Presentation List: Active Education Australia Conference 2026

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Activating Knowledge: Designing Physically Active Lessons that Teach Thinking	Trent Brown, Deakin University Luke James, Deakin University
Active Learning Strategies for Engaging Health Education	Sharna Johns, Active Education Australia - Active Schools Monique FitzGerald, Active Education Australia - Active Schools
Activities With Purpose: Linking Practical Tasks to Unit Requirements in Sport & Recreation	Tim Hassell, IVET Institute
Ai - How can we use this to improve our student marks?	Joshua Miller, SAVILE Learning RTO 45452
All things Pickleball	Melinda Campbell, Active Education Australia
All you need are tennis balls! Simple Equipment, Powerful PE	Jade Hunter, Active Education Australia Melinda Campbell, Active Education Australia
Belonging in Movement Spaces	Samantha Barrow, Active Education Australia
Beyond Participation: Building Confident, Self-Aware Girls in HPE and Sport	Georgina Chambers, Kinetic Connections
Beyond the whistle: Officiating as a pathway for student leadership and lifelong learning	Brooke Kneebush, Australian Sports Commission
Bringing SISXPLD002 to Life: Practical, Engaging & Assessable Recreation Sessions	Carla Caminiti, Frankston High School
Building Foundations: Implementing Perceptual Motor Programs in the Early Years	Kirsten Smith, Active Education Australia Jaclyn Maddren, Active Education Australia
Building Scalable Strength & Conditioning Programs in High Schools	Nathan Palenkas, Youth Fitness & Performance
Calm First, Then Teach: Using Movement to Support Emotional Regulation in Schools	Carmen Taylor, Proactivity
Change Starts Here: Becoming a Champion for Girls' Physical Activity and Wellbeing	Elliott Flowers, Victoria University
City Futures - Football in Schools Program	Sunil Menon, Melbourne City FC
Class Break: Transforming Learning One Brain Break at a Time	Paul Campbell, The School of Play
Coaching Athletics in Schools	Kathleen O'Connell, Athletics Victoria
Connection IS The Content - The Pathway to Building Relationships & Well-Being	Mark Collard, playmeo
Consent in Movement: Integrating consent education in HPE practice	Emily Mah, Sexual Health Victoria
Creating Inclusive Futures: Lessons from Paralympians for Health and Physical Education	Adam Popham, Paralympics Australia
Creating interrelationship assessments through practical activities & primary data	Iain Dickson, Hume Anglican Grammar
Creative Physical Education for Games and Dance – incorporating Teaching for Personal and Social Responsibility	John Quay, University of Melbourne Jacqui Peters, Deakin University Abbey Boyer, University of Melbourne Lee Anton-Hem, University of Melbourne
Developing risk literacy through outdoor learning	Josh Ambrosy, Federation University Alex Prins, Federation University Shane McColl, Federation University
Embodied Education	Bianca Sciessere, The Big Sister Experience Kritz Sciessere, The Big Sister Experience
Embrace Food: The future of food and nutrition education for Secondary Schools	Lyza Norton, The Embrace Collective
Engaging and energising activities for Unit 1 & 2 Physical Education	Allie Grey-Smith, Melbourne Girls College Lachlan Mann, Camberwell High School
Engaging Every Student in Primary PE	Ben Lepore, North Melbourne Primary School Cayden Woods, Strathmore Primary School
Every Minute Counts: Maximising Movement and Learning in PE	Mark Blundell, Keysborough Gardens Primary School
Excel & Google Sheets Hacks for PE Teachers	Samantha Snow, Deakin University
From Bystander to Upstander: Empowering Students to Take Safe, Effective Action	Karen Maclean, Courage to Care
From Empathy to Action: Practical Strategies for Disability Inclusion Through Movement and Sport	Chris Henderson, Freedom Sports Foundation Nic Paramanis, Freedom Sports Foundation
From PMP to Physical Literacy: Practical FMS Assessment and Intervention for Schools	Amanda Derbyshire, KIDDO William Meaden, KIDDO (Teacher at St Joseph's, Wonthaggi)
From Surviving to Thriving: The Graduate HPE Teacher Toolkit	Sam Campbell, Colac Secondary College
GAME DAY FUELLING: Nutrition strategies for young athletes	Sophie Houghton, Game Day Nutrition Ola Luczak, Game Day Nutrition
Gamify and Engage - Boost Engagement and Learning in your HPE Classroom.	Riley Boland, Berwick College Taylah Lloyd, Berwick College
Having more productive conversations with teenagers about vaping and substance use	James Durl, Blurred Minds
Healthy Places, Healthy Futures: A Whole-School Approach to Physical Activity and Movement	Trudy Thompson, Cancer Council Victoria
High Performance In Schools - Creating a Successful Development Pathway	Arj Perera, Human Mechanics Australia / WNBL Bendigo Spirit
How to Streamline Your PE Planning	Emily Collins, Milgate Primary School James Will, Milgate Primary School
How to use insights from the playground to increase engagement and help primary school students find more joy in PE	Cameron Van der Smee, Deakin University
If in doubt, sit them out… then what next? A practical guide to concussion for teachers and coaches	Jemma Keeves, Curtin University
Inclusion in Action: Creating Sport Experiences Where Everyone Belongs	Taneille Crase, Active Education Australia
Increase engagement in PE through student voice	Sharna Johns, Active Education Australia - Active Schools Monique FitzGerald, Active Education Australia - Active Schools
Indoor Lesson? Outdoor session? There's golf for that.	Marcus Andrews, Golf Australia
Interactive activies across HHD Unit 3 and 4	Trent Morison, Thornbury High School
King-Sized Sports: Reigniting minor games	Allie Grey-Smith, Melbourne Girls College Lachlan Mann, Camberwell High School
Lacrosse Australia’s Quick Stix: A Beginner’s Game for Primary PE	Deanne Montague - Buchanan, Lacrosse Australia
Lawn Bowls - Target Sport for Everyone	Matt Ottobre, Bowls Victoria Glen Sodaitis, Bowls Victoria
Learning Through Play: Game-Based Tennis for Primary PE	Jon Watson, Tennis Victoria Sarah Green, Tennis Victoria
Making Every Minute Count: Maximising Engagement and Learning in Primary PE	Olivia Derndorfer, Montrose Primary School
Making Good Writing Great in VCE OES	Ryan Murdock, Casey Grammar Adam Hipwell, Ave Maria
Making the Hidden Visible: Embedding Mindset Skills in PE & Health Through Active Learning	Lauren Munday, Think Set Go
Maximum Minutes, Minimum Planning: A Practical Blueprint for Game Based PE	Brayden Van Der Pol, Templestowe Park Primary School
Mental Health Through Movement	Samantha Barrow, Active Education Australia
More Than a Game: Developing Movement, Confidence and Connection Through Squash Stars	Benjamin Haywood, Squash Australia
Movement Assessment in Practice (MAP): From Research to Practice	Samantha Snow, Deakin University
Navigating harmful ideologies in schools: Media, language, and facilitating safe conversations across Health, PE and beyond.	Aimy Skym, Department of Education
Participation and Inclusion- building inclusive, engaged and thriving communities.	Amy McNamara, KidsPT Sarah Cunningham, KidsPT Nhu Quach, KidsPT
PE Tool Box: Practical Ideas for The year 7 and 8 classroom	Jim Gillies, Yarrawonga College P-12
Pickleball and Pop Tennis in Secondary Schools – Building Lifelong Movement Through Play	Sam Condon, Tennis Victoria
Planning with Purpose: Running an Engaging and Organised School Sports Carnival	Olivia Derndorfer, Montrose Primary School
Practical Strategies for Navigating Manosphere Attitudes in the Classroom	Evan Couper, Consent Labs
Practical Teaching Strategies in VCE VET Sport and Recreation	Lucy Freemantle, Highview Christian Community College
Run, Jump, Throw - Youth Athletics	Kathleen O'Connell, Athletics Victoria
Shuttle Time Australia Schools Program	Varshana Kumara Swamy, Badminton Victoria Lauren Collis, Badminton Australia
Spare the Scare: Fear Doesn't Change Behaviour. Facts and Skills Do.	Anthea Jirgens, OurFutures Institute
Speedminton – Fair Dinkum Racket Sport Fun	Geoff Bannister, Speedminton Australia
Sport Meets STEM: Creating New Pathways for Girls Through Data, Technology and Movement	Amanda Fielding, Girlsport Collective Marci Kornegay, Girlsport Collective
Stop Cramming, Start Retaining: Building Study Habits That Stick in Year 12 Health and Human Development	Caitlin Fecondo, St Helena Secondary College
Striking and Fielding in Primary Schools with Fully Loaded Softball: An Active and Adaptable Approach	Tim Hatzi, Softball Victoria
Students as coaches: Using peer coaching to build leadership, learning and engagement	Julia Lawrence, Australian Sports Commission
Supporting Female Students in Sport: Practical Strategies for Health, Performance and Wellbeing	Megan Dickinson, The Live Life Whole Project Melissa Sambrooks, The Live Life Whole Project
Supporting Young People to Navigate Online Influence and Harm	Daniel Shandler, Elephant Ed
Talking the Walk: Using Instructional Self-Talk to Anchor Early Fundamental Movement Skills	Michelle Tolliday, Toorak College Tanya Duke, Toorak College
Teaching Biomechanics in Unit 3 & 4 PE: Practical Strategies for Student Success	Stuart Evans, La Trobe University
Teaching students to have a Big Bash - Using Small-Sided Games for Cricket Skill Development	Chris Konolige, Cricket Victoria
'That's a good question' - Developing and assessing written reports & extended response tasks in VCE HHD & VCE PE	Chris Clark, Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
Thinking Outside the Box: Decision-points and AI prompts to enhance rubric design and use in Health and Physical Education	David Gow, RMIT
Throw like a Champion!	Jason Flanagan, The PE Tutor
Tips & tricks to enhance your VCE OES program	Stuart Pearson, Peninsula Grammar
Top 10 Energetic Games Students Love to Play	Mark Collard, playmeo
Transferable Drills and Minor Games for Multi-Sport Application	Jade Hunter, Active Education Australia Jaclyn Maddren, Active Education Australia
TriBall Lacrosse - Revolutionising Secondary School Lacrosse	Kristen Hutchison, Lacrosse Victoria
Tried, Tested and Tweaked: Turning Viral PE Games into Meaningful Learning	Patrick Mastertoun, Gleneagles Secondary College Beth Cooper, Gleneagles Secondary College
TripleNet: Fast. Fun. Easy. Anywhere. A New Way to Engage Every Student Through Modified Sport	Kate Campbell, Netball Victoria Jordan Dalliston, Netball Victoria Leigh McHenry, Netball Victoria
Unofficial starts for a practical session	Robyn Muir, Active Education Australia Sharna Johns, Active Education Australia - Active Schools
Using health literacy as the 'north star' in orienting curriculum delivery in health education.	Chris Clark, Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
Using the CAMSA assessment tool for Year 3-6 – Live demonstration	Allison King, KIDDO William Meaden, KIDDO (Teacher at St Joseph's, Wonthaggi)
VCE OES Unit 4 Area of Study 3:T How to plan, teach and assess this outcome	Belinda Dalziel, Beaconhills College Adam Hipwell, Ave Maria
VCE PE: Deconstructing School Assessed Coursework	Mark Corrie, Mentone Grammar
Victory on the Pitch and in the Classroom: Using Football (soccer) to Build Respect, Resilience and Belonging	Simon Rodder, Melbourne Victory FC Harley Hamdani, Melbourne Victory Football Club
"What Happens When You're Not There? Leading HPE Programs That Last"	Chris Goldstraw, The Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership
What if Rugby League could be one of the most effective contexts for teaching game understanding, decision-making and movement skills?	Stephanie Pearce, National Rugby League-NRL

"What Happens When You're Not There? Leading HPE Programs That Last"
'That's a good question' - Developing and assessing written reports & extended response tasks in VCE HHD & VCE PE
Activating Knowledge: Designing Physically Active Lessons that Teach Thinking
Active Learning Strategies for Engaging Health Education
Activities With Purpose: Linking Practical Tasks to Unit Requirements in Sport & Recreation
Ai - How can we use this to improve our student marks?
All things Pickleball
All you need are tennis balls! Simple Equipment, Powerful PE
Belonging in Movement Spaces
Beyond Participation: Building Confident, Self-Aware Girls in HPE and Sport
Beyond the whistle: Officiating as a pathway for student leadership and lifelong learning
Bringing SISXPLD002 to Life: Practical, Engaging & Assessable Recreation Sessions
Building Foundations: Implementing Perceptual Motor Programs in the Early Years
Building Scalable Strength & Conditioning Programs in High Schools
Calm First, Then Teach: Using Movement to Support Emotional Regulation in Schools
Change Starts Here: Becoming a Champion for Girls' Physical Activity and Wellbeing
City Futures - Football in Schools Program
Class Break: Transforming Learning One Brain Break at a Time
Coaching Athletics in Schools
Connection IS The Content - The Pathway to Building Relationships & Well-Being
Consent in Movement: Integrating consent education in HPE practice
Creating Inclusive Futures: Lessons from Paralympians for Health and Physical Education
Creating interrelationship assessments through practical activities & primary data
Creative Physical Education for Games and Dance – incorporating Teaching for Personal and Social Responsibility
Developing risk literacy through outdoor learning
Embodied Education
Embrace Food: The future of food and nutrition education for Secondary Schools
Engaging Every Student in Primary PE
Engaging and energising activities for Unit 1 & 2 Physical Education
Every Minute Counts: Maximising Movement and Learning in PE
Excel & Google Sheets Hacks for PE Teachers
From Bystander to Upstander: Empowering Students to Take Safe, Effective Action
From Empathy to Action: Practical Strategies for Disability Inclusion Through Movement and Sport
From PMP to Physical Literacy: Practical FMS Assessment and Intervention for Schools
From Surviving to Thriving: The Graduate HPE Teacher Toolkit
GAME DAY FUELLING: Nutrition strategies for young athletes
Gamify and Engage - Boost Engagement and Learning in your HPE Classroom.
Having more productive conversations with teenagers about vaping and substance use
Healthy Places, Healthy Futures: A Whole-School Approach to Physical Activity and Movement
High Performance In Schools - Creating a Successful Development Pathway
How to Streamline Your PE Planning
How to use insights from the playground to increase engagement and help primary school students find more joy in PE
If in doubt, sit them out… then what next? A practical guide to concussion for teachers and coaches
Inclusion in Action: Creating Sport Experiences Where Everyone Belongs
Increase engagement in PE through student voice
Indoor Lesson? Outdoor session? There's golf for that.
Interactive activies across HHD Unit 3 and 4
King-Sized Sports: Reigniting minor games
Lacrosse Australia’s Quick Stix: A Beginner’s Game for Primary PE
Lawn Bowls - Target Sport for Everyone
Learning Through Play: Game-Based Tennis for Primary PE
Making Every Minute Count: Maximising Engagement and Learning in Primary PE
Making Good Writing Great in VCE OES
Making the Hidden Visible: Embedding Mindset Skills in PE & Health Through Active Learning
Maximum Minutes, Minimum Planning: A Practical Blueprint for Game Based PE
Mental Health Through Movement
More Than a Game: Developing Movement, Confidence and Connection Through Squash Stars
Movement Assessment in Practice (MAP): From Research to Practice
Navigating harmful ideologies in schools: Media, language, and facilitating safe conversations across Health, PE and beyond.
PE Tool Box: Practical Ideas for The year 7 and 8 classroom
Participation and Inclusion- building inclusive, engaged and thriving communities.
Pickleball and Pop Tennis in Secondary Schools – Building Lifelong Movement Through Play
Planning with Purpose: Running an Engaging and Organised School Sports Carnival
Practical Strategies for Navigating Manosphere Attitudes in the Classroom
Practical Teaching Strategies in VCE VET Sport and Recreation
Run, Jump, Throw - Youth Athletics
Shuttle Time Australia Schools Program
Spare the Scare: Fear Doesn't Change Behaviour. Facts and Skills Do.
Speedminton – Fair Dinkum Racket Sport Fun
Sport Meets STEM: Creating New Pathways for Girls Through Data, Technology and Movement
Stop Cramming, Start Retaining: Building Study Habits That Stick in Year 12 Health and Human Development
Striking and Fielding in Primary Schools with Fully Loaded Softball: An Active and Adaptable Approach
Students as coaches: Using peer coaching to build leadership, learning and engagement
Supporting Female Students in Sport: Practical Strategies for Health, Performance and Wellbeing
Supporting Young People to Navigate Online Influence and Harm
Talking the Walk: Using Instructional Self-Talk to Anchor Early Fundamental Movement Skills
Teaching Biomechanics in Unit 3 & 4 PE: Practical Strategies for Student Success
Teaching students to have a Big Bash - Using Small-Sided Games for Cricket Skill Development
Thinking Outside the Box: Decision-points and AI prompts to enhance rubric design and use in Health and Physical Education
Throw like a Champion!
Tips & tricks to enhance your VCE OES program
Top 10 Energetic Games Students Love to Play
Transferable Drills and Minor Games for Multi-Sport Application
TriBall Lacrosse - Revolutionising Secondary School Lacrosse
Tried, Tested and Tweaked: Turning Viral PE Games into Meaningful Learning
TripleNet: Fast. Fun. Easy. Anywhere. A New Way to Engage Every Student Through Modified Sport
Unofficial starts for a practical session
Using health literacy as the 'north star' in orienting curriculum delivery in health education.
Using the CAMSA assessment tool for Year 3-6 – Live demonstration
VCE OES Unit 4 Area of Study 3:T How to plan, teach and assess this outcome
VCE PE: Deconstructing School Assessed Coursework
Victory on the Pitch and in the Classroom: Using Football (soccer) to Build Respect, Resilience and Belonging
What if Rugby League could be one of the most effective contexts for teaching game understanding, decision-making and movement skills?

Josh Ambrosy, Federation University
Marcus Andrews, Golf Australia
Lee Anton-Hem, University of Melbourne
Geoff Bannister, Speedminton Australia
Samantha Barrow, Active Education Australia
Mark Blundell, Keysborough Gardens Primary School
Riley Boland, Berwick College
Abbey Boyer, University of Melbourne
Trent Brown, Deakin University
Carla Caminiti, Frankston High School
Kate Campbell, Netball Victoria
Melinda Campbell, Active Education Australia
Paul Campbell, The School of Play
Sam Campbell, Colac Secondary College
Georgina Chambers, Kinetic Connections
Chris Clark, Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
Mark Collard, playmeo
Emily Collins, Milgate Primary School
Lauren Collis, Badminton Australia
Sam Condon, Tennis Victoria
Beth Cooper, Gleneagles Secondary College
Mark Corrie, Mentone Grammar
Evan Couper, Consent Labs
Taneille Crase, Active Education Australia
Sarah Cunningham, KidsPT
Jordan Dalliston, Netball Victoria
Belinda Dalziel, Beaconhills College
Amanda Derbyshire, KIDDO
Olivia Derndorfer, Montrose Primary School
Megan Dickinson, The Live Life Whole Project
Iain Dickson, Hume Anglican Grammar
Tanya Duke, Toorak College
James Durl, Blurred Minds
Stuart Evans, La Trobe University
Caitlin Fecondo, St Helena Secondary College
Amanda Fielding, Girlsport Collective
Monique FitzGerald, Active Education Australia - Active Scho...
Jason Flanagan, The PE Tutor
Elliott Flowers, Victoria University
Lucy Freemantle, Highview Christian Community College
Jim Gillies, Yarrawonga College P-12
Chris Goldstraw, The Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leade...
David Gow, RMIT
Sarah Green, Tennis Victoria
Allie Grey-Smith, Melbourne Girls College
Harley Hamdani, Melbourne Victory Football Club
Tim Hassell, IVET Institute
Tim Hatzi, Softball Victoria
Benjamin Haywood, Squash Australia
Chris Henderson, Freedom Sports Foundation
Adam Hipwell, Ave Maria
Sophie Houghton, Game Day Nutrition
Jade Hunter, Active Education Australia
Kristen Hutchison, Lacrosse Victoria
Luke James, Deakin University
Anthea Jirgens, OurFutures Institute
Sharna Johns, Active Education Australia - Active Schools
Jemma Keeves, Curtin University
Allison King, KIDDO
Brooke Kneebush, Australian Sports Commission
Chris Konolige, Cricket Victoria
Marci Kornegay, Girlsport Collective
Julia Lawrence, Australian Sports Commission
Ben Lepore, North Melbourne Primary School
Taylah Lloyd, Berwick College
Ola Luczak, Game Day Nutrition
Karen Maclean, Courage to Care
Jaclyn Maddren, Active Education Australia
Emily Mah, Sexual Health Victoria
Lachlan Mann, Camberwell High School
Patrick Mastertoun, Gleneagles Secondary College
Shane McColl, Federation University
Leigh McHenry, Netball Victoria
Amy McNamara, KidsPT
William Meaden, KIDDO (Teacher at St Joseph's, Wonthaggi)
Sunil Menon, Melbourne City FC
Joshua Miller, SAVILE Learning RTO 45452
Deanne Montague - Buchanan, Lacrosse Australia
Trent Morison, Thornbury High School
Robyn Muir, Active Education Australia
Lauren Munday, Think Set Go
Ryan Murdock, Casey Grammar
Lyza Norton, The Embrace Collective
Kathleen O'Connell, Athletics Victoria
Matt Ottobre, Bowls Victoria
Nathan Palenkas, Youth Fitness & Performance
Nic Paramanis, Freedom Sports Foundation
Stephanie Pearce, National Rugby League-NRL
Stuart Pearson, Peninsula Grammar
Arj Perera, Human Mechanics Australia / WNBL Bendigo Spirit
Jacqui Peters, Deakin University
Adam Popham, Paralympics Australia
Alex Prins, Federation University
Nhu Quach, KidsPT
John Quay, University of Melbourne
Simon Rodder, Melbourne Victory FC
Melissa Sambrooks, The Live Life Whole Project
Bianca Sciessere, The Big Sister Experience
Kritz Sciessere, The Big Sister Experience
Daniel Shandler, Elephant Ed
Aimy Skym, Department of Education
Kirsten Smith, Active Education Australia
Samantha Snow, Deakin University
Glen Sodaitis, Bowls Victoria
Varshana Kumara Swamy, Badminton Victoria
Carmen Taylor, Proactivity
Trudy Thompson, Cancer Council Victoria
Michelle Tolliday, Toorak College
Brayden Van Der Pol, Templestowe Park Primary School
Cameron Van der Smee, Deakin University
Jon Watson, Tennis Victoria
James Will, Milgate Primary School
Cayden Woods, Strathmore Primary School

Assessment
Active Play and Minor Games
Alcohol and Other Drugs Assessment
Challenge and Adventure Activities
Consent and Respectful Relationships
Curriculum Planning and Implementation
Data Analysis
Differentiation and Modification
Food and Nutrition
Fundamental Movement Skills
Game Sense
Games and Sports
Health Benefits of Physical Activity
Health Literacy
HHD Units 1–2
Inclusion
Leadership
Lifelong Physical Activity
Mental Health and Wellbeing
Outdoor and Environmental Studies
PE Units 3–4 VCE
Psychological and environmental safety
Relationships and Sexuality
Rhythmic Expression and Movement
Safety
Student Engagement
Student Voice and Agency
VCE HHD Units 3–4
VCE PE Units 1–2 VCE
VET Sport and Recreation

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