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Helping General Physical Educators and Adapted Physical Educators Address the Office Of Civil Rights Dear Colleague Guidance Letter: Part VI--Addressing Professional Preparation for Serving Students with Disabilities in Extracurricular Athletic Programs
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Silliman-French, Lisa; French, Ron – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2013
One of the major components in the development of quality extracurricular athletic (ECA) programs that involves the infusion of students who have been classified as educationally disabled is the preparation of effective, high-quality physical educators who will assume coaching positions (U.S. Government Accountability Office, 2012). These coaches…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Adapted Physical Education, Extracurricular Activities
Helping General Physical Educators and Adapted Physical Educators Address the Office of Civil Rights Dear Colleague Guidance Letter: Part V--Outdoor Pursuits as an Extracurricular Alternative for Addressing Office of Civil Rights Guidance
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Davis, Timothy D.; Felix, Manny – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2013
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently clarified that schools are required to provide students with disabilities (SWD) equal opportunities to participate in extracurricular activities (U.S. Department of Education [USDE] Office for Civil Rights, 2013). Schools have flexibility to design and expand extracurricular opportunities based on existing…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Adventure Education, Extracurricular Activities, Partnerships in Education
International Adventures: A Recreational Main Course with Some Learning on the Side
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Mertz, Tim – Journal of the Wilderness Education Association, 2008
This past Winter, Stout Adventures at the University of Wisconsin-Stout took off for its first International Trip. Nine students, two student trip leaders and the author traveled New Zealand's South Island for twenty-two days. Jumping out of planes, rafting rivers, leaping off bungy platforms, sea-kayaking both Milford Sound and Abel Tasman…
Descriptors: Field Trips, Parks, Foreign Countries, Adventure Education