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 30, 2025.
PD for Online Physical Education Instruction
- Effective Online K-12 PE (https://www.focusedfitness.net//professional-development/join-class/46144) – 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 (https://www.focusedfitness.net//professional-development/join-class/46145) – 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.
TDOE On-Demand LMS Modules
Completed course certificates can be accessed in the transcript section for the user profile. Participant must successfully pass a mastery assessment following the content to earn credit for each course.
- PA101: Recess Best Practices (0.5 credit hours)
- PA102: Classroom Physical Activity (0.5 credit hours)
- PA103: Quality Physical Education (0.5 credit hours)
- PE104: Tennessee Physical Education Standards (0.5 credit hours)
- PE105: Opportunities to Increase Student Movement in Physical Education (0.5 credit hours)
- Focused Fitness School Health Index (SHI) Module (2 credit hours)
- This course is a continuation of the CDCs E-Learning Series, and goes more in depth on how to complete the modules, including completing a sample module and action plan and how to use the “Your Guide to Using the School Health Index” Facilitation Guide. You will be asked to create a WELNET account to access the course once you click the link. If you are having any issues, contact Focused Fitness at support@focusedfitness.org or 509-327-3181 ext 2.
National/Regional Opportunities (including on-demand and virtual)
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.
Pure Edge Inc. – Pure Community Webinars
Pure Edge is committed to helping educators easily access content to support well-being, with a frequent emphasis on the connection of the body and mind, physical activity and mindful movement. Access upcoming live webinars and on-demand past recordings. Some content is also available in Spanish.
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.
Purchase of 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 has both virtual training opportunities and a free full resource directory with access to past webinars.
For-Purchase Content
ConnectedPE provide high level professional development opportunities to Physical Educators on a Global Scale. Their live events have featured in over 5 continents, 35 countries & are supported by our extensive online training impacting hundreds of thousands of teachers yearly.
A comprehensive collection of professional learning resources to improve your teaching. Content includes a course library, games database, resource toolbox, PE teacher community, and certificates of completion.