AI in PE and Health Education: Friend or Foe? Navigating the Future of Teaching With Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is reshaping education -- health and physical education included. But are these tools a valuable teaching aid or a potential distraction? This session explores how AI platforms like ChatGPT, fitness-tracking apps, and AI-driven lesson generators can support HPE teachers in lesson planning, personalized learning, data tracking, and even student engagement. Attendees will examine real classroom examples of AI integration, try out tools that support physical activity tracking and health literacy instruction, and discuss the limitations, ethical considerations, and data privacy concerns surrounding this emerging technology. Leave with a toolkit of responsible, standards-aligned strategies to integrate AI into your teaching while remaining student-centered, inclusive, and future-ready.