Adapting PE Activities for Students with Diverse Abilities Online - 36025
This is an on demand webinar.
Are your students with disabilities actively participating in physical education (PE)? Do you need creative adaptation ideas to help them engage with their peers in PE exercises and games? Join Matt, an APE Specialist, in this practical course designed for OT, PT, and Speech Practitioners, as well as A/PE teachers. Gain easy-to-implement strategies to ensure students with diverse abilities are included in PE activities. Carlo begins with an overview of the CDC’s physical activity (PA) guidelines for children and youth, highlighting how collaboration among A/PE teachers and OT, PT, and Speech practitioners opens opportunities for all students to meet the PA guidelines and participate meaningfully in PE. Matt will then discuss the legislative background that supports inclusive PE and APE practices. To jumpstart your team’s collaborative efforts, Matt will equip you and your team with details on activity setup and implementation of his many ideas for adapting fitness exercises, ball control activities, games and sports. He’ll also cover activities for older students and the use of do-it-yourself assistive technology. Throughout the course, Matt will use videos for easy replication of the adaptations. He will also share multiple online resources to inspire further ideas. Walk away from this course with a toolkit of practical strategies, tips, and resources ready for immediate use to support your students’ active participation in PE!
BONUS TOOLKIT: Adapting PE Activities Cheat Sheet; Adapting PE Activities Resources.
This session is aligned with the intervention component of the TEA-required self-assessment.
Audiences
Adaptive Physical Education Teachers, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Teacher - Special Education,
Objectives
At the completion of the course, the learner is expected to identify 2 recommendations from the physical activity guidelines for children and youth, determine the 3 benefits of interprofessional collaboration for students with disabilities, for educators, and/or for related service providers, apply 3 strategies for adapting PE activities to promote participation of a student with disabilities in a given case scenario.
Session
63609
Fee
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Seats Left
25
T-TESS
4.3
Registration Deadline
1/7/2026 12:00 am
Credit Type
Professional Development
Duration
00:00
T-PESS
Presenter
Matthew Barker, M.Ed. Apply EBP, Carlo Vialu, PT, MBA Apply EBP

For assistance contact:
Laura Lewis
Speech Language Pathologist
LLewis@esc11.net

For assistance contact:
Daisy Sheardown
Special Education Technician
dsheardown@esc11.net
(817) 740-3606
Offered Again On
- 1/6/2026 8:00 am