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No Excuses! - A Documentary about Quality Physical Education

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• ​Documentary Team and Contributors

• ​​Documentary Clips with Discussion Prompts​​

QUALITY PHYSICAL EDUCATION ADVOCACY

• ​The Importance of Physical Education​​
• What Does Quality Physical Education Look Like?

• ​​​​​​Advocacy Resources and Toolkits
• ​​Pledge your Support for Quality Physical Education

EFFECTIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES

• Teaching Strategies
• Planning
• Assessment
• Class Management

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• General Teaching Strategies
• Teaching Strategies for English Language Learners
• ​Adapted Physical Education Resources​
• Social Justice and Diversity
• Facilitating Discussions and Debriefs

• ​​​Examples of Cross Disciplinary Activities
• ​Growth Mindset and Multiple Intelligences​​​
• How to Engage Families in Your Curriculum​
• Advice for New Teachers
• Miscellaneous Articles and Videos​

• Planning Physical Education Units​
• Domains of Learning and Writing Learning Objectives

• ​​Instructional Models in Physical Education
• Teaching Styles in Physical Education​​​

• Assessment in Physical Education
• ​Rubric Guidelines and Examples

• ​Grading in Physical Education
• Fitnessgram Guidelines and Resources

• Class Management Guidelines​
• ​Tools for Assessing Behavior​

• ​Resources for Building Character and Conflict Resolution​
  
• ​Strategies for Forming Groups​
  

TEACHER RESOURCES

• Teacher Resources
• Fitness
• Instructional Videos
• Professional Development
• Technology

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• Physical Education Related Organizations
• Resources for Physical Education Lessons
• ​​​Safety Related Resources
• Resources for Grants and Fundraising​​

• ​​Resources for Finding and Landing Jobs​
• ​​Resources for Physical Education DIY and Hacks​​
• Physical Education Related National Observances​​
• ​​​The Importance of Recess, Play, and Active Classrooms​​

• Examples of Fitness Activities
• ​​​​Strategies for Activity Promotion and Adherence​

• Resources for Stress Management​
• Online Resources for Health, Fitness, and Nutrition

• Icebreakers, Teambuilding, and Conflict Resolution

• Dance - Overview and Resources
• Dance - Folk and Line
• Dance - POCO LOCOs
• Dance - Ballroom and Social Dance
• Dance - Additional Youtube Playlists

• Information and Resources for Professional Development​
• ​Social Media Resources for Physical Educators​​

• ​Teaching Evaluation Forms for Physical Educators​

• ​Technology Guides for Physical Education
• Apps for Physical Education
• Online Technology Resources
• ​Projector Uses in Physical Education

• ​Virtual Reality in Physical Education
• 360 Degree Photos and Videos in Physical Education
• Augmented Reality and QR Codes in Physical Education

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Adapted Physical Education Resources

• SHAPE America Appropriate Practices
• Related Pages

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• 1.6.1 Physical educators implement the special education process for students with disabilities as outlined in their individualized education programs and/or the school’s accommodations.
  
• 1.6.2 Lessons/activities are adapted for overweight students (e.g., distance and pace runs are made more appropriate). Students are encouraged to undertake appropriate levels of activity for their own improvement.​
• 1.6.3 Physical educators provide appropriate experiences for students with temporary medical limitations (e.g., a student with a broken arm can ride an exercise bike). 

• General Teaching Strategies
• Teaching Strategies for English Language Learners​
• Social Justice and Diversity
• Facilitating Discussions and Debriefs

• ​​​​​​​​Examples of Cross Disciplinary Activities
• ​Growth Mindset and Multiple Intelligences​​​
• How to Engage Families in Your Curriculum​
• Advice for New Teachers
• Miscellaneous Articles and Videos​

 

​general resources

• ​Adapted Physical Education National Standards
• Adapted Physical Education Youtube Channel
• ​​CIRA Ontario - Disability Page
• ​Commit to Inclusion
• ​​Edutopia - Assisted Technology Guide​
• ​Edutopia - Special Education Homepage​
• Highly Qualified Adapted Physical Education Teachers (Position Paper)
  

• ​​Kids Health - Special Needs Fact Sheets
• Maryland's Adapted Physical Education Consortium
• ​​National Center on Health, Physical Activity and Disability
• National Consortium for Physical Education for Individuals w/Disabilities
• ​PECentral - Adapted Page
• ​​SHAPE America - Adapted Physical Education Teacher’s Toolbox​​
• ​Sign Language GIFs for Sports​

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Teaching Strategies and Modifications

• Adapted PE with Kelly Kennedy (podcast)
• ​Adapted Physical Education Instructional Videos
• Adaptations for Students with Autism in General Physical Education
• Barrier Free H & PE
• ​Camp Abilities Instructional Materials​
• How to Make IEP Meetings More Effective
• ​Implications for Teaching Physical Education to Children with ASD​

• ​Let's Play - Modifications and Adaptations​
• ​​PECentral - Adaptations
• ​Physical Education Adaptations for Visually Impaired
• Physical Education Adaptations for Student Who are Hard of Hearing
• ​Sporting Schools - Change It
• Staff Training for Physical Education for Children With Visual Impairments
• Suggested Modifications for Children with Disabilities (Fitnessgram)
• ​Teaching, Responding, & Communicating Inclusive Physical Education

How to Video Series

​DIY Modifications for Adapted PE

COLLECTION OF APE RELATED TWEETS

Adapted - Curated tweets by supportREALtchr

Resources for Activities and Lessons

• Adapted Physical Education Channel - 1​
• Adapted Physical Education Channel - 2​​
• Autism-Friendly Exercise App
• Jordan Weber Yoga​

• ​​Special Olympics - Sports and Games
• ​Special Olympics - Unified Physical Education Resources​
• Special Olympics - Young Athletes Resources

Sports Series

Inclusive Fitness

RESOURCES on disability awareness

• Adapted Physical Education Fact Sheets​​
  
• Disability Awareness Activities Packet​​

• Empathy and Inclusiveness Hyperdoc from Veronica Bonaccorsy​
• Special Olympics - Get Into It​

Understanding Autism

Understanding Autism - 360 Video

RESOURCES on ​INCLUSION

• 7 Tips for Including Kids with Autism in Physical Education
• ​Are Physical Educators TRULY Including All Students?
• ​​Discover Inclusive Physical Education: A Guidebook for Educators​​
• ​Doing Social Justice: 10 Reasons to Give Up Ableist Language​​

• ​Inclusive Physical Education and Physical Activity Video Library​
• ​​Making the Physical Education Environment Handicap Accessible​
• ​​Providing Community-Based PE Services for Students with Disabilities in Special Education Transition Programs
• ​Supporting Students with Disabilities in the Inclusive Classroom​

Discover Inclusive Physical Education

Camp Abilities

RESOURCES on ​PARAPROFESSIONALS

• Paraprofessionals Video Playlist
• ​Physical Educator’s Guide for Working with Paraprofessionals​

• Working with Paraeducators in the Physical Education Program

​JOURNALS for Adapted Physical Education

• ​Journal - Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly​

• ​Journal - PALAESTRA