What's New In Adapted Physical Education

In this 2nd part of a two part episode, I had the opportunity to sit down and have in-depth conversations with multiple experts who were somehow connected to the Minnesota Developmental Adapted Physical Education (DAPE) conference. In this episode I was able to meet with two of the DAPE keynote speakers who discussed their presentations and why their topics were of great importance to the field. The two keynote speakers were Lara Brickhouse, the 2017 SHAPE APE teacher of the year; and Dr. Suzanna Dillon, my dissertation adviser :) and the president of the National Consortium for Physical Education for Individuals with Disabilities. With listening to this podcast, it is my hope that (1) some of the listeners learn about the great things that are occurring at APE conferences and the impact of that leadership has on our field; and (2) that if you are in a state that does not have an APE conference of leadership, that you might consider developing one yourself or with a small group of other passionate APE teache

In this episode, I had the opportunity to sit down and have in-depth conversations with multiple experts who were somehow connected to the Minnesota Developmental Adapted Physical Education (DAPE) conference. In this episode I was able to meet with some DAPE members who discuss why they attend the DAPE conference every year. In addition, I was also able to talk to two board members of the DAPE leadership committee, Mike Doyle and Jennifer Heebink, on why they decided to join the DAPE leadership and what their roles on the leadership committee. Lastly, we found out a little bit about the history of the DAPE conference. With listening to this podcast, it is my hope that (1) some of the listeners learn about the great things that are occurring at APE conferences and the impact of that leadership has on our field; and (2) that if you are in a state that does not have an APE conference of leadership, that you might consider developing one yourself or with a small group of other passionate APE teachers.

In this episode, I had the opportunity to sit down and have an in-depth conversation with a panel of experts on teaching children with autism in a physical education setting. The panelist for this podcast are all professors and researchers within the field of adapted physical education and specialize in physical education for children with autism. The panelist were Dr. Martin Block, a professor of adapted physical education in the department of Kinesiology at Virginia University and the author of the textbook A Teacher's Guide To Adapted Physical Education: Including Students with Disabilities in Sports and Recreation; Dr. Sean Healy an assistant professor in adapted physical education in the department of Kinesiology at Humboldt University; and Melissa Bittner a past podcast guest and who recently finished up her dissertation and will begin teaching and conducting research next fall in adapted physical education in the department of Kinesiology at California State University Long Beach. This podcast is par

In this episode, I had the opportunity to sit down and have an in-depth conversation with a panel of experts on teaching children with autism in a physical education setting. The panelist for this podcast are all professors and researchers within the field of adapted physical education and specialize in physical education for children with autism. The panelist were Dr. Martin Block, a professor of adapted physical education in the department of Kinesiology at Virginia University and the author of the textbook A Teacher's Guide To Adapted Physical Education: Including Students with Disabilities in Sports and Recreation; Dr. Sean Healy an assistant professor in adapted physical education in the department of Kinesiology at Humboldt University; and Melissa Bittner a past podcast guest and fellow Texas Woman's University PhD candidate who is finishing up her dissertation and will begin teaching and conducting research next fall in adapted physical education in the department of Kinesiology at California State Un

In this episode, I was had the opportunity to sit down and have an in-depth discussion with Dr. Ronald Davis on implementing disability sport within a general physical education setting. The podcasts focuses specifically on (a) how Dr. Davis got involved in disability sport, (b) the definition of disability sport,(c) how to integrate disability sport units into a general physical education setting, and (d) working with wounded veterans and integrating them back into their communities through sport (see Project INVEST). Dr. Ronald W. Davis, is a professor of adapted physical education in the department of kinesiology at Texas Women’s University. He has almost 30 years of experience in higher education promoting professional development and advocating for people with disabilities. Dr. Davis has published extensively both nationally and internationally on injuries to elite athletes with disabilities, legal mandates for those with disabilities, training for people with disabilities, and related topics.

This is a very special episode where I was able to meet and interview Dr. Dale Ulrich, one of the most influential APE professionals in our field. Dr. Ulrich is the creator of the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD), and is a professor at the University of Michigan in Kinesiology and Adapted Physical Activity/Education. This episode was originally supposed to be a quick follow-up to the last assessment podcast, but the conversation went a bit longer than expected and was able to stand on its own. In this podcast we discussed how and why to use the TGMD as an assessment tool, using the TGMD for placement and for eligibility for APE services, and how the new TGMD-3, which should come out this summer, is different than the TGMD-2.

In this episode we took questions from the audience and the panel answered to the best of their abilities. The questions included asking about how we change perception, language to use when writing up assessments, and how to better assess entire APE programs.

I am extremely excited to be sharing with you the second part of a three part episode with a live podcast from the 45th National Adapted Physical Education Conference in California. This podcast discussion focused on assessment within APE. In this episode we discussed using assessment for eligibility reasons and using on-going (formative) assessment. In addition, at the end of the podcast we take a few audience questions in regards to assessment. To learn more about the California state APE conference Click Here.

I am extremely excited to be sharing with you all my second live podcast series from the 45th National Adapted Physical Education Conference in California. This podcast discussion focused on assessment within APE. In this panel we had another all star panel filled with a variety of APE/assessment experts. Our panel included Dr. Lisa Silliman-French, an APE Professor at Texas Woman’s University and a former APE teacher and special education coordinator for 17 years; Dr. Barry Lavay, a professor in the Department of Kinesiology at California State University and author of the co-authored textbook Positive Behavior Management in Physical Activity Settings; Kathryn Russell a Special Education Administrator for Los Angeles County Office of Education and a former APE specialist; and Marci Pope a Co-Director for the Northern California Adapted Physical Education Consortium and a lecturer at California State University. The podcast will be broken up into 3 separate episodes which each focus on a portion of assessment

I am extremely excited to be bringing you all the very first live recording What's New In Adapted Physical Education podcast!! Now when I say live, we mean that it was recorded with a panel of experts and we had a live audience viewing and interacting with the panel. The podcast was able to have this opportunity thanks in large part of being able to present at the 3rd annual Adapted Physical Education conference at Texas Woman's University. The podcast had two parts: one on service delivery and another on behavior management. This is on service delivery

This week's episode focuses again on the utmost important issue of parent advocacy for adapted physical education. The panel discusses the transition process for parents and physical education, adapted physical activity programs in the community, and the somewhat recent Dear Colleague Letter on extracurricular activities.

This week we are excited to be giving you a brand new episode of the podcast which focuses on parent advocacy for adapted physical education (APE). In this episode we were joined by Rocco Aiello, an APE coordinator and author of the book Sports, Fitness, and Motor Activities for Children with Disabilities A Comprehensive Resource Guide for Parents and Educators; Sherry St. Clair, a parent of a person with a disability; and Dr. Garth Tymeson, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. In this episode we discussed why parents should advocate for APE services for their students with disabilities, how to effectively communicate to the IEP team, and where to find information on how to receive APE services on your IEP.

I hope everyone has been enjoying the Camp Abilities podcast! We are excited to be giving you the third and final episode of podcast episodes which focus on Camp Abilities! This episode discusses some of the greatest moment each director has experienced in their own camps and we conduct a care to share, which is an guided discussion which occurs at the end of the day at each Camp Abilities.

I hope everyone really enjoyed the first episode of the Camp Abilities Podcast! This second episode has the panelist go more in-depth about the benefits of Camp Abilities, how to keep students with visual impairments active, and some of the research on working with people with visual impairments.

This podcast is very near to my heart as I have been blessed to have been apart of starting a Camp Abilities in Michigan. Camp Abilities is a sports camp specially designed for children with visual impairments. At Camp Abilities we grow leadership and sports skills in our campers and provide a unique experience for children with visual impairments. There are Camp Abilities all over the world, with most of them based within the United States. For this podcast we had Camp Abilities directors from all over the US. We were happy to have directors from Maryland, New York, St. Louis, and Alaska. We were also joined by the founder of Camp Abilities, Dr. Lauren Lieberman. This will be the first of a three part podcast focusing on what is Camp Abilities, how camp benefits children with visual impairments, and how camp gets the community involved in adapted sports and promote children with visual impairments to be more active in their own communities.

The second portion of the collaboration podcast discusses why we collaborate with one another and the use of social media in collaborating with other as well.

This podcast was dedicated to learning more about the collaboration process for APE teachers and the IEP process. This episode guest starred two North Dallas APE teachers, Geoben Johnson and Heather Katz. They discussed in-depth their programs and how they use collaboration to inform the IEP process as well as to strengthen their programs.

Hello podcast followers! I am excited to be bringing you the 13th official episode of the podcast. This podcast was a casual conversation about ADA with former guest Jeff Lee, from Adaptive Sports and Recreation Association in San Diego. In this podcast we have a casual conversation about some of the parts of the law, the history of how the law came to be, and Jeff's perspective of how the law affected his life, as a person who has a disability. The conversation we had was short and casual. I want to open this conversation up to our viewers and ask people to shed more light on the law of ADA and how it has affected your life and/or people in your lives.

This is the second episode that focuses on behavior management for adapted physical educators and physical educators. The host also discusses some updates from the latest SHAPE conference.

Hello APE Podcast Listeners! Sorry we haven't aired any episodes for a few weeks but that is all about to change now! This will be the first episode of a three part episode with a panelist of behavior management experts. Our panelist included Dr. Lavay, the author of the new textbook Positive Behavior Management in Physical Activity Settings; we also had on Celine Viajar, a ASD consultant for the Portland public schools; and last but not least we had our very first reoccurring guest, Brad Weiner, Brad is a former APE National Teacher of the year and works at a Maryland Public School as a APE teacher. In this episode we discuss the topics of how philosophy plays a role in behavior management, setting expectations for students and sensory integration needs. We hope you enjoy the episode!