Our November newsletter is hot off the press! We have emailed it out to all members, so check your email! If you don’t find it in your in box, drop us an email and we will help you access it! Check out the latest information on the new ND Health Standards, opportunities for graduate credit, twitter info, and an opportunity for your voice to be heard by our leadership.
The link to sign up for Conference Graduate Credit is now on the website, or you can access it here. We will have a conference survey coming out soon, so be on the lookout for it!!
Please take a moment to congratulate our newest ND SHAPE Board Members! They will be taking office during our October 3 Board Meeting via Zoom call at 7:30 pm. We would also like to thank Scott Parker for his time serving on the Board in the presidential positions!
VP General: Angie Williams
Board:
Mindy Lorimor
Rick Tidd
Josh Tripp
Carolyn Christianson
Our current candidates for the Board positions are:
Mindy Lorimor
Hello! My name is Mindy Lorimor. This is my first (official) year as a P.E. teacher in BPS. I am teaching at Will-Moore and Liberty Elementary.
I graduated from Minot State in 2016 and moved to Arizona where I taught for a year in Mesa. After a year, life landed me back in the great state of North Dakota. Last year, I subbed from August until February for Pam Ihmels and started to familiarize myself within the district. I then interviewed for the open positions and landed at Will-Moore as the full time P.E. teacher! I’m so excited to start getting more involved in every way possible!
Rick Tidd
I have been in the education field for over 30 yrs, as a paraprofessional at the high school for one year and the remainder as an elementary physical education teacher. I have also coached from the youth to the collegiate level. Also a former head coach in the Bismarck Public School system. I have previously served on the NDHSAA advisory committee and also on the NDSHAPE board.
Carolyn Christensen
Hello! My name is Carrie Christensen I am currently a Physical Education teacher at Century High School in Bismarck, ND. I teach 9th and 10th grade PE classes. This is my first full time job within the district, I previously had a few long term substitute positions at Simle Middle School. I graduated from the University of Mary in 2016 majoring in physical education and athletic training. I am very passionate about physical education and find any opportunity I can to get involved. I was a student board member throughout college, and am actively involved in the NDSHAPE conference each year. I look forward to expanding my knowledge and getting more involved in this awesome profession!
Josh Tripp
My name is Josh Tripp and I have been in the education and P.E. field for 8 years and I have been a coach for football, track, tennis, basketball, as well as implementing a disc golf program and hosting the first school versus school disc golf tournament in the state of Arkansas. I have been in P.E. Programs in different states and have had been fortunate to work with some very dedicated professionals in the Health and P.E. field. I have a passion to get all students to find what makes them happy and allows them to grow in a healthy and positive way. Since I work in corrections I understand that a person’s health is truly all they can control. If I can help students to be informed in the different ways to be healthy or deal with stress in a positive way then I feel like I could really make a difference for the future of our society.
Please take note of the changes in the attached documents. Items in red are what the board has proposed to remove, items in green are what the board has proposed to add. You will receive an email with a link to a survey monkey vote to either approve or disagree with the changes. If you do not receive the email, please first check your junk mail folder, and if it is not there, please email us at ndshape@gmail.com to request the link. Thank you for your attention to these documents.
The #ItweetPE initiative is an idea sparked by the Physical Education community on Twitter®. The Physical Education “family” on Twitter® is one of the most compassionate and tight-knit groups. Everyone is always willing to lend a helping hand when needed.
We have launched a fundraising program for the purpose of collecting funds to be used to replace physical education equipment in communities or schools that have been affected by a natural disaster or unfortunate event. All net proceeds collected from this project will be used to provide equipment on as needed basis.
If you know of a teacher or program that could benefit from this program please EMAIL US at and let us know of the situation and need. In the mean time, go to the page here to purchase a shirt to help support the cause!
Jason Steele (Program Organizer)
A graduate from Ohio State University with a PhD in 1991, is currently a professor in the College of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her research and scholarly interest for over 25 years has been on the teaching and learning of sport related games through a games-centered approach grounded in constructivist learning. She has coauthored several books and articles and has co-edited two books with colleague Joy Butler from the University of British Columbia. Linda has been a speaker and presenter all over the world.
She has also received several honors and awards for her work in this area. In addition to the Keynote address, Dr. Griffin will also be presenting a session titled: “Teaching Invasion Games Using a Tactical Games Approach”.
One of few to be named Physical Education Teacher of the Year at the elementary and middle school levels and 2014 SHAPE America Southern District Elementary PE TOY, Coach Devore is ready to bring his engaging presentations to you! Brian’s active and hands on learning approach for teachers has been a favorite part of his sessions. In addition to fast paced and all-inclusive lead up games, he incorporates standards, learning outcomes, and assessments into his presentations. His methods for delivering instruction make Brian’s sessions easily adaptable for K-12 teachers! His work has been shared at many events including multiple local, state, district, and national conventions across 15 states!
Coach Devore has most recently been awarded with the OPEN PE Curriculum’s Trainer of the Year award during SHAPE America’s National Convention. He will be presenting a 3 hour Pre-Conference on Sunday, highlighting the OPEN PE Curriculum activities, and on Monday he will be presenting “Tech Tips for Health and Physical Education”, and “Fast Fitness First”.
We look forward to seeing you at Simle Middle School in Bismarck for this knowledge filled professional development opportunity! Registration will be available soon at http://www.ndshape.org/2018-ndshape-state-conference/
Session Topics
Educational Fitness Games
Classroom Management
Health Pedagogy
Using Assessment
Problem-Based Learning in PE
The Benefits of Social Media
Integrated Games
Spikeball & Speed Stacks
Do you have games, assessments, teaching tips or techniques that you would like to share? We are looking for presenters for our annual state Health and Physical Education conference. Please submit a proposal form to be considered for a presentation slot today!
Registration will open in April, 2018.
