Workshop Session 7.2: Creating innovative programs and active environments to encourage more active students
Tracks
Schools & Sport
Friday, June 28, 2024 |
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM |
Details
Innovative programs to motivate students to be more active is dependent on a holistic approach between programs, environments, teachers and external partners.
Speaker
Renee Lane
Specialist Sports Program Leading Teacher
Western Heights College
Sports can provide different perspectives for other curriculum work - a look into what the student thinks
1:35 PM - 1:45 PMBiography
Renee is an experienced educator and Leading Teacher currently overseeing and leading the Specialist Sports Program at Western Heights College. Renee has extensive experience teaching Physical Education at Matthew Flinders Girls SC, Leading Teacher experience at the BioLab in Geelong and a leader of Positive Psychology at Geelong Grammar. She is a passionate educator who will share her current work at Western Heights College, leading a holistic and innovative specialist sports program to engage students in sport and physical activity.
Greg Schneiders
General Manager - Consulting
ACHPER Victoria
Active Schools Innovation: Connecting the Dots for Community Impact - Explore the success of the Victorian Government's Active Schools initiative, showcasing exceptional results through a holistic whole-school approaches for promoting physical activity. This innovative approach transcends conventional curriculum boundaries, strategically aligning elements to yield impactful outcomes for students, teachers, schools, and communities. Uncover the pivotal role of the Expert Support Service in fostering widespread adoption of the Active Schools Framework, forging a comprehensive integrated approach with positive effects across all levels
1:45 PM - 1:55 PMBiography
Greg’s extensive HPE career encompasses multiple roles including leading HPE teacher, business owner, University Lecturer, Head of Department and Director of Sport in some of Australia’s leading educational institutions. A leader of people and teams, Greg’s experience includes oversight of multiple schools’ Health/Physical Education and co-curricular sport departments. As General Manager of Consulting at ACHPER Victoria, Greg oversees multiple projects with key stakeholders, including NSO’s, SSA’s, Health Agencies, State and Federal Governments. Of note, is Greg’s leadership of the delivery of the Active Schools Expert Support Service on behalf of the Victorian Government Department of Education. Under Greg’s direction, the broad range of projects – including the ASESS - have significant impact and reach across Australia’s education, sport and health sectors.
Fiona Taylor
Principal
Western Heights College
The importance of a sporting schools program
1:55 PM - 2:05 PMBiography
Fiona is a current secondary school Principal who has been leading in the Principal class for 16 years and currently leading Western Heights College. A passionate advocate for Sport and Physical Activity in education, Fiona will present with her teaching staff and students an innovative structural approach to engaging students in holistic sport and physical activity.
Chair
Gillian Manson
Chief Executive Officer
Achper Victoria