111 Advocating for Quality Physical Education

Tuesday, March 16, 2010: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Convention Center: 108
NASPE/Public Policy
Presider: Sarah M. Lee, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Speakers: Allison Topper, Penn State University, Hershey,, PA; Terry Jones, Colorado Department of Education, Denver, CO; Tracy Fox, Food, Nutrition & Policy Consultants, LLC, Bethesda, MD; Sandra K. Sims, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Childersburg, AL; and Karen J. Dowd, Florida AHPERDS, Orlando, FL
Two part session: Part 1: Interactive workshop to develop an advocacy plan for quality physical education. Learn how to use state and/or local data, research and stories from the field to make your case. Part 2: Ups and downs of advocacy. Hear advocacy stories and examples of how to persevere through the challenges and pitfalls of the advocacy journey.