2026 MOSHAPE Kaleidoscope of Kindness

Missouri’s newly adopted health education standards create an exciting opportunity to move beyond simply teaching health content and toward developing the skills students need to make healthy decisions throughout their lives. In this interactive workshop, participants will explore practical, evidence-based strategies for implementing skills-based health education aligned to Missouri’s updated standards.

Educators will experience proven HealthSmart instructional practices that strengthen student engagement while building essential health skills, including decision-making, goal-setting, analyzing influences, accessing valid information, interpersonal communication, self-management, and advocacy. Through model lessons, classroom-ready activities, and collaborative planning opportunities, participants will learn how to transform standards into meaningful learning experiences that promote health literacy and positive behavior outcomes.

Attendees will leave with free skills-based health education resources, implementation tools, and access to national best practices that support high-quality health instruction. In addition, participants will receive complimentary review access to the HealthSmart, providing an opportunity to explore a comprehensive, standards-aligned curriculum designed to support effective health education in Missouri schools.

Presenter bio:

Jamie Sparks serves as Agile Product Manager for HealthSmart at ETR and is Executive Director of Kentucky SHAPE. A former Coordinated School Health Director for the Kentucky Department of Education and Past President of SHAPE America, Jamie has spent more than two decades supporting schools, districts, and state agencies in advancing health and physical education. His work focuses on skills-based health education, standards implementation, curriculum design, and professional learning that empowers educators to improve student health literacy and lifelong wellness outcomes.

This is a meet The Academy. Who we are, how we were formed and what we stand for. In other words, if you teach Health and Physical literacy, we want you to join us in the sandbox!

Missouri's long-awaited K–8 health education standards are here! (well, the DESE Website) This session breaks down what's new, what skills-based really means for your K-8 practice, and how to hit the ground running with ready-to-implement activities for every grade span (K–2, 3–5, and 6–8). Whether you're a PE teacher, Health teacher, a classroom teacher, or somewhere in between, you'll leave with real tools and fresh ideas — including cross-curricular connections, problem-based learning, and real-world scenarios that make students actually engage. We'll also tap into the collective wisdom of the room to share what's working across different implementation situations.

Unwind and restore your body with this nurturing practice designed to support digestive health and promote deep relaxation after lunch. This session begins with a gentle, breath-centered yoga flow that includes soothing twists, supported folds, and mindful movement to stimulate the digestive system and ease tension in the belly and lower back. After the yoga sequence, settle into stillness with a deeply calming sound bath featuring crystal singing bowls, chimes, and other harmonic instruments. Let the healing vibrations wash over you, helping to calm the nervous system, reduce stress, and bring your body into a state of balance. This class is suitable for all levels and perfect for anyone looking to reset, restore, and reconnect with their inner calm. No experience necessary.

Want a full lesson from start to finish?  You see great ideas all weekend, but are not sure how to put them in to full practice?  This presentation will be a full health lesson teaching the skill of decision making through the content of recognizing emergencies and understanding alcohol.  Come ready to be a student in my Health class!

It’s never too early to start financial planning, it’s also never too late to start financial planning. Most people wish they started sooner but the next best time than any point in history is now. We will cover foundational planning concepts and take a look at how other people like you are planning their finances with confidence.

We will dive into a PSRS statement and learn what information is in there. What will retirement look like with “x” more number of years of teaching? What is “pension maximization”? If you bring your laptop or a print out, you can follow along with your own PSRS statement. Otherwise you can use an example as a visual.

Looking to bring more wellness into your school without overwhelming your schedule? This session is packed with easy-to-implement activities, creative ideas, and useful tips to support both student and staff well-being. From quick movement breaks to school-wide initiatives, you will learn how to make wellness a natural and consistent part of the school day. Walk away with realistic strategies that fit into what you are already doing.

Health and physical educators spend so much of their energy supporting, guiding, and caring for others, often with limited space to receive that same care in return. This session offers a gentle, heart-centered yoga experience designed to slow down, soften tension, and reconnect with a sense of ease and compassion. Through mindful movement, breath, and a guided loving-kindness meditation, participants are invited into a gentle practice that nurtures presence, emotional balance, and a renewed sense of inner steadiness. A space to simply pause, receive, and return to the heart of teaching. Led by Candice Swee, RYT 500, Physical Education Teacher at Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, MO.

With youth mental health challenges at an all-time high, the need for effective, skills-based education is urgent. This session will explore Erika’s Lighthouse free, turnkey, K-12th-grade programs designed to empower students, reduce stigma, and provide universal depression and suicide prevention education.
In this interactive session, we will explore the successes and challenges of implementing this curriculum across various grade levels, including an exciting first look at our newest expansion: the K-3rd-grade curriculum. You will learn how universal mental health education promotes early identification, encourages student help-seeking, and fosters life-saving conversations.

Join members as they describe their recent SHAPEAmerica Speak Out Day experiences and learn how you can use free, packaged toolkits and resources to ‘speak out’ for Quality Health and Physical Education every day. Advocacy Committee members will also provide updates on state legislation affecting Health and Physical Education.

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Artificial dopamine is killing us. Learn how artificial dopamine is affecting our day to day habits, learning, and movement. Sleep, attention spans, stress, negative behavior, and doing hard things are all impacted by dopamine. Balancing artificial and natural dopamine can be achieved by learning what social media and processed foods to do our daily lives, and how movement, activity, and connection is crucial to winning the war between natural and artificial dopamine.

Missouri's long-awaited K–8 health education standards are here! (well, the DESE Website) This session breaks down what's new, what skills-based really means for your K-8 practice, and how to hit the ground running with ready-to-implement activities for every grade span (K–2, 3–5, and 6–8). Whether you're a PE teacher, Health teacher, a classroom teacher, or somewhere in between, you'll leave with real tools and fresh ideas — including cross-curricular connections, problem-based learning, and real-world scenarios that make students actually engage. We'll also tap into the collective wisdom of the room to share what's working across different implementation situations.