One of few to be named Physical Education Teacher of the Year at the elementary and middle school levels and 2014 SHAPE America Southern District Elementary PE TOY, Coach Devore is ready to bring his engaging presentations to you! Brian’s active and hands on learning approach for teachers has been a favorite part of his sessions. In addition to fast paced and all inclusive lead up games, he incorporates standards, learning outcomes, and assessments into his presentations. His methods for delivering instruction make Brian’s sessions easily adaptable for K-12 teachers! An OPEN National Trainer, Brian's work has been shared at many events including multiple local, state, district, and national conventions across 15 states! Look below to see what presentations he can provide to your group. Don't see what you are looking for? Fill out the contact form and ask! |
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PRESENTATIONS!
Fast Fitness First
Make fitness a part of every class period! These activities are designed to “focus on fitness” for 5-10 minutes of your class each day as an instant activity. They can be modified for K-12 and enable students to work towards their fitness goals at their own pace.
PARTICIPANT REACTION:
"Great variety, organized, and can be implemented at any level. Great presenter!"
"Ready to use activities!"
"New ideas, quick set-up!"
"Activities that keep all students engaged and moving with minimal wait time! Excellent workshop!"
"You bring great energy and enthusiasm to the presentation! Great ideas with basic equipment!"
"I love coming to see Brian! He always keeps me engaged and love how he gets everyone moving."
Learning and Loving Lacrosse
One of the fastest growing sports in the US, you will leave this session able to teach your students the basic skills and let them utilize them in active lead up games where all students have success. Cues like “push pull” and “high to catch, low to throw” will make you a pro!
Spec-tech-ular Tools for Teaching!
This “rapid fire” session takes attendees through multiple web based and app based tools to enhance their teaching and productivity! Whether your teaching space is a gym or traditional classroom, you will walk out the door with multiple tools to try tomorrow!
PARTICIPANT REACTION:
"He introduced a ton of new apps and tools that I will be able to implement tomorrow! This was the best workshop I attended!"
"Come visit my school!"
"Everything was awesome and inspiring. Best workshop I've been to in a long time!"
"I follow Brian on Twitter and steal many of his good ideas!"
Kids With Sticks!
Starting from the basics, learn easy techniques to teach your students how to control an object with a long handled implement with floor hockey. Innovative ways to practice skills, evaluate, and safe methods to play lead up games will be features of this session. Stay out of the penalty box and you will have awesome activities to take back to your school!
What Can I Do? Promoting and Advocating for Physical Education
How do you promote our profession? How do you promote your program? Is it important? YOU BET IT IS! This lecture session discusses how to promote and advocate for physical education and your program. It is critical that we become better advocates for ourselves to gain school/community support and funding.
Disc-go-here, Disc-go-there
This session brings everything except the beach sand! Learn the basic Frisbee throws, catches, and ways to evaluate your students. Also, walk out the door with some simple and highly active games for students to play utilizing the skills in a non-threatening, fun environment.
PARTICIPANT REACTION:
"Really fun games, great progression K-12!"
"Very fun developmental lead ups and games! Great job!"
"Interactive, fresh lesson ideas!"
"Great hands on skills, cues, and lead up games. Thank you for new ideas!"
"Immediate take away lesson. Great lessons, variations, and differentiation!"
"I thoroughly enjoyed this presentation and will be using much of what I learned!"
"Given many ways to adapt and tweak all activities to fit my specific class needs/skill levels. Awesome presentation!"
Make fitness a part of every class period! These activities are designed to “focus on fitness” for 5-10 minutes of your class each day as an instant activity. They can be modified for K-12 and enable students to work towards their fitness goals at their own pace.
PARTICIPANT REACTION:
"Great variety, organized, and can be implemented at any level. Great presenter!"
"Ready to use activities!"
"New ideas, quick set-up!"
"Activities that keep all students engaged and moving with minimal wait time! Excellent workshop!"
"You bring great energy and enthusiasm to the presentation! Great ideas with basic equipment!"
"I love coming to see Brian! He always keeps me engaged and love how he gets everyone moving."
Learning and Loving Lacrosse
One of the fastest growing sports in the US, you will leave this session able to teach your students the basic skills and let them utilize them in active lead up games where all students have success. Cues like “push pull” and “high to catch, low to throw” will make you a pro!
Spec-tech-ular Tools for Teaching!
This “rapid fire” session takes attendees through multiple web based and app based tools to enhance their teaching and productivity! Whether your teaching space is a gym or traditional classroom, you will walk out the door with multiple tools to try tomorrow!
PARTICIPANT REACTION:
"He introduced a ton of new apps and tools that I will be able to implement tomorrow! This was the best workshop I attended!"
"Come visit my school!"
"Everything was awesome and inspiring. Best workshop I've been to in a long time!"
"I follow Brian on Twitter and steal many of his good ideas!"
Kids With Sticks!
Starting from the basics, learn easy techniques to teach your students how to control an object with a long handled implement with floor hockey. Innovative ways to practice skills, evaluate, and safe methods to play lead up games will be features of this session. Stay out of the penalty box and you will have awesome activities to take back to your school!
What Can I Do? Promoting and Advocating for Physical Education
How do you promote our profession? How do you promote your program? Is it important? YOU BET IT IS! This lecture session discusses how to promote and advocate for physical education and your program. It is critical that we become better advocates for ourselves to gain school/community support and funding.
Disc-go-here, Disc-go-there
This session brings everything except the beach sand! Learn the basic Frisbee throws, catches, and ways to evaluate your students. Also, walk out the door with some simple and highly active games for students to play utilizing the skills in a non-threatening, fun environment.
PARTICIPANT REACTION:
"Really fun games, great progression K-12!"
"Very fun developmental lead ups and games! Great job!"
"Interactive, fresh lesson ideas!"
"Great hands on skills, cues, and lead up games. Thank you for new ideas!"
"Immediate take away lesson. Great lessons, variations, and differentiation!"
"I thoroughly enjoyed this presentation and will be using much of what I learned!"
"Given many ways to adapt and tweak all activities to fit my specific class needs/skill levels. Awesome presentation!"
Keynote Speaker! 2014 South Carolina AAHPERD Convention 2016 SHAPE Idaho Convention 2018 SHAPE America Central District Conference 2018 James Madison University HPAI 2018 Mississippi AHPERD Convention 2018 Pennsylvania AHPERD Convention 2018 Kentucky AHPERD Convention 2019 PhysEd Connections Conference (Stillwater, MN) 2019 SHAPE South Dakota 2019 SHAPE Maryland Keynote Topics Make Your IMPACT! - Advocating for Health and Physical Education - This session inspires attendees to become advocates for their programs and subject areas at the grass roots level! Connections are also made to state and national advocacy efforts. It Starts With Us! - Find Your Greatness - Attendees will be motivated to "find their greatness" through one of the best professions ever, teaching health and physical education! When you engage, activate, advocate and believe in the power of YOU nothing can stop you from being the MVT (Most Valuable Teacher)! It's time to challenge yourself and the status quo in health and PE! SEL-ing Health and Physical Education - Social and emotional learning is one of the hottest topics in education today. Participants will not only learn about the connections of #SEL to health and physical education, but also activities to integrate key components of #SEL into their classrooms. Keynotes can be customized for your state/organization or come up with a theme for me to address! |