STEM Physical Education Presenters
This page features workshop presenters whose expertise is showing you how to more effectively incorporate dance into your physical education program.
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Brenda Goodwin
Location: Springfield, MO (Missour State Univ.)
Grade Levels: K-12 PE and Health
Willing to present locally and in the USA. Can present throughout the year including the summer.
Bio:
Brenda is an assistant professor in the Kinesiology Department at Missouri State University in Springfield, MO. She has been in education for over 40 years starting as a high school physical education teacher as well as a tennis, track and field and cross country coach. She has been teaching at the university level for 15 years. She has made over 28 national peer reviewed presentations and she has been the Dance Managing Editor for PE Central for over 10 years. Brenda frequently conducts professional development workshops throughout the Midwest and in 1997 Brenda was the Missouri (MOAHPERD) and Central District of SHAPE America Dance Educator of the Year.
Presentation Topics for Brenda:
- Project Based Learning for K-12 Physical Education
- Keeping Kids Active Before and After School
- Successfully Using the Flipped Teaching Method in Physical Education
- Successfully Using the Flipped Teaching Method in Health Education
- Assessment made Simple! Learn how to implement it in your classes!
- Health teaching made easy!
- Can’t Dance? No Worries! Add fun dances to your PE Program and Love it
- Integrating Technology into Your Physical Education Program
- And More...!
Susan Flynn
Location: Charleston, SC (College of Charleston)
Grade Levels: K-12 and College PE
Teaching Experience: 30+ years, elementary physical education, adapted physical education, middle school special education and university level.
Presentation Experience: 20+ Years
Presenter Profile
Willing to present locally and throughout the USA. Can present throughout the year including the summer.
Bio:
Susan provides professional development for school districts throughout the United States and internationally. She has been invited to present at many state physical education conferences and workshops (Al, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, IO, KY, LA, MA, OH, VA, WV). In addition to presenting at the National SHAPE America Convention and District conventions numerous times, she presents at national and state early childhood conferences. Susan also presents on Science, Technology, Engeerining and Math (STEM) through her National Science Foundation grant- TECHFIT-connecting coding, engineering and fitness.
Presentation Topics:
- Move 2 Learn: Integration of ELA and Math with Physical Literacy
- K-12 Developmental Appropriate Practices in Physical Education
- Brain Blasts and Action Based Learning for the classroom educator
- Physical Literacy for Early Childhood
- Adapted Physical Education and Sensory Motor
- Creative Dance Pre-K-5
- Dance for the Physical Education Curriculum K-12
- Physical Best and Fitness Education
- Brain Blasts and Action Based Learning for the classroom educator
- Technology in Physical Education
- TPSR- Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility in physical education
- Certified Presidential Youth Fitness Instructor (PYFP); Physical Activity Leader (PAL) and Physical Best Instructor
