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How I Received Grants for My Physical Education Classes

SHAPE America

Steven was a joy to teach with and so very knowledgeable. Bicycle Grants The CYCLE Kids grant (valued at $25,000) provides schools with 10 new bikes, helmets, a bike pump, and textbooks that teach cycle basics as well as nutrition. We have the bikes at my school for as long as we use them and teach the nutrition curriculum.

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Teaching Disabled Children in Physical Education

PE Scholar

(Dis)connections between Research and Practice Book Review and Authors' Response Part one: Book review Introduction I was delighted to see this book's

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Practical strategies physical educators can use when teaching children with Autism

Arizona Health and Physical Education

Below are some strategies and ideas for teaching students with autism in physical education. Instead of adapting or simplifying the activity before a child gets a chance to try it, set realistic goals and teach the child to ask for help if they are struggling. These ideas are not just mine.

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What does the Adapted Physical Education teacher really do?

Arizona Health and Physical Education

If you are a certified physical education teacher, chances are you were required to take one 3-credit class in working with students with disabilities in your physical education classes. So what does ‘qualified’ mean in terms of teaching adapted physical education?

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New Arizona Health and Physical Education President, Chelsey Sands

Arizona Health and Physical Education

I am currently in my 12th year of teaching in the area of Special Education, and my 8th year of teaching Adapted P.E. Hello amazing AZHPE members!!! =) My name is Chelsey Sands. in the Tempe Elementary School District. I have been an AZHPE member since 2016 and served as the APE co-chair and chair for 4 years.

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So what is adapted physical education?

Arizona Health and Physical Education

This means that physical education needs to be provided to the student with a disability as part of the special education services that child and family receive. Instead, adapted physical education is in addition to the general physical education class. 1402 (25)]. 1402 (25)].

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Support Personnel in Physical Education

Arizona Health and Physical Education

As we prepare for the second half of the year, I wanted to address the topic of paraeducators (or paraprofessionals, teaching assistants, etc.) in physical education. I realize that most of our support personnel are not trained in working with our students with disabilities in the physical education setting.