)

9:00am MST

Safe Youth/Adult Partnerships

Wednesday March 5, 2025 9:00am - 10:20am MST

Classroom #4

Session Description:

TBD
Session Objectives:

TBD

Wednesday March 5, 2025 9:00am - 10:20am MST
Classroom #4

Health Education

Audience Primary (PK-2), Middle School (6-8), Intermediate (3-5), High School (9-12)

9:00am MST

K-12 CORE PE Curriculum - Putting the Fun Back in Teaching

Wednesday March 5, 2025 9:00am - 10:20am MST

Classroom #1

Session Description:
CORE PE is a BRAND-NEW TEACHING SYSTEM which interprets and breaks down ALL of the 2024 SHAPE America Grade Span Learning Indicators in a done-for-you format, providing you an aligned, efficient, and comprehensive system to plan, teach, assess, and report results. Save planning time, teach intentionally, and experience consistent "in the zone" teaching, learning, and connection with your students. This is WHY we teach! CORE PE is for teachers to lead students through achievable developmental levels along their physical literacy journey.

Session Objectives:

See an evidence based curriculum system is 100% reflective of the 2024 SHAPE AM standards and outcomes for grades K-5 and 6-12.
Learn how to use a practical and efficient PE program that makes teaching enjoyable and effective. Saving valuable planning time and energy to allow teachers to teach in meaningful ways to meet student needs of promoting healthy lifestyles.
Understand that CORE PE has over 300 skill breakdowns; including yearly and quarterly planning as well as tools to report results

Wednesday March 5, 2025 9:00am - 10:20am MST
Classroom #1

Physical Education

Audience Primary (PK-2), Middle School (6-8), Intermediate (3-5), High School (9-12)

10:30am MST

Call.Push.Shock. Lifesaving and Leadership CPR Workshop

Wednesday March 5, 2025 10:30am - 11:50am MST

Classroom #1

Session Description:
We'll teach the critical skills needed for early care of a sudden cardiac arrest victim. Additionally, we'll offer a unique approach to build a team of lifesavers to save a precious life. Each participant will receive a two-year Starting Hearts certification card.

Session Objectives:

1. Provide the fundamental steps (beyond CPR) to save a life.
2. Demonstrate the leadership skills to quickly develop a team, delegate responsibilities, and oversee a cardiac emergency.
3. Build confidence to act when needed.

Wednesday March 5, 2025 10:30am - 11:50am MST
Classroom #1

Health and Physical Education

Audience Primary (PK-2), Middle School (6-8), Intermediate (3-5), High School (9-12)

10:30am MST

Everfi Curriculum Resources

Wednesday March 5, 2025 10:30am - 11:50am MST

Classroom #4

Session Description:

TBD
Session Objectives:

TBD

Wednesday March 5, 2025 10:30am - 11:50am MST
Classroom #4

Health Education

Audience Primary (PK-2), Middle School (6-8), Intermediate (3-5), High School (9-12)

10:30am MST

Safety & Supervision in P.E.: Tips for Keeping Students & Teachers Safe

Wednesday March 5, 2025 10:30am - 11:50am MST

Classroom #3

Session Description:

This session utilizes case scenarios to focus teacher attention on the critical components of supervising and managing a safe learning environment in movement settings. Through presenter facilitation, and small group conversation teachers will explore their own current safety protocols and weigh those against generally accepted best practices to consider potential areas for improvement. Teachers consider behaviors and strategies that can guard against misunderstandings and potential allegations to protect themselves, and their students.

Session Objectives:

Identify potential hazards and risks associated with various movement activities and use of equipment.
Implement strategies to minimize the risk of injury.
Foster a culture of safety awareness among students.
Utilize strategies to protect yourself and students from misunderstandings & potential allegations.

Wednesday March 5, 2025 10:30am - 11:50am MST
Classroom #3

Physical Education

Audience High School (9-12), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), Primary (PK-2)

1:30pm MST

Unified Physical Education

Wednesday March 5, 2025 1:30pm - 2:50pm MST

Classroom #2

Session Description:
In this workshop you will get an example of how to run an inclusive Unified Physical Education class with resources when working with student mentors, paras, and co teachers. You will also walk away with activities that my Unified PE class loves to do!

Session Objectives:

Tips for creating a safe and welcoming environment in Unified PE.
Unified PE class vs General Physical Education class
Differentiated Instruction while Co Teaching Unified PE.
Expectations for student mentors, paras, and co teachers in Unified Physical Education class.

Wednesday March 5, 2025 1:30pm - 2:50pm MST
Classroom #2

Adapted Physical Education

Audience Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)

1:30pm MST

First Aid/CPR/AED Certification + At the Heart of it All

Wednesday March 5, 2025 1:30pm - 2:50pm MST

Weight Room

Double the J's, double the learning. Jen Vidal and Jodie Abrams will split this session with guiding you to a certification in FA/CPR/AED and then learning more about promoting healthy lifestyles with AHA

Session Description:
Explore how the Kids Heart Challenge and American Heart Challenge resources can engage students, promote heart healthy lifestyles, and help you reach your Colorado Academic Standards. We will experience interactive games, share ideas, have giveaways, and learn about new program features. Get ready to get moving and have some fun!

Session Objectives:
Participants will be able to learn and demonstrate how to incorporate the American Heart Association’s resources to teach physical and personal wellness, social emotional wellness, movement competence and understanding, and prevention and risk management through physical education.

Wednesday March 5, 2025 1:30pm - 2:50pm MST
Weight Room

Health and Physical Education

Audience Primary (PK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)

1:30pm MST

Meaningful Engagement at All Levels

Wednesday March 5, 2025 1:30pm - 2:50pm MST

Main Gym- Full

In this session, we prioritize participation, enjoyment, and personal relevance, ensuring that every individual, regardless of skill level or ability, feels successful and empowered.
We begin by creating a supportive and inclusive environment where everyone feels comfortable to participate and express themselves freely. Through leveling of skills, games you can play anywhere, and cooperative games, we establish a sense of camaraderie and mutual respect among participants.
The session is structured to cater to diverse learning styles and abilities, providing opportunities for both individual and collaborative exploration. We offer a variety of activities, ranging from traditional sports in a more inclusive way to new, creative ideas to include in your planning next year, allowing participants to discover and develop their strengths in different areas.
Our emphasis to empower you to place goals on the process rather than the outcome.
Come play Street Racket, Bucket Ball, Royalty of the Court among other ideas to engage your students in a meaningful way.

Wednesday March 5, 2025 1:30pm - 2:50pm MST
Main Gym- Full

Physical Education

Audience Primary (PK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)

Colorado Health & PE Summit