Uwl physical activity mentoring program

Outings we have done in the past include hiking, bowling, sledding, fishing etc. We encourage mentors to work with families to plan activities that meet the needs, interests, and abilities of the mentee.

Parents, teachers, friends, and others can refer a person with a disability age 5 and older to the mentoring program. An application packet must be completed by a parent or guardian for participation consideration. A Medical Clearance Form, included in the packet, must also be completed.

The Mentoring program is composed of 8 week sessions. Each week, mentors provide a minimum of two, 1-hour activity sessions. These activities can take place on or off campus. Activities can also take place outdoors at parks, biking or hiking trails and courts. Mentors may NOT transport mentees in any program activity.

Insurance regulations do not allow us to permit this. Mentors may travel a maximum of 10 miles to meet mentees for activities. Mentors can meet mentees in their homes or physical activity sites. Physical Activity outings provide an opportunity for many mentors and mentees to meet for an activity. Wisconsin is one of only 14 states with a separate add-on teaching license in adapted physical education.

School districts seek teachers with multiple licenses for qualified and flexible staffing. The Wisconsin APE add-on teaching license is highly regarded throughout the country by other state education agencies and school districts. Do I need prior experience teaching persons with disabilities? No prior experience teaching or working with persons with disabilities is necessary. The coursework provides future teachers with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to teach persons with disabilities using a variety of physical education methods and interventions.

The courses provide a variety of sport, aquatics, physical fitness, motor development, and other physical activities to prepare future teachers for general and adapted physical education. Hands-on experiences take place on campus, at areas schools, and in other community-based locations.

The APE teaching courses rely on hands-on experiences in order to help teacher candidates obtain confidence and mastery of teaching skills. An exciting aspect of teaching APE is your work with students ranging from preschool to young adults ages State and federal education laws require this age range for services in physical education. Persons with APE teaching assignments may work with students who have all types and severities of disabilities, including physical, cognitive, behavioral, and sensory.

APE teaching courses and clinical experiences prepare you to teach ALL students to benefit from and enjoy physical activity. Yes, an exciting culminating experience is the mentoring you will receive during student teaching by a state licensed APE professional.

This APE student teaching does NOT add time to your student teaching and is completed at the same time as regular student teaching for your general physical education teaching license. We find that a majority of the physical education teaching jobs advertised in Wisconsin include a qualification statement that either requires or prefers the APE add-on teaching license.

See link for Wisconsin See link for Minnesota. What types of teaching situations or jobs do persons attain? A wide variety of jobs are possible in schools based on student enrollment, number of schools in the district, size of the special education program, staffing needs, and other factors. Full-time APE teachers will work with children and assist general physical education teachers as consultants for students with disabilities who may be included in general education classes.

Percentages of APE teaching load will vary from district to district based on student populations, needs in the district, numbers and qualifications of teachers, and other factors. Some states may request additional materials to meet unique state requirements. Yes, a student who already has a bachelor's degree and physical education teaching license may earn the WI APE add-on teaching license in either one of two graduate options at UWL.

A teacher with a general PE license may also earn the WI license through the full- or part-time master's degree program in Physical Education Teaching. UWL serves as a feeder school to many federally funded graduate programs in APE throughout the country these programs have scholarships and financial assistance for qualified students.