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WELCOME BACK!!
As a reminder, this HPED Google Site contains a wide variety of resources, so please explore it for information and let us know if you'd like a new resource added. Please also be sure to read through the entire newsletter each month to learn the latest and greatest in the world of HPED. As always, let us know how we can support you as you strive to create communities where ALL students can Belong, Grow, and Succeed.!
We are here to help in anyway that we can!
Have a wonderful September ❤
Active trips to school enable children to incorporate the regular physical activity they need each day while also forming healthy habits that can last a lifetime. Walk, Bike & Roll events are a wonderful way to celebrate the joy and independence of walking, biking and rolling to school and they bring schools and communities together for a common purpose. Most of all, they are fun! Join thousands of communities in celebrating Walk & Roll to School Day on October 8.
SAVE THE DATE
SHAPE Maryland Convention
November 15, 2025
Ashore Convention Center, Ocean City, MD
Interested in a Scholarship????
Click Here to apply for "First Come, First Serve" Scholarship (based on funding) to cover your registration to one of the conferences above.
AACPS HPED TEAM STORE
Check out our new AACPS Swag Store with our new logo! HPED has an online store open all year round with shirts, jackets, hats, backpacks, and more! Delivery or free pick up in Annapolis available.
Resources from August PD
We are almost finished compiling the resources from all sessions to the session descriptions document. We hope you take the opportunity to review sessions you may have missed or sessions you may want to revisit in the future!
2025-2026 Teacher Survey
We are also asking that you take a moment to fill out the SY 25_26 HPED Teacher Survey to help us understand your professional goals and offer leadership opportunities so we can best support you this new year!
Canvas Updates and Reminders
Don’t forget to self enroll in the HPED Community by clicking the link below:
Reminders When Building Your Canvas Courses:
Don't forget to edit or remove “Instructor Notes” in your Canvas courses (look for the yellow highlights and the parenthesis).
Any item without the parenthesis contains content that should be reviewed before being published. Please check the links to make sure they are the documents you want students to see.
Any item with (parenthesis) needs to be edited before it is published. Please also RENAME these items and remove the parenthesis.
If you want parents/guardians to view documents - it is recommended to upload a PDF instead or setting share permission to anyone with the link can view. This may require you to save a copy to your own google drive.
Using Student View is a great tool to preview your course from a student's perspective.
Check out the latest edition of Canvas Clicks for additional updates and reminders.
AACPS HPED "Shout Out"
AACPS HPED "Shout Out"
It is important to recognize the many wonderful things that are taking place in AACPS HPED every single day.
Please take a moment to nominate an amazing colleague to be featured in our "Shout Out" section each month!
This month's AACPS HPED "Shout Outs" go to...
Severna Park HS HPED department - Thank you for being such a great host for our August PD day! ~ HPED TEAM
ALL OUR AACPS HPED Teachers who presented at August PD - Another fantastic kick off to the school year and we couldn't have done it without all of you! Thank you for your williness to present and keep this conference style professioal development going! ~ Christiana Walsh
Patrick Lavelle (Quarterfield ES) - I just wanted to send a Shout- Out to Patrick for being very welcoming to me as his part-time teacher on Fridays at Quarterfield! He has enthusiasm, patience and kindness as he showed me important things that I need to have a successful year. I enjoy co-teaching two classes with him as I can learn from the way he interacts, talks to, and encourages his students! Who would have thought that apples, carrots, tornado and Hawaii could be such great management tools for his classes! 😂 He is a great teacher under tough circumstances and big class sizes! I look forward to collaborating and learning from Patrick this school year! ~ Jen Winterling (Lake Shore ES)
Gary Saylor (High Point ES) - Gary is a team player and is always so helpful. He was super easy to work with, and I will miss him this year!~ Michelle Corey (Bodkin ES)
Amy, Deb, Meghan, Nick, Nicole, Maureen & Meg- Thank you for the many hours you spend helping to prepare amazing professional learning and supporting our students. You are amazing and we are lucky to have each of you! ~ Christiana Walsh
Need Equipment?
Need Equipment?
The following equipment is looking for a new home, If you wish to claim any of the items listed below, please contact Nick Klug (nklug@aacps.org). First come, first served, based on the timestamp on reply. Thanks!
Classroom paper organizer/stacker QTY:1
Flexibility Assessment tool QTY: 2
IN SEARCH OF - standing broad jump mat
AACPS HPED now has an Instagram page and we would love to highlight the amazing work you do with your students. Please consider sending a video or photo with caption to Meg Bryant (mbryant@aacps.org) so that we can highlight the great work you do every day!
Social Media Shares and Reminders:
The Office of Communications has also asked everyone to not take pictures of students we know do not have permission to publicly post. You should not blur or place emojis over students' faces when we are not sure if they have permission. Unless you know for sure that a student’s family has given permission- do not post photos/videos. Front office staff at your school, most likely the principal’s secretary, can print a report for you of students who do not have permission to be posted on social media.
This year’s hashtags are #AACPSFamily & #BelongGrowSucceed.
Don't forget to follow us on X/Twitter @AACPSHPED and now Instagram @aacpshped
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