Professional Learning Opportunities

Professional Development

The resources on this page are to connect all educators with professional learning opportunities in the areas of both physical education and physical activity. Check in advance with your district to verify what kind of content and source can be submitted for consideration of PDPs to maintain your license.

Tennessee Opportunities

Active Students Active Learners: Virtual PD Week 2025

Did you miss the live “Active Students, Active Learners: Virtual PD Week”? Webinar recordings are available for on-demand PD credit through May 31, 2027.

Session TitleDistrict/Organization
Game-Based 101: Planning & Designing Net Games Using Play–Practice–PlayDr. Stuart Currie and Dr. Ajit Korgaokar
Measuring Recess Quality: Why It Matters and How to Do ItPlayworks
Kinesthetic Strategies to Improve Math Outcomes for K-5 EducatorsMath and Movement
Fun, Engaging Transitions: Games and Activities That Actually WorkPlayworks
HandEyeBody Coordination Charts: Printable Resources for Creative Brain-Body ExercisesHandEyeBody Academy
Let's Play: Introducing The Science of Focus Through Sport and PlayPure Edge Inc.
Kickoff to the World’s Game: Bringing Soccer to Every Corner of Your SchoolU.S. Soccer Foundation
Moving with Purpose: Active Students, Active Learners with CORE PE CurriculumCORE PE Curriculum
Where to Turn for APE-Related Resources and SupportDr. Michael Laughlin, Southern Connecticut State University
Just Adapt It. A STEP Process for Adapting PE so Everybody Can PlayMatt Barker, JustAdaptIt.com
Creating a Nation of LifesaversAmerican Heart Association
SOAR with 9 Square in the Air: Engaging Strategies for Inclusive, Skill-Based Physical Education9 Square in the Air
Health Education That Sticks: The Four Pillars of Lifelong WellnessThe FORM Curriculum
Road Ready: Bringing Tennessee's Free Road Safety Programs into K-12 Health EducationiCube
AHE in Action: Support Strategies for Students with Disabilities in Health ClassDr. Sarah Benes, Southern Connecticut State University
Empowering Student Wellness & Prevention: Free Digital Resources for Tennessee ClassroomsEverfi
Navigating Online Harms: Knowledge is PowerErik's Cause
TN Standards-linked Nutrition and Healthy Living Content Aligned with the New Food Pyramid!The OrganWise Guys

PD for Online Physical Education (PE) Instruction

  • Effective Online K-12 PE – This one-hour interactive learning module hosted by Focused Fitness is an excellent introduction to effective online instruction for K-12 physical education. Various instructional samples are provided from Tennessee educators. A certificate for 1 PD hour is automatically generated upon successful completion.
  • Online K-12 P.E. in Action – This follow-up module to Effective Online K-12 PE is primarily interview-based with Tennessee educators sharing their various experiences with online physical education instruction through the 2020-21 school year. A certificate for 1 PD hour is automatically generated upon successful completion.

National/Regional Opportunities (including on-demand and virtual)

Gopher Sport

View over 80+ hours of free professional development in various formats, including webinar presentation, interview/discussion, and virtual development series.

Healthier Generation – Action Center

Resources, tools and trainings for all things school health for free and at your fingertips. Some content is available in Spanish.

OPEN Phys Ed – Teacher Learning School

Powered by OPEN National Trainers, the Teacher Learning School is bringing free professional learning to in-service and pre-service teachers.

SHAPE America Online Institute

Affordable, self-paced resources for preK-12 health and PE teachers, teacher preparation faculty, future professionals and more. Some free content is available to non-members.

SPARKecademy

Purchase of the SPARK curriculum is not necessary. Register for a free account and receive email alerts of upcoming monthly live webinars. View recordings of past webinars and receive a certificate of completion to track your professional development.

Springboard to Active Schools

Springboard has both virtual training opportunities and a free full resource directory with access to past webinars.

For-Purchase Content

Connected PE

ConnectedPE provides high level professional development opportunities to PE educators on a global scale. Live events have been featured in over five continents, 35 countries, and are supported by our extensive online training impacting hundreds of thousands of teachers yearly.

 

Professional Associations