HQ APE: Lavay, Lytle, Rizzo Preparing Highly Qualified APE Teachers Barry Lavay, CSU, Long Beach Rebecca Lytle, CSU, Chico Terry Rizzo CSU, San Bernardino

HQ APE: Lavay, Lytle, Rizzo

Preparing Highly Qualified Preparing Highly Qualified APE TeachersAPE Teachers

Barry Lavay, CSU, Long Beach Barry Lavay, CSU, Long Beach

Rebecca Lytle, CSU, Chico Rebecca Lytle, CSU, Chico

Terry Rizzo CSU, San BernardinoTerry Rizzo CSU, San Bernardino

National AAHPERD Tampa FL April 1, National AAHPERD Tampa FL April 1, 20092009


Preparing the HQAPE: Preparing the HQAPE: OutlineOutlineIntroduction: Rebecca- Introduction: Rebecca- 10 min10 min

Purpose, Why, What, Process, WhoPurpose, Why, What, Process, Who Highly Qualified APE Teacher Position Highly Qualified APE Teacher Position

Paper APAC/NCPERIDPaper APAC/NCPERIDWho Is a HQ APE Teacher?Who Is a HQ APE Teacher? Terry-Terry-10 min10 min Requirements, Qualifications, Requirements, Qualifications,

CharacteristicsCharacteristics IDEA: Good News Bad NewsIDEA: Good News Bad News APAC/NCPERID’s ResponseAPAC/NCPERID’s ResponseContent Knowledge & Skill: Barry- Content Knowledge & Skill: Barry- 15 min15 min Examine Specific Content Knowledge & Examine Specific Content Knowledge &

Skills Skills Summary/DiscussionSummary/Discussion


APAC - PurposeAPAC - Purpose The purpose of the Adapted Physical The purpose of the Adapted Physical

Activity Council is to advocate and Activity Council is to advocate and encourage programs, policies, standards, encourage programs, policies, standards, & research that will positively affect & research that will positively affect opportunities for physical activity & opportunities for physical activity & recreation available to individuals with recreation available to individuals with disabilities. disabilities. The Council will promote The Council will promote excellence in professional practices & excellence in professional practices & preparation;preparation; enhance the knowledge base enhance the knowledge base in physical activity and recreation for in physical activity and recreation for individuals with disabilities…individuals with disabilities…

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Why The Need?Why The Need? Inequity-Inequity- Lack of Physical Education Lack of Physical Education

in No Child Left Behind (NCLB), in No Child Left Behind (NCLB), 20012001

RequirementsRequirements of Physical Education of Physical Education in IDEIA, 2004in IDEIA, 2004

No state or national guidelines for No state or national guidelines for “highly qualified” in APE“highly qualified” in APE

APAC-APAC- Adapted Physical Activity Adapted Physical Activity CouncilCouncil AAPAR - American Association for AAPAR - American Association for

Physical Activity & RecreationPhysical Activity & Recreation AAHPERD - American Alliance for Health AAHPERD - American Alliance for Health

Physical Education, Recreation & DancePhysical Education, Recreation & Dance AdvocacyAdvocacy for quality for quality


What To Do? An Idea Is What To Do? An Idea Is Hatched..Hatched..

Annual Annual APACAPAC meeting - AAHPERD meeting - AAHPERD Committee formed - Process begins Committee formed - Process begins

20062006 ““What is a highly qualified APE teacher?What is a highly qualified APE teacher?

Open ended question sent out to committee Open ended question sent out to committee & others (University & practitioners)& others (University & practitioners)

Draft #1 begins…Draft #1 begins… NCPERID-NCPERID- comes on board comes on board Sent to committee for review…Sent to committee for review… New comments & ideas are integrated New comments & ideas are integrated

into the document through several into the document through several revisionsrevisions


Process ContinuesProcess Continues Focus group with 25 APE Focus group with 25 APE

teachers- revisionsteachers- revisions Focus group with all interested Focus group with all interested

parties held at AAHPERD 2007 - parties held at AAHPERD 2007 - RevisionsRevisions

Final draft submitted to Final draft submitted to committee for reviewcommittee for review

Final, final draft submitted to Final, final draft submitted to APAR for acceptanceAPAR for acceptance

Reformatting requiredReformatting required


Who Is It For? What Who Is It For? What Next?Next?

AdministratorsAdministrators Directors of Special Education ProgramsDirectors of Special Education Programs University faculty developing training programsUniversity faculty developing training programs Adapted Physical Education SpecialistsAdapted Physical Education Specialists General Physical Education SpecialistsGeneral Physical Education Specialists

Presentations at conferences, web posting, Presentations at conferences, web posting, articlesarticles

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JOPERDJOPERD


But Who Is a Highly But Who Is a Highly Qualified APE Teacher?Qualified APE Teacher?

Knowledge of pedagogy & the ability to Knowledge of pedagogy & the ability to teach effectively to enhance student teach effectively to enhance student achievementachievement

What is meant by student What is meant by student achievement? achievement? High levels of physical & motor fitness, skills in High levels of physical & motor fitness, skills in

aquatics, games, rhythms, dance, sport skills aquatics, games, rhythms, dance, sport skills and the use of leisure time to engage in and the use of leisure time to engage in vigorous health-related physical activity vigorous health-related physical activity consistent with their capabilitiesconsistent with their capabilities



A highly qualified APE teacher will A highly qualified APE teacher will have skills have skills

in explicit teacher led, cognitive in explicit teacher led, cognitive strategy strategy

instruction (see Rosenshine, 1997, instruction (see Rosenshine, 1997, Issues in Issues in

educating students with educating students with disabilities.)disabilities.)



These individuals will have: These individuals will have: A A degree in kinesiology with a degree in kinesiology with a

specialization in pedagogyspecialization in pedagogy with a with a particular focus of attention in adapted particular focus of attention in adapted physical activity and graduate from a physical activity and graduate from a recognized subject matter program in recognized subject matter program in adapted physical education adapted physical education

Content knowledgeContent knowledge about assessment, about assessment, individualized educational planning, individualized educational planning, effective teaching, and evaluation of effective teaching, and evaluation of teaching effectiveness via student teaching effectiveness via student achievement.achievement.



Hidden Characteristics:Hidden Characteristics: Teaching Teaching personalitypersonality of an adapted physical of an adapted physical

educator should match the culture of the educator should match the culture of the school and the population of students with school and the population of students with whom s/he teaches. whom s/he teaches.

Demonstrate the maturity associated with Demonstrate the maturity associated with working as a working as a member of an educational member of an educational teamteam and have consultative skills to work and have consultative skills to work with colleagues from other academic areas with colleagues from other academic areas & parents along the continuum of & parents along the continuum of alternative class placements that appear in alternative class placements that appear in public schools. public schools.



The most important qualification The most important qualification is a is a

commitmentcommitment to student to student achievement as itachievement as it

relates to health-related physical relates to health-related physical education. education.


Individuals with DisabilitiesIndividuals with DisabilitiesEducation Improvement ActEducation Improvement Act(IDEIA) 2004 P.L. 108-446(IDEIA) 2004 P.L. 108-446

Good news:Good news: Physical Education remains in definition of Physical Education remains in definition of

special educationspecial education Bad news:Bad news:

No definition of a qualified physical No definition of a qualified physical educator educator

No definition of a qualified adapted No definition of a qualified adapted physical educator or adapted physical physical educator or adapted physical educatoreducator

No definition of an appropriate APE No definition of an appropriate APE teacher preparation programteacher preparation program


APAC/NCPERID’s APAC/NCPERID’s ResponseResponse

Highly qualified adapted physical Highly qualified adapted physical educators have:educators have:

1) A 1) A bachelor’s degreebachelor’s degree in physical education in physical education teacher education AND teacher education AND state licensestate license to to teach physical education.teach physical education.

2) A minimum of 2) A minimum of 12 semester hours12 semester hours specifically addressing the educational specifically addressing the educational needs of students with disabilities with a needs of students with disabilities with a minimum of 9 units specific to the area of minimum of 9 units specific to the area of adapted physical educationadapted physical education

3) A minimum of 3) A minimum of 150 hours150 hours of practicum of practicum experience. experience.

4) Graduated from an 4) Graduated from an academic programacademic program that meet the standards for that meet the standards for Adapted Adapted Physical Education.Physical Education.


APAC/NCPERID’s APAC/NCPERID’s APE Program APE Program EndorsementsEndorsements

‘‘Add on’ Add on’ APE credentialsAPE credentials to State to State licensure for the teaching of physical licensure for the teaching of physical education (bachelor's degree is education (bachelor's degree is minimum degree requirement) minimum degree requirement)

Endorsement criteria include, but may Endorsement criteria include, but may not be limited to meeting:not be limited to meeting: Specific Professional Preparation Specific Professional Preparation

RequirementsRequirements Practicum/Field experiences with minimum Practicum/Field experiences with minimum

requirements requirements Specific Subject Matter Content GuidelinesSpecific Subject Matter Content Guidelines


Identify Specific Identify Specific Comprehensive Content Knowledge & Comprehensive Content Knowledge &

SkillSkill PE subject matter content -PE subject matter content -SafetySafety

Disability studies Disability studies Assessment-report writingAssessment-report writing Special education law-IEPSpecial education law-IEP Individual teaching & learning Individual teaching & learning

stylesstyles Behavior management Behavior management Collaboration/consultation Collaboration/consultation Advocacy-inclusion practices Advocacy-inclusion practices Community & family resourcesCommunity & family resources Professional leadership Professional leadership Assistive technologyAssistive technology


PE Subject Matter PE Subject Matter Content Knowledge Content Knowledge

Roles & Responsibilities Roles & Responsibilities include:include:

Direct Service-Collaboration-Direct Service-Collaboration-AdvocateAdvocate

Legislation IDEA - PE Legislation IDEA - PE DefinitionDefinition

Training- strong PE Training- strong PE knowledge baseknowledge base

NASPE National StandardsNASPE National Standards APENSAPENS State & District Policies:State & District Policies: APE APE

Guidelines in California Public Guidelines in California Public SchoolsSchools State StandardsState Standards


Safety Safety First & Foremost:First & Foremost: District policyDistrict policy Facilities & equipmentFacilities & equipment Student’s present levelStudent’s present level Student filesStudent files MedicationsMedications Contraindication activitiesContraindication activities Severe disabilities - medically Severe disabilities - medically

fragilefragile Physical but also psychological Physical but also psychological

harmharm


Disability StudyDisability Study http://www.nichcy.org/Disabilities/Categories/Pages/Defhttp://www.nichcy.org/Disabilities/Categories/Pages/Default.aspxault.aspx

.. 14 disability 14 disability

categoriescategories

recognized by IDEArecognized by IDEA Programming for Programming for

varyingvarying disabilities disabilities Contraindications of Contraindications of

activity activity Resources (i.e., Resources (i.e.,

disability disability organizations sport organizations sport organizations)organizations)


Assessment for Student Assessment for Student Service Qualification & Service Qualification &

Report Writing Report Writing Knowledge of a Knowledge of a

varietyvariety of of assessment tools assessment tools preschool to adultpreschool to adult

No single test existsNo single test exists to meet all needsto meet all needs

Effective Effective report report writingwriting

provide effective provide effective placement & placement & instructioninstruction


Special Education LawSpecial Education LawIEPIEP

Legislation:Legislation: IDEIA & IDEIA & application:application:

Timelines for referrals qualifying Timelines for referrals qualifying students for servicesstudents for services

IEP IEP & report writing & report writing Access & equity Access & equity Protect students & districtProtect students & district


Individual Teaching & Individual Teaching &

Learning StylesLearning Styles Teaching Styles Teaching Styles Curriculum & instruction Curriculum & instruction

models:models: Developmental ApproachDevelopmental Approach Top-down Approach Top-down Approach

(functional- CBI- (functional- CBI-

transition-lifespan)transition-lifespan) Ecological Task AnalysisEcological Task Analysis Multisensory approachMultisensory approach Inclusion: peer tutorsInclusion: peer tutors

Adapt/ModifyAdapt/Modify Creative Creative power to power to

imagine (Sherrill, 2004)imagine (Sherrill, 2004)


Behavior ManagementBehavior ManagementBehavior Positive Behavior Positive

Support (BPS)Support (BPS)Eclectic Approach:Eclectic Approach: Proactive methodsProactive methods – –

rules, routines, rules, routines, orientation orientation

Increase behaviorsIncrease behaviors Redirect or decrease Redirect or decrease

behaviorsbehaviors Psychodynamic Psychodynamic

approachapproach Student ResponsibilityStudent Responsibility Nontraditional Nontraditional

methodsmethods Severe: BIPSevere: BIP


Collaboration/Collaboration/ConsultationConsultation

Not Just a Direct Service Provider!Not Just a Direct Service Provider! CommunicateCommunicate the APE job role for the APE job role for

student learningstudent learning Respect, communicate & work Respect, communicate & work

effectivelyeffectively with other professionals with other professionals Willingness to Willingness to share/listen, learn share/listen, learn

from othersfrom others RespectedRespected professional professional Good Good public relationspublic relations


AdvocacyAdvocacy Awareness Awareness in schools/community- in schools/community-

“Ability Awareness Day”“Ability Awareness Day” InclusionInclusion/normalization: /normalization: promote promote

a culture of inclusiona culture of inclusion Promote Promote physical activity & sportphysical activity & sport

opportunities in/out of schoolopportunities in/out of school Family/staff supportFamily/staff support ResourceResource to other to other

““Voice” Voice” for your studentsfor your students


Community & Family Community & Family ResourcesResources

Advocate, support, educate & Advocate, support, educate & resource in school & communityresource in school & community

Effective family communication Effective family communication can occur many ways: can occur many ways:

Introductory class letterIntroductory class letter Questionnaires Questionnaires Behavior notes Behavior notes HomeworkHomework Progress reports Progress reports NewslettersNewsletters Meetings Meetings


Professional LeadershipProfessional Leadership

Join & volunteer in professional Join & volunteer in professional

organizationsorganizations Stay CurrentStay Current ResourcefulResourceful Share & learn from othersShare & learn from others Inservice meetings & conferencesInservice meetings & conferences Willing to grow & changeWilling to grow & change ““Make Things Happen”Make Things Happen”


Assistive TechnologyKnowledge of devices forKnowledge of devices forcommunication, positioning, communication, positioning, mobility, stability, & sport mobility, stability, & sport recreationrecreation screen readers screen readers bolsters or wedgesbolsters or wedges walkers & wheelchairswalkers & wheelchairs prosthetics prosthetics mobile standers, ormobile standers, or specialized sport specialized sport

equipmentequipment


Summary/DiscussionSummary/Discussion

Ongoing continuous Ongoing continuous processprocess - constantly - constantly evolvingevolving

Strive to Strive to grow grow professionalprofessional

ReflectionReflection Philosophy Philosophy a road a road

map toward being a map toward being a HQAPEHQAPE


Share With the Group Share With the Group Your Thoughts DiscussionYour Thoughts Discussion


Checklist for Highly Checklist for Highly Qualified APE Qualified APE

Teacher/ProgramTeacher/Program ____ My district/county has an APE teacher.____ My district/county has an APE teacher. ________I know who the assigned APE teacher I know who the assigned APE teacher

serving my school should I need assistance.serving my school should I need assistance. ____The APE teacher in my school has a ____The APE teacher in my school has a

BA/BS in teaching PE.BA/BS in teaching PE. ________The APE teacher in my school has 12+ The APE teacher in my school has 12+

semester hours of coursework related semester hours of coursework related specifically to teaching PE with individuals specifically to teaching PE with individuals with disabilities.with disabilities.

____The APE teacher in my school was ____The APE teacher in my school was trained in a college program that is based trained in a college program that is based on Standards for APE (State or National on Standards for APE (State or National Standards)Standards)


Checklist for Highly Checklist for Highly Qualified APE Qualified APE

Teacher/ProgramTeacher/Program ____ The APE teacher serving my school ____ The APE teacher serving my school had preservice training in the age group had preservice training in the age group they are currently working with.they are currently working with.

________I have ample equipment for each I have ample equipment for each student to participate in my program.student to participate in my program.

____I have ample facilities/space for ____I have ample facilities/space for instruction of quality PE for all my instruction of quality PE for all my students including students with students including students with disabilities.disabilities.

________I am familiar with all students with I am familiar with all students with disabilities in my program & have seen disabilities in my program & have seen their files (IEP’s) & know of any medical their files (IEP’s) & know of any medical considerations when teachingconsiderations when teaching

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HQ APE: Lavay, Lytle, Rizzo Preparing Highly Qualified APE Teachers Barry Lavay, CSU, Long Beach Rebecca Lytle, CSU, Chico Terry Rizzo CSU, San Bernardino