2026 SHAPE Iowa

Every teaching decision is shaped by a frame—whether we are aware of it or not. This session invites participants to examine how implicit and explicit frames influence planning, instruction, and assessment in physical education. Using Meaningful Physical Education (MPE) as a lens, participants will consider how an intentional frame can bring coherence and clarity to everyday decision-making.
Participants will:
• Reflect on and articulate the frames that currently guide their teaching decisions
•Analyze how frames influence curriculum, instruction, and assessment
•Explore Meaningful Physical Education as a unifying frame for practice
•Apply intentional framing to support more coherent decision-making

Energize your PE classes with active, cross-curricular learning! In this interactive session, you’ll explore popular tools and resources to blend academics with movement. These activities and strategies support math, reading, spelling, nutrition education, and more while building motor skills, teamwork, and cognitive growth. Ideal for K–12 students. You’ll leave with fun, practical ideas ready to use.

Use the USTA's facility grant program to resurface or build new tennis courts for your school district.  Grants range from $60,000 to $150,000 depending on qualified tennis projects.  This session will explain the grant requirements and grant process.

Ultimate PaddleZlam is an innovate physical education activity that elevates traditional pickleball into a dynamic, team-based learning experience designed to promote physical literacy, skill development, strategic thinkinkin, and lifelong engagement in physical activity.

What happens when we move together—intentionally, rhythmically, and with others in mind? This session explores synchronized movement as a pathway to co-regulation, connection, and community in physical education. Grounded in polyvagal theory and research on rhythm and relational learning, participants will engage in shared movement experiences that highlight how rhythm and coordination can support emotional safety and social connection. Participants will experience how moving in synchrony can shift individual and group regulation in real time. Through movement, reflection, and discussion, we will examine how these experiences can shape classroom environments in which regulation is collectively supported, and students feel a deeper sense of belonging.
Participants will:
• Experience and analyze how synchronized, rhythmic movement supports co-regulation, connection, and community-building
• Interpret and apply key concepts from polyvagal theory using accessible language to inform practice and support advocacy for physical education
• Design or adapt movement experiences that foster emotional safety, belonging, and shared regulation