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!
Student teaching can feel intimidating for everyone involved — student teachers, cooperating teachers, and supervisors alike. This session is designed to help ease the transition from placement to the classroom by providing practical guidance, helpful tips, and real-world perspectives from those who have experienced the process firsthand.
Join supervisors, cooperating teachers, and former student teachers as they discuss the ins and outs of student teaching, including communication, expectations, classroom experiences, professionalism, and strategies for success throughout the 12–16 week placement. Whether you are preparing to begin your journey or supporting someone through it, this session will provide valuable insight, encouragement, and resources to help make the experience rewarding and successful for all involved.
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.
Level Up Your PE Program with Canva Simple design strategies to improve communication, engagement, and organization in the gym! Participants will leave with ready to use resources!
While high school athletic administrators play a key role in developing young student-athletes, research has also noted concerns within organized youth sport settings such as increased emphasis on winning, increased costs, athlete mental health, and increased pressure on athletes to specialize. Such evolving concerns have also contributed to negative outcomes associated with growing demands of the athletic administrator position among which include elevated stress, burnout, and turnover rates of high school athletic and activity directors. Examining administrators’ perceptions of concerns within interscholastic sports provides valuable insights into general youth sport issues at large. This project examined the perceptions of Missouri high school athletic and activity directors regarding interscholastic sports, with a focus on their perceptions of current challenges, participation trends, and emerging concerns. Attendees will learn insights about noted athletic director concerns within Missouri interscholastic sports, and session time will be devoted to discussing solutions to noted issues.
Associate Professor, Program Director Physical Therapist Assistant Program, Missouri Western State University
Dr. Maureen Holtz is a licensed physical therapist with a clinical background in orthopedic physical therapy. She is currently an associate professor and the program director of the Physical Therapist Assistant program at Missouri Western State University. Her primary areas of interest... Read More →
Ever wonder how you can merge summer camp experience, coaching, and sport and exercise psychology into a teaching/coaching philosophy? One of Missouri State University's 2026 Teaching Excellence Award winners, Dr. Keith McShan, will share how his CARE Bears teaching/coaching philosophy enhances student/player learning and enjoyment. “CARE” stands for Coach-Athlete Relationship and Environments (i.e., caring and creating mastery experiences). The "Care Bears" all together draw inspiration from the television show The Care Bears, focusing on creating fun in sports/the classroom. The CARE Bears teaching/coaching philosophy values quality relationships, positive, fun, and mastery environments. Participants who attend this interactive session will leave with research-backed practices and practical tools that have been shown to engage, motivate, and excite students and athletes in and out of the classroom, helping them excel academically and athletically.
Dr. McShan joined as a faculty member at Missouri State University (MSU) in 2022. Before joining MSU, Dr. McShan was an active high school basketball and football coach in Canada. Dr. McShan has worked for organizations such as Football Canada, Duke University Men’s Basketball Camp... Read More →
Saturday November 14, 2026 2:15pm - 3:15pm CST HK Clubhouse
