The OPENForum Podcast

In this final recap episode from SHAPE Tampa, Mike and Mike speak with California Elementary PE TOY and OPEN National Trainer Will Potter, and Health Ed Guru and Roller Derby Queen Melanie Lynch.

 

We then finish up with OPEN Impact Award winners Jim DeLine, and Riley Furlong with her mother on the Lets Talk Phys Ed podcast with Tanner Roos and Jason Steele. Riley's story is powerful, inspirational, and touching.  This is a MUST LISTEN!

 

Will Potter

Melanie Lynch

Jim DeLine

#BringRiley

#SpitForRiley

Tanner Roos

Jason Steele

Lets Talk Phys Ed

Join Mike and mike from the US Games booth at the SHAPE America National Convention in Tampa, Florida!

 

This episode we speak with Anne Kubitsky from the Look For The Good Project, John Henry Ledwith and Suzanne Schrag from ETR.org the distributors of the K-12 Healthsmart Curriculum, and Paisley Peyton from the American Heart Association. This episode is jam packed with Gratitude, Health Ed, and Heart Health awareness.  Definitely do not want to miss this one!

 

Look For The Good Project

ETR.org John Henry Ledwith

AHA on Twitter AHA on the web Kids Heart Challenge

Join Mike and Mike from the US Games booth at the SHAPE America National Convention in Tampa, Florida!

This episode we speak with recent Past President Judy LoBianco, newly installed President Jamie Sparks, and Director for Public Policy and Advocacy Carly Wright. Come listen about all things passion, energy, and advocacy for the PE and Health Education profession, and how you can get involved!

 

Judy LoBianco

Jamie Sparks

Carly Wright

This month the guys talk to OPEN Professional Development Manager Brian Devore about all of the exciting activities coming up at this year's National Convention in Tampa, FL.  USGames and OPEN have a ton of great social media events, contests, socials, and opportunities to interact with the OPEN National Training Team.  Follow OPENPhysEd on all of our social media outlets (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) for all the juicy details, contest opportunities, and ways to interact even if you will not be in Tampa with us!  If you will be in Tampa, stop by the USGames booth and come see us!

 

 

The Mikes are joined by Adapted PE superstars Lara Brickhouse and Tracy Sharlow to discuss all things universal design. Lara and Tracy explain simple modifications that anyone can employ to ensure that EVERY student receives high quality physical education regardless of their unique abilities. This is one episode that is sure to help EVERY listener!

 

Lara Brickhouse- @LaraBrick0602

 

Tracy Sharlow - @TracyNSharlow

The Mikes are back at it again, bringing a special extra episode to shine some light on another awesomely free resource to keep kids fit, healthy and active.  Cliff Sperber (New York Road Runners) and Nathan O'Reilly (NYC Dept of Ed) join the show to talk about how easily the Rising New York Road Runners program is to implement in schools either in PE or as a stand alone club/activity.  Whether you're passionate about running yourself or just looking for more FREE ways to get students excited about being fit, healthy and active, this is a show you won't want to miss.

 

NOTE: Don't let the name fool you, New York Road Runners provide services to students ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY!

 

New York Road Runners - https://www.nyrr.org/rising-new-york-road-runners

Nathan O'Reilly - @natron013

Are you one of the 1,000+ PE teachers that have tried Dice Bonk or some variation of it? One of the 1,000,000+ who were inspired to try some form of Cone Hole in your PE space?? Well, you’re obviously not alone! Tune in to hear Mike and Mike chat with PE Powerhouse Mike Morris (NC) to hear how he comes up with all of his creative, innovative and engaging PE activities, what he thinks of sharing on social media and more! This guy is the goods!

 

Mike Morris - @MikeMorrisPE

MikeMorrisPE.com

The New Year means New and EXCITING Things for OPEN!  Tune in to hear the Mikes chat with OPEN Executive Director, Aaron Hart, as he shares some information on what 2019 has in store for OPEN Registered Users. If you currently enjoy what OPEN offers now, you won't want to miss hearing about what's coming next!

 

Aaron Hart - @nyaaronhart

OPENphysed.org

Mike and Mike are joined by Donna Newton, Amy Karam (Eat Move Grow) and Steven Sellers (Rougon Elementary School, Rougon, LA) to take a look back at the 1 year anniversary of the #Pedal4PE initiative that was sponsored by OPEN, US Games and BSN Sports.  Over a dozen OPEN National Trainers and US Games representatives teamed up with local heroes from Eat Move Grow to deliver equipment, resources, love and support to some of the Louisiana Bayou’s most underserved areas; tune in to see how some of these folks are faring one year later.

 

Eat Move Grow - @eatmovegrowLA

 

Steven Sellers - @sraysellers

 

For more on #Pedal4PE - 

https://youtu.be/p6tKeVHBz4M

It's conference season and the OPENForum Podcast was on location at the SHAPE Vermont state convention!  Tune in to hear Mike Martinez as he attempts to capture the buzz from Vermont's leadership (Phil Chaput, Matt Bristol, and Kate McCord), presenters and attendees! There was even a Matt LeBlanc sighting! (no, not that one...)

Vermont puts on one of the finest Phys Ed conferences in the country; between the FREE adventure ropes course, the people, the sights and the sounds, there was ALMOST too much to capture in one podcast.  Come see why we were #KillingItInKillington!