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ACHPER QLD members have the opportunity to attend their Annual General Meeting at 6pm on Thursday March 8 at Sports House Milton (corner Castlemaine and Caxton Streets).
Executive Officer, Linda Marsden acknowledges that the AGM is an important part of the process of supporting our highly professional educators. “We encourage all members to exercise their rights to monitor, inquire and vote to ensure that the Management Committee is operating in the best interests of the organisation,” she said.
Special guest for the evening is Glenn Amezdroz who will be giving us the absolute latest in Australian Curriculum news. The shaping paper will be released early in March so this will be a fabulous time to comment and inquire.
Register now. ACHPER members are free, registration fee of $10 is payable for all non members who wish to attend.
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CALLING ALL BEGINNING TEACHERS
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ACHPER QLD has heard your pleas, and is pleased to provide an intensive two day conference, exclusively for Early Career Teachers (those 1- 8 years out of university). This inaugural event, being held on the Sunshine Coast at Tranquil Park Conference Centre, has limited places to ensure every single delegate gets absolute quality from the event.
Over the two day conference, delegates will break into small groups based on key interests, and work with 1 - 2 experienced industry leaders, to break down the issues, come up with solutions and action plans and present these to the larger group.
With names like Doune Macdonald, Glenn Amezdroz, Peter Hay acting as mentors and our very own Louise McCuaig as the convenor, this event is the event for all early career teachers to attend in 2012.
Register now.
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HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR OF THE MONTH - PAULINE HARVEY-SHORT
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Pauline Harvey Short has recently authored the book, To Become Fine Sportswomen. This book traces the emergence, development and significance of physical education in the life of the Brisbane Girls Grammar School.
Pauline Harvey-Short has been an ACHPER Fellow since 1993. That means she has made a significant contribution to ACHPER's standing and activities, and has been influential, hard working and supportive of colleagues in their workplace and within ACHPER's committees, projects and events.
ACHPER QLD relishes the opportunity to recognize our highly professional educators. Don’t miss the chance to nominate someone you know who is deserving. Our annual awards ceremony is in November each year, and each month until then we will be profiling a 2011 ACHPER QLD Award winner.
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With Kevin Federline's recent collapse and suspected heart attack on weight loss reality show, Excess Baggage, and with The Biggest Loser back on our screens, Sports Medicine Australia says it serves as a reminder that a gradual approach to fitness is key.
Exercise physiologist and Sports Medicine Australia spokesperson, Dr Ian Gillam said all those starting a fitness campaign need to remember to work within their limits.
"People are often fooled when watching these kinds of reality shows that training hard and fast is the way to go. Yes, you may see results but they are often only for the short term and can be a dangerous way to go about it," said Ian Gillam.
"The best approach to fitness is moderation. All those resuming or
increasing their levels of activity need to start slowly and build up
gradually. "By taking small steps you are more likely to achieve better and more sustainable results and generate desired results without the pain and inconvenience of an injury, and without putting yourself at serious risk," said Dr Gillam.
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National consultation on the Australian Curriculum H&PE Draft Shaping Paper will occur from March through May 2012. If you haven't already done so, register on the ACARA website to be kept up-to-date as things progress. To download the draft timeline click here.
Be at the ACHPER QLD AGM on Thursday 8 March to hear from Glenn Amezdroz, member of the ACARA Advisory Committee for Health & Physical Education.
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This month Jo Butterworth looks at an article from Asia Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education on using digital technology to enhance engagement in physical education.
The possibilities are endless; what is needed is imagination -
Fernández-Balboa (2003, p. 143)
Focus: Schools are making massive investments in technology and our lives are becoming increasingly saturated by the use and availability of digital technology - but how are we using technology in PE?
Findings for PE teachers:
Studies show that the best ICT practice in physical education is the use of interactive whiteboards, still images, digital cameras and video analysis. However, also reported is that less than 10% of the lessons observed in over 252 schools surveyed used ICT to stimulate learning and engagement, and that few schools routinely used ICT in physical education. A small project in NSW explored the use of video-analysis software as a means of enhancing gross motor skill development with underachieving and disaffected students. The intervention involved a tripod, camera and laptop (with computer program ) capable of instant playback) to video students who used the ‘slow mo’ and ‘freeze frame’ on the camera to compare their throwing/catching technique to the example they had previously seen. The classroom videoing activities included:
• field video recording (whole class playback in classroom)
• record and playback in field
• instant replay in field, live record and 10sec replay lag
• still image analysis (by peer) using digital camera and playback in field
This project showed that students gained a deeper understanding of the core skills and a greater depth of knowledge of throwing and catching where they were able to make connections between their performance and the performance of an elite athlete. They felt involved, and connected well with the technology.
The teacher found that students were better able to articulate the components of a quality throw, liked being able to help others throw better, and developed learning leadership roles as a result of the peer analysis activity. Students were able to frame their interactions around the ‘best practice’ example and the immediate accessibility of the images created a depth of student dialogue.
In conclusion, such a technological approach could enhance the quality of peer-on-peer assessment in our classrooms, as occurred in this study, as a direct result of the video analysis.
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This month we welcome 18 
If you would like the opportunity to publicise your product to a Queensland wide audience of Health and Physical Education professionals contact ACHPER QLD regarding sponsorship.
Sponsor Invitation_2012 HPE Conference Series.pdf
Do you have specialist knowledge that would benefit fellow HPE professionals?
Call for Abstracts - 2012.doc
ACHPER QLD is proud to be part of the upcoming Professional Development workshops for early childhood teachers across Queensland. These workshops are funded by the National Preventative Health Taskforce, through Queensland Health. The workshops will support teachers to implement the Federal Government's Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Guidelines for children. The project is a partnership between QUT, ACHPER QLD and Nutrition Australia (Queensland) and will be rolled out over the coming three years.