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This webinar will be translated into Spanish

Este seminario web será traducido al español

Description:

Adapted physical education (APE) plays a unique role in special education. This session will give the audience an understanding of how APE fits into the special education process. As well as the rights of parents and students when it comes to adapted physical education services and how they can advocate for services.

Descripción:

La educación física adaptada (APE) (siglas en Ingles) cumple una función única dentro de la educación especial. Esta sesión brindará al público una comprensión de cómo APE encaja en el proceso de educación especial, así como los derechos de los padres y los estudiantes en relación con los servicios de educación física adaptada y cómo pueden abogar por dichos servicios.

Presenter:

Dr. Brock McMullen teaches in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at UW-La Crosse. Dr. McMullen holds doctoral and master’s degrees in physical and Adapted Physical Education from the University of Utah. He directs the undergraduate Physical, Adapted, and School Health Education program, the Graduate Adapted Physical Education Program, and the Center on Disability Health and Adapted Physical Activity, which offers physical activity opportunities to those with disabilities in the greater La Crosse area. He teaches adapted physical education classes at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and is actively involved with adapted physical education teachers across the state.

Presentador:

El Dr. Brock McMullen enseña en el Departamento de Ciencias del Ejercicio y del Deporte en UW–La Crosse. El Dr. McMullen tiene títulos de maestría y doctorado en Educación Física y Educación Física Adaptada de la Universidad de Utah. Dirige el programa de licenciatura en Educación Física, Educación Física Adaptada y Salud Escolar, el Programa de Posgrado en Educación Física Adaptada y el Centro de Salud de la Discapacidad y Actividad Física Adaptada, el cual ofrece oportunidades de actividad física para personas con discapacidades en el área de La Crosse y sus alrededores.

Imparte clases de educación física adaptada tanto a nivel de licenciatura como de posgrado y participa activamente con maestros de educación física adaptada en todo el estado.

Learning Objectives:

Gain knowledge and understanding of what IDEA, the federal law, says regarding Adapted Physical Education.

Understand how APE fits into, and can be a part of, the special education process. Specifically, how parents/families can advocate for services.

Understand the relationship between Adapted Physical Education and related services

Objetivos de Aprendizaje:

• Adquirir conocimientos y comprensión sobre lo que IDEA, la ley federal, establece con respecto a la Educación Física Adaptada.
• Entender cómo la Educación Física Adaptada encaja y puede formar parte del proceso de educación especial, específicamente cómo los padres y las familias pueden abogar por estos servicios.
• Comprender la relación entre la Educación Física Adaptada y los servicios relacionados.

Description:

This session explores how everyday moments—such as mealtime, bath time, errands, and bedtime—can become rich opportunities for building language and early literacy skills for young children with disabilities. Participants will learn simple, strength-based strategies that embed talking, singing, reading, and visual support into familiar routines at home and in the classroom. Practical examples will show how all forms of communication can be celebrated and supported to foster joyful early literacy development.

Presenter:

Nicole Aldworth, M.Ed., is an Early Learning Consultant and CLASS instructor for the Early Childhood Education licensure program at CESA 2. She also works with the Early Learning Technical Assistance and Implementation Grant as an Early Literacy Specialist. Nicole has almost 20 years of classroom experience working with young children and their families. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in the field of Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education. Supporting educators in best practices for providing rich and engaging, developmentally appropriate learning opportunities that all children can access is a passion of hers.

Learning Objectives:

Understand how everyday routines support early language and literacy development for children with disabilities.

Identify practical, developmentally appropriate strategies that embed literacy into daily family and classroom routines.