ACHPER Qld this year is extending our offerings to Primary HPE teachers by offering additional events tailored directly to Primary School teachers.

HPE Primary Workshop (Online)- Friday 31 May 2024

Break 11.15am to 11.30am

Lunch 12.50pm to 1.20pm

Margaret-Mary Opstelten, Gladstone West State School
Margaret-Mary is the current Prep to Year 3 HPE teacher at Gladstone West State School. She coordinates, and coaches the sport aerobics and tennis programs – both competitive and recreational.  A Senior Experienced teacher with over 40 years of teaching involvement, Margaret-Mary has a philosophy that everyone can enjoy and participate in a physical activity at their ability level. As a child, Margaret-Mary competed in gymnastics which led to coaching, judging and managing state and national gymnastic teams. One memorable highlight was being selected to be the flag bearer for the Australian team in the Opening Ceremony for the World Gymnaestrada in Sweden.

Technology in HPE
Technology is an effective support for teachers to accomplish their learning objective. Margaret-Mary is looking forward to demonstrating how technology can work for your classes. When COVID changed the way we taught, the passion for digital resources was reignited! Ultimately using the right digital program or tool can lead to student enthusiasm and engagement, rediscovering excitement in teaching and support learning content. Discover how the use of an app (IMG Play) and a program called Plickers can reinvent any HPE lesson. Both IMG Play and Plickers are free and offer so many creative uses.

Andrew Cordery
Andrew Cordery has been teaching PE and gymnastics in schools and gymnastics clubs around the country for the past 20 years, most recently at Ascot Park Primary School. In 2015, he started Alpha Gymnastics – a club with a focus on teaching fundamental movement skills through a gymnastics-based curriculum which offered public classes as well as servicing local primary schools through the Sporting Schools program. He has served on State and National committees and has developed educational resources across several GymSports. He is also an internationally accredited judge and judged at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and 2014 World Championships. He is currently taking leave from teaching to focus on a new position as Operations Manager at Koorana Gymnastics Club in Adelaide.

Finding the right balance – teaching gymnastics in primary schools
During this session, we will use “A Quick Guide to Gymnastics for Teachers” as the foundation for developing a gymnastics unit for your school. Limited equipment? No problem! This session will provide ideas using traditional PE equipment and other resources your school may already have. Think playgrounds and grassy hills! We will run through practical examples of activities and concepts for differentiation within a school.

Andy Hair 

 With a dynamic and energetic presence, Andy has dedicated 30 years to educating globally, fostering personal growth through a love for movement. Committed to empowering others to excel, Andy lives by the mantra 'DREAM, BELIEVE, ACHIEVE'. In 2021, Andy first joined ACHPER Victoria to work with the Active Schools Project after a diverse career in government, independent and university education, as well as global education providers. 

Sean de Morton

Sean brings teaching experience from both Primary and Secondary school settings, as well as extensive work with both national and international sporting organisations.? Sean has a passion for high quality teaching and learning through movement. Sean works on providing engaging and exciting opportunities for teachers to further develop their skills. 

Respectful Relationships, Education Queensland

Amy McCabe, QCAA

Amy McCabe is a dedicated Health and Physical Education (HPE) specialist with much experience in primary and secondary education. Throughout her career, she has made significant contributions to HPE, impacting students and teachers. As a specialist in HPE, Amy has brought innovative teaching methods, engaging activities, and a deep understanding of curriculum frameworks to her classroom. In her current role as Principal Project Officer at the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA), Amy is focused on the P-6 Australian Curriculum v9.0: Health and Physical Education (HPE) familiarisation and planning, developing resources and guidelines for teachers to create high quality HPE curriculum and assessment plans across Queensland schools.

How to use the QCAA planning App effectively in HPE.

In this presentation we will explore the P–10 Planning app in the QCAA Portal.  Teachers will experience a fast and efficient way to plan effectively for Version 9.0 of the Australian Curriculum across all year levels in HPE.  You will learn about the app's unique functionality including, auto-populated year level/band curriculum and assessment plans, assessment tasks and marking guides based on school curriculum decisions and user inputs.  Direct mapping to achievement standards and content descriptions, promoting strong alignment between the Australian Curriculum v9.0, what is taught and what is assessed.