Interested in learning new ways to appropriately challenge all students in acquiring skills to meet outcomes?
Join me 1 week from today, October 29th, at 7:00pm for a free webinar with @shapemaryland.bsky.social .
The content applicable for those who teach both #AdaptedPE and #PhysEd
I will be there all day!
I hope you will consider joining me for my session:
"Here is the S.T.E.P. to adapt Strategy Ball for All" at 1:00pm
Join us on November 15, 2025 for the 2025 SHAPE MD Convention. Our early bird registration ends soon. Register today!
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I often get asked why I always have a stuffed animal in my #AdaptedPE bucket, right now a white seal named "Sealy".
Sealy can help with:
1. Emotional support, ex. "Sealy will do it with you"
2. An engaging object to catch/throw
3. A 3rd voice during check-ins or player in tag
In my lessons why I refer to my schedule for a student/class as "my/our journey".
I feel a schedule is something you must adhere to, such as dismissal must take place at 3:00pm
A journey is something you go on together and adjust as needed throughout to reach an outcome.
1 month from today, November 15th, SHAPE Maryland will host their annual convention in Ocean City!
Here is the link with all the info including a full schedule of events from Fri. night and Sun. morning. Scroll down an you'll find the links to register.
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Sometimes super simple, this only just required paper and a marker, too!
Saw this student in the cafeteria today and he said
"I ♥️ my remote control"
#AdaptedPE student’s automatic chair wasn’t working & his aide was pushing him around for evasion activities, making him a passive participant.
I made a quick paper remote control so the 👨🎓 can tell the aide where to push him.
👨🎓 and aide both agreed it was a big improvement
Thank you for sharing this series!
#AdaptedPE 👩🎓 working on balancing on different bases and she kept trying to d down dog upside down?!?!
I was perplexed!
Then I saw that this👩🎓, who cannot yet read, was picking the card up each time, holding it upside down, and covering the words!
Perspective is Everything!
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Check out this episode in dance in PE. resources are in the show notes.
This sounds incredible!!!
Before you shut down your work laptop for the weekend consider signing up for this webinar I'm facilitating with SHAPE MD on 10/29/25.
It's FREE, you do not have to be a SHAPE MD member to join, and we going to have some fun.
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Working w/ a👩🎓 who is consistently fatigued during #AdaptedPE lessons when the aide mentioned that I come after she eats & eating makes her sluggish, but 20 min later she is ready to🏃♀️!
Thank you to the aides who often find the "puzzle piece" to help me better support a 👩🎓.
Plus! This is a way to have students support each other directly in their skill work.
An #AdaptedPE 👨🎓 wanted an increased 🤚 dribbling challenge so we worked on dribbling, securing the 🏀 , and then moving his 🦽 forward.
He advanced through levels of challenge until he was traveling through a course trying to improve his performance. From 45 to 31 sec. so proud!
So simple but so helpful, more time working on the skill less time chasing the ball!
Looking forward to hosting this session with SHAPE MD on 10/29/25.
If you are looking for ways to meet students where they are in addition to skill work and small/large sided games this session is for you!
Best part is, it's FREE!
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Young children seated on floor, laughing and smiling as they listen to a teacher. Lead Inclusion logo in corner.
Inclusive classrooms aren’t just effective—they’re joyful. #LeadInclusion #UDL #EduSky #EdChat #TeacherTwitter
The SHAPE MD 2025 Convention session schedule has been released for Saturday November 15th in Ocean City!
I'm already wishing that it was 2 days so I could attend more of these!
Looking forward to presenting twice!
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I keep my desk clean but never ending the day with anything on it! Everything has to have a home before I depart.
Starting the day with a clean work space is such an energizer!
This is great!
Visuals are so powerful for students but I've had the issue that at times they can be a distraction too if using pictures of myself, a cartoon character, even random people as the questions start almost immediately about "who is that?"
Coach, is this a daily or unit plan for students to work from?
2 more hours for anything???
-Sleep
-Family Time
-Cooking
-The "other" items from work that never get to the front burner...
1st ever lesson w/ an #AdaptedPE 👩🎓 & for the debrief 👩🎓 asked:
"What's you greatest fear?"
She quickly shared hers was🤡. A hospital🤡 came into her room once & scared her.
A debrief isn't only about reflecting on the objective. It's about making space for student voice too.
This is great!
Thank you for sharing!
Are you following the ADAPTOBER posts - great ideas!
I can't count the number of times I have shared the strategy of having students perform for time not laps or repetitions as a way make a lesson more inclusive!
Great visual too Coach!
#AdaptedPE 👨🎓 was using his manual chair w/ consistent light turns of the wheels.
Increasing the need for speed w/ timed work intervals & verbal prompting were not having an impact.
Bring on the blue tape to mark where to reach for each push & the results were almost instant!
Excited for the opprotunity to present with SHAPE MD for this webinar on October 29th at 7:00pm.
It is free to all, you do not have to be a SHAPE MD member to attend.
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