| 454 | Thursday, April 14, 2005 |
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| 2:45 PM-4:00 PM | Convention Center:N227b |
| AAALF/Adapted Physical Activity Council |
| PEP For All Students: Enhancing Adapted Physical Education Participation and Collaboration in PEP Grant Projects |
| PEP grants are expanding physical education programs for thousands of students. This session presents information on how regular and adapted physical educators can collaborate to include students with disabilities into PEP projects. Intended audience includes K-12 regular and adapted physical educators, higher education personnel, and therapeutic recreation staff. Content includes successful APE PEP projects, gathering and presenting need data for students with disabilities, inclusion of APE in PEP proposals, and collaboration between higher education and K-12 adapted physical education. Presenters include the PEP Competition Manager from the U.S. Department of Education discussing the federal perspective on PEP Grants. |
Keyword(s): adapted physical activity, national issues, professional development
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| Presider: Manny Felix, Univ Of Wisconsin-Lacrosse, Lacrosse, WI |
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Speakers: |
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PEP and Adapted Physical Education
Garth Tymeson, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI |
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APE PEP Success Stories
Sharon Vaissiere, Anchorage School District, Anchorage, AK and Toni Hagerman, Canandaigua, NY |
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Developing the PEP Needs Statement: Gaps and Weaknesses
Luke Kelly, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA |
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Higher Education and School District Collaboration
Ron Davis, Ball State University, Muncie, IN |
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Demonstrating Need: Try, Try Again if Not Funded the First Time
Mary Marks, Fairfax County Public Schools, Falls Church, VA |
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The Federal Perspective on PEP Grants
Patricia Rattler, U.S. Department of Education: Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, Washington, DC |
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