The Talking Adapted P.E. Podcast

2025 SHAPE America Eastern District APE Teacher of the Year - Brad Hunter joins the show. Brad and Chris discuss what Brad's job looks like in Baltimore. Brad also discusses his role as the President of MAPEC and what the goals of MAPEC. Before their time was up Brad shared what his favorite pieces of equipment. This episode is brought to you by www.justadaptit.com.

2025 SHAPE America Eastern District APE Teacher of the Year - Brad Hunter joins the show. Brad and Chris discuss what Brad's job looks like in Baltimore. Brad also discusses his role as the President of MAPEC and what the goals of MAPEC. Before their time was up Brad shared what his favorite pieces of equipment. This Episode is brought to you by www.justadaptit.com

Episode of 20! Thank you for all of the support, we are proud to give back to the Adapted Physical Education field. On this episode Dr. Garth Tymeson and Dr. Scott McNamara join the show to discuss IDEA. They explain where physical education and adapted physical education fit within the law and they remind us why there is a need for continued advocacy to ensure that our field can continue to thrive.

Marty Block, Director Kinesiology for Individuals with Disabilities Program at the University of Virginia joined the show this month. Chris and Marty start off the show discussing UVA’s unique teacher preparation program for future APE Teachers. They then go deep on the overall importance for teachers to continue to educate themselves and seek out research so they are the most up to date on accepted practices. In addition to his work at UVA, Marty is the editor of PALESTRA, one of the leading journals in the Adapted Physical Education and Adapted Physical Activity Space. This episode is brought to you by justadaptit.com, the most prolific resource for the APE field. Head over to justadaptit.com to get great ideas as you get ready to start your school year.

In this months episode the tables are reversed as host, Chris Ahrens is interviewed by Project CAPE scholars from CSU Long Beach. THis episode is a cross over that will also appear on the "What's New in Adapted P.E." podcast. In this episode Chris touches on how he got into the field, his Paralympic soccer career, and his thoughts on where things stand in the field today. As always please be sure to visit our presenting sponsor, www.justadaptit.com.

Cadi Doyle, Justin Lund, and Jeff Watkins joined host Chris Ahrens to discuss their great work and the process they went through to be recognized as a SHAPE America District Teacher of the Year.

Former SHAPE America Teacher of the Year, Sammi Stewart joins the show this month to discuss her incredible program. Sammi's passion for our field is evident throughout the episode and after listening you'll leave energized and ready to keep making an impact. Sammi has presented both nationally and abroad and is an expert in our field. She is a champion of Unified PE and explains why it is so important to her. After listening to the show, be sure to head over to justadaptit.comj, the best website for all things APE related!

Former CSU Long Beach professor Barry Lavay joins the show to discuss behavior management. Barry discusses why it is important to have a philosophy when it comes to behavior management, why being reflective on your practice is helpful, and shares some of his favorite resources. Dr. Lavay JOPERD article, March 2019 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-9v4CDL5KCyPZltndvdbmRLxEOLy-Igc/view?usp=sharing Positive Behavior Support https://www.pbis.org/ CSULB APE Social Media site on Facebook, X, and Instagram https://www.facebook.com/LongBeachStateAPE/ Best of Smart Classroom Management (SCM) 2023 https://smartclassroommanagement.com/2023/12/14/the-best-of-smart-classroom-management-2023/

This month Lemi Hayashi and Heidi Ambrosius join the show to recap the 2023 NAPEC conference that took place in November in Burbank, CA. They discuss the value of attending, the value of presenting, what some of their favorite sessions were, and what is in store for the conference going forward. As always, this episode is brought to you by www.justadapti.com, the most robust site on the internet for APE teachers. Be sure to go and check it out!

Longtime Adapted PE teacher Ron Usher joins the show this week to discuss his long career and the creation of his YouTube Channel @coachronandbaru and his website www.coachronandbaru.com