Make Your Case to Attend SHAPE America's 2021 Virtual National Convention & Expo

The SHAPE America National Convention & Expo is the nation's premier event for health and physical education professionals, from K-12 teachers to university professors.

Due to the ongoing pandemic, the 2021 convention — originally scheduled for Baltimore — will be a fully virtual event held on the same dates, April 13-17.

If you need help getting approval to attend the event, use the Justification Toolkit. It includes:

Template letter to set up a meeting with your supervisor
Tips for speaking with your supervisor
A Needs/Benefits Table to help you develop talking points

Use these tools to share how this professional development experience will allow you to:

Learn from experienced health & PE teachers and other industry experts;
Select from 100+ hours of professional development on a broad range of health & PE topics;
Maximize your learning with full access to all sessions for 45 days after the event; and
Share ideas with other health and physical educators while building your professional network.