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 * Welcome to the WCU Adapted PE Graduate Program Website! **
 * The purpose of this website is to develop an online forum for exchanging and posting of information relevant to professionals who work with children with disabilities. This information contains presentations which focus on specific disabilities, fact sheets which provide useful disability-specific information and teaching strategies which can be incorporated into the educational environment. Plus much more! **


 * Posted here are scenarios that any one of us could experience. Each scenario dictates a specific event that may occur leading to thought provoking questions and discussions in order to come to the best possible solution. Visit this page to see the various case studies being discussed in our KIN 582: Assessment in Adapted Physical Education class! **

==** Part of our KIN 583: Assessment in Adapted Physical Education requirements included creating a number of assessment instruments that can be used for the purpose of evaluating students with and without disabilities in situations where store-bought tests (i.e., Fitnessgram) were not available. In addition, a test was to be created for each aspect of the Physical Education definition. To review the creativity of our professionals in the field, view the created new instruments here: **==

Assessment Instruments
==** (disclaimer: these tests were created for the sole purpose of this course assignment. None of the tests are deemed to be valid, nor acceptable for use with school-aged children, but rather to determine a baseline for progress and improvement). **==


 * To view presentations on various disability-specific topics, please go to one of the page links below. You won't regret it! :-) **
 * 1) During the spring semester 2013, our topics will focus on Assessment issues in the physical education and adapted physical education environment. Each presentation will focus on a specific topic or issue related to this content area. In-depth information and solutions for various diverse populations will be presented. To view individual presentations, go to: **
 * Assessment in Adapted/General PE **
 * 2) During the month of January 2013, our topics will revolve around professional issues related to adapted physical education. You will have the opportunity to view presentations which touch on various topical issues, provide insight to each issue, possible solutions, and an in-depth audience learning activity. To view these presentations, go to: **
 * Current Issues in Adapted PE Presentations **
 * 3) Our Inclusive Physical Education Presentations page consists of presentations on a variety of topics related to successful inclusive physical edcation classrooms. With each topic, a power point is provided which includes content covered in each presentation. **
 * @Inclusive Physical Education Presentations **
 * 4) On the Specific Disability Topics Presentations page, information on diverse topics are covered. All presentations cover content related to medical and pathological issues related to disability, as well as in-depth disability-specific content. **
 * Specific Disability Topics Presentations **
 * 5) After presentations related to Inclusive PE, members of the WCU Adapted PE program post questions for the presenter relating to a train of thought or specific item of interest in which they wish to gain more in-depth understanding. The author of the specific presentation then responds to each question in detail. This strategy allows for a greater understanding of the topical content by all. Go to our Discussions and Comments on Presentations page to build on the knowledge gained through individual presentations! **
 * Discussions and Comments on Presentations **


 * On our Disability Fact Sheets and Resources page, you will find professionally constructed fact sheets as well as a description of comprehensive internet resources on specific disabilities. This information is geared toward both the professional and parent, as well as anyone who wishes to gain a greater understanding of specific disabilities. For Disability-Specific fact sheets and resource information, click on the page link below: **
 * Disability Fact Sheets and Resources **


 * With all this great information also comes how can we incorporate into our general physical education classes?? Here you will find a number of lesson plans for specific grades, content areas, and focuses which include modifications to general physical education lesson plans for various disabilities. This intent of this is to show how general physical education lesson plans can be modified based on which disabilities may be represented in the class. For lesson plan modifications, click on the page link below: **
 * Lesson Plan Modifications **