Minneapolis Public Schools

• Angie.Powell@mpls.k12.mn.us

• 612-668-5425

• DAPE District Program Facilitator & Teacher at Riverbend Educational Center

Inclusive Practices MPS

• https://mpls.rev.vbrick.com/#/videos/3883e917-25f1-4269-bd2f-630671b4c563

Agenda

• Frame of Reference - Podcast • Unified Invitational Events– Special

Olympics • Review Classroom Strategies –

Inclusion rubric/checklists • Collaboration with Physical Education

teachers (all teachers)

Frame of Reference

http://www.npr.org/2016/07/07/485138695/invisibilia-an-experiment-helps-one-woman-see-the-world-in-a-new-way

DAPE Services

• Developmental Adapted Physical Education (or DAPE as it is also called) means specially designed physical education instruction and services for pupils with disabilities who have a substantial delay or disorder in physical development. Developmental adapted physical education: special education instruction for pupils age three through 21 may include development of physical fitness, motor fitness, fundamental motor skills and patterns, skills in aquatics, dance, individual and group games, and sports.

• Developmental Adapted Physical Education (DAPE) is Physical Education which may be adapted or modified to address the individualized needs of children and youth who have gross motor developmental delays.

• Safe and successful in a physical education setting.

• Unified Invitational Events

– Track and Field and Bowling – 11 Schools participated with unified teams

• Sanford Hype School Team – Unified Flag Football and Basketball

• Unified Physical Education Class

– Working on starting 2nd semester

Unified Track and Field Invitational

• 11 Schools from across MPS participated

• University of Minnesota Fieldhouse MPS Schools: North High School Edison High School Roosevelt High School South High School Southwest High School Washburn High School Sanford Middle School Richard Green M.S. Olson Middle School Northeast Middle School Ramsey Middle School

Play Unified

Unified PE

• Initial Planning

• Changing Course Requirements

• Pilot a Unified Physical Education class spring semester in the High Schools and Middle Schools.

Sanford Hype http://sanford.mpls.k12.mn.us/sanford_hype_unified_sports_team

• Unified teams of flag football and basketball

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iaQSizDD4o

Classroom Strategies

• Backward planning

• Universal Design

• Apply Multiple Intelligence Theory (handout)

• Incorporate Life Skills

• Collaborative Teaching techniques

• Flexible Behavior Plans – Casel Model

• Review Classroom Inclusive Practice Checklist • http://www.specialeducationguide.com/pre-k-12/inclusion/the-general-ed-teachers-guide-to-the-inclusive-classroom

Collaboration with PE Teachers

• DAPE teacher can create visual supports or video models for the physical education teacher.

• Create a video of the physical education routines. Practice the routines with students during DAPE service.

Collaboration with PE Teachers

• Interactive Teaching: Two or more teachers shift roles between leading whole-class instruction, observing instruction and monitoring learning.

• Alternative Teaching: One teacher leads small-group instruction while the other teacher works with the rest of the class. This model works particularly well if a small group requires reinforcement or re-teaching to master a concept.

• Parallel Teaching: Two or more teachers lead small, mixed-ability groups of students in the same lesson. This approach functions well when teachers require a high level of focus and participation from students.

• Station Teaching: Two or more teachers lead or observe small groups of students as these groups rotate through several learning stations. This technique helps students stay on task as they complete shorter activities and transition clearly from task to task.

In “Effective Teaching Practices for Students in Inclusive Classrooms,” Sue Land, M.Ed., reviews the diverse applications of collaborative teaching in the inclusive classroom.

• https://staff.mpls.k12.mn.us/Depts/speced/Pages/default.aspx

The MPS special education department is relentlessly focused on students receiving individualized services and equitable instruction in their least restrictive environment. We are committed to educational evaluations and services that are not predicted by a student’s race.

• Mindful Inquiry questions

• Iceberg Model • Wheatley Model • Heifetz’s Model

Agenda

• Frame of Reference - Podcast • Unified Invitational Events– Special

Olympics • Review Classroom Strategies –

Inclusion rubric/checklists • Collaboration with Physical Education

teachers (all teachers)