Athletics & Physical Education
 | ON-LINE (3 CREDITS/45 HOURS) In-Service credit only
Instructor: Alison Incarnato Incarnato.liips@gmail.com
Course Description: Different types of physical activity trends come in and out of popularity throughout time. Keeping student engagement high is important to student participation in physical education classes. In order to keep engagement high physical education teachers must be on top of the latest fitness and physical activity trends that are popular with our students. Backyard, Lawn and Beach Games are growing quickly in popularity with school age children so how as teachers can we incorporate these popular activities into our physical education curriculum? | |
 | ON-LINE (3 CREDITS/45 HOURS) In-Service credit only
Instructor: Alison Incarnato Incarnato.liips@gmail.com
Course Description: What is the job of a middle school coach? Many teachers are coaches on some level. It is important for coaches to have a basic understanding of the sport they are coaching. You will find that coaches tend to have played the sport they are coaching at a middle school level since they are teaching fundamental skills to learn how to play the sport for some student-athletes on the team who may have never played the sport before. This course will take a look into coaching tips, techniques and strategies to make any middle school program successful. | |
| (3 credits/45 hours) In service credit only
Instructor: Joanie Deignan jdeignanliips@gmail.com
Summary: Cooperative games in physical education can benefit the comradery of physical education classes. To be able to teach your class how to work together like a team prior to other units can help them reach full potential as a group and make the most out of your physical education class. Cooperative play helps kids hone their social skills as they figure out how to negotiate group dynamics. It helps them learn how to collaborate and compromise with others, recognize and respond to others' feelings, share, show affection, resolve conflicts, and follow and cooperate with gymnasium and game rules. | |
| Instructor: Christina Palmenteri
In service only. 3 credits/45 hours
Course Description:
A comprehensive online course designed to equip educators and coaches with the tools to create positive, inclusive, and skill-building sports environments for young athletes. Participants will explore key strategies in developing age-appropriate training, fostering teamwork, enhancing communication, and addressing the unique needs of youth players. This course provides practical insights and strategies to promote physical, social, and emotional growth in young athletes while meeting educational standards for continued professional development.
* Suitable for all Educators K-12 | |
 | Instructor: Christina Palmenteri
In service only. 3 credits/45 hours
Course Description:
Provides educators with strategies to seamlessly incorporate physical activity and wellness practices into the classroom and school routines. Participants will explore creative ways to promote healthy habits, boost student engagement, and align physical education with academic goals. This course offers practical tools to enhance student well-being, foster a positive school culture, and meet professional development standards for continued education.
* Suitable for all Educators K-12 | |
| Students of all ages look at sports as a main hobby and source of entertainment outside of school. This course focuses on learning in relation to youth, amateur, and professional athletics. Participants will create projects, lessons, and activities that will tie sporting events to English-Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. Participants will develop curriculum-based assignments for their classroom, with a special emphasis on sports leagues, teams, and athletes. Students will make connections between what is happening in and outside of the classroom. This course is suitable for all educators, K-12.
ON-LINE (3 credits/45 hours) In-service only | |
 | Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in the world, offering an exciting blend of strategy, movement and social connection. This course introduces the fundamentals of pickleball while exploring how it can be used to foster student engagement, physical activity, and a sense of community. Designed for teachers of all levels, this course provides step by step instruction, engaging videos, hands-on activities, and written reflections to help participants understand and implement pickleball in educational settings. | |
 | Instructor: Christina Palmenteri
In service only. 3 credits/45 hours
Course Description:
Explores essential strategies for coaches and educators to foster positive mental health and emotional well-being in young athletes. This course delves into recognizing signs of stress, anxiety, and burnout, while providing tools to create supportive environments that promote resilience and confidence. Participants will gain practical insights to help youth athletes build mental toughness, cope with challenges, and thrive both on and off the field.
* Suitable for all Educators K-12 | |
| All too often, secondary students who participate in sports place athletics ahead of academics. Even parents sometimes over-emphasize the importance of making the varsity team, earning a starting position, or receiving an athletic scholarship. Where does school fit in? Students (and parents) need to recognize that academia is of the utmost importance. Teachers enrolled in this course will explore communicative and pedagogical strategies teachers and coaches can use to positively enforce the idea that “student” comes before “athlete” and to encourage the young men and women we teach and coach to work as hard in the classroom as they do on the field.
ON-LINE (3 credits/45 hours) in-service only | |
 | ON-LINE (3 CREDITS/45 HOURS) In-Service credit only
Instructor: Alison Incarnato Incarnato.liips@gmail.com
Course Description: All eyes are on you, it’s Field Day. Planning a field day can be extremely stressful and a huge undertaking for physical education teachers, especially if you are the only Physical Education teacher at your building. This course will give you the tools to create a field day that will be engaging, fun and an event that your students will remember for years to come. |