Online Courses/Webinars for PE | Physical Education Teacher Professional Development

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We have worked with our sponsor, S&S Worldwide, to bring quality online courses and webinars to Physical Education teachers around the world. These courses offer real take-aways that can be used to improve your teaching and the hours can be put towards licensure renewal. The shorter courses we offer are self-paced, so there is no formal start or end date for completing a course, thus, giving you the freedom to complete assignments on your schedule. Some of the short courses are instructor guided and some are designed without an instructor. Certificates of completion are emailed upon completion of each course. CEU Credit/s are available with any of the courses that we offer that are 10 hours or more. Learn more here. Costs start as low as $19 (Webinar) and $49 (Short PD courses) and you can pay with a credit card or a Purchase Order (must receive check first). [email protected]

Graduate courses are offered with optional graduate credits (up to 3) available from our partner at Adams State University. These courses start at a set time and have an end date and you will earn a letter grade (A-F). You will have to pre-register for these courses and enrollment is limited.

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All of our instructors are passionate professionals like yourself with many of them being practicing teachers in schools and Universities from all over the world. Not only will you gain knowledge from these courses that will help your teaching, you are also supporting our instructors as they share in the revenue generated by your purchase. Thanks again!

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Courses with Optional Graduate Credit Available

We typically offer these courses with college credit during Fall, Summer and Spring. You must pre-register for these courses and optional graduate credits are available at an additional cost from Adams State University. Dates for Graduate courses subject to change. FAQ's here.

Summer 2020 Graduate Courses

The dates for these courses vary with starting and ending dates. Dates are listed with each course and are listed from earliest offered to latest offered.

Fall 2020 Graduate Courses

The dates for these courses vary with starting and ending dates. Dates are listed with each course and are listed from earliest offered to latest offered.

  • ED 589: Assessment in Physical Education
    Intensive 8-week course
    Dates: Monday, June 22 - Friday, August 14, 2020 (Pre-registration ends June 19, 2020)
    Optional 3 Graduate Credits Available
    Instructor: Dr. Lisa Witherspoon
    Course description for administrator approval

  • ED 589: Technology in Physical Education
    Intensive 8-week course
    Dates: Monday, May 11 - Friday, July 3, 2020 (Registration ends May 8, 2020)
    Optional 3 Graduate Credits Available
    Instructor: Dr. Lisa Witherspoon
    Course description for administrator approval

  • ED 589: Secondary Methods in Physical Education
    Intensive 8-week course
    Optional 3 Graduate Credits Available
    Instructor: Jennifer Houston
    Dates: Monday, September 21 - Friday, November 13, 2020 (Pre-registration ends September 18, 2020)
    Course description for administrator approval

Spring 2021 Graduate Courses

The dates for these courses vary with starting and ending dates. Dates are listed with each course and are listed from earliest to be offered to latest in the Spring.

Short Courses for Professional Development Hours (No College Graduate Credits Available)

Culturally Relevant Physical Education

Social & Emotional Learning (SEL) in Physical Education

Risk Management

Teaching Large Classes in Physical Education

Lesson Planning

Classroom Management

Integrating Technology in Physical Education

STEM/STEAM in Physical Education

Leadership

Models of PE Instruction

Interviewing for a Physical Education Job

Grants and Fundraising

Preschool Physical Education

New/First Year Physical Education Teachers

Activity-Related Courses

Integrating Classroom Subjects into Physical Education Courses

Social Media and Physical Education

Field Day

Limited Space Teaching in Physical Education

Project Based Learning/Personalized Learning in Physical Education Courses

Peer-Assisted/Developmental PE

Adapted Physical Education Courses

Assessment Courses

Evaluating and Designing Appropriate Lesson Plan Courses

Physical Literacy Courses

Sport Education

Teaching Games

Teaching Dance

Teaching Yoga

Webinars

The following are 1-hour recorded webinars we offer. Most are $19 to purchase and a few are free. Each contains a 1-hour presentation that you watch and then you take a short multiple choice quiz about the presentation. When you are finished you will get a certificate of completion for 1 PD hour. There is no interaction with an instructor and no assignments to complete other than the short quiz.

Tips/Hacks for Teaching PE More Effectively

  • 10 PE Hacks To Bring Out Your Inner Super Teacher (Cost: $19, 1 PD Hour)
    Creator and Presenter: Charles Silberman
    • Description: Teaching physical education is a unique and special opportunity and an important responsibility. With so much to prepare, plan, organize and consider, there is often a feeling of not enough time to do it all well. While I cannot give you your time back, I can help save you some precious time and become a more effective, creative, and inspired physical educator through this webinar. In this pre-recorded webinar, you will learn 10 effective physical education hacks and gain advice from me - a seasoned veteran physical educator who has been through the ups and downs of a long and fruitful teaching career. I have taken hacks that work for me and combined them with some hacks others have taught me and sprinkled some words of wisdom along the way. So, if you are new, in the middle of your career, or nearing an end of a great career, this is for you!

Adapted Physical Education

  • Legislative Aspects of Adapted Physical Education (Cost: $19, 1 PD Hour)
    Creator and Presenter: Dr. Mike Kozub
    • Description: This webinar from PE Central will introduce participants to key legislation impacting adapted physical education policy development in program planning. Further, the importance of a properly constructed IEP for children with unique motor needs is highlighted in light of both IDEA and ADA compliance issues.

Health and Fitness

  • Incorporating the Health-Related Components of Fitness in PE (Cost: $19, 1 PD Hour)
    Creator and Presenter: Pete Charrette
    • Description: This webinar will examine the 5 Health-Related components of fitness (cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, flexibility, muscular strength and body composition) and look at some practical methods for implementing them in a physical education class. Each individual component will be defined and examples and suggestions for increasing students’ fitness levels will be addressed. Kid-friendly graphics, visuals and video of students “in action” is utilized to help you as a physical education teacher assist your students understand each of the 5 health-related components through developmentally appropriate discussion and activity.

  • Incorporating the Skill-Related Components of Fitness in PE (Cost: $19, 1 PD Hour)
    Creator and Presenter: Pete Charrette
    • Description: This webinar will examine the 6 Skill-Related components of fitness and look at some practical methods for implementing them in a physical education class. Each individual component will be defined and examples and suggestions for increasing students’ fitness levels will be addressed. Kid-friendly graphics, visuals and video of students “in action” is utilized to help you as a physical education teacher truly help your students understand each of the 6 skill-related components through developmentally appropriate discussion and activity.

Earning Extra $$

  • How to Earn Extra Income as a PE Teacher (Cost: $19, 1 PD Hour)
    Creator and Presenter: Charles Silberman
    • Description: We all know no one went into teaching for the money. Yet, we know how real the struggle can be to survive on a teaching salary. With student debt, bills to pay, and families to care for, many are leaving the profession to maximize their earning potential. But what many teachers often overlook is just how easy it can be to use their professional skill set to earn some extra income and make their life more comfortable as a result. In this webinar, you will learn how to take your educational background and put it to use in the real world and the online world to help you grow your coffers so living on just your teaching salary does not feel so stressful. You will learn practical and proven ways with the resources and examples you need to start to experience f the greener side of the grass. Plus, it is simpler than you think! Turn your small investment into something that lets you keep doing what you love during the day: teaching!

Involving Parents in PE

  • How to Involve Parents in Your PE Program (Cost: $19, 1 PD Hour)
    Creator and Presenter: Charles Silberman
    • Description: We all know parent involvement is a key piece to any successful physical education program. In fact, having parent support can help make or break a program. After all, parents are the one collective voice that decision makers listen to more than anyone. Parent involvement can help you run programs that enhance your physical education instruction and increase student discipline faster than many other methods. The question looms, however, how to best engage parents to experience the positive effects they can have on your PE program. In this webinar, you will look at the most effective ways to engage parents from the start of the year through the end of the year. You will see tangible ideas and examples that not only engage parents but bring your physical education program into the spotlight in a positive way. There are over 25 tried and true ideas in this webinar to give you many options to try this year, next year, and for years to come.

Free Resources (No credit issued with these)

  • Physical Education Homework (Cost: $0, 0 PD Hours)
    Creator: PE Central
    • Description: A free book that features 18 paper and pencil and activity based ideas that teachers can send home with kids so they can complete at home. We also include a large list of other things kids can do at home to stay active.

  • Physical Education Hall of Shame Book (Cost: $0, 0 PD Hours)
    Creator: PE Central
    • Description: A free book that features 13 activities and 7 teaching practices that have been inducted into the PE Hall of Shame which began back in 1993 with an article by Neil Williams was published in SHAPE America's Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (JOPERD). This updated version features contemporary images that show the practice in action and it contains links to alternative activities that would be more appropriate to include in your program.

    Directions for Enrolling

    STEP 1. Enroll/Register in the S&S Online Learning School for FREE (You will get a UN and PW)
    STEP 2. Choose the course(s) you would like to take
    STEP 3. Pay the course fee with your credit card (receipt will be emailed to you that you can use for reimbursement) or a school Purchase Order (PO)
    STEP 4. Start your course at any time and finish at any time-there is no official start or end date

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    Continuing Education Credits (CEU's)

    We offer CEU credits (not to be confused with Graduate Credits as they are not!) for any of our courses that are 10 hours of PD or over. These are offered after you finish a course. Please contact us for details.

     

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