REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

Convention Schedule at-a-Glance

Early Bird Rate will be offered until 10/16/2024. Standard Rate starts 10/17/2024 through 11/20/2024. Online registration closes at midnight on 11/20/2024. After this date attendees must register onsite for a $10 price increase.

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First 200 Registrants Receive a Gift!

CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY: A full refund will be given for cancellations on or before 11/6/2024. Cancellations 11/7/2024 – 11/20/2024 will receive a 50% refund. No refund for cancellations after 11/20/2024!

Join us for a pre-convention workshop! ($60/workshop)

Tennis in PE: No Courts Required– Wednesday Dec 4, 10am-1pm 

This session will show you how to teach tennis with no courts and using limited space and equipment.  This interactive session will incorporate games, drills, and other activities for the first time tennis player. This session will also show you how you can get FREE equipment from the USTA.   

PRESENTER: Greg Boyd, USTA Midwest 

Outdoor Adventures for All Students – Wednesday Dec 4, 2pm-5pm 

Collaborate with other physical educators to discover lessons to forever change your students through outdoor adventure activities. Outdoor activities encourage social skill development including patience, collaboration, responsibility, persistence, and personal self-awareness! Learn to work on attention skills through an outdoor adventure hunt, teach self-control, patience and perseverance through a fishing unit, or responsible decision making, respect and collaboration through camping and hiking. Explore best practices for Outdoor Adventure curriculum delivery K - 12! The three hour professional development will focus on angler education, survival skills, camping, hiking and orienteering. 

PRESENTER: Scot McClure, Outdoors Tomorrow Foundation 

PUMP Up Your PE Program – Wednesday Dec 4, 2pm-5pm 

Join former PE and Dance Teacher of the Year, Scott Williams, for a high-energy workshop packed with his top “physed faves” that will bring excitement and meaning to your PE program! Discover fun fitness activities, spirited dance routines, engaging apps, and cooperative challenges your students will love, along with classroom management tips, authentic assessments, and social-emotional learning strategies your administrators will appreciate. Whether you’re a new teacher or a seasoned pro, you’ll leave this session with fresh ideas and practical tools to inspire your students and transform your program. Get ready to PUMP Up Your PE! 

PRESENTER: Scott Williams, 2013 VAHPERD Elementary PE Teacher of the Year, 2015 VAHPERD/2016 SHAPE Southern District K-12 Dance Educator of the Year, Omnikin US Coordinator 

Full session guide coming soon!

You Won't Want to Miss the Keynote Speaker - Scott Williams!

Scotty Williams is the founder/owner of Camp4Real and taught elementary physical education at Meriwether Lewis School for 15 years and high school summer PE for six years. He was a winner of the 2011 Golden Apple Award, the 2013 VAHPERD Elementary PE Teacher of the Year, and the 2015-16 VAHPERD and SHAPE Southern District Dance Teacher of the Year. Scott was also honored as a National Healthy School Hero by Action for Healthy Kids in 2017 and was named to the 2019 class of Charlottesville’s Finest by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He is also a presenter and keynote speaker at physical education conferences across the nation and is the US Coordinator for Omnikin!