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August 6-7, 2013The Hill School, Pottstown, PA

Formerly the Boyertown Area School District’s Annual Health & Physical Education Conference

Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds2013 Institute

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What is the Healthy Bodies Healthy Minds Institute?

This two-day training is designed to nurture interdisciplinary teams of educators, administrators, and researchers in developing an action plan focused on the connection between exercise and student achievement. This event is an expansion of the Annual Boyertown Area School District Summer Health & PE Conference.

Leading neuro-scientists, psychologists, and educators will present lectures to assist school teams in developing their own action plans for each school. Breakout sessions will address specific physical activity components, techniques for integrating movement into the classroom, nutrition topics, community partnerships for schools, staff wellness, and best practice models from around the nation.

What should I expect?

You can expect two days of collaboration with your peers working on a common goal. Teams should come ready to listen to other’s experiences, and ready to share their own experiences and ideas. Please dress in comfortable attire suited for physical activity and summer weather.

Who should attend?

Interdisciplinary school teams and individuals interested in transforming their school into a movement-centered building should attend. Teams may include classroom teachers, nurses, health and physical education teachers, administrators, school counselors, and any other motivated individuals, regardless of their official role.

Institute objectives:• To review current research in exercise, learning, and curriculum planning

• To develop a multidisciplinary school-based team that will implement exercise and learning initiatives in their schools

• To provide a forum for discussion and collaboration among like-minded educators

• To assist in the development of an action plan for each school building

Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds 2013 Institute

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Tuesday, August 6

7:15 a.m. Registration (Cafeteria)

8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Breakfast plenary: “The Science Behind the Brain Body Connection” Chris Gilbert, Lindsay Shaw Thornton and Alex Thornton

9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Breakout Session A

10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Breakout Session B

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch plenary: “Classroom Movement: Teacher to Teacher” Panel includes Lindsay Shaw Thornton (moderator), Dave Spurlock, Noel Vigue, Scott Miller

1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Breakout Session C

3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Breakout Session D

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Networking Hour in Cafeteria Courtyard

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Dinner reception: “How Does Moving Make Us Smarter? “ Lindsay Shaw Thornton, Paul Zientarski, & Steph Petri

Wednesday, August 7

7:00 a.m. Group Exercise

8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Breakfast Action Planning Session

9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Breakout Session E – Team Building Focus

11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Breakout Session F – Implementation and Evaluation Focus

12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Lunch Wrap-Up and Planning

This institute is sponsored by the Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation.

The Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation is a community non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance the health and wellness of area residents by providing education, funding, and programs that motivate people to adopt healthy lifestyles.

The Foundation awards grants to area non-profit organizations that use their resources and services to develop and enhance programs that support our purpose of promoting health and wellness. Grant awards are based on four key priority areas, which include improvement in healthy behaviors through schools. Over the past nine years, more than $4.3 million has been awarded to the public and private schools within the Foundation’s service area.

In short, the Foundation’s role is to help area residents improve their health and well-being every day. By doing so, we are creating a more dynamic and more vibrant community in which to live now… and into the future.

AGENDA AT A GLANCE

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Tuesday, August 6

7:15 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.: Registration

8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.: Breakfast plenary (Cafeteria)

The Science Behind the Brain Body Connection

Lindsay Shaw Thornton Ed.D., Alex Thornton Ed.D., and Chris Gilbert, Ph.D. will present the neuroscience of learning, regulating emotions and performance, emphasizing the relationship between exercise and the brain at the structural, neurochemical and electrical processing levels.

Drs. Thornton, along with Dr. John Ratey and Dr. Gilbert, have worked with groups across North America and Europe seeking cultural and organizational change by utilizing neuroscience findings to optimize brain performance. From schools to corporations to police organizations, this group of applied researchers provides education, implements studies, and creates actionable plans based on findings.

Their entertaining lecture will appeal to the novice and advanced. Brain science is presented in an easy to follow format, using lecture, PowerPoint, video, and exercise break (dress for movement!) within a town hall format. You will gain a grounding in the science to set the stage for the rest of our “Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds” summer institute. You’ll gain a better understanding of research findings from disciplines ranging from sleep and exercise science to positive psychology, and be able to apply these findings to your daily life.

Dr. Lindsay Shaw Thornton has her doctorate in Counseling and Sport Psychology. Previously, she taught first grade and researched Positive Psychology. Her doctorate and post-doctorate research focused on better understanding psychophysiology (the relationship between psychology and brain/body responses) and optimal performance. She has published several papers and chapters in this domain. She is interested in identifying and teaching “expert” strategies to those with less expertise in order to accelerate development and performance. Lindsay has worked with elite sports teams, military, corporate, and educational organizations.

Dr. Alex Thornton, a teacher for seven years, has his doctorate in Educational Leadership. His post-doctoral work has been with Dr. John Ratey, focusing on using exercise to change school cultures and optimize student learning. He also collaborates closely with other leading thinkers to bring findings from sleep, nutrition, play, and Neuro/Biofeedback research to educational and organizational settings. Alex’s goal is to merge neuroscience with education.

Chris Gilbert is a partner at RTSG Neuroscience and evaluates the effectiveness of exercise programs for this company. He has designed studies on the use of the Kinect in schools for Microsoft, on evaluating the effectiveness of police wellness programs, on the use of exercise as a clinical treatment, and on exercise as an educational tool in schools such as Eagle Hill and Landmark East, and in studies with Specialized Bikes and Cycle Kids, among others. He studied computational neuropsychology at McMaster University, and completed his PhD thesis on learning and the brain (simulating executive functions and memory through computer models of the brain).

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Tuesday, August 6

9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.: Breakout Session A

Basic Bicycle Safety and Maintenance

Tim Fenchel and John DiRenzo

This session will give a brief overview and summary on basic bicycle maintenance and safety, as well as information on local and regional bike trail etiquette.

Advanced Strength and Conditioning

Mike Spinka

In this workshop, you will learn how to plan and implement a strength and conditioning program for 11th – 12th grade students and athletes using Microsoft Excel software. You will also learn how to utilize MOODLE for online assessments and assignments. We will also discuss the importance of nutrition and body composition testing in the strength and conditioning class. You will be given the opportunity to perform a hands-on Functional Movement Screening (FMS).

Teaching Dance Using Sign Language

Whitney Sharp

This session will give you strategies for teaching dance skills by using sign language. It is a great session for those who work with various disabilities or just want to learn sign language!

An Introduction to the Presidential Youth Fitness Program

Dr. Laura Borsdorf

Learn all facets of the new Presidential Youth Fitness Program and how to implement it in efficient and effective ways for kindergarten through grade 12.

Do It Healthy: K-12 and Year-round

Mark Birdsall

A colorful look at a year-round calendar of healthy experiential education activities available to youth from kindergarten through 12th grades in the Pottstown and Phoenixville areas.

Learning Readiness Physical Education

Paul Zientarski & Scott Miller

Want to make a difference in the life of your students, earn the respect of your colleagues and help your school experience academic growth?

Compelling research has shown that exercise builds new brain cells. Fit students have been found to be more academically alert following bouts in intense cardiovascular workouts. Using this research, Naperville Central High School created a program called Learning Readiness PE. Data over the last six years verifies this program works.

The program includes pairing of Physical Education classes that incorporate cardiovascular exercise, core strength training, and cross-lateral movements with math and literacy classes. The academic classes utilize movement and “brain breaks” to enhance and improve achievement.

The Zero PE model was written about in the book Spark by Dr. John Ratey. It has also been covered in numerous news shows such as “Need to Know” on PBS, ABC’s “World News,” “Good Morning America” and the “Early Show,” as well as local coverage in Chicago.

Learn about both the PE side and the academic classroom side of this program from two department coordinators who started the program. Paul Zientarski, Naperville Learning Readiness Coordinator, and Scott Miller, Naperville Math Department Leader.

The Three Bs of Physical Activity: Buff, Brainy and Behaved

Dave Spurlock

The science of exercise and how it affects not only the physical aspect, but academics and behaviors as well, is a great theory. This is the story of how Charleston County School District put the theory into practice and the dramatic results that followed.

(This session is offered again on August 6 at 1:45 p.m.)

Setting the Stage for Learning: How Exercise/ Play Readies the Brain

Chris Gilbert, Alex Thornton, and Lindsay Shaw Thornton

What is the one best way to get the brain ready to learn? What happens in the brain when we exercise and play—just for a short time and then as a daily habit? We will present findings from our own research, and other labs and schools, exploring the structural, neurochemical, and electrical processing changes in the brain that are associated with exercise. We will explore how the brain learns and regulates emotion and attention, and how a short burst of exercise can be a game changer in the classroom. We will also discuss scientific guidelines for heart rate levels, balance, and movement’s link with learning.

(This session is offered again on August 6 at 3:15 p.m.)

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Tuesday, August 6

10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.: Breakout Session B

Get the Brain Alive with Drums Alive

Jessica Cook

Drums Alive will work you, rock you, and won’t stop you from waking up, getting pumped and ready for your day (plenty of interdisciplinary lessons and midline crossing coming your way).

Yoga for Kids

Annette Lemma RN, MSN, CSN

This interactive session will provide attendees with strategies to use in an after-school, physical education or classroom setting to promote life-long wellness and coping in a theme-based, creative way. The emphasis is on yoga postures and principles with attention to growth and development, as well as special needs.

See It, Believe It, Teach It! Cup Stacking

Charlie McGarvey

A track meet for your hands at warp speed. You’ve seen it on TV. You’ve seen it in the stores. Now experience it yourself. Cup stacking increases bilateral proficiency and develops a greater percentage of the right side of the brain, which houses awareness, focus, creativity and rhythm. Cup stacking also promotes individual self-esteem. Add it to your PE curriculum. Learn games and activities for great cup stacking challenges. LIMIT 30 people. Dress for activity.

School Wellness Resources and Best Practices

Sandy Sherman and Alyssa Simon

This session will help schools and districts learn how to connect with best practices and resources for wellness, specifically with “Action for Healthy Kids” and “Fuel Up to Play 60” programs.

(This session is offered again at 1:45 p.m.)

Blueprint for a Fitness Focused District Part 1: Getting Started

Noel Vigue and David Lyth

Where do we begin? How can we make this happen in our school? What are some roadblocks or limitations that we may run into, and who are our allies that can help support the cause? Noel and Dave will address these questions to help you learn from their successes and mistakes.

Outdoor Education

Adam Lieb

Learn how to incorporate the great outdoors into your physical education curriculum. Learn how to reach many of your students who are not interested in sports or fitness training. This session will provide you with hands-on experience that can take your traditional PE practices and help you “survive” a new generation of physical education.

Action Based Learning

Cindy Hess

Action Based Learning™ Lab started it all with our Pre-K – K program. Come and see how we have applied our application of brain research and success of the Action Based Learning™ Lab to meet the needs of students Pre-K – 12, in the gym and in the classroom. Now more than ever, your students need you to fight for their physical and mental fitness and wellbeing.

1) Integrating Physical Activity with Academic Lessons – How Brain Research Links Movement to Learning

2) The Action Based Learning Body Brain Adventure Lab.

(This session is also offered again at 3:15 p.m.)

Feeding the Body to Fuel the Brain

Yvonne Post, Cooking for Real

This whole food cooking and nutrition demonstration/sampling models an easily adaptable program applicable to all grade levels, including at-risk and special education classrooms.

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Tuesday, August 6

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Lunch plenary (Cafeteria)

Classroom Movement: Teacher-to-Teacher

A Panel moderated by Lindsay Shaw Thornton

Dave Spurlock, Noel Vigue, and Scott Miller will share their stories about how they have transformed their schools into active places for students to incorporate movement into the school day. Each will discuss their school’s model, how it was developed, what support and challenges they encountered along the way, what they do each day in their classes, and what they’re thinking about for the future. Lindsay Shaw Thornton will moderate this exciting discussion to help you learn from these teachers’ own experiences. You will have an opportunity to ask questions, discuss your own school’s models, and learn real techniques from teachers, by teachers, for teachers. Learn how to implement and transform your school into one where movement is part of every day for every student.

Dave Spurlock is the Coordinator of Physical Education, Health, District Wellness, Athletics and ROTC for Charleston County School District in Charleston, SC. He was a teacher and coach for 38 years before taking on duties at the district level. His association with Dr. John Ratey, Eric Jensen, Jean Blades and Phil Lawler led to the exercise and brain connection that he brought to Charleston County Schools. His on-the-ground and in-the-classroom application has proven that a quality physical education program and infusion of physical activity in the classroom enhances academics, behaviors and physical fitness.

Noel Vigue, M.Ed., CSCS is a health/physical educator at Kennedy Middle School in Natick, MA. Noel has been teaching and coaching adolescents for more than 18 years, and teaches the Fitness for Life program for 7th and 8th grade students. For the past four years, Noel has been working to establish Natick Public Schools as a district that puts evidence-based research into practical applications, helping the students to be better learners and live healthier lives. He also directs the strength and conditioning summer program, and coaches and consults with several teams throughout Greater Boston, working to prevent injury and improve athleticism. You can check out the Natick MS Fitness Channel on YouTube at NatickKMSfitness.

Scott Miller teaches mathematics at Naperville Central High School in Naperville, Illinois. He’s the Mathematics Department Coordinator and author of the “Energizing Brain Breaks” books with David Sladkey. He works with Paul Zientarski on the Learning Readiness Physical Education program at Naperville. For more information, visit www.learningreadinesspe.com or www.energizingbrainbreaks.com

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Tuesday, August 6

1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Breakout Session C

Incorporating Disability Sports into General Physical Education

Kat Ellis, Whitney Sharp and West Chester University Grad/Undergrad Students

This session will give you various ways to incorporate disability sports into general physical education classes. Hands-on experience will be provided.

Activity Monitoring: Take the Next Step

Joe Gallo

More than a pedometer, but not a heart rate monitor. Measure activity based on body movement and intensity. Games and activities also work for pedometers.

Taking Academics to Gym—Infusing Academic Concepts with Physical Activity!

Joanie Lepage

In today’s gym, we need to teach more than running, throwing and playing. Integrating different subject areas into Physical Education will strengthen the overall curriculum needs of your students without losing the essence of your PE programs.

Students Run Philly Style: Changing the lives of youth, one mile at a time

Heather McDanel

This session will focus on building a culture that inspires youth to fulfill all of their life goals – and uses sports/physical activity to do so.

What About Us? Staff Wellness: A Guide to Help You Get Started

Irene Shetron and Diana Gulick

Getting healthy is for everyone, even teachers and staff. This program will review Wellness Council of America’s ‘Seven Benchmarks of Success’ and will provide a toolkit to help guide your efforts.

The Three Bs of Physical Activity: Buff, Brainy and Behaved

Dave Spurlock

The science of exercise and how it affects not only the physical aspect, but academics and behaviors as well, is a great theory. This is the story of how Charleston County School District put the theory into practice and the dramatic results that followed.

(This session is repeated from August 6 at 9 a.m.)

Learning is a Moving Experience

Scott Miller

Educators who understand how the brain works can better teach their students. Come learn how to integrate movement into your classroom so that you can energize and engage your students to learn.

School Wellness Resources and Best Practices

Sandy Sherman and Alyssa Simon

This session will help schools and districts learn how to connect with best practices and resources for wellness, specifically with “Action for Healthy Kids” and “Fuel Up to Play 60” programs.

(This session is repeated from August 6 at 10:30 a.m.)

GO Teach: Orienteering

Chris Kemmerer

Orienteering is a way-finding sport. Learn how to play, set up a course and obtain equipment. Plus, orienteering covers other standard areas, including Geography.

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Tuesday, August 6

3:15pm – 4:30 pm: Breakout Session D

Moving to Music!

Charlie McGarvey

Do you like to teach rhythmic activities? Are you looking for new ideas? Do you dread teaching rhythmic activities because you think of it as dance with the same music? This session will give you new ideas to keep your students moving to music and get a good workout.

Perfect for Pre-K through 3rd grade. Learn movement to songs like: Wipeout, Popcorn, The Twist, All Shook Up, The Martian Hop, Lollipop, Green Eggs and Ham, Tony Chestnut, Cotton Eyed Joe, 5-6-7-8, Sleigh Bells and much more. You will learn how to use resistance bands to Eye of the Tiger, The Addams Family, Dueling Banjos, and Trashing the Camp from the movie Tarzan. You will also learn games that involve music such as: Who Let The Dogs Out, Squirrels and Trees, and Christmas Corners.

Collection of Connections: Brain Boosters, Breaks and Energizers

Joe Gallo

Integrate movement into the classroom. Increase concentration and focus. Improve classroom behavior while helping decrease anxiety. Promote a positive classroom culture. Participate in fun activities.

Adapt Physical Activity for Obese Students

Aaron Christ

Personal trainer Aaron Christ will share his techniques and experiences from his work with obese adolescents in the “Healthy Weight, Healthy Families” program, piloted by the Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation and Creative Health Services. We provide tools to get and keep your students active—everything from school assemblies with upbeat, live music and exercise to classroom DVDs. Our core philosophy is that children who know they are valued will find greater success in their physical health.

Healthy Lifestyle Campaign Workshop

Jo-an Rechtin

We will review and apply many resources to help build a health communication campaign. You will learn about analyzing and segmenting an audience and choosing appropriate channels and tools.

Setting the Stage for Learning: How Exercise/ Play Readies the Brain

Chris Gilbert, Alex Thornton, and Lindsay Shaw Thornton

What is the one best way to get the brain ready to learn? What happens in the brain when we exercise and play—just for a short time and then as a daily habit? We will present findings from our own research, and other labs and schools, exploring the structural, neurochemical, and electrical processing changes in the brain that are associated with exercise. We will explore how the brain learns and regulates emotion and attention, and how a short burst of exercise can be a game changer in the classroom. Scientific guidelines for heart rate levels, balance, and movement’s link with learning will also be discussed.

(This session is repeated from August 6 at 9:00 am)

“Early Bird” Tennis Clubs: Let’s Get Moving

Renee Lentz, Lou Lepore and Larry Zerbe

Discover the benefits of before-school tennis clubs and the benefits they provide. Learn about the hurdles that must be overcome and success stories that have resulted.

Action Based Learning

Cindy Hess

Action Based Learning™ Lab started it all with our Pre-K – K program. Come and see how we have applied our application of brain research and success of the Action Based Learning™ Lab to meet the needs of students Pre-K – 12, in the gym and in the classroom. Now more than ever, your students need you to fight for their physical and mental fitness and wellbeing.

1) Integrating Physical Activity with Academic Lessons – How Brain Research Links Movement to Learning

2) The Action Based Learning Body Brain Adventure Lab.

(This session is repeated from August 6 at 10:30 a.m.)

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Tuesday, August 6

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.: Networking Hour (Cafeteria Courtyard)

Take advantage of the opportunity to connect with peers and conference presenters as the evening program kicks off with drinks and hors d’oeuvres in the Cafeteria Courtyard.

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.: Dinner Reception (Cafeteria)

How Does Moving Make Us Smarter?

Lindsay Shaw Thornton, Paul Zientarski, and Steph Petri

Dr. Lindsay Shaw Thornton will present the neuroscience of learning, regulating emotions and performing, emphasizing the relationship between exercise and the brain. Her work with Dr. John Ratey, Dr. Alex Thornton, and Dr. Chris Gilbert seeks cultural and organizational change across North America by utilizing neuroscience research to optimize brain performance for learning. Dr. Shaw Thornton has her doctorate in Counseling and Sport Psychology. She has taught first grade and researched Positive Psychology, focusing on the relationship between psychology and brain/body responses. She is interested in teaching expert strategies to accelerate learning.

Paul Zientarski will discuss the Naperville, IL school district’s model for improving test scores through physical activity. He will show how the research in neuroscience about exercise building new brain cells is applied at Naperville Central High School. Data over the last seven years has verified that the program achieves results by pairing cardiovascular exercise, core strength training, and cross-lateral movements with Math and Literacy classes. The academic classes utilize movement and “Brain Breaks” to enhance and improve academic achievement. The model was written about in the book “Spark” by Dr. John Ratey, and has also been covered on “Need to Know” from PBS, “World News” on ABC, “Good Morning America” and the “Early Show.”

Steph Petri will present on the local work of Boyertown Area School District, especially the “Brain-Body Connection” work to incorporate movement into the school day. She will present initial results on the work with Dr. Ratey’s research team to design physical activity for students in a career and technology program, as well as the high school’s use of heart rate monitors to teach students about exercising in their target heart rate zones for optimal learning potential. Another component of the “Brain-Body Connection” program at Boyertown is the introduction of 20 minutes of movement (with lots of fun sports and games offered) before standardized testing occurs. This has resulted in improved test scores and better morale among students and teachers at Boyertown Area School District.

Pre-registration is required for conference attendees and dinner guests.

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Wednesday, August 7

9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.: Breakout Session E

Breakout focus on “team building”. Feel free to attend with your colleagues!

Quick Hitters for PE Class

Charlie McGarvey

Late starts, early dismissals, an assembly—they can all result in a shortened Phys. Ed. Class. Or maybe you have five minutes leftover and don’t know what to do. Try some of these quick hitters to fill the time, or put a few together for a fun, short gym period. Activities such as: Zoom; Over, Under, Around and Through; Camels, Palm Trees and Elephants; Blind Conductor, and more.

Creating & Sustaining Effective School Wellness Committees

David Genova

In this session, you can expect a collaborative group activity followed by important processing questions linked to managing group dynamics and effectiveness, problem solving as a team, and goal oriented teamwork. This session will also feature a discussion about creating and sustaining a school wellness committee that will drive health initiatives to meet different district/building needs.

Blueprint Part 2: Teamwork and Building School Community Through Exercise

Noel Vigue & David Lyth

What are the next steps? How can we get more people involved and kids to buy in? How can this become part of the fabric of the school? Noel and Dave will expand upon their first session and discuss promotion, expansion, funding and limiting set-backs.

Building Partnerships

Dave Spurlock

Dave Spurlock is Director of Physical Education and Health, Charleston County School District (CCSD); coordinator of the program to include fitness time and yoga in Charleston schools. Dave has helped to transform the CCSD to achieve excellence in wellness. He will discuss wellness grants from the federal PEP program and USDA programs, and his numerous partnerships with community partners. This session will also offer a look at the ongoing relationship established with CCSD administration and how those key communications drive the wellness initiative.

Large Group Brain Breaks

Scott Miller

As the author of the book Energizing Brain Breaks 2, Scott Miller will share his techniques and tips in facilitating brain breaks for groups. These short energizers can be used in the classroom, assemblies, meetings, and among teams. Brain Breaks are also a great introduction to the idea of movement in the classroom and may be used as a stepping stone in your district’s wellness plan.

7:00 a.m.: Morning Workout

8:00 a.m. – 9:15 am: Breakfast Action Planning (Cafeteria) Review of planning materials

Join your school team for breakfast to debrief from the previous day and begin preparing your school’s action plan based on what you’ve been learning. This is a great opportunity to ask questions, develop draft plans, and begin formulating your ideas for what makes sense in your school community. Plenary session speakers will be available to assist you in answering questions, introducing you to new concepts, and facilitating discussion among the school teams. Come ready to roll up your sleeves, do some brain breaks, and put pencil to paper as we help you create plans for implementing this exciting work at your school.

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Wednesday, August 7

11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.: Breakout Session F

Breakout session focus on “implementation”. Pick a presenter you liked, attend alone or with a team, learn about those crucial action and evaluation steps that will take your building to the next level.

Healthy Schools Program: Creating a Healthier School Environment

Sara Couppas

Learn about this comprehensive wellness program to assess, monitor, track, and identify priorities for your school’s wellness programming. Technical assistance and opportunities for free resources will be shared. This program is designed for school wellness coordinators, administrators, champions for school wellness, and others who want to learn how to promote wellness and adopt school-wide change.

Alliance for a Healthier Generation, founded by the American Heart Association and The Clinton Foundation, provides its Healthy Schools Program across the nation in more than 15,000 schools. Learn to create a culture where schools that promote healthy eating and physical activity are the norm and not the exception. To achieve this goal, the Healthy Schools Program provides free support and access to a wealth of implementation resources at no cost to individuals or schools. Join us to learn how to implement health at your school and access resources to help you along the way.

Feeding the Body to Fuel the Brain

Yvonne Post, Cooking for Real

This breakout session shares the Cooking For Real process and details to implement hands-on programs across curriculum in all grade- and skill-level classrooms.

We’re Ready to Spark the Brain—Now What? How to Incorporate Exercise and Play into the School Day

Lindsay Shaw Thornton, Alex Thornton, Chris Gilbert

Are you ready to incorporate exercise in your school day? Make sure you are aware of best practices and what is, and is not, supported by research. By the end of this session, you will be able to answer common questions from members of school communities: Should PE be done daily? Doesn’t recess count? Should students come to school early to exercise? How do I balance my required teaching minutes and time devoted to exercise in class? What about heart rate monitors? In this session, findings and best practices from school-based exercise intervention studies are presented. Lessons from leading schools will be shared, including how they are changing pedagogy, curriculum, leadership, student participation, and teacher support. We sill discuss student and teacher self-determination and autonomy, as well as lessons from Positive Psychology, in how to best integrate activity into the day.

Learning Readiness Physical Education: Elementary and Jr. High Implementation

Paul Zientarski & Scott Miller

Coming with seven years of data verifying the effectiveness of the Learning Readiness PE (LRPE) model, these Naperville teachers will share the ins and outs of implementing LRPE on a Junior High and Elementary level. Focusing in areas of Math and Literacy, their coordinated and unique approach will add movement to the classroom teacher’s repertoire while simultaneously broadening the scope of what a PE curriculum can do.

Blueprint Part 3: Measuring, Evaluation and Review

Noel Vigue & David Lyth

Noel and Dave will discuss the measurement and evaluation of the Physical Education program at Kennedy Middle School in Natick, Massachusetts. They’ll discuss how they link student expectations, grading and behavior into fitness-focused courses. In their PE program, students use heart rate monitors to examine their fitness levels and learn about their overall health and fitness with an emphasis on the cardiovascular system. Students demonstrate a working knowledge of how to manage their body composition with exercise, nutrition, and the proper amount of sleep, which are integral to their overall health and academic success. Noel and David will share how they continue to review how students learn in PE and Health classes. They will also discuss overall school culture, classroom physical activity and before/after school programming.

12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Lunch Wrap-up and Planning (Cafeteria)

Where Do We Go From Here?

You will have the opportunity to work on an action plan with your team throughout lunch. Presenters will roam and be available to contribute, answer questions and help teams along. After lunch, teams will report on their plans.

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Conference fee: Includes all conference offerings and meals. Excludes overnight accommodations.

Team rate: Schools are encouraged to send interdisciplinary building teams. A team consists of a minimum of three people and a maximum of six people.

Individual rate: While the conference has expanded, it will still provide the individual skill components and opportunities for learning that it has in the past. The conference fee includes all meals and both days of programming

Accommodations: Dormitory rooms are available at The Hill School for August 6 and 7 for anyone seeking on-site accommodations. Rate is $30/night, but rooms do not offer air conditioning. Fans will be provided. A list of nearby hotels is available at: http://www.thehill.org/PreferredHotels

Directions and parking: For directions, please visit: http://www.thehill.org/DirectionsToTheHillParking will be located at the Performing Arts Center off of Beech Street.

Cancellation: No refunds or credits will be given for cancellations after July 31, 2013. Substitutions are accepted though session availability may be limited.

Photo release:By submitting a registration form for this conference, you verify that you are volunteering to participate in a photograph, video and/or materials that may be used to represent the Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation and/or The Hill School for educational/informational use on public brochures and any other promotional materials in the form of print and/or web-based versions.

Guests: Superintendents and principals may attend any meal for free if they aren’t already attending as a team member. A separate registration form is required. All other guests are welcome to attend our dinner reception at a cost of $30 per person.

Submitting registration forms: Please fill out one registra-tion form per person. Checks payable to: Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation. Submit completed registration form with payment to:

Pottstown Area Health & Wellness FoundationAttn: Laura DeFlavia152 E High St, Suite 500 Pottstown, PA 19464

For registration questions, please contact Ashley Pultorak at 610-323-2006 x23

Team Rate Individual Rate Dorm Accommodations (not included in conference fee)

Conference Fee $100/pp $150/pp + $30/night

Dinner Fee FREE FOR CONFERENCE ATTENDEES (Guests +$30/pp)

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Healthy Bodies, Healthy minds 2013 institute

session RegistRation Please select one session during each time slot

a tuesday, 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.__ Basic Bicycle Safety and Maintenance__ Advanced Strength and Conditioning__ Teaching Dance Using Sign Language__ An Introduction to the Presidential Youth Fitness Program__ Do it Healthy: K-12 and Year-round__ Learning Readiness Physical Education__ Three Bs of Physical Activity: Buff, Brainy and Behaved__ Setting the Stage for Learning: How Exercise/Play Readies the Brain

B tuesday, 10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.__ Get the Brain Alive with Drums Alive__ Yoga for Kids__ See It, Believe It, Teach It: Cup Stacking__ School Wellness Resources and Best Practices __ Blueprint for a Fitness Focused District Part 1: Getting Started__ Outdoor Education__ Action-Based Learning__ Feeding the Body to Fuel the Brain

C tuesday, 1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.__ Incorporating Disability Sports into General Physical Education__ Activity Monitoring__ Taking Academics to the Gym__ Students Run Philly Style__ What About Us? Staff Wellness: A Guide to Help You Get Started__ Three Bs of Physical Activity: Buff, Brainy and Behaved__ Learning is a Moving Experience__ School Wellness Resources and Best Practices __ GO Teach: Orienteering

D tuesday, 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.__ Moving to Music__ Collection of Connections: Break Boosters, Breaks and Energizers__ Adapt Physical Activity for Obese Students__ Healthy Lifestyle Campaign__ Setting the Stage for Learning: How Exercise/Play Readies the Brain__ “Early Bird” Tennis Clubs: Let’s Get Moving__ Action-Based Learning

e Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.__ Quick Hitters for PE Class__ Creating and Sustaining Effective School Wellness Communities__ Blueprint Part 2: Teamwork and Building Community Through Exercise__ Building Partnerships__ Large Group Brain Breaks

f Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.__ Healthy Schools Program__ Feeding the Body to Fuel the Brain__ We’re Ready to Spark the Brain—Now What?__ LRPE: Elementary and Jr. High Implementation__ Blueprint Part 3: Measuring, Evaluation and Review

Payment method: Please circle one.

Check / P.o. / PaHWF school Collaborative Member

Payment enclosed: Yes / no

Check number: _________________________________________________

Check amount: _________________________________________________

Make checks payable to: Pottstown area Health & Wellness Foundation

Mail to: Pottstown area Health & Wellness Foundation attn: Laura deFlavia, 152 e High st, suite 500, Pottstown, Pa 19464

school/organization name: ____________________________________________

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street address: ________________________________________________________

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member of a team: Please circle one. Yes / no Teams are three people minimum per school building or nonprofit organization. if yes, who else is on your team?

Rate per person enter amounts that apply

Team Conference Rate ($100/pp)

Individual Conference Rate ($150/pp)

Dorm Accommodations ($30/night/pp)

Dinner (conference attendee) (Free) Yes / No

Dinner Only (no sessions) ($30/pp)

total amount:

name: title: Please list one. Health & PE Teacher / Academic Teacher / School Nurse / Principal / Superintendent / If Other, please explain