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25.01.2022 ACHPER Tasmania 2020 Professional Learning Series - #1 Grip It n Rip It - Casey Young The first online session in our web series is delivered by Casey Young (Exford Primary School, Victoria) and outlines how Grip It n Rip It can engage primary school students with golf.... Casey will be joining us for a Live Q&A session on Thursday 27th of August at 5.30pm. To register for this free event, please click on the link in the comments and you will receive the zoom meeting code. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iH5Jab6wO0&t=109s

25.01.2022 ACHPER Tasmania is pleased to welcome Xavier WIlliams to the Board for 2020. Xavier is a Health & Physical Education Teacher with seventeen years’ experience in the Catholic and government co-education sector. He has previously held many positions in the education field including Assistant Principal, Director of Sport, Faculty Head, Year Level Coordinator and Religious Education Coordinator across the primary and secondary levels. Xavier has qualifications in Health and Phy...sical Education Teaching (K-12) with experience taking subjects and grades in the following areas: Sports Science, Outdoor Education, Health and Physical Education, Mathematics, Religious Education and Grade 2, 5/6 classroom. Xavier’s skills as an educator across the state of Tasmania and NSW have provided him with multiple teaching and managerial experiences through his seventeen years. Xavier takes an integrated approach to the development and learning of the individual in a collaborative setting understanding and applying learning requirements specific to individual needs. Xavier takes special interest in health and fitness and is heavily involved with coaching, with his passion directed towards Australian Rules Football where he is an accredited Level 2 AFL Coach. See more

24.01.2022 Richard Cowlard, the 2019 recipient of the ACHPER Tasmania Outstanding Early Career Teacher in Health and Physical Education. his most impressive achievement has been to use sport to enhance school culture at HHS. He has used the ideals of sport - excellence, pride and commitment to flow over into his other work leading the schools SRC. He is able to very clearly communicate how the values that he develops in the sporting arena, carry over into other aspects of school lif...e . . . Video: Domin8 Designs / Domin8 Media See more

23.01.2022 2019 ACHPER Tasmania Awards We congratulate our 2019 award recipients, announced on Friday night at the #achpertas19 evening function: - Outstanding Early Career Teacher in Health and Physical Education: Richard Cowlard - Outstanding Teacher in Health and Physical Education: Pat Coleman - Outstanding School in Health and Physical Education: Northern Support School- Launceston... . . . (make sure you check out the videos to follow of the winners) See more

22.01.2022 Hoping to see some more Tasmanian schools on this list soon!!

21.01.2022 REMINDER: ACHPER Tasmania 2020 Professional Learning Series #1 Grip It n Rip It - Casey Young Q&A Session with Casey on Thursday this Thursday (27 August) from 5.30pm. ... Register your attendance at https://forms.gle/EVEgJv2zjNPM4qDaA to receive the Zoom meeting code.

18.01.2022 A powerful keynote about the importance of teacher wellbeing and creating positive organisational wellbeing. #achpertas19

18.01.2022 As we plan to offer Learning from Home some teachers are looking for support in how their students can access equipment to maintain a physical activity program. HPE at Home Kits are now available at RHSports. These low cost kits contain the basic equipment your students need to continue to develop their Fundamental Motor Skills at home. ... Get them for your students by ordering on your school account or give parents the following discount code: HPEATHOME to receive 10% off their kit online. Check them out on the following link attached to this post. Keep an eye out for ongoing promotions aimed at keeping Kids Active at Home.

17.01.2022 Thank you to Miss Physical Education for her keynote presentation at the 2019 ACHPER Tasmania conference yesterday. Please see the link her comments for access to the slides.

17.01.2022 Some great initiatives have taken place throughout COVID-19 and it was great to see Burnie High School run a virtual cross country challenge of recording the most kilometres during the week in houses. Many students ran and walked their way for their house with some students amassing over 100km for the week! I’m sure there will be some sore bodies still recovering from their efforts! Also great to see students start to record times on the Great Australian Cross Country Challen...ge website at http://gaccc.com.au Feel free to post below what your school has done for their term 2 cross country unit!

15.01.2022 ACHPER Tasmania 2020 Professional Learning Series - #2 H&PE Planning Guides - Jenny Sullivan In the second episode of our Professional Learning Series, Jenny Sullivan presents an overview of the Health & Physical Education Learning Area Planning Guides (LAPG). ... To view this session click the link below. Jenny will be joining us for a recorded Q & A session at 4.30pm on Monday 2 November. If you have any questions that you would like answered by Jenny, please ask in the comments and they will be presented to Jenny for discussion.

15.01.2022 PROFESSIONAL LEARNING - ONLINE WEBINARS Whilst COVID-19 has meant that 2020 looks different for everyone, we want to ensure that Health and Physical Education teachers still have access to quality professional learning in 2020. As a result, plans are underway to deliver a series of FREE online sessions with a focus on F-10 Health and Physical Education. Professional Learning modules will be hosted on our YouTube Channel and available for you to watch at any time after their... release. Each module will be supported by a Live Q & A session with the facilitator approximately two weeks after it is uploaded to YouTube. If you wish to participate in the Live Q & A session, you can register your interest and you will be provided with a link to access the Zoom meeting upon registering. Stay tuned for our series of webinars as they are released over the remainder of 2020.

13.01.2022 Report referred to in the article : https://theconversation.com/140th-out-of-146-australian-tee

12.01.2022 A very warm welcome back to the new school year! 2020 is bringing with it some exciting changes at ACHPER Tasmania with new opportunities for our community. The first is the launch of our new logo which has been created to echo who we are and what we promise to our community; namely that we are: trusted to deliver quality professional development... relevant, practical and responsive to changes in our industry, curriculum and pedagogy provide valuable connections within our community. Over the coming weeks you will start to see our new look and feel through our digital and traditional communication channels. 2020 is an exciting year for ACHPER Tasmania, we look forward to engaging with you and creating a more meaningful and dynamic community for HPE Educators in Tasmania.

12.01.2022 Congratulations to Northern Support School- Launceston on receiving our Outstanding School in Health and Physical Education Award. Teaching to the Australian Curriculum requires very deep understanding of the curriculum, assessment and specific adjustments necessary to be inclusive. Our classes can have a wide range of disabilities therefore differentiation and adjustments made can range from equipment, game rules, skill practise, assistance, and communication. Staff are c...ontinually thinking outside the box when making these adjustments." . . . Video: Domin8 Designs / Domin8 Media See more

11.01.2022 Developing physical literacy through dance.

11.01.2022 Our President, Vaughan Cruickshank, and Executive Officer, Sam Cure, recently caught up with Casey Young to discuss his Grip It n Rip It program and presentation. In this podcast style chat, Casey discusses this program, his time as an early career teacher, the importance of networking and the impact COVID-19 has had on his 2020 program. View the recorded podcast at https://youtu.be/gKYNAn72ECY. Next in this series, we have a presentation from Jenny Sullivan regarding the Learning Area Planning Guides for HPE in Tasmania. Look out for this on our social media in coming days.

07.01.2022 Hawthorn Football Club kicking off the #achpertas19 conference. Discussing the importance of community engagement.

07.01.2022 Pat Coleman is our 2019 ACHPER Tasmania Outstanding Teacher in Health and Physical Education. During his eleven year teaching career, Patrick has been a strong advocate for the HPE learning area and promoter of valuable learning opportunities. His active contributions to the profession at local, state and national levels are testament to this. Patrick demonstrates the potential and value of HPE, and in doing so, inspires fellow teachers to continue developing their craft fo...r the benefit of students and the community. . . . Video: Domin8 Designs / Domin8 Media See more

05.01.2022 Planning for 2020??? Be sure to put Friday 11th of September in your diary for the ACHPER Tasmania State Conference.

04.01.2022 Our Executive Officer, Sam Cure, and Board Member, Kira Patterson, recently caught up with Jenny Sullivan to discuss the Health and Physical Education Learning Area Planning Guides and her recent presentation. In this podcast style chat, Jenny discusses how these guides can be used to guide the development of HPE programs and the review of the HPE Curriculum. View the recorded podcast at https://youtu.be/AqAK1UKSvbE.

03.01.2022 Miss Physical Education getting people moving in her keynote at #achpertas19 sharing her passion for engagement and connection.

01.01.2022 Live Q&A with Casey Young tomorrow, chatting all things golf and other target games in HPE. Free registration at the link below to receive the zoom meeting link.