Released by Idaho State University
October 10, 2011
Contact: Elaine Foster, MPE, Department of Sport Science and PE. Idaho State University, (208) 282-3967 or davielai@isu.edu
PRESS RELEASE
ISU College of Education's Department of Sport Science and Physical Education to host 2011 Conference on Oct. 21-22
For Idaho Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
Idaho State University’s College of Education, Sport Science and Physical Education Department, and Campus Recreation Department will be hosting the 2011 Idaho Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (IAHPERD) Conference on Friday and Saturday, October 21 and 22. All conference sessions will be held in the College of Education building, Reed Gym and the Student Recreation Center.
The conference provides a variety of professional development opportunities for professionals who work in the associated fields including K-12 educators, college and university instructors, recreation, dance educators and students. A variety of informative and activity-based sessions are scheduled during the conference.
Three prominent keynote speakers will address conference participants. Speakers featured include Dr. Robert Rinehart, an internationally known sport sociologist, Suzanne Girard Eberle, a board-certified sports dietitian and nutrition therapist, and Russ Laney, who is a corporate leader and philanthropist and the founder and president of the RML Group based in the Denver area.
There are also special activities planned that include a 2-hour Friday afternoon recreation session that offers participants opportunities to experience a wide range of activities including kayaking, wall climbing, disc golf, fly fishing, judo and various fitness-related games and activities. Special sessions aimed at students preparing for these professions are also included in the conference program.
IAHPERD BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The mission of IAHPERD is to provide professional growth and development through leadership, support, encouragement and guidance in health, physical education, recreation, dance, fitness, and sport based on the needs, interest, and inherent capacities of the individual in today's society.
Programs & Services
IAHPERD sponsors the following programs:
Jump Rope for Heart, Hoops for Heart, and Special Olympic programs.
Workshops, clinics, mini-conferences and professional meetings.
Honors and awards meritorious performance to outstanding college educators and students, and elementary, middle and high school educators.
Supports National P.E. and Sport Week through proclamation celebrations.
Provides grant opportunities for new innovative educational programs.
Honors excellence and awards model school status in Health and Physical Education.
IAHPERD provides the following services:
Opportunities for professional development.
Offers leadership opportunities to the profession.
Academic credit course offerings.
Allows for professional camaraderie and networking.
Is the artery to District and National AHPERD associations
Provides information on appropriate curriculum and instructional tools.
Publishes and distributes journals and newsletters.
Furthers the aims of AAHPERD.
Provides opportunities to influence the political process which affects the visibility of the fields of IAHPERD.
Provides information concerning legislative alerts and updates.
Partnerships & Sponsors
IAHPERD has important partnerships with the American Heart Association and the Idaho State Department of Education.
American Heart Association: Jump Rope & Hoops For Heart Programs
Through a partnership with the American Heart Association (AHA), the AAHPERD has played an integral role in educating over 5 million children annually on the importance of living a heart-healthy lifestyle. IAHPERD members host Jump Rope for Heart and Hoops for Heart events throughout the year. These events promote the value of physical activity to students while showing them they can contribute to their community’s welfare.
Idaho State Department of Education: Coordinated School Health Program
The Coordinated School Health Program (CSHP) – “Healthy Youth, Bright Futures”- is a partnership between the Idaho State Department of Education and the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare and is funded through cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions, Division of Adolescent School Health. The Idaho Coordinated School Health Program promotes the health and educational success of Idaho students through collaborative partnerships with state and local organizations.
Let’s Move in School
AAHPERD’s Let’s Move in School is a public awareness and action initiative targeted at physical education teachers, parents, principals, superintendents, and school boards with the goal of ensuring that every school provides a comprehensive school physical activity program (CSPAP) – with quality physical education as the foundation –so that youth will develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to be physically active for a lifetime.
Parent Associations
AAHPERD
With 20,000 members, the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) is the largest organization of professionals supporting and assisting professionals involved in physical education, recreation, fitness, sport and coaching, dance, health education and promotion, and all specialties related to achieving a healthy and active lifestyle.
AAHPERD is an alliance of five national associations, six district associations, and a research consortium that is designed to provide members with a comprehensive and coordinated array of resources on both the national and local level, support, and programs to help practitioners improve their skills and so further the health and well-being of the American public.
Northwest District Association
The Northwest District of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance is one of six districts dedicated to furthering the purposes of the Alliance within the geographical area of Northwest District; including Idaho, Montana, Washington, Oregon and Alaska.
Conference Keynote Speakers Information
Robert E. Rinehart, Ph.D.
Robert Rinehart is an Associate Professor in Sport & Leisure Studies at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. He has taught at Idaho State University, California State University, Sacramento, and Washington State University. He is former president of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS), and is the author of Players All: Performances in Contemporary Sport (Indiana University Press, 1998), and co-editor, with Synthia Sydnor, of To the Extreme: Alternative Sport, Inside and Out (SUNY Press, 2003), in addition to many peer-reviewed articles and chapters. Bob is currently working on an inline skating, a co-edited book looking at ethnography in New Zealand/Aotearoa, and another book project examining sport, business, education, and how they intersect with conflict resolution and peace.
Keynote Address:
“A Way Forward for Kids Physical Education: Participatory Democracy, Community, and the Body (Politic)”
Suzanne Girard Eberle, MS, RD, CSSD, Board-Certified Sports Dietitian and Nutrition Therapist
Suzanne Girard Eberle is a board-certified sports dietitian and nutrition therapist who practices what she teaches. As an Intuitive Eating expert, she has over a decade of hands-on experience coaching children, adolescents and adults in mastering normal eating habits and building a positive relationship with food and their bodies. This successful and sustainable approach helps individuals learn how to maintain a weight that is healthy, without the physical and emotional harm associated with dieting and disordered eating. A former elite runner, Girard Eberle is the author of Endurance Sports Nutrition. She enjoys traveling around the world for both outdoor adventures and the ongoing quest to find the perfect dessert.
Keynote Address:
“The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010: Be in the know about what’s new”
Russ Laney
Russ Laney is founder and president, The RML Group. Mr. Laney is a corporate leader, philanthropist, and a 1976 graduate of The United States Air Force Academy. He has extensive experience in business development, corporate liaison (with emphasis on gift giving), marketing, sales and organizational coaching & development. Under his direction and management, The RML Group provides professional consulting services in these disciplines to agencies and corporations seeking to positively impact their operations. Russ draws expertise from his post Air Force assignments and as a former business owner, finance director and athletic administrator to provide clients unique and comprehensive solutions to their challenges. From the inception of the RML Group, it has been Mr. Laney’s passion to utilize his professional skills and corporate success to create, foster, initiate, and sustain character development programs for the youth of our nation. During his U.S. Air Force career Russ served as a Missile Launch Officer, as a Management Consultant to the U.S. Air Force Leadership and Management Development Center, Maxwell AFB, AL, and as a Special Assistant to the Officer Retention Group, Air Force Manpower and Personnel Center, Randolph AFB, TX.
Keynote Address:
“The Importance of Physical Education & Sport at the U.S. Air Force Academy”
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