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

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.

Early Conversation Saves Lives:
Alcohol and cannabis interfere with how a child’s brain and body grow. Decades of research shows that people who start drinking at an early age can face severe, persistent problems throughout their lives. You can prevent that. As a trusted adult, you have the power to help students make smarter, safer choices. Your influence can save lives…perhaps even your student's.  Power of Parents® is an evidence based and proven resource providing parents and caring adults with strategies to help safeguard youth against underage substance use and impaired driving.