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 2024

Did you miss the live “Active Students, Active Learners: Virtual PD Week”? Webinar recordings are available for on-demand PD credit through May 31, 2026.

Session Title District/Organization
Recess, Reinvented: Turning Free Time into a Foundation for Leadership and Learning Activate
Unified Fitness in Schools Special Olympics Tennessee
Ditch the Popsicle Sticks! Go Digital with the FREE Marathon Kids Program Marathon Kids
B3: Brain, Body, Behavior - A Research-Based Approach to Teaching and Learning  ETR Associates
The Opportunities of Exercise for Those with Autism & IDD Exercise Connection
Unlocking Game-Based Learning in Physical Education University of Tennessee at Martin
Ignite a Love for the Beautiful Game! U.S. Soccer Foundation
PE Teaching to a New Level with Nearpod, Edpuzzle, and Canva. Williamson County
Sparking Engagement with Play: A Playworks PlayShop  Playworks 
FUN, year-round, prep-free nutrition and healthy living content for PK-fifth grade students! The OrganWise Guys
Be SMART for Kids- Saving Lives Through Parent Education About Secure Firearm Storage Be SMART, a program of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund 
EVERFI: Digital Tools to Support New TN Health Education Standards EVERFI
Addressing Vaping Through an Environmental Lens: Environmentally Friendly Vape Disposal as a Strategy for Vape Cessation with Gen Z MTSU Public Health Program
Drowsy Driving is Dangerous Don't Drive Drowsy Foundation
Navigating Social Media Challenges – A Vital Addition to Your Digital Wellness Curriculum Erik's Cause
Building a Nation of Lifesavers American Heart Association
Introducing Disc It Disc It
Bell to Bell and Beyond: Increasing Physical Activity Opportunities for all Students Alliance for a Healthier Generation
The Walking Classroom - The benefits of walking while listening to educational podcasts The Walking Classroom

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