Election Day APE Professional Development OpportunitiesTuesday, November 4, 20088:30am-3:00pm All sessions will be hosted at:The Bayard Rustin Educational Complex351 West 18th Street6th FloorNew York, NY 10011Pre-registration is required
In this highly-interactive, full-day session for Citywide APE and District 75 APE Teachers, participants will learn basic components of health-related fitness and strategies for instruction and assessment, including NYC FITNESSGRAM, the citywide health-related fitness assessment system. The workshop will lead to specialist certification in Physical Best, the K-12 core curriculum for fitness and physical education for the New York City public schools. Physical Best differs from what is commonly referred to as “traditional” physical education, where students are taught what to do, but not why. Instead, the curriculum emphasizes the use of authentic physical activity that students enjoy, and promotes individual choices wherever possible, encouraging greater transfer to real-life settings. Physical Best enables students to learn why activity is important and how it benefits them today and for a lifetime, while NYC FITNESSGRAM is a criterion-referenced assessment tool that supports personal evaluation, planning, and goal-setting, rather than comparison to a peer sample. Customized follow up support available for new Adaptive Physical Education Teachers.
*All participants must be dressed in appropriate physical activity attire with sneakers.
Limited to 40 participants.Pre-registration is required. To register, please visit http://pd.nycoit.org Protraxx Activity Code: 051-09-004-176
APE in the 12:1:4 Student Setting:
This workshop is intended for District 75 K-12 Adaptive Physical Education Teachers of all experience levels. Participants will learn how to successfully address the challenges that are often associated with 12:1:4 students with severe multiple disabilities. Discussion and activities will focus on adapting the use of Physical Best, the K-12 core curriculum for fitness and physical education for the New York City public schools, to provide quality health-related fitness education for students with multiple disabilities. The session will also emphasize the importance of team collaboration with Occupational and Physical Therapists.
Limited to 25 participants.
Pre-registration is required. To register, please visit http://pd.nycoit.org
USTA Adaptive Tennis:
This adaptive tennis workshop helps teachers of all experience levels gain the skills and knowledge needed to conduct a safe, successful adaptive tennis program within their school. The interactive session focuses on practical and proven approaches to designing and implementing activities and provides participants with techniques for managing groups in a gym or schoolyard. Teachers will receive the USTA manual for teaching adaptive tennis to help them develop lesson plans that will lead to game activities, as well as tennis tournaments for their APE population. Open to Citywide and District 75 APE teachers.
Limited to 40 participants.
Autism in the APE Enivornment:
This workshop will help APE teachers understand the learning needs of students with autism within the physical education environment. Participants will explore the learning styles and characteristics of autistic students and discover how to use strategies like schedules, reinforcement, and routines to help students successfully participate in physical education. Teachers will also examine how to design and implement APE lessons in order to maximize learning for autistic students. The workshop will include a discussion of autistic students in classroom settings and demonstrations of specific in-class activities that have been used successfully with autistic students. Follow-up support and visits will be provided for teachers who are implementing APE lessons in their schools for autistic population.
Pre-registration is required. To register, please visit http://pd.nycoit.org Protraxx Activity Code: 051-09-004-177
OTC / Alternate Assessment High School Meeting:
This session is intended for District 75 OTC and Alternate Assessment HS APE teachers. Participants will discuss and share best practices for addressing the difficulties and challenges which are often associated with 12:1:1 alternate assessment students. The workshop will give participants the information and tools needed to implement physical education programs effectively in their schools, including how to adapt the Physical Best curriculum for their students. The session will also focus on skills for effectively planning OTC/Alternate High School Assessment events for the 2008-2009 school year and the importance of team collaboration in this process. Participants will begin planning culminating events. They will receive a copy of Adaptation Activities from the Physical Best Activity Guide and a planning calendar.Limited to 25 participantsPre-registration is required. To register, please visit http://pd.nycoit.org Protraxx Activity Code: 051-09-004-178
Standardized Middle School Planning Meeting:This session is intended for District 75 Standardized Middle School PE teachers. Participants will discuss and share best practices for addressing the difficulties and challenges which are often associated with 12:1:1 standardized assessment students. The workshop will give participants the information and tools needed to implement physical education programs effectively in their schools, including how to adapt the Physical Best curriculum in order to provide the best possible health-related fitness education for their students. The session will also focus on skills for effectively planning Middle School events for the 2008-2009 school year and the importance of team collaboration in this process. Participants will begin planning culminating events. Participants will receive a planning calendar to help them organize 2008-2009 events.Limited to 25 participantsPre-registration is required. To register, please visit http://pd.nycoit.org Protraxx Activity Code: 051-09-004-179