#OPLS2021 SCHEDULE
Hosting our 8th annual summit on Zoom, we are excited to bring a full list of presenters with live, recorded and interactive sessions. New this year is the Specialist High Skills Major panel for students.
Click here to download the PDF version of the schedule.
COLOUR-CORDINATED SUMMIT STREAMS
EDUCATION
Early Childhood Education
Elementary Education
Secondary Education
ADMINISTRATION, RECREATION LEADERS, RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
COMMUNITY RECREATION, COACHES AND PARENTS
ACCESSIBILITY AND DISABILITY
OLDER ADULTS
*Active movement presentation
DAY 1 SCHEDULE
TIME
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26TH, 2021
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Women in Wellness: Initiative for Newcomers
Kabir Hosein and Nicole Beauregard | 30 min + Q&A
Women in Wellness: Initiative for Newcomers
Kabir Hosein and Nicole Beauregard | 30 min + Q&A
Building Community Through Movement
Marlee Corcoran | 30 min + Q&A
11:00 AM
Adaptive Fitness and Sport In Mainstream Fitness and Sport Settings: Redefining Health Contexts and Realizing Opportunities
Jess Silver | 30 min + Q&A
*Boxing For Fitness
Syd Vanderpool | 30 min + Q&A
Nothing Is As Practical As A Good Theory! A Systematic Review of Physical Literacy Interventions
Dr. Johannes Carl and Jaime Barratt | 30 min + Q&A
12:00 PM
Safe Progressions in Strength, SAQ, and Plyometric Training
Jordan Foley, Steve Lidstone and Trevor Cottrell |
1.5 hour Live Panel Discussion
How to Motivate Seniors to Exercise
Erin Billowits | 1 hour + Q&A
1:30 PM
Inclusive, Active Learning Spaces & Strategies: What's Gender Got To Do With It?
Andrea Haefele and Deneice Bell | 1 hour + Q&A
Injury Management and Prevention – How To Stay In The Game
Dianna Moulden | 1 hour + Q&A
Keep Kids Moving with BOKS – A Showcase of New Resources and Best Case Practices
Kyla Crocker | 1 hour + Q&A
2:30 PM
BREAK
3:30 PM
Recess is The Bridge to Recovery
Lynn Campanella and John Madalena | 1 hour + Q&A
*Physical Literacy Enriched HIIT
Ted Temertzoglou | 1 hour + Q&A
Dallas Soonias Speaks On It
Dallas Soonias | 30 min + Q&A
4:30 PM
BREAK
5:00 PM
*FUN Active Participation for ALL
Chris Wilson and Kimberly Gilhespy | 45 min + Q&A
6:00 PM
Tackling Diversity and Inclusion in Sport
Kwame Osei | 1 hour Live Keynote
DAY 2 SCHEDULE
TIME
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27TH, 2021
10:00 AM
Unmasking ADHD
Sherri Lojzer | 1 hour + Q&A
Individualized Physical Education K-6 and Innovative Toppletubes
Dr. John Byl | 1 hour + Q&A
Community Collective Approaches to Disability Inclusion in Physical Literacy
Andrea Carey, Karen Dommett and Emily Glossop| 1 hour + Q&A
11:00 AM
Promote Cooperation and Inclusion Through Kin-Ball and Omnikin Games
Paolo Zambito | 45 min + Q&A
The Body is Political
Robin Lacambra | 1 hour + Q&A
*Sports-Themed Dances That Develop Physical Literacy
Melanie Levenberg |
45 min + Q&A
12:00 PM
Fun, Inspiration and Opportunity - Krista DuChene's Journey
Krista DuChene | 1 hour Live Keynote
1:30 PM
Multi-Sport and Play; A Foundational Tool for Success
Chris Woodcroft | 1 hour + Q&A
Returning To Sport/Activity Post-Covid
Sarah Gallsworthy |
1 hour + Q&A
2:30 PM
BREAK
3:30 PM
Is Exercise The Most Powerful Intervention for Mental Health Illness?
Chett Binning | 45 min + Q&A
*Discovering & Sharing Dance with Canada's National Ballet School
Megan Ferris | 45 min + Q&A
Experience and Evidence Based Approach to Coaching Girls in Activity and Sport
Sharlene Louden and Kristen Parise | 45 min + Q&A
4:30 PM
BREAK
5:00 PM
Inclusive Participation in Sport and Recreation
Archie Allison | 1 hour + Q&A
What Brain Science Tells Us About Inclusion: Racism, Disability And Otherness
Dr. Colin Higgs | 45 min + Q&A
*Stop Typing and Let's Get Moving: Helping Students Get Moving During the Online Learning Day
Tim Scott | 45 min + Q&A
6:00 PM
Celebrating 5 Years of Program Impact and Development
Megan Ferris | 30 min + Q&A
Reinvisioning Exercise Participation
Callen McGibbon | 30 min + Q&A