FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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JIM HORNE
Commissioner of Education
F. PHILIP HANDY,
Chairman
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Vice Chairman
Members
LINDA J. EADS, ED.D.
CHARLES PATRICK GARCÍA
JULIA L. JOHNSON
WILLIAM L. PROCTOR, PH.D.
LINDA K. TAYLOR
CONTACT
PERSONS
NAME:
Faye Johnson
PHONE:
(850) 245-0480
SUNCOM:
205-0480
EMAIL:
faye.johnson@fldoe.org
DPS:
04-127
M E M O R A N D U M
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District School Superintendents
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Jim Warford
DATE:
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May 24, 2004
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INVITATION TO THE 2004 SUMMER WORKSHOP FOR MIDDLE AND
HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICAL EDUCATORS
The Florida Department of Education, Coordinated School Health Program (CSHP), in
collaboration with the Florida Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Dance
(FAHPERD) and the University of Central Florida (UCF), are pleased to sponsor the fourth
annual middle and secondary physical education summer workshop. Your district is invited to
send physical education teachers to participate in this valuable experience. This workshop will
greatly benefit participants by updating them on the latest physical education topics and by
helping them to empower students with the knowledge and skills needed to be physically active
for a lifetime.
JIM WARFORD
K – 12 Chancellor
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org
District School Superintendents
May 24, 2004
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The topics planned for the summer workshop include:
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Legislative Review and Updates
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Instructional Strategies for Physical Education
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(7 hour workshop by national presenter)
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Track and Field, Baseball, Golf, Aquatics
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Advocating through Quality Programs
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Cueing for Music-based Activities
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Coordinated School Health
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Obesity and the Role of Physical Education
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Brain Power!
The intent of this workshop is to offer curriculum strategies to enhance and improve existing
middle and secondary physical education programs. A feature of the program is the National
Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) workshop, “Instructional Strategies for
Secondary Physical Education.” Limited to 50 participants, this workshop features a nationally
recognized speaker and will cover strategies based on national standards for physical education.
Other sessions will be a combination of lecture and participation held in the gymnasiums,
classrooms, and strength training facilities at the National Training Center and on the UCF West
Campus in Clermont, Florida (near Disney).
The workshop will take place on June 18-19,
2004
. Participants can register for the workshop by filling out the attached registration form or
by downloading a registration form at www.fahperd.org. Participants will receive a certificate
for their completion of the workshop and will be eligible for ten in-service points pursuant to
individual district policies in the master in-service plan.
The deadline for registration is June
11, 2004.
Participants will be responsible for making individual hotel reservations. Hotel
information will be sent after completion of workshop registration and upon request.
The cost of the summer workshop is $59 for non-FAHPERD members, $42 for FAHPERD
members, or $82 for the Summer Workshop and a one year FAHPERD Membership (please visit
the FAHPERD website for membership benefits).
To register for the workshop, please mail
your completed registration form and payment to Carol Sisco, Executive Director of
FAHPERD, by Friday, June 11, 2004
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JW/amb
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Middle School and High School Principals
Physical Education Coordinators
School Health Coordinators
University Physical Education Faculty
