Teaching Games for Understanding (TGFU) in Physical Education Presenters
This page features workshop presenters whose expertise is showing you how to teaching using TGFU model.
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Jennifer Houston
Location: Mesa, AZ (Mesa Public Schools)
Grade Levels: Adapted PE, K-12 PE and college PE
Teaching Experience: 15+ Years Public School teaching
Presentation Experience: 10+ Years
Willing to present locally and in the USA. Can present throughout the year.
Bio:
Taught K-12 physical education for 12 years, including 5 years in adapted physical education. Earned NBCT in 2006. After earning PhD in curriculum and instruction in physical education in 2014 from Arizona State University (ASU), taught higher ed PETE and other kinesiology courses for six years at ASU, Texas A&M San Antonio, and Northern Arizona University (NAU). Currently working as an adapted physical education specialist, preK-12, for Mesa Public Schools in Mesa, AZ. Have presented at SHAPE, Southwest district as well as our AZHPE state organization several years in a row.
Presentation Highlights:
- SHAPE, St. Louis - presented "What are your students really learning", which addressed appropriate and purposeful assessment in physical education.
- National APE Conference, Burlingame, CA - presented on writing appropriate goals for students with severe multiple disabilities (SMD)
- AZHPE (formerly AAHPERD) -presented a lecture/activity session on successfully implementing Sport education into a physical education program.
- AZHPE - presented a lecture/activity session on implementing TGfU into secondary physical education
Keynote Presentation Topics:
- The importance of assessment, as well as appropriate assessments in physical education; Updating your physical education program - teaching physical education in this day and age is NOT the same as it was 20, 30, 40 years ago. As physical education teachers we must have the ability to remain relevant (NOT teaching as we were taught by old school 'ball rollers'.
- The importance of using standards (SHAPE and state) to guide your curriculum and student learning outcomes
Presentation Topics (expanded presentation descriptions):
- Adapted Physical Education
- Secondary physical education methods
- Purposeful introductory games for K-12
- Technology in physical education
- Implementing IEP goals into GPE
- Health club model for secondary physical education
- Student created portfolios for student learning documentation
- TGFU
- And More...!
Jorge Rodriguez
Location: Houston, TX (Harvard Elem.)
Grade Levels: K-12 Physical Education
Teaching Experience: 10+ Years
Presentation Experience: 7+ Years
Willing to present locally, in the USA and Internationally and is willing to do any length presentations. Can present year round.
Bio:
Jorge Rodriguez is originally from McAllen, Texas and now lives in Houston. He attended the University of Houston where he was a high jumper on the track team and earned his Bachelors degree in Kinesiology with a minor in health. Jorge later went on to receive his Masters degree in Educational Leadership from American College of Education. He is currently a physical education teacher at Harvard Elementary (an IB and STEM magnet school) in the Houston Independent School District, and is a Lead Teacher and the KEY teacher for physical education for the district. He is also an active member in Texas AHPERD, and sits on the recreation and social media committees and chairs the diversity section. Jorge absolutely loves his profession and is dedicated to do all he can to make it better!
Presentation Highlights:
- June 2016 - Champ Camp, Half day seminar on constructivist approach in PE to an audience of 300 PE teachers.
- April 2016 - SHAPE National Convention, I presented a 2 hour session on using augmented reality in PE.
- March 2016 - California AHPERD, I was a guest presenter for Spark. I presented on Neuorscience, SOLO Taxonomy, and Cooperative Learning.
- December 2015 - Texas AHPERD, I presented on how to use social media for professional development.
Keynote Topics:
- Neuroscience in PE
- Physical Literacy
Presentation Topics:
- Technology
- Cooperative Learning
- Teaching Games for Understanding (TGFU)
- Assessment
- Neuroscience in PE
