Greetings Arizona Health and Physical Educators and Welcome to 2024! I trust everyone was able to enjoy the holidays with family and friends, make a little dent in that home ‘to do’ list, relax and get recharged for the spring semester. As we prepare for the second half of the year, I wanted to address the topic of paraeducators (or …
Withholding Recess and Physical Activity
Hello Arizona Health and Physical Education members! It’s so hard to believe that we’ve already made it through the first quarter and it’s time for fall break! I say bring it on!! Not to mention it is almost time for CONVENTION! Remember our state convention and the APE conference are combining this year for two days of awesome sessions at …
Adapted Physical Education Blog, Welcome Back Edition, July 2023
Greetings Arizona Health and Physical Educators! Hard to believe that a short 6 or 8 weeks ago, we were counting down to the END of the school year, and now here we are getting ready for another round of “meet the teacher” night! I don’t know about you but summer always provides me with just a taste of what my …
BRING ON THE SUMMER BREAK!!!
May 2023 Greetings Arizona Health and Physical Educators! Ok, so I get that we are in the last month of school and the last thing you’re thinking about is professional development. Believe me, I get it. We’re all ready to put the equipment away (hopefully somewhat organized), submit those final progress reports or grades, and shut the gym, wrestling room, …
Adapted Physical Education, Unified Physical Education or Modified Physical Education: What’s the difference?
(and some fun games to try with your students) April 2023 Greetings Arizona Health and Physical Education members! I hope everyone had a wonderful spring break and was able to enjoy a welcomed three day weekend for the Easter Holiday. We are in the home stretch (most of us in Arizona finish up around the end of May) yet right …
Universal Design for Learning in Physical Education
Hello Arizona Health and Physical Education members! This month’s blog hopes to provide you all with helpful information on how to implement the concept of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) into your current teaching environment. I’m sure most of you have heard of UDL by now and even if you haven’t, the information below might provide some insight on how …
So what is adapted physical education?
Greetings Arizona Health and Physical Educators! Our last blog focused on what adapted physical educators actually do. This month the hope is to clarify what adapted physical education is. Over the years I have heard many misconceptions about how a student qualifies for adapted physical education as well as what the actual purpose of adapted physical education is. To begin …
What does the Adapted Physical Education teacher really do?
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. Most Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) programs only require this one course and we all know this one course cannot fully prepare one to teach or accommodate students with unique needs …
Pre-Convention Workshops
On Tuesday, November 2, Arizona Health and Physical Education will have the honor of two of our profession’s outstanding leaders present Pre-Convention Workshops. Maria Corte, Mesa High School will present a Secondary Workshop starting at 9:00 am. This session will be an action-packed experience as we look back on what we did before the pandemic, as well as where we …
Free Offsite Workshop for State Convention Participants
Sun Devil Fitness Complex Thursday, November 4th, 8:00 am – 9:00 am SFDC is within walking distance of the South Convention Center. The suggestion is to park at the Convention Center. Participation is free with paid convention registration. Workshop Description Pre-adolescent and adolescent children are not small adults. Children are at various levels of physical and psychological development. The physical …