✦ Maryland’s professional home for HPE educators
You’re not teaching alone.
SHAPE Maryland is your people.
We’re a community of 400+ health and physical educators across Maryland — sharing ideas, building skills, and advocating for the programs our students deserve. Everything we offer is here for you to use, right now.
Free to join. Stronger together.
What you get when you join
Real value, right now — no waiting.
Professional Development Events
Live webinars, virtual PD, and our annual convention — connecting you with great ideas and great people.
PD Video Library
Past sessions on-demand. Watch what you missed, revisit what helped.
Micro-Grant Opportunities
Funding to support your program — available to supporting members.
A Community of 400+ Maryland Educators
Teachers, coaches, and advocates across all 24 counties — people who get what you do.
Three ways we show up for you
Everything here is designed to make your job better.
SHAPE Maryland brings together Maryland’s HPE educators around three things that actually move the needle: getting better at your craft, finding your people, and protecting the profession we all believe in.
Get better at what you do
Professional Learning
Live webinars, the annual convention, Demonstration Schools, and the HELP Leadership Program — practical ideas you can use Monday morning, taught by educators who actually teach.
Find your people
Community & Leadership
Connect with 400+ HPE educators across Maryland who understand your challenges, celebrate your wins, and have been in your gym. County representation, committee service, awards, and leadership pathways for every stage of your career.
Stand up for HPE
Advocacy & Representation
Your program doesn’t defend itself. SHAPE Maryland is the collective voice for HPE in Maryland — working with MSDE, aligning with SHAPE America, and making sure decision-makers hear from the people doing the work.
The biggest day of the year for Maryland HPE.
The SHAPE MD Annual Convention is where the community comes together — sessions from educators who’ve been in your shoes, time to connect with colleagues from across the state, and a reminder of why this profession matters. Don’t miss it.
Date
November 14
Location
Ashore Hotel, OC
Who it’s for
All Maryland HPE
Supporting members receive a discounted registration rate.
Also coming up
Making Waves for Water Safety
Apr 30, 7 PM
📍 Zoom
Practical water safety strategies for your HPE program — join a great conversation with educators who have made it work.
Annual Golf Outing
May 27
📍 Woodlands Golf Course
A relaxed day on the course supporting SHAPE MD programming — and a great way to connect with colleagues outside the classroom.
More events added throughout the year.
Signature programs
Programs built by Maryland educators, for Maryland educators.
These aren’t theoretical — they come directly from the classrooms and gymnasiums of teachers across this state.
See it in action
Demonstration Schools
Our Demonstration Schools program recognizes Maryland PE programs that are doing exceptional work — and makes what they’re doing visible to every educator in the state. Browse videos, borrow ideas, and see what’s possible in a real Maryland gymnasium.
“One of the most powerful things SHAPE MD does is show you a program that’s working, right here in Maryland, and tell you exactly how they did it.”
Leadership pipeline
HELP: Health Education Leadership Program
HELP is a pathway for health educators who want to grow as leaders — not just in the classroom, but in the profession. Build skills, build relationships, and build a career that extends beyond your own school walls.
Health educator-focused leadership development
Cohort experience with peers across Maryland
Direct connection to MAPEC and statewide partners
Membership
Join free. Support more if you can.
Being part of SHAPE Maryland costs nothing. If you want to support the organization and unlock a few extra perks along the way — including a discount on convention registration and access to our growing PD library — a supporting membership is $10 a month or $99 a year.
Free membership
Join the community
No cost, no catch.
Access to SHAPE MD events and webinars
Connection to 400+ Maryland HPE educators
SHAPE MD newsletters and advocacy updates
Browse featured resources and Demonstration Schools
Supporting membership
Support the mission
$10 / month · $99 / year
Everything in free membership
Discounted Annual Convention registration
Access to past PD video library
Eligible to apply for member micro-grants
More benefits being added — your support is what makes them possible
Advocacy & Representation
HPE programs don’t protect themselves. We do that together.
SHAPE Maryland is the collective voice for health and physical education across the state — working with MSDE, aligning with SHAPE America, and making sure the people writing policy hear from the people doing the work.
When you join SHAPE Maryland, your voice joins ours.
Our advocacy work includes
Keeping HPE strong in Maryland
Policy updates and action alerts for Maryland HPE
Alignment with MSDE and SHAPE America priorities
Position statements that represent Maryland educators
County representation goal: all 24 counties at the table
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SHAPE Maryland
The Society of Health & Physical Educators
Maryland’s professional community for health and physical education educators. Here to support, connect, and advocate for the work you do every day.